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Orange-seller Padma Shri Harekala Hajabba wants to build a college in his village
Onika Maheshwari / New Delhi On 8 November 2021, the ornate Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi was packed with important guests who had come to witness the conferring of Padma awards on citizens who had contributed to making India a better place to live in. As soon as the name of Harekala Hajabba was announced and a barefooted tall man dressed in a white dhoti-kurta was escorted toward the President, the hall resonated with applause. Prime Mi...
03 Feb 2023
8 min read
Only 40 pc of budget for minorities was used last year
New Delhi The breakdown of the union budget for the financial year 2023-24 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Wednesday reveals that the allocation for the Minority Affairs Ministry has remained unutilized to the tune of a whopping 60 percent. As against the budgetary allocation of Rs Rs 5,020.6 crore for the Ministry of Minority Affairs in the fiscal year 2022-23, only Rs 2012.66 crore was used. The revi...
02 Feb 2023
2 min read
Soon, tourists can visit Kashmir for spiritual healing as Sufi circuit is getting shape
Ehsan Fazili/Srinagar While the Jammu and Kashmir government is finalizing a grandiose plan to connect all major Sufi shrines to form a pilgrimage circuit, the Union Territory's Waqf Board chairperson Darakshan Andrabi says that religious shrines should be included in regular tour packages as well. Speaking with Awaz-the Voice, Andrabi, who is the first woman chairperson of the Waqf Board in India, said, “In my opinion, all s...
02 Feb 2023
6 min read
Who is a Muslim; Who is a Kafir? Shocking revelations of Pakistani Ulama
 Saquib Salim In modern times, Kafir is a buzzword. In a world view presented by the orthodox Islamists, humanity is divided into two: Muslims and non-Muslims. Kafir is the term used for those who don’t believe in Islam. The idea is central to the ideology of several Muslim organisations and Muslim politics. In 1953, Chief Justice of Pakistan Muhammad Munir and Justice M. R. Kayani observed, “the words mulhid, murtadd,...
30 Jan 2023
5 min read
Why Khwaja Garib Nawaz outlived the fame and glory of emperors
Dr. Hafeezur Rahman We are celebrating the 811 annual Urs (death anniversary) according to the lunar calendar of Khwaja Gharib Nawaz of Ajmer who was born on February 1 1143 AD  in Sijz, Sistan, Iran. He left the world on March 15, 1236 AD in Ajmer, Rajasthan. Since that time his disciples and followers have been celebrating his death anniversary as per the Sufi traditions. The Sufi mystics celebrate the death and not birth as for...
01 Feb 2023
8 min read
Quran teaches love for one’s country
Eman Sakina Loving own country and its people is a good trait of Muslims. Our beloved Prophet Muhammad said: “Love of your country (patriotism) is a part of your faith.” Friday Musings Islam does not forbid a Muslim to love his motherland/homeland or his own country in which he lives or grows up. “It is very easy to simply speak of, or hear the words, ‘loyalty and love for one’s nation.’ H...
27 Jan 2023
3 min read
Nowsheen Yaqoob: Helping people discover the joy of life
Nakul Shivani/ New Delhi A couple of years after her father had expired, Geeta (name changed) had no one but her mother to look up to in moments of her weakness. She was her strongest pillar of support, rescuing her from situations she fell into without knowing how to wriggle out of. All looked good till 2017. That is when her mother too passed away after a prolonged illness. Geeta fell into depression, suffered anxiety pangs and went ...
25 Jan 2023
5 min read
Translator of Gita, Hiba Fatima wants to teach scriptures to children
Mansooruddin Faridi “Bhagavad Gita is not only for Hindus, everyone can benefit from this holy book. It speaks of humanity. Like the Holy Qur'an, it also shows the way of living and etiquette.” This coming from Hiba Fatima, a student of the Nizamabad district of Telangana, who translated the Bhagavad Gita from Sanskrit into Urdu are significant. Speaking to Mansooruddin Faridi, Editor, Awaz-the Voice, Urdu, about her ex...
24 Jan 2023
9 min read
“The world is my runway..”: Tabassum Haq
Shaista Fatima/New Delhi It is often said luck favours the brave, something similar happened with Tabassum Haq, a former journalist and now a proud organizer of various beauty pageants under a broad spectrum of age groups, who has been invited by a Russian beauty pageant in South Korea to head a delegation. She is a grounded and humble human in person. Awaz the Voice reached out to her for a tete-a-tete "Darlin...
23 Jan 2023
6 min read
Ali Bhojani embarks on a mission to tell all about Islam
Aasha Khosa/New Delhi Most Muslims feel disturbed over the growing misconceptions about their religion in the minds of their compatriots, but only a few feel the responsibility of addressing this issue. Ali Bhojani of Mumbai is among the Indians who took charge of the situation that he felt was mostly created by the acerbic debates on television shows and is addressing the myths about Islam.   When he and some of his close fri...
23 Jan 2023
4 min read
Tailor Iqrar Ahmed stitches not just fabric but a cohesive community
Tripti Nath/New Delhi Iqrar Ahmed, a tailor from Uttar Pradesh who has been stitching clothes for over two decades, derives satisfaction from the love, affection, trust and respect he has earned across communites. Iqrar was only ten years old when he came to Delhi in 1986 to make a living. It took him a lot of hard work and perseverance to be able to buy a tiny shop in South Delhi’s Niti Bagh market.    In his l...
23 Jan 2023
6 min read
How Urdu united two Japanese friends in matrimony
Tripti Nath/New Delhi  This is an extraordianary love story of the kind found in fables. What makes it distinctly different is that was stimulated by Urdu and continues to be centred around this beautiful language. Yuko Takaji, a Japanese calligrapher, revised Urdu lessons with her journalist husband Shoichiro Takaji at the recent Jashn-e-Rekhta, Urdu literary festival, in the national capital here. The festival rekindled their l...
23 Jan 2023
8 min read
Teetwal on LOC almost ready to launch Mandir-Masjid-Gurudwara complex
Aasha Khosa/New Delhi Teetwal, a small village close to the Line of Control in North Kashmir, is all set to host the best symbol of Indian ethos – an all-religion complex - with world-class facilities to attract tourists and pilgrims from the world over. The temple dedicated to Goddess Sharda, the reigning deity of Kashmir is ready to receive the Metal statue of the Deity made in Karnataka. The gurudwara dedicated to Guru Teg Bah...
23 Jan 2023
5 min read
A day in the life of Zardozi workers of Varanasi and Lucknow
Tripti Nath/Lucknow/Varanasi The proud owners of Zardozi (gold embroidery) are sadly oblivious of the miserable condition of the exceptionally talented Zardozi workers in Varanasi and Lucknow. Zardozi workers in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, are on the brink of starvation and need urgent attention. The condition of these workers is no better in the state capital, Lucknow, 400 kilometers away where at least one-third of them have taken to dr...
23 Jan 2023
4 min read
Kargil's Mamani Festival: 35 traditional cuisines revived
Shabir Hussain/Kargil People of Kargil have managed to revive more than 35 cuisines that had gone out of their food platter thanks to the annual Mamani festival during which locals celebrate ethnic foods in memory of their ancestors. The day-long annual Ethnic Mamani Festival was is being organized by the Himalayan Cultural Heritage Foundation (HCHF) in collaboration with village communities and youth associations in the Kargil di...
24 Jan 2023
2 min read
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