Islam was the principal identity symbol of the Indian Muslims who got mobilised to give a united opposition to the Hindu majority to obtain maximum political and economic advantages and then, under ...

In addition, she has a strong interest in Urdu theatre, Urdu drama and dastan in Urdu language and literature. She even attempted to write the history of Urdu theatre and Urdu drama on the basis of ...

The most striking recent addition to Kidderpore in Kolkata in an obelisk in the middle of a roundabout with Iqbal’s stirring paean to India, Saare Jahaan se Achchhaa, engraved on it. Even more ...

ISLAMABAD: International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) has decided to stop offering its MA Islamic Studies classes in Urdu, but will keep teaching it in Arabic. At present, the Islamic Studies ...

Doha: The Sheikh Abdulla Bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Islamic Cultural Center, in cooperation with Qatar Radio, presents the Urdu-language programme Noor wa Baseera. The programme receives listeners’ questions ...

Doha, Qatar: Hundreds of members from the Urdu- and Malayalam-speaking communities attended a series of lectures that addressed various topics related to family, the Muslim community, and contemporary ...

Poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar on Monday asserted that he believed he was “doing something right as long as both” Hindu and Muslim fundamentalists were abusing him, his comments coming against the ...

Bangladesh Islamic Foundation is moving forward with plans to launch its own line of madrasas where Urdu and Arabic will be given priority. Draft syllabuses and curricula of this proposed new ...