Sudan is a nation rich in ancient history that is no stranger to crisis. At present, the country is in the grips of a flooding emergency due to record-breaking heavy rains near the Nile River. Countrywide, flash flooding...
Decaying oil tanker on Yemen’s coast threatens disaster Years of civil war have torn Yemen apart. Fighting has divided its fractured cities, decimated its economy, and triggered a humanitarian catastrophe as the opposition faction (also known as Houthi rebels) war...
At the end of a regional tournament in Uganda’s capital – Kampala, seven Eritrean football players were reported to have disappeared into thin air. Although such an incident is not unheard of in sport, it appears to form...
When news broke in central Beirut on October 29 of Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s resignation, cries of celebration rang across the country,[1] though this is the second time he found himself abruptly leaving his position. In a society...
“I seek refuge in Allah SWT from the devil and politics.” These famous words of the great Turkish scholar, Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, still reverberate today. Such a perception is rather typical of public opinion on politics, and particularly...
[flipbook pdf=”https://podium.productions/wp-content/uploads//pdf/editions.pdf”] PORNOGRAPHY: Destroying the souls of our youth. Interview with Sh Wael Ibrahim. Q.1 Tell us about yourself and why you decided it was important to embark on this journey towards addressing the issue of pornography...
It’s been a while since I’ve been on a train. Stood on concrete platforms Awaiting its arrival while Munching on a cookie From a nearby vending machine. Suddenly it arrives And I find an empty chair Amongst the...
You might know him as your local Imam, a man who conducts regular Friday khutbas at Melbourne Madinah masjid, located in the heart of the CBD. Maybe you have seen him volunteering for several da’wah organisations such as Mercy...
Bismillah Al-Rahman Al-Raheem. Divorce, the topic that no one wants to discuss. There are a few topics which Muslims tend to hide from. They don’t want to talk about the elephant in the room. One is the main...
I lay awake with deep regrets, On what has come and gone What’s been promised has now been set Its now too late to right my wrongs I see my mother stand in tears, And friends who look...