Education

FIJISUN – Islam in the press

New Egypt-based Islamic TV channel caters to fully veiled women Washington Post Conservative Islam and its most visible hallmark, the niqab, appear to be on the rise on Egypt’s cultural scene as well, and the launch of Maria TV is an attempt to cater to that growing segment of society. A decade ago, the […]

10 tricks to become a loving, positive person

Credit: TOI 10 tricks to become a loving, positive person (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images) It’s one thing to wax eloquent on positivity, but quite another to be a positive person at heart. Despite believing to have a positive outlook, we invariably weigh the cons first, consider several times before sparing a […]

Only very few Universities in Islamic countries are among the 400 best Universities of the world.

Here is a link to the world’s best universities: http://www.usnews.com/education/worlds-best-universities-rankings/top-400-universities-in-the-world?page=2 Glancing through the list I found only 7 Universities among the world’s best 400 that are located in Islamic countries, 3 of them in Malaysia, one each in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, UAE and Oman. I saw ‘King Saud University’ as […]

Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council Eager to Provide Promotion Services for Other Technologies

Source: FNA TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary-General of Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council Dr. Saeed Sarkar expressed pleasure with the two-year activities of the Tech-to-Market Services Corridor (a subsidiary of the INIC), and announced the INIC’s preparedness to provide other technologies with promotion services. “We are prepared to offer such services to other […]

Fijian students thank India for assistance

Fijian students in India thankful for assistance 13:38 Sun May 27, 2012   With Mereseini Marau at Fiji High Commission, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, India.Taken from/By: Facebook Report by: Shireen Lata Fiji students studying in India received an increase in their allowance. Fiji’s High Commissioner to India, Yogesh Karan reminded […]

10 mental traits of truly innovative leaders

Source: Geekwire By Neil Patel  Ever since I was young I’ve always loved thinking of ways to fix things, build products and make money. And, over the years, I’ve been fortunate to have worked with so many creative and innovative people. I’m talking about people like Whitepages’ Alex Algard, Cheezburger’s […]

When to use a Comma

Source: NY Times. By BEN YAGODA As I noted in my earlier article, rules and conventions about when to use and not to use commas are legion. But certain errors keep popping up. Here are a few of them. If I’ve seen it once, I’ve seen it a thousand times. I’m […]