464 Views It was the evening of 7th February 1996 just before breaking fast on 17th Ramadan that my life completely changed for the better. Ending 29 years 4 months and 15 days of bachelor life, I got married to my beautiful wife Shaheen, and the rest is history! Marriage is a sacred act in Islam that … Continue reading
941 Views My sweet darling Safa – on this day 19 years ago, 12 October 2001, Allah sent you in our life as a special gift, like your other two sisters. I still remember the moment when the nurse brought you and gave you to your late grandmother. The angelic face I saw at that time is … Continue reading
494 Views [A slightly different version of this article was published in the book, Reflections on Science of Language: In Honour of Professor Ali. R. Fatihi, edited by Aejaz Mohammad Sheikh and Ranjit Singh Rangila, Educational Publishing House, New Delhi, India, 2020] On World Teachers’ Day I thought of sharing my thoughts on my idol, teacher and … Continue reading
340 Views My post today is about the relationship I have enjoyed with my students. I feel extremely lucky to have been loved by my students so much. In my eight years’ teaching career in Bangladesh, I was able to develop wonderful relationships with my students in all the universities I taught. I have four years’ part-time … Continue reading
874 Views Today, 22nd August marks exactly four years since my brother, former Brigadier General of Bangladesh Army Abdullahil Amaan Azmi was abducted from our house by the Bangladesh security forces. Despite many appeals from the family and international human rights organisations, and widespread coverage in the international media, his whereabouts remain unknown. Our family is devastated, … Continue reading
329 Views It has been exactly one year since Nabeel left us, but there have been few days I haven’t remembered him. His death has left a permanent void in my life that can never be fulfilled. I miss him so much! I realised how much I loved him when I heard the news from Nabeel himself … Continue reading
347 Views I never knew I would become an academic. Like many others, I wasn’t sure what I was good at. During my childhood I used to say I would join the army to serve my country. I wasn’t desperate about it, but the challenges of a soldier attracted me. When my fourth brother joined the army … Continue reading
364 Views I decided to become an academic after my first year as an undergraduate student at Aligarh Muslim University. It wasn’t that I hadn’t thought about it before. University teaching had been my first choice ever since I understood that medical was not the subject I would pursue, but I wasn’t sure I was academically capable … Continue reading