Author: Seemeen Yousufzai
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Vocabulary Development and the Cyber Age
The stale, musty-sweet smell of the pages of my tattered Oxford Learner’s Dictionary fills up my memories of not so long ago whenever I used to embark on the quest of finding and exploring new words; learning about its etymology; wondering how would I use it in a sentence; feeling a joyous, chest-swelling thrill whenever…
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Decay of the Educational System
The wave of changing face of education swamped us, globally, around the oncoming of the new millennium. Prior to that, education still had value. Education was taught for the sake of educating minds. Opening the minds to knowledge and critical thinking. But, around the 2000s, education became just another money-churning business. An endlessly profitable business…
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The Celebration Of Eid ul-Fitr
Here is a brief post about the upcoming eid, Eid ul-Fitr. I would first like to mention that this…
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Laylat al-Qadr and Itikaaf
The last ‘ashra of Ramadan is the ‘ashra of salvation from Hell-fire. It is in this ‘ashra …
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The Diseases and the Guidelines in Kalamullah and the Sunnah
Come September 19th is one of Italy’s most celebrated and looked-forward-to festival of Saint J…
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Saeed-ul-Haque: Are We the Bearers of Justice?
Forty years is a long time. Could be the entire lifetime of an individual. For me it is the doubl…
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20 Common Mistakes Made During Ramadan
Most Muslims who fast in Ramadan focus on the benefits and rewards of it. But in doing so, we oft…
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Innocent Muhammad Jawad Released From Guantanamo Bay after 6 Years
Here we have another proof of the great judicial system of the United States of America – the…
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Hijaab: The Veil is My Pride
Why is it that people are so offended to see someone protect their chastity and adopt their relig…
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Sehri and Iftaar
Usually people stay up until late night (until 2 am) then have their so-called sehri and sleep we…