It’s exactly 25 years back. 1998. February 11. 3:12 am. “In a few moments, we will land in Mehrabad International Airport,” an IranAir flight attendant in navy blue hijab assured with a smile the drowsy passengers to a seven-hour flight from Kuala Lumpur to Tehran. A score of fellow students from Mindanao and I were fetched by a minibus at the airport and transported to Qazvin, a city over 100 kilometers away. After taking a sumptuous breakfast in Karaj in
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As it’s already the month of September, let me share with you ElziStyle Bookshop’s top seller in the previous month of August (Muharram-Safar), as it was last March as well: * Hasan Mustafawi, MISBAH AL-SHARI‘AH (LANTERN OF THE PATH), trans. Mansoor Limba, US$27.99, https://amzn.to/47Utgzr eBook, US$12 (regular price: US$18): https://www.elzistyle.com/product/misbah-al-shariah Want a sneak peek of the book? Grab your FREE SAMPLE copy here: About the Book Unlocking the Spiritual Treasures of Islam In the rich tapestry of Islamic literature, there
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As its official website reveals, A.D. Scientific Index is “a ranking and analysis system based on the scientific performance and the added value of the scientific productivity of individual scientists. Furthermore, it provides rankings of institutions based on the scientific characteristics of affiliated scientists.” (About Us, https://www.adscientificindex.com/about-us and Methodology, https://www.adscientificindex.com/methodology) Developed by Prof. Dr. Murat Alper (MD) and Associate Prof. Dr. Cihan Döğer (MD) and using a total of nine parameters and showing the ranking of an individual scientist by
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While still stranded in a travel due to canceled flights with the Omicron Surge in early January, a small group of my students asked me for a Google Meet interview as part of their course requirements in an education subject. They asked me about the personal and professional qualities that I think a teacher should possess. I reminded them of the 4 basic functions of a teacher: F – Formation of values I – Instruction and teaching R – Research
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