Once Upon a Time: Haiti’s Past Haiti has a long history of tragedy and destruction centuries prior to the devastating earthquake that struck earlier this year. From the Spanish invasion …
Zakah: Understanding Divine Mercy
Zakah is a well-known financial obligation in an Islamic society. It is obligatory on every mentally sound and financially strong adult who has money saved for one year. This extraordinary …
Challenges in Education in South Asia
Living in an Illiterate World Before reading the rest of this article, take a moment and try a few simple exercises. Imagine for a few minutes not being able to …
Manage Your Time and Your Life
Whoever wishes to achieve something worthwhile in life needs to first change himself/herself. The change has to begin with self?improvement and self?discipline. A man who gets organized and disciplined in …
An Experience in Haiti
Dr. Anees is a Family Practice physician residing in Bonifay, Florida. He arrived in Haiti on January 29, 2010. His interview was conducted by Salman Ali shortly after his return …
Resilience and stability of Islamic finance
01 April, 2009 Abbas Mirakhor, former executive director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Noureddine Krichene, economist at the IMF and former advisor at the Islamic Development Bank in …
The Global Financial Crisis
Ideas for Long Term Solutions By Monzer Kahf , Ph.D. The crisis began in the US real estate market; however, its indications had previously appeared in the end of 2007. …
WHO IS MUHAMMAD ﷺ?
“Perhaps the world was never in greater need of an accurate account of Prophet Muhammad’s life than it is now.” So states Adil Salahi, author of Muhammad: Man and Prophet. …
Book Review: The Politics of Islamic Identity in Southeast Asia
Syed Serajul Islam, The Politics of Islamic Identity in Southeast Asia (Singapore: Thomson, 2005). 204 pages. ISBN: 981-254-532-8, 204 PP. This article was printed in Message Int. January/February 2005 edition. …
Ecumenism of the Zanzibar Swahili
“The language of Zanzibar par excellence is Swahili, and Zanzibar may be said to be the home of this language. After the days of opening up of Africa, explorers (Missionaries) …