STRESS MANAGEMENT: AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE - INTRODUCTION

A professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see and asked the students, “How much do you think the glass weighs?” They retorted: “150 ml! … 200ml! … 250 ml!” the students answered. “I really don’t know unless I weigh it,” said the professor, “But my question is: “What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?” “Nothing,” the students said. “Ok! What would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?” he asked. “Your arm would begin to ache,” said one of the students.

Complaince With Work Place Guidelines on Covid-19 Pandemic

On the 10th July 2020, Prof.Kiama in his VC address, sadly announced that the UoN community has lost two of its staff members to Covid-19 as he sent out condolences to the families who had been affected. There are guidelines that have been issued to all public institutions from the Head of Public Service, in an urgent office circular dated 20th July 2020, that outlines measures that strictly need to be adhered to. These are:

1. Promotion of Social and Physical Distancing