Fake Degree

Now a days there are so many con men who deal in fake degrees and it is easy to get a response from the un-recognized universities but bit difficult to get the same response from the recognized universities. Many people while pursuing their goal of obtaining a suitable degree get trapped by these fake degree marketers. These degrees are great to look at and are only cosmetic and may cause real trouble when an opportunity to it utility arises. Gullible people should be beware of these individuals and institutions, which are there only to make a quick buck.(29-04-2009)

Professionalism

The core values of Islamic system like justice, peace, trustworthiness and detesting of fraud, dishonesty, cheating and theft are important and need of the hour. The recognition of the equality of human beings is one of the important aspects of any human endeavour. These qualities may not have entered into the real definition of professionalism. However if these values are added to the definition of professionalism, it will give value addition to the professionalism and enhance the trustworthiness of a real professional. Even if small elements of Islamic morals are added to all educational and professional developments, this will definitely create a right sort of professional useful for the society.

Islamic Banking

The current financial crisis coupled with global recession has caused many flutters. Islamic Banking, if it follows the real principles of Shariah, it can go a long way in addressing the global issues like poverty, inflation, fraud, unemployment, recession and will fuel growth of economy in real terms. The failure of capitalistic principles in addressing the core issues of society will create a big vaccum, which can be very well filled by the Islamic Economic and Banking system which takes care of societal needs and benefits the society at large. Labelling any product and system as Islamic may not address the real issue.

By Mohammed Sadullah Khan

Cultural Shock

In the current scenario the world has become a global village. People go around world for education, employment, leisure and other reasons. Inspite of being a global village each country or city has its own cultural uniqueness and character, hence a newcomer need to be trained to live in the new environment. If the person is not aware of the consequences of behaving in the new culture or is not strong willed enough to avoid the temptations, he will end up becoming a wreck. I have seen quite few newcomers who have gone insane as they were not able to adjust to the cultural shock of the new city. Proper Training will definitely help them.

Mohammed Sadullah Khan