Britain has reportedly had connection with Islam since the twelfth century, while the recorded history of the religion in the country dates back to the fourteenth century. References to Muslim places like Grenada and Turkey and to Muslim personalities like Al-Razi, Ibn Sina and Ibn Rushd are present in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales (139

Unlike in the case of verbal communication, prior to submitting a written work for publication authors have the opportunity to edit and revise it multiple times. They can revisit it again and again in order to enhance its content and polish its language. Once they submit their ‘final’ draft to a journal, editors and reviewers evaluate and asses

University academics have teaching and research responsibilities and are expected to contribute to the corpus of knowledge. The respect and recognition they receive from the public are contingent upon their intellectual contributions. However, there are academics who do not put much effort into research and writing, or they produce written works of

Writers and intellectuals are obligated to discuss the conditions of their fellow human beings. They embody the sensitive, artistic conscience of their people. It is their responsibility to stir moral indignation at gross injustices and the plight of the masses. Readers in return receive a cathartic pleasure after reading what the writer has said a

Women in the US today are increasingly visible in public life and have access to many opportunities to exploit their talents and capabilities in almost all sectors. But their condition was quite different in Alice's early days. For example, female education is now taken for granted, but Alice had to fight cultural myths and gender stereotypes t

While we should remain grounded in and true to Bangla, we need English to communicate and negotiate with those who are not conversant with our mother tongue. Do we have enough people to do that? Are we happy with the vast majority of educated people knowing ‘some English’ or do we perhaps need merely 2 per cent who are competent and confident i

Given the complex and dynamic challenges that Islam and Muslims are facing today, imams are supposed to be most active in finding solutions to multiple problems – both social and intellectual. If they are involved in intellectual pursuits and knowledge creation and dissemination, their khutbahs will likely be rich in content and relevant to conte

As regards Rokeya’s feminist philosophy, the rights of women are an integral and indivisible part of human rights and freedoms. Her campaign for female education and liberation is one component of her reform efforts. At the macro level, she wanted her society to gain in strength by liberating and empowering women so that it could ultimately win i

This study aims to understand the user behavior of digital reference services (DRS) among students in the Sultanate of Oman academic libraries and assess its factors. Using a questionnaire designed for the study, adopting quantitative research that employed a cross-sectional online survey, data were collected from 459 respondents in Sultanate of Om

Indonesian President Jokowi’s term for the ASEAN chairmanship is effective on Jan. 1, 2023. After the military coup in Myanmar on 1 February 2021, the ASEAN Meeting of Leaders laid down the Five Point Consensus. However, the Myanmar Military failed to implement it. The previous ASEAN chairs also failed to push Myanmar Junta to comply. There are a