The population of Muslims in Delhi is 12 percent and it’s interesting to note that the community will have a 5.8 percent representation in the yet-to-be-constituted Delhi Legislative Assembly...
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Dr. Uzma Khatoon
When we think about the environment, it’s easy to forget how deeply our faiths and beliefs are connected to the natural world. In Islam, the Earth is of...
Eman Sakina
Poverty, hunger, and starvation are some of the most widespread and dangerous problems of humanity. There is nothing more horrifying than the realization that whil...
Mukut Sharma/Guwahati
Two decades ago, Nuruddin Ahmed created a stir by bringing the sinking of the Titanic to life on stage in live theatre. Over the years, he has also broug...
Javed Akhtar/Kolkata
In an act symbolizing innate compassion in society, the largerly Muslim tranders organisation Jamaat-ul-Raeen of West Bengal organized the wedding of five...
Hospitality holds a special place in Islam and is considered a noble virtue. The way Muslims treat their guests reflects their faith and character. Islam encourage...
Atir Khan/New Delhi
Awaz-The Voice gives space to new age scholars, who are doing interesting research in Islam and other religious studies. In this series some time back we h...
New Delhi
“When you help someone, you don’t think of his religion or sect; saving a life is human and a duty. Religion also teaches that human life is the most...
Sumana Mukherjee/Kolkata
Close to a bustling roundabout of the Vivekananda Road in North Kolkata, the ancestral house of Swami Vivekananda is getting ready for the evening pra...
The Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM) has hailed the approval of the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024 by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) as a historic moment. The organiz...
Amir Suhail Wani
The Night of Ascension, or Lailat al-Mairaj, is one of the most significant events in Islamic history, deeply rooted in religious and spiritual dimensions. Th...
Senior journalist and social worker Dr. Bhim Singh Bhavesh from Arrah, Bihar, has been selected for the prestigious Padma Shri Award for his remarkable cont...
Satananda Bhattacharya/Hailakandi
The presence of Ahmed Ali, an unlettered rickshaw puller from Assam who has built a chain of schools in and around his native village, at the Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi has caught the att...
Farhan Israeli/ Bhilwara
Some 20 years ago, Durga Kanwar of village Salramla in the Bhilwara district of Rajasthan tied a rakhi (sacred thread) on the wrist of Zakir Hussain R...