Reflections Until Fajr (1) By Ustadh Abdulwaarith That our souls may be pure Sometimes in 2013 or 2014, a brother on the path, Luqman Abdurraheem, who was pursuing his doctoral programme in a UK university, made an illuminating presentation on ...
Abdulwarees Solanke Assistant Director, Strategic Planning & Corporate Development Department Voice of Nigeria Ikoyi, Lagos Recently, I used the suicide of the Ivorien international footballer, Emmanuel Eboue who hanged himself in London to illustrate the definition of depression. I ...
Allah is ever faithful in His promise. In my Fajr reflections recently, I ponder over several aayats of the Qur’an where Allah haz wa jal spoke to believers on certain actions of life, where He gave certain mandates, instructions, warnings, ...
ABDULWAREES SOLANKE korewarith@yahoo.com 08090585723 In literatures of modernization and development from the West, the Islamic World was often stigmatized as crude and barbaric, unstructured and uncultured. On the other hand, in the perception of Muslims, the West, had undergone ...
By Abdulwarees The privileged class called the Men of Letters wields tremendous influence in the society. To this class I address my concern today about the guidance they provides and the evils they spreads. First, from where do they operate? ...
In my third year as a student of Mass Communication at the University of Lagos, I took two courses in psychology. My teacher was the erudite Prof. Peter Omoluabi. Taking those two foundation courses in psychology, I came to appreciate ...
The archetypal artist is often a completely complex personality, usually misunderstood, an unpredictable character given to impatience, mood swings and brain waves. Yet, he has an unusual inner beauty and absorptive capacity of all experiences. He appreciates the beauty of ...
With the efforts at the executive arm of government to inspire CHANGE in all ramifications in Nigeria, there is a silver lining of a breakthrough in the country. The notion of a breakthrough is reaching the desired destination from a ...
On last Christmas day, the Oyo State Muslim Community was thrown into mourning following the death of the Chief Imam of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State, Imam Salahudeen Ariyayo Abdulazeez at the University College Hospital after a brief illness. ...
Of all forms of communication, the spoken word has an unusual power that is both constructive and destructive. It is the most pervading method of communication, which other forms only complement. With the spoken word, you can easily gauge mood, ...
It was a memorable event on 7th February 2017, when the consummate, astute, phenomenal and professorial Yasir Anjola Quadri bowed out of public service amid applause and ovation after four decades of eventful academic devotion. Much as this occasion was ...
In a 2012 opinion article published in a number of Nigerian dailies, AMBITION was one theme that resonated in my reflection titled Anatomy of Death. I argued that ambition is a mirage when death is not minded, among many other ...