What is a birthday? Birthdays are the anniversary of the day on which a person was born, typically treated as an occasion for celebration and the giving of gifts. Five fun facts about birthdays: Did you know that the Queen has two birthdays? It has been a tradition since 1746 that the King or Queen of England has… Read More »
Outdoor cats are known to wander, and dogs expected to get loose – but in Frankfurt, Germany’s Fechenheim district they have grown accustomed to a different kind of ‘outdoor pet’ – an Arabian mare named Jenny. The effervescent white horse strolls lazily through the streets each morning, on the same route, with no handler in sight. For the… Read More »
Hari Bhari Tokri is an initiative from the Mumbai Organic Farmers and Consumers Association (MOFCA) where you pay a deposit for one growing season of 3-4 months and pick up a packet of vegetables that have been grown locally, organically and picked fresh every week. The importance of those first two criteria can be debated, but the last really cannot.… Read More »
During a recent appearance on a talk show, Pakistani supermodel Mushk Kaleem talked about the sad history of her family. In a recent interview with famous actor Iffat Omar, Kaleem talked about her parents. She said that her father went missing in 2013 and hasn’t been found yet. “We lost my father back in 2013,” the celebrity told… 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… Read More »
When we act respectfully, we show consideration for the feelings, wishes or rights of others. Children deserve respect. When children are respected they succeed in life. When a child experiences respect, they know what it feels like and begin to understand how important it is. If children don’t have respect for peers, authority, or themselves, it’s almost impossible… Read More »
Suppose we had no religious texts and had there been no arrival of all Prophets and messengers who have informed us that a day will certainly come for taking account of human deeds and who told people that, “You will have to, on one day, answer for all of your words and deeds,” reason and logic itself is… Read More »
Images of the human being. The visualisation of the invisible. What does this title mean? The title describes a process of imagining and thinking which results in images of the human being. Human beings create images of themselves in all cultures and historical periods. They need these images to communicate about themselves and to understand themselves. Images of… Read More »
Quṭb al-Aqṭāb Khwājā Sayyid Muḥammad Bakhtiyār al-Ḥusaynī, Quṭb al-Dīn Bakhtiyār Kākī (Urdu: قطبُ الدین بختیار کاکی) (born 1173 – died 1235) was a Muslim Sufi mystic, saint and scholar of the Chishti Order from Delhi, India. He was the disciple and the spiritual successor of Mu’in al-Din Chishti as head of the Chishti order, and the person to whom the Qutb Minar, Delhi is dedicated. Before him the Chishti order in India was confined to Ajmer and Nagaur.… Read More »
No matter how strong a relationship may be, you’re bound to hit a few rough patches along the way. These issues can show up in a number of ways including infidelity, a cycle of being on-again and off-again that feels endless, a lack of fun between the sheets, or perhaps a situation that’s become downright toxic. All of these examples (and countless others)… Read More »