The Battle of Plassey Contributed by Prof. Dr. Nazeer Ahmed, PhD “It is not too much to say that the destiny of Europe hinged upon the conquest of Bengal, wrote the historian Brook Adams in 1896. People who look at today’s impoverished Bangladesh cannot imagine that in the mid-18th century, it was the hub of the most prosperous region inAsia. The Nawab of Bengal, Siraj...

Introduction:In the bustling rhythm of contemporary life, it's easy for the spiritual essence to be overshadowed by material concerns. However, in Islam, a beautiful practice known as "Dhikr" (Arabic: ذِكْر), or the remembrance of Allah (God), offers a sanctuary of peace and a reminder of one's purpose. Establishing Dhikr as a fundamental aspect of daily living can transform mundane activities...

More than a thousand years before modern nations established cloak and dagger intelligence agencies, the art of political assassination was perfected in West Asia. The architect of this art was Hassan al Sabbah, a shadowy character shrouded in exotic mystery about whom as much information has come down to us as misinformation. The Seljuks tilted the internal balance of power within the Islamic...