From nourishing agricultural soil to serving as a transportation route, the Nile was vital to ancient Egypt’s civilization. When the Greek historian Herodotus wrote that the ancient Egyptians’ land was “given them by the river,” he was referring to the Nile, whose waters were essential to the rise of one of the world’s earliest great civilizations. The Nile, which flows northward… Read More »
Female foeticide in India (Hindi: भ्रूण हत्या, romanized: bhrūṇ-hatyā, lit. ’foeticide’) is the abortion of a female foetus outside of legal methods. A research by Pew Research Center based on Union government data indicates foeticide of at least 9 million females in the years 2000–2019. The research found that 86.7% of these foeticides were by Hindus (80% of the population), followed by Sikhs (1.7% of the population) with 4.9%, and Muslims (14% of the population) with 6.6%.… Read More »
Characteristics: This animal measures 21-40 centimeters in length and weighs 0.95 to 1.2 kilograms. It has a short, soft coat, which is dark, mixed with black and brown on its back. Reddish neck and front paws. This rabbit has long ears, a flexible nose, big eyes, and a very short tail shaped as a pompom that is brown on… Read More »
Allah said, …“When you stand for (intend to offer) the Salah,” Allah commanded performing Wudu’ for the prayer. This is a command of obligation in the case of impurity, and in the case of purity, it is merely a recommendation. It was said that in the beginning of Islam, Muslims had to perform Wudu’ for every prayer, but later… Read More »
It is research, but not as we know it. After months of bugging HMCTS to publish their user research on the digital court reform programme, a summary of findings was released to me as a result of a freedom of information request. It is an intriguing document which begs as many questions as it answers. The findings seem… Read More »
Pakistan Air Force Base Nur Khan (founded as RAF Station Chaklala and previously known as PAF Base Chaklala) is an active Pakistan Air Force airbase located in Chaklala, Rawalpindi, Punjab province, Pakistan. The former Benazir Bhutto International Airport forms part of this airbase. Fazaia Intermediate College, Nur Khan is also located in the base. The base was originally operated by the Royal Air Force as RAF Chaklala and, during the Second World War, parachute training flights… Read More »
Around 8% of the world’s population lives in extreme poverty — but do you know why? We look at 11 of the top causes of global poverty. Living on less than $2 a day feels like an impossible scenario, but’s a reality for around 600 million people in our world today. Approximately 8% of the global population lives in extreme… Read More »
In the days after the cataclysmic tsunami of 2004, as the full scale of the destruction and horror wreaked upon the islands of the Indian Ocean became apparent, the fate of the tribal peoples of the Andaman Islands remained a mystery. It seemed inconceivable, above all, that the Sentinelese islanders could have survived, living as they did on… Read More »
A sleep disorder is a condition that frequently impacts your ability to get enough quality sleep. Many of us occasionally experience difficulties sleeping. Usually it’s due to stress, travel, illness, or other temporary interruptions to your normal routine. However, if you regularly have problems getting to sleep at night, wake up feeling exhausted, or feel sleepy during the day, you may be… Read More »
Question: Who is more handsome, Prophet Yusuf or Our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ? Answer: Our Prophet ﷺ is the most handsome of this ummah due to the statement of Al-Barā: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was the most handsome of the people and the best of them in character not too tall not too short.” [Muslim (2337)] And in… Read More »