The supplemental English language industry has many names, ESL, EFL, ELL, ESOL, and as the industry grows new acronyms continuously pop up. As educators, we have fallen into a trap. Because the industry has grown so much; over a billion language learners worldwide, educators have tailored their lessons so their products scale. Good for business, bad for development.… Read More »
When Hamas spokesman Abu Ubaida began a speech marking the 100th day of the war in Gaza, one confounding yet eye-opening proclamation escaped the headlines. Listing the motives for the Palestinian militant group’s Oct. 7 massacre in Israel, he accused Jews of “bringing red cows” to the Holy Land. The cows he was talking about are red heifers, which now graze at a… Read More »
“I read in the School where my mother works as a cleaner and my Friend calls her “Maasi”, Islam360 Founder. According to Google, Zahid Hussain Chihpa is the first person in the world who has made this type of Searchable Hadees project. He is an IT Consultant by profession and his keen interest in religion compelled him to… Read More »
The sun was starving and attempting to fry every mobile individual on earth when I walked through the most anticipated day of my life. My vision of greatness was somewhat adjusted as I couldn’t help but admire the beauty of structures that watched me, providing me the shade I needed to get away from the hot summer day.… Read More »
Surah Al-Kawthar (Chapter 108). One of the shortest surahs of the Qur’an. Its number of verses is only three. It says: The mathematical wonder of Surah Al Kawthar! Verily, I have bestowed upon you Al-Kawthar. So pray to your Lord and sacrifice. Verily, he who harbors enmity towards you is annihilated. In the second verse of this sura, which consists of three… Read More »
This man’s name is (Shao Ling Li), for 30 years, he’s been applying for a visa for America to the point that he became known to everyone at the embassy and was rejected. He filed 15 immigration applications to Canada, but all of his applications were rejected. He asked to join the Chinese Navy and was refused. He… Read More »
I’ve always considered studying abroad a fantasy. Women like me, coming from a conservative Muslim family, weren’t allowed to go outside without supervision, let alone to another country. It was simply unheard of. Yet, as if by fate,I was placed in a work-study position at my university’s study abroad office. By working there and helping students prepare for… Read More »
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi was still a young man when the Assassins made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. His hometown had been devastated by Mongol armies, and so, early in the 13th century, al-Tusi, a promising astronomer and philosopher, came to dwell in the legendary fortress city of Alamut in the mountains of northern Persia. He lived among… Read More »
Frane Selak, of Croatia, has a reputation as the world’s luckiest man (or unluckiest, depending on your outlook). He’s said to have survived a train crash, a plane crash, and a car crash—and that’s just the start of his impossible brushes with death! If you’ve grown up on a diet of Arnold Schwarzenegger movies, you’ll know that ridiculous… Read More »
At the college it is taught to the students that it is permissible for a woman’s feet to be exposed, not including the ankles. I was informed recently by an alima that there is an authentic hadith in which the prophet ordered the muslims to wear their clothing above the ankles, and that Aisha quickly informed him that… Read More »