Noor Mohammed Khalid

Abstract Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is a rare and aggressive tumor with a historical median survival of less than six months. Most patients have advanced disease at the time of diagnosis. Traditional cytotoxic chemotherapy has not shown survival benefits. Molecular testing and next-generation sequencing are used to identify specific targets for patients with ATC. If positive for BRAF V600E mutation, patients can be treated with BRAF/MEK inhibitors.

To fully appreciate the Chanak crisis, one must first live the following scenario: The country has lost a war convincingly. Its resources are depleted. The victors have hemmed the populace in and forced them to their knees. The young revolutionaries who forced the abdication of one of the most capable Caliphs are unable to handle the situation due to their lack of experience, and, perhaps, the tenacity it needs to defending a cause for which a dynasty struggled for 600 years.

I’m excited to share a series of posts on the commitment and the contributions of Ceylon Muslims to the Ottoman Khilafah, under relevant heads. The first post is on the relations of Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka) with the Ottomans from the medieval era.