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Sanskrit scholar Onampilly Muammad Faizy's teaches integrated religious studies

Sreelatha Menon/Trissur Onampilly Muammad Faizy heads a unique institution that offers an integrated course on religion to its students. His Academy of Shariat and Advanced Studies in Thrissur, Kerala, teaches not only Islamic texts but also Sanskrit and Vedantic texts to its scholars. Faizy, the principal of the Academy, is himself a Sanskrit scholar from Sri Sankara University in Kalady, the birthplace of Adi Shankara, and his dream ...

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Onampilly Muammad Faizy

Sreelatha Menon/Trissur Onampilly Muammad Faizy heads a unique institution that offers an integrated course on religion to its students. His Academy of Shariat and Advanced Studies in Thrissur, Kerala, teaches not only Islamic texts but also Sanskrit and Vedantic texts to its scholars. Faizy, the principal of the Academy, is himself a Sanskrit scholar from Sri Sankara University in Kalady, the birthplace of Adi Shankara, and his dream ...

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Hadiya Hakeem: Grabbing power through a football

Sreelatha Menon/Trissur FOR THE GIRLS OUT THERE….screams the caption of the latest Instagram post of the hijab-wearing Hadiya Hakeem. She artfully maneuvers a football against the backdrop of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Hakeem is a professional freestyle footballer - a combination of artist and footballer. The only difference between her skill and the game is that she doesn’t need a team of 11 players. Hadiya, who is fr...

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Sri M: A mystic whose spirituality transcends religions

Sreelatha Menon/Trissur Sri Mumtaz Ali, known to his followers as Sri M, was born a Muslim in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, and is a spiritual teacher who guides millions of followers of different faiths and nationalities, making him one of the important spiritual mentors or gurus of the 20th century. While growing up, he was inquisitive and read various theories of existence and realit, be it Hindu or Greek, or Christian. As a teena...

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Noor Jaleela is an inspiration to all born with disability

Sreelatha Menon/Trissur Noor Jaleela is another word for life. She was born without upper and lower limbs, but like life itself she did not let any disability come in her way; she set an example of living a fulfilled and joyful life for people of all genders, religions or whatever disadvantages they face. A resident of Mayyanad, the Kozhikode district of Kerala, Jaleela was the second daughter of Abdul Kareem. When she was b...

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C Shukkur and Sheena set off a quiet 'remarriage' tsunami among Muslims

Sreelatha Menon/Trissur Known to people as Shukkur Vakil, Advocate C Shukkur, and his academician wife Sheena Shukkur have pioneered a new movement among Muslim families in Kerala. The Shukkur couple, parents of three grown-up daughters, re-registered their marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, (SMA) nearly two decades after their marriage under the Muslim personal law. This action may have looked bizarre, but it was done ...

Sheena and C Shukkur set off a quiet tsunami of remarriages in elderly Muslims

Sreelatha Menon/Trissur Known to people as Shukkur Vakil, Advocate C Shukkur, and his academician wife Sheena Shukkur have pioneered a new movement among Muslim families in Kerala. The Shukkur couple, parents of three grown-up daughters, re-registered their marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, (SMA) nearly two decades after their marriage under the Muslim personal law. This action may have looked bizarre, but it was done ...

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Dr. Khadeeja Mumtas quit career to crusade for Muslim women's rights within Islam

Sreelatha Menon/Trissur Who is Kadeeja Mumtas? Is she the Kerala Sahitya Academy award winner for best work of fiction 2010, Basra (Meaning The one without the veil), a successful gynaecologist at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital, or an activist for Muslim women’s rights and one of the petitioners questioning the Succession Act under Muslim Personal Law in the Supreme Court? She wears all those hats. She is a...

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Kadeeja Mumtas: Building bridges between people

Sreelatha Menon/Trissur Who is Kadeeja Mumtas? Is she the Kerala Sahitya Academy award winner for best work of fiction 2010, Basra (Meaning The one without the veil), a successful gynaecologist at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital, or an activist for Muslim women’s rights and one of the petitioners questioning the Succession Act under Muslim Personal Law in the Supreme Court? She wears all those hats. She is also part of the...

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V.P. Suhara takes Muslim women's battle for rights to Court

Sreelatha Menon/Trissur VP Suhara has no time to explain how she became a fiery activist for women’s rights. “My life’s experiences made me an activist,” says VP Suhara of Kerala, who most recently made headlines when she staged an agitation at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, in support of the amendment of the succession clauses in the Shariat Application Act, 1937, to remove inequalities and injustices faced by Muslim women....

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V.P.Suhara, who dares to challenge patriarchy in Islamic society

Sreelatha Menon/Trissur VP Suhara has no time to explain how she became a fiery activist for women’s rights. “My life’s experiences made me an activist,” says VP Suhara of Kerala, who most recently made headlines when she staged an agitation at Jantar Mantar, Delhi, in support of the amendment of the succession clauses in the Shariat Application Act, 1837, to remove inequalities and injustices faced by Muslim women....

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Batter baron PC Musthafa proves common things make big businesses

Sreelatha Menon/ Trissur If your favourite breakfast is idlis and you are too busy to prepare batter like your mom used to do, then this man has been a big changemaker…not just for Kerala but internationally. PC Musthafa, founder of iD Fresh, has not only standardised idli batter mix but has created a model for a chemical-free fermented batter which is as good as what is made so painstakingly by homemakers in most South Indian h...

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Safna chose to become a changemaker by becoming an IAS officer

Sreelatha Menon/ Trissur Safna is an example of how dreams come true, provided you dream hard enough and work towards them. And her dream was to be a change-maker in society; the route she chose was through the civil services. Safna Nazaruddin, who secured 45th ranking in the country in the UPSC examination in 2020, became the youngest Muslim woman IAS officer from Kerala at the age of 23. Today, she is the Labour Commissioner in c...

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Safine chose to become a changemaker by becoming an IAS officer

Sreelatha Menon/ Trissur Safna is an example of how dreams come true, provided you dream hard enough and work towards them. And her dream was to be a change-maker in society; the route she chose was through the civil services. Safna Nazaruddin, who secured 45th ranking in the country in the UPSC examination in 2020, became the youngest Muslim woman IAS officer from Kerala at the age of 23. Today, she is the Labour Commissioner in c...

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Ayisha Abdul Basith shows how religion can empower one to rise in life

Sreelatha Menon/Trissur Ayisha Abdul Basith may be from Kerala, but today she is loved not just in her state, but across 80 countries, for her Islamic spiritual songs, known as Naat. The angelic presence and melodious voice of the 20-year-old singer have been drawing admirers since she was 10 years old. Her father’s random posts of her riyaz (practice) on Facebook began to get scores of likes, and he decided to pos...

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10 inspirational stories of visionaries from Kerala

Kannur Among the change makers from Kerala are pioneers and achievers in various fields of life. They have either been trying to bring about changes in society or the fields of business. They have used music, literature, and sometimes love to bring humanity closer, to spread joy and peace. The list includes social activists, singers, spiritual mentors, lawyers, teachers, and even IAS officers. Ayisha Abdul Basith Ayisha si...

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Sreelatha Menon/Trissur Ayisha Abdul Basith may be from Kerala, but today she is loved not just in her state, but across 80 countries, for her Islamic spiritual songs, known as Naat. The angelic presence and melodious voice of the 20-year-old singer have been drawing admirers since she was 10 years old. Her father’s random posts of her riyaz (practice) on Facebook began to get scores of likes, and he decided to post her songs on ...

Renovation of India's oldest Cheraman mosque in Kerala hits fund crunch

Sreelatha Menon/Kannur Cheraman Perumal Juma Masjid, the oldest mosque built in India, stands as an unassuming monument. Built in the typical Kerala architecture by the Arabian Sea in the ancient port town of Muziris now called Kodungallore, the mosque dating back to 630 AD is currently under renovation. It is the same mosque whose replica in gold was gifted recently by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Saudi King Mohammad bin Salman (MB...

Renovation of Cheraman mosque in Kerala hits fund crunch

Sreelatha Menon/Kerala Cheraman Perumal Juma masjid, the oldest mosque built in India, stands as an unassuming monument. Built in the typical Kerala architecture by the Arabian Sea in the ancient port town of Muziris now called Kodungallore, the mosque dating back to 630 AD is currently under renovation. It is the same mosque whose replica in gold was gifted recently by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Saudi King Mohammad bin Salman (MB...

Awaz stories break pattern of divisive thinking

Sreelatha Menon What is it that unites us as human beings and what are those things that separate us? These questions are not difficult to answer as each of us including this writer has been conditioned since birth to place different people in different categories. The names of the categories may change but the alienation created between man and man does not. These questions often stare at me especially when I am in a classroom as ...

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