In late December 2019, a cluster of cases with pneumonia of unidentified aetiology was reported in Wuhan city, Hubei province of People’s Republic of China. This was soon identified to be caused by a novel strain of coronavirus which was named as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the disease caused by it…
Read moreRamadan: Holy Month Of Fasting, Prayer And Charity, Safe Practices During Coronavirus Crisis
The clock tower in Makkah turned Green to welcome the Holy month of Ramadan. The crescent moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia so the first day of Ramadan is today in Arab countries. In India, the crescent moon, too, has been sighted today, so the first day of Ramadan will be tomorrow and and…
Read moreWorld Health Organization Post Covid-19: The tangled web of Legitimacy (Crisis) and (Post) Neutrality
The World Health Organisation(WHO) is currently facing an image problem. We all are aware about the existence of WHO but very few have any idea about what it does. Is it a world medical association,a transnational health body or a source for technical medical reports with an overview ofbureaucracy. According to the organisation’s constitution drafted…
Read moreOil collapse and COVID-19 crisis: demand plummeting vis-a-vis future of oil politics
World’s future holds much uncertainty due to rapidly expanding COVID-19 outbreak all over the world. Its drastic impacts will be out of control as well as unimaginable in today’s context. The post COVID-19 period will be remembered as tragic event of the twenty first century with numerous looming challenges. Emergency in health care system, economic…
Read moreAgainst Islamophobia Rising: Hashtag #Islamophobia_In_India Top Trending on Twitter Worldwide Today
As we know that the world is in the grip of a raging coronavirus pandemic and uncertainty and fear are gripping everywhere. Amidst the widespread of Covid 19 when every country is taking steps to contain and trying to find a way to tackle one of the worst disease of recent times, TV anchors and…
Read moreCrash! Oil price nosedives into negative territory for the first time in history amid Coronavirus pandemic
United States oil futures plunges below zero for first time in history in unprecedented wipeout on Monday with traders dumping May contracts as analysts warn that crude storage will fill to the brim by next month, and US shale firms weigh the real possibility of shutting down production. Oil producers are running out of room…
Read moreUnderstanding the historical analysis and significance of Tablighi Jamaat Movement
Tableeghi Jamaat(TJ) is a Muslim reform movement originating in 1920s in the region called Mewat, south of Delhi. An innovative approach to reform with trips to faraway mosques, face to face preaching and learning with other Muslims and impressing others’ hearts personal piety and patience are the hallmarks of this movement. During the following decades,…
Read moreMARKAZ NIZAMUDDIN: Issues clarification, never violates laws and offers Markaz premises to be quarantine ward
Markaz Nizamuddin is the international headquarters of Tabilghi Jamaat for close to 100 years. Visitors/guests/devotees/worshipers from across the globe throng the place for pre-scheduled programs lasting for no more than 3-5 days. All the programs are decided a year in advance in order to facilitate visitors from far-off places to plan their participation. When Prime…
Read moreBiopolitics of COVID-19 and new racism
A middle-class senior citizen from a residential area in Dhaka city was “officially” recognized as the second to succumb to a coronavirus death. In a heartrending and thought-provoking Facebook post, his son revealed several codependent incidences that led to the demise of his dad. A private hospital initially recommended the patient for COVID-19 testing. Still,…
Read moreBitter lessons Corona keeps teaching us
Never before in the history of mankind, had a pandemic inflicted with such horrendous cost. A pandemic is also an epidemic that spreads over several countries and continents while affecting a large group of people. On that note – all pandemics are epidemics but not all epidemics turn into pandemics. On the spreading of novel…
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