There is a business book called The Halo Effect that explains a psychological phenomenon impacting our perception of organizations. In short, a company’s performance biases our opinion. If a company fails, we might say they expanded too quickly. If they succeed, they expanded rapidly to take advantage of opportunities. Same actions, different results, radically different perceptions. This is true of… Read More »
How I would parent was not something I ever planned or thought too much about before I had my children but as soon as they were born, I knew what kind of mother I was. Iam a gentle parent. People can often get that confused with a pushover but a pushover I am far from. My children learn… Read More »
Maulana (literally, Our Master) Jalaluddin Rumi, who founded the Order of the Whirling Dervishes, bears out in his career the Eastern saying, ‘Giants come forth from Afghanistan and influence the world.’ He was born in Bactria, of a noble family, at the beginning of the thirteenth century. He lived and taught in Iconium (Rum) in Asia Minor, before… Read More »
‘Mughal-e-Azam’ is a 1960 Indian historical epic film directed by K. Asif. The movie tells the story of Prince Salim, the son of Emperor Akbar, and his love for a courtesan named Anarkali. The Emperor disapproves of their relationship and orders their separation. Salim rebels against his father’s orders and leads a rebellion against the Emperor, resulting in… Read More »
Once upon a time, there was a small village surrounded by dense forests and rolling hills. In the center of the village stood an old well, which was said to be haunted by the ghost of a young girl who had drowned in it many years ago. Despite the villagers warning each other about the ghost, many curious… Read More »
If you truly ponder upon this hadith you will realise the true dangers of Shirk however small it may be, and the greatness of Tawheed how ever little it may be. It is reported from Tariq Ibn Shihab (ra) that the Prophet said: “A man entered Paradise because of a fly, while another entered the Fire because of… Read More »
The stories of Moses and Pharaoh in the Quran and the Old Testament (Torah) are very similar in the majority of aspects, yet neither Books mention the name of the Pharaoh, who defied God and who reigned during the life of Moses. In addition, none of the ancient Egyptian archaeological artefacts contain any mention of the disasters that Egypt sustained… Read More »
howani Junction is a 1956 British adventure drama film of the 1954 novel Bhowani Junction by John Masters. The film was directed by George Cukor and produced by Pandro S. Berman from a screenplay by Sonya Levien and Ivan Moffat. The film stars Ava Gardner as Victoria Jones, an Anglo-Indian who has been serving in the Indian Army, and Stewart Granger as Colonel Rodney Savage, a British Indian Army officer. It also features Bill Travers, Abraham Sofaer, Francis Matthews, and Lionel Jeffries. The film was… Read More »
Cameron Herrin, the then 18-year-old man who was behind the wheel of a Ford Mustang that hit and killed a mother and her baby on Bayshore Boulevard in 2018, was sentenced to 24 years in prison Thursday evening. Herrin and another man, John Barrineau, are accused of racing at the time of the deadly crash. Barrineau also pleaded… Read More »
Once a man came to Imam Ali Ibn al-Husain Zayn-ul Abideen (AS) and said that years have passed on Karbala Tragedy but you still weep. You should stop weeping now. You and your forefathers themselves said ‘martyrdom is our inheritance’ then if your father, uncle, brothers and companions of your father were martyred, why you weep? “O man!… Read More »