Diana Steigerwald “With respect to relations between the Western and Islamic worlds, are we not seeing a conflict of stereotypes and prejudices, exacerbates by a good measure of ignorance about Islam? There are, of course, some differences, but if superficiality and trivialization can be set aside, and be replaced by the will to go deeper […]

Every year many thousands of sheep, goats, camels and other animals are sacrificed throughout the world on the occasion of Eid-al-Adha. At this special time, Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) is remembered for his humble submission in being willing to sacrifice his son at the command of Allah. We remember that at the last moment as the […]

Literary it means information. Information about what you may say? Well as its name suggests and as it activities declare loudly it is a “one stop” shop for advertisements and “show-offs”. A news media? exactly what I was going to tell you. A news agency for the bohra community I may say. an agency on […]

“Just because everything is different, doesn’t mean anything has changed.” Irene Porter’s words rang through for me recently. My type II diabetic father seems to be having very normal blood sugar levels recently…ever since his heart surgery. What’s the connection? Less stress. It seems that stress increases our blood sugar. Long ago, our bodies were […]