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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.... Continue reading

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... Continue reading

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... Continue reading

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... Continue reading

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

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... Continue reading

By Farah Najam and Hafsa Ahsan  Mrs. Salma Ali was extremely perturbed and a little confused as well. She simply couldn’t understand why it was... Continue reading

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... Continue reading

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... Continue reading