Hanuman Prasad Poddar Andh Vidyalaya, the only blind school in the whole of the Purvanchal area of Varanasi has been suddenly closed for all students studying at a level above Class 9. The signs of closure began showing since last year. The school is run jointly by the government and a trust. Last year itself, the members of the trust had spoken of closing it. The trustees who assist in running this institution which has 250 students, say the government is no longer helping run the school while

Nidhal Guessoum, Professor of Astrophysics at the American university of Sharjah (AUS), UAE was the Convenor of the 13-member Task Force chaired by Tan Sri Zakri Abdul Hamid, the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia. The Task Force sought to address Challenges for #science at #universities of the #Islamic World. The Report on the Findings of this Task Force will be launched on 29th October and will be available for download on our website www.muslim-science.com #MSTF14 In this email