Sowing the Whirlwind in India
Vol. L No. 23
Date: September 2, 2012
The Superior Detail In The White Shark’s Eyes
White sharks, which catch their prey by following it with their eyes, easily move around hot coral reefs. However, cold water causes them great trouble, for it usually retards chemical…
Jih Condemns Violent Attacks On Muslims, Bodos
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Rajasthan on August 22 organised a press conference to condemn the violence being perpetrated in Assam for the past over two months. Addressing the press conference, the National…
Jih Calls For Mass Initiative To Ensure Peace And Justice,
When political class has failed rather miserably, we need a mass initiative to raise voice against injustice and oppression, against frequent communal riots, against moral degeneration, and against corruption. This…
Norway’s Mass Murderer Breivik Gets 21-year Prison Term
Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik was jailed for a maximum term on August 24 when judges declared him sane enough to answer for the murder of 77 people last…
Imf Chief Impressed With Morsi’s Strategy
Egypt has asked for a $ 4.8 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, which stressed the need for a reform programme to deal with the country’s economic crisis. The…
Inter-faith Press Conference On Burma And New York City Shooting
Burma Task Force-New York is hosting an inter-faith press conference to speak out against and spread awareness about the pogrom currently taking place against Rohingya Muslims in Burma / Myanmar.
Syria Among Worst Humanitarian Crises
Medics in Syria have been treating more wounds from tank and aircraft bombardment in the past month, charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said on August 21, the latest sign government forces…
Palestinians Fight For Lives After Vicious Attacks
Israeli authorities are lax in pursuing Israelis suspected of attacking Palestinians, noting few indictments or convictions in dozens of cases of assaults on Palestinians and their property every year, according…
Turkey Blames Kurd Rebels For Blast
The Turkish government on August 22 blamed a Kurdish rebel group for a bomb attack that killed nine people near the Syrian border, amid concerns by ruling party officials that…
After Long Struggle, Mosque Opens In Tennessee
After years of threats, attacks and court action, the Islamic Centre of Murfreesboro’s new mosque opened its doors on August 10, allowing 300 people to mark the occasion on Islam’s day…
Amu Vc To Lay Foundation Stone Of Girls’school
The Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Lt. General Zameer Uddin Shah will lay the foundation stone of A. H. Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Parsara in Hathras District on August…
Gujarat Not Shining, 11 Farmers Commit Suicide
Drought in Gujarat has started taking its toll on farmers. As many as 11 farmers in Saurashtra region alone have committed suicide in last one month, even as the Narendra…
Poorest 10 Per Cent In India Live On Rs 503
According to the latest National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) survey the bottom 10 per cent of population of India lives on just Rs 16.7 and and Rs 23.4 a day.…
Media Flash News Without Verifying The Authenticity: Katju
Press Council of India Chairman Markandey Katju slammed television news channels for “excessive” coverage on stars, cricket and astrology to boost viewership rather than focusing on real issues such as…
Bodo Mla Arrested For Inciting Violence
Bodoland People’s Front MLA Pradeep Brahma has been arrested for allegedly inciting violence in Assam’s Kokrajhar district after he was named by witnesses in multiple cases. Brahma was arrested in…
Assam Report Not Biased: Wajahat Habibullah
The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) rejected the allegation levelled by a human rights organisation which had claimed that the NCM report on Assam violence was biased in favour of…
Maulana Madani Blames Fascist Leaders For Nangloi Clashes
In a letter to Home Minister, Maulana Mahmood Madani, General Secretary of Jamiat-e-Ulema Hind, blamed the local fascist leaders for the Nangloi incident. He mentioned the incident of eve-teasing, with…
Temple Priest’s Son Arrested In Hate-sms Row
Police has arrested a man, son of a temple priest, in Bareilly on charges of brewing up tensions in the city by sending hate SMSs from a fake name. SSP…
Hindi Daily Publishes Disrespectful Content Against The Prophet
Another act of hurting the sentiments of Muslims came to surface in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. On August 18, a Hindi daily published some disrespectful content regarding the Prophet of Islam…
Benefits Of Garlic
Garlic is one of the most valuable and versatile foods on the planet. Garlic belongs to the Allium family of vegetables which also includes onions, chives, shallots and leeks. Garlic…
The Children Are Still Dying Violence Is Not News
Somewhere in my home I have a set of photo albums I rarely go near. I fear the flood of cruel memories that might be evoked from looking at the…
A Forewarner Par Excellence
Forewarned is forearmed. Therefore, Allah the Saviour prepared an elaborate divine scheme to forewarn mankind about the lurking danger in order that they could ward it off and save their…
Do Weekly Khatm Between Now And Next Ramadhan
Dr. Firdaus Kamalodeen of IslamicSolutions.com, Trinidad, on August 23 issued a call to Muslims around the world to organise Weekly Khatm Sharif of the Qur’ān between now and the next Ramadhan, 1434/2013.
If Muslims Ran Wall Street, America Could Have Avoided The
With the coming Muslim festival of Eid, this is perhaps a good week to see what lessons Islam can teach us about business, writes MURRAY HUNTER on policymic.com, August 18.
London Olympics 2012
After 17 days of adrenaline pumped action, the 2012 Summer Olympics is over. Records were broken like never before and teams were scavenging for medals like hawks for food. The…
Everyone Is Responsible
Ibn Umar relates that the Holy Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) said, “Everyone of you is guardian and guard and each one of you will be…
Gradual Revelation Of Qur’an
We have revealed the Qur’ān in parts that you may recite it to people slowly and with deliberation; and (for that reason) We have revealed it gradually [to suit particular…
Rise To The Occasion In The Best Interest Of The
As the time for elections is coming nigh, our country is witnessing once again communal riots. It has been said, more often than not, that communal riots and terror blasts…
Making Gains At The Cost Of Innocent Lives
The media coverage followed by the Assam riots and hate-message streak once again points out towards the damage a biased media can do to the social fabric of the country.…
Sowing The Whirlwind In India
Insanity in individuals is something rare, suggested Nietzsche, but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it’s the rule. The world didn’t have to wait long to see the wisdom of…
The Electrified Image Of Violence And Aftermath
The episode of violence in Assam and Burma produced through electrified images in virtual spaces enticing the flag bearer of “One Ummah One Nation” is resultantly turning to be more…
