Thursday January 08, 2009

News Archive

'Mengaji': A journey into life

04/05/2007
IF WE are like many Muslims, we probably have a copy of the Quran somewhere at home. Most often it occupies the top...


Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, the modest statesman

04/05/2007
THE Quraysh polytheists in Mekah thought that to murder Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him) would be easy...


'Shura' tradition strengthens family

04/05/2007
THE position of a father or husband as imam or leader in the family does not eliminate the significance of mutual...


Xi'an great mosque

04/05/2007
THE Great Mosque of Xi'an is the largest and best preserved of the early mosques of China. Built primarily during the...


Giant US firms lure Muslim consumers

04/05/2007
REACHING out to the fast-growing Muslim customers in the United States, major consumer companies and advertisers are...


Big rocks go first

04/05/2007
Speaking to a group of business students, an expert in time management used an illustration those students will never...


The sole asset one takes eternally

04/05/2007
THE majority of people avoid thinking about death. Nevertheless, when death comes to man, all the 'realities' of life...


Falsification tests in Quran

04/05/2007
SOME years ago, the story came to us in Toronto about a man who was in the merchant marine and made his living on the...


World view

04/05/2007
Brave new world full of opinions The Nation Bangkok THE world marks "Press Freedom Day" today with the...


Towards a nation of couch-potatoes

04/05/2007
IT HAS not even caused a ripple in Brunei Darussalam but in the United States and Europe, the TV Turn-Off-Week campaign...