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Education

Are we Toxic Teachers?

A teacher has to adopt several roles: those of a mentor, a friend, a guide and a leader. A juggle between these roles, day in and day out, is what makes a successful teacher.

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The Progressive Faith

At a time, when Western Europe was, quite literally, plunged in darkness, tenth century Muslim Spain had paved roads with street lighting and running water.

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The Advent of Universities

Muslims were the first civilization to institutionalize higher learning through models of systemized education. In fact, modern-day colleges are ‘descendants’ of Islamic universities, which were

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A World without Hospitals

Today, we often take hospitals for granted, but there actually was a time when these institutions did not exist. People considered illnesses as supernatural occurrences

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The Art of Paper-Making

Muslims transformed the Chinese art of papermaking into a major industry as early as the eighth century! Muslims learned the secret of papermaking from Chinese

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Education

Math is Fun

Mathematics is a subject which most students love to hate – and certain teachers even hate to teach, because of the overt negative vibes. On

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Uninvited Teaching

An excerpt from John Holt’s Learning All the Time As far as learning goes, the one advantage we have over children – and in some

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Education

Making the Write Impression

This time my column is devoted to strategies for effective writing and discovering potential writers within our classrooms. Teachers continue to wonder: “How do I

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Education

Dawn of Knowledge – Part 2

Our civilization is the product of human efforts. The seven centuries of Muslim leadership in various fields of knowledge was a significant contribution. In addition

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