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Dr Mehzabeen b. Ibrahim joined MuslimMatters as a blogger in late 2007 under the handle 'iMuslim', whilst still a struggling grad student. Since then, she has attained a PhD in Molecular Biology and a subsequent Masters in Bioinformatics, and now works as a specialist in this field for a well-known British, medical charity, masha'Allah. Somewhere in between she found the time to get married, alhamdulillah. She likes to dabble in photo and videography, a sample of which can be found on her personal blog: iMuslim.tv.
One thing we should discuss is why there are very few books published in Arabic in the last 40 years. A study by a University in Egypt said that only 800 books (eight hundred!) were published in Arabic in the last 40 years.
What is the reason? Is it because our minds are closed? I Sure, we are close to 1 billion people speaking the language.
Yes, bro Mirza. Something to explore as to why this decline happened.
Do you have any info on books published in Farzi during the same time?
On the Arabic side, is it due to a general economic and educational decline, influence of the fundamentalists, lack of leading universities etc? Is there any study done?
Umm Travis
August 22, 2009 at 4:04 PM
Wow :) ma shaa Allah! great photos as usual… thanx for choosing mine! Ramadan Mubarak!
Ummismail
August 23, 2009 at 11:25 AM
Masha allah Umm Travis thats a Wonderful Pictures Congrats on the pick of the Week
Amad
August 23, 2009 at 3:02 PM
yes indeed.. mashallah very nice
nadia
August 22, 2009 at 7:55 PM
Beautiful pictures, mashaAllah! Congratulations to everyone. Great job!
Umm Travis, your picture looks like a dream :)
Ramadam mubarak!
Saimah
August 23, 2009 at 6:08 AM
Mash’Allah nice pics! I especially like the masjid, the colors are so bright and vibrant Mash’Allah! :)
LMirza
August 23, 2009 at 10:26 AM
One thing we should discuss is why there are very few books published in Arabic in the last 40 years. A study by a University in Egypt said that only 800 books (eight hundred!) were published in Arabic in the last 40 years.
What is the reason? Is it because our minds are closed? I Sure, we are close to 1 billion people speaking the language.
Something to ponder
shoeb k
August 25, 2009 at 4:30 PM
Yes, bro Mirza. Something to explore as to why this decline happened.
Do you have any info on books published in Farzi during the same time?
On the Arabic side, is it due to a general economic and educational decline, influence of the fundamentalists, lack of leading universities etc? Is there any study done?
Mohamed
August 27, 2009 at 7:24 AM
Nice pics.
A poem about Muhammad (pbuh) in audio:
http://sayandpost.com/3fb8hpgfx2.mp3