My pre-dawn encounter with stray dogs that reflects a growing public health and governance challenge Dr Fiaz Fazili At 4.25 a.m. today, I reached for the latch of my front door, preparing to leave for the Fajr prayer. The door opened barely six inches before instinct told me not to move another step.A pack of…
Changing the face is easy; changing the system is difficult. And India’s education system now needs difficult and honest reform, not easy. Dr Noour Ali Zehgeer The current situation in India’s education system is one where the problem isn’t confined to a single individual or a single ministry. It’s a multi-layered crisis, characterized by policy…
Ahmad Ayaz India’s democratic journey has been profoundly shaped by the voice of its youth. Time and again, students have stepped beyond classrooms to become participants in national debates, challenging governments, questioning public policy, and demanding accountability. From their participation in the freedom movement and the Jayaprakash Narayan movement of the 1970s to the anti-Mandal…
Hold On to Your Cell Phone Cameras: Where Have Our Ikhlaqiyat Gone? Dr. Fiaz Maqbool Fazili “Shayad ke utar jaye tere dil mein meri baat; Aur ikhlaq sanwar jaye, aur muashra bikharne se bach jaye.” There was a time when family celebrations were treasured in memories, not broadcast to strangers. Weddings were occasions of joy, dignity,…
Fiaz Fazili Every believer has a duty to seek knowledge. The Qur’an repeatedly invites us to reflect, ask, and understand rather than follow practices blindly.In a clarification of intent, I write these reflections not to criticise, create differences, or question anyone’s sincerity, but as a sincere student of Islam seeking clarity on an issue that…
