THE MILLENNIUM? … READY OR NOT … HERE I COME!
He: Listen to this:
There will be contemporary monarchs, reigning over the earth, kings of churlish spirit violent temper and ever addicted to falsehood and wickedness… they will inflict death on women and children, they will seize the property of their subjects … they will be of limited power their lives will be short, their desires insatiable…property alone will confer rank… wealth will be the only source of devotion… passion will be the sole bond of union between the sexes, falsehood will be the only means of success in litigation…and women will be objects merely of sensual gratification… dishonesty will be the universal means of subsistence, weakness the cause of dependence, menace and presumption will be substitutes for learning, liberality will be devotion, mutual assent will be marriage, fine clothes will be dignity…Read More
The Slows
The news of the decision to close the Preserves was undoubtedly the worst I had ever received. I’d known for months that it was liable to happen, but I’d deluded myself into thinking that I had more time. There had always been controversy about the need for maintaining Preserves (see B. L. Sanders, Z. Goroshovski, and Cohen and Cohen), but from this remote region I was simply unable to keep abreast of all the political ups and downs. Information got through, but to evaluate its importance, to register the emerging trends, without hearing what people were actually saying in the corridors of power was impossible. So I can’t blame myself if the final decision came as a shock.Read More
Contesting Training
When some HR professionals meet someone self-described as a Trainer, they respond with a smirk: “Training is what is done to animals”. Dogs and bears and seals are trained…to perform a set of preferred behaviours. The implication is that human beings have in them a level of autonomy, of self-direction, of choice that elevates them above animals…and, therefore, the word training doesn’t apply. Read More
How to spend your time effectively – A one day session with the students of Jamea tus Saifyah
Amidst the cacophony of the city and our devices, Abbas Husain held a one day session for the students of Jamea tus Saifyah to teach them how to better manage their lives.Read More
English Language changing with technology boom in the world, moot told
Children were educated in their respective native languages up to grade-5. He said that there was no controversy about it there but in Pakistan, people tended to politicise the issue, Director Abbas Husain spoke.Read More
An afternoon in Masjid-e-Kufa
I had not done anything that made me feel that I deserved to be there… it was simply a bulawa, a call from the Imam AS and thus it was that I was at the Masjid Kufa. Read More
How to Read More: The Simple System I’m Using to Read 30+ Books Per Year
If you know how to read, then reading books is relatively easy. You simply have to make time to read. Easier said than done, of course.Read More
34th SPELT International Conference
Speaking at the 34th SPELT International Conference on 4th November 2018, Abbas Husain presented his first talk of the day, “Chained or Changed? The New Rules of Engagement”. Having worked as a teacher trainer and educationalist for more than two decades, Mr. Husain has achieved something of a fan following: a range of people, old and young alike, who look up to Mr. Husain as a mentor and instructor.Read More
Islam In The Present Day Islamic World
How was it that the Islamic world was being defeated by non-Islamic forces everywhere and in such an irreversible fashion? Logically one of three attitudes could be taken:Read More
Do The Brighter Students Become Better In A Mixed Ability Class
Yes they do. This seems to be the simple answer that emerges from the testimony of researchers in the field. It seems to be against all common sense but if you allow me to spell out my reasoning, you might see that the issues radiate from within the microcosm of the classroom to the macrocosm of the whole nation itself.Read More