Aly Zaker : Another Rhinestone up the Horizon
Admiration alone is not what drives me to write this obituary for Aly Zaker sir- my parents were closely associated with him from their theatre days; they have been through rough patches together in the political field, struggled to bring…
A Conversation with Bizmaestros 2020 Winners: Team Incredibles
Bizmaestros is a yearly business competition organized by Uniliever in order to find out the best of the best amongst the final year university students. The local winners of this competition then get the opportunity to represent their country in…
Recognizing Muslim Contributions to Modern Society
With the recent announcement of Pfizer’s potential coronavirus vaccine, the media is only focusing on the fact that Dr. Ugur Sahin and Dr. Özlem Türeci are a Turkish-German couple. One point that is continuously being left out is that they…
Why Self-Study and the New Normal has been Difficult for Many People
When the COVID-19 pandemic made its way into our lives, we thought it was a matter of a few days until life gets back to normal, and we get back to our ways. However, as days turned to weeks, and…
Know your Ghoul: 10 Terrors from Bengali Nightmares
It’s that time of the year again- the season for pumpkin carving, costume wearing and trick-or-treating. The tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. But through the…
Alternative Book Series for Potterheads Who Don’t Want to Support J.K. Rowling
The Harry Potter book series by J.K Rowling has been a beloved series for decades now. People visit The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios and drink butterbeer. They go onto the official Harry Potter website and take…
Tatsuo Horiuchi: The Michelangelo of Microsoft Excel
Art has no rules, or as many say, there is no definite form of art. One might prefer the use of a paintbrush to give a stroke or even use their fingers instead; then there is digital art. There are…
Unfolded Quarantine: Tackling Isolation during the Coronavirus Lockdown through Art
Isolation. That is something all of us are currently experiencing all over the globe. Initially we thought that staying back home and not being able meet friends & relatives are going to be worst part of quarantine. But little did…
How to Cope in the Midst of a Pandemic
With most of the world under quarantine during this pandemic, people have had to completely shift their lives in order to adjust. Parents are forced to homeschool their kids. Older students still have to attend classes through video chatting and…
International Mother Language Day 2020: the gleaming glitch of Language, Nationality, Culture and Literature
Our mother tongue is more than a mode of speech; it’s a legacy, an emotion and a legend we’ve carried down to four generations. On International Mother Language Day, we pay our gratitude to the martyrs who shed themselves for…
