Sunday, April 26, 2020

For the love of Urdu

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Just as all languages that use the Latin alphabet are not Latin, all languages that use the Arabic alphabet are not Arabic. Farsi is a case ...
Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Dawoodi Bohras and FGM

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Dawoodi Bohras unequivocally condemn mutilation. Based on our Islamic ethos we are completely against any practice or act that physicall...
Wednesday, May 10, 2017

WHO's passing the buck

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With a $4 billion annual budget, the World Health Organization (WHO) concerns itself with providing “evidence-based policy options” on pu...
Thursday, April 27, 2017

The last laugh

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Have you ever watched with anguish the scene in a National Geographic video in which a sweet little antelope is followed by a cackle of b...
Friday, February 17, 2017

Another bogus survey

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Sahiyo has recently released a report based on a survey that purports to capture Dawoodi Bohra sentiment on khafz. Outfits in the Indian me...
Saturday, July 2, 2016

Birds of a feather

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Some women calling themselves Sahiyo and pretending to be Dawoodi Bohra have taken to lobbying these days, calling for change to Rasulu...
Monday, September 21, 2015

Houston Ashara 1437

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Moula's fasal is here and Houston is excited beyond belief!  It is of course Shehzada Malikul Ashtar Bhaisaheb Shujauddin's kar...
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Of measurement and measures

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You have to love the fact that we are obsessed with numbers and calculations.  Just about everything revolves around them and rare...