A Made-up Religion, Is It?
Vol. L No. 29
Date: October 14, 2012
Ncm Is A Door, Not A Court: Wajahat Habibullah
“National Commission of Minorities is not a court, but a door. If the minorities face any challenge in availing the constitutional rights that have been given to them, then NCM…
Fascist Forces Have Infiltrated Police And Ib: Aimmm
Muslims constitute 31 per cent of the population in Assam. It is their imposing demography which has become a problem for the Bodos and now they are being targeted under…
Steer Blasphemy Clear From Freedom Of Expression, Roll Back Fdi:
In a monthly press meet on October 6, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind addressed four issues: freedom to express and blasphemy, FDI, communal violence in UP and rehabilitation of riot-affected people of Assam.…
Jih Legal Cell Working For Social Harmony, Rehabilitation In Assam
A meeting of Advocates of Gauhati High Court was organised by the Legal Cell of Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR), Assam Chapter on September 27. The very purpose…
Respect Right To Freedom Of Expression
Apropos your editorial “Stop Abuse of Freedom of Expression” (Radiance Viewsweekly, 7-13 October 2012), I feel even after so-called advancement of science and technology, culture and civilization,
Welcome Initiative
President Pranab Mukerji deserves all compliments for showing path to politicians and some ones in judicial/ legal system of this great nation when he desired deletion of colonial words like ‘His…
The Stamp Of ‘manmohanomics’
Consumerism seems to be the hallmark in all the UPA’s proposed bills. Even as the dust over the FDI in retail and cut in the LPG cylinders is yet to settle…
Power Of Prayer And Supplication
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal) In the life of a Muslim, or any human being for that matter,…
Prof. M. Abdul Haq Ansari (1931-2012)
Prof. Muhammad Abdul Haq Ansari, former Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Hind and an Islamic scholar of international repute, breathed his last at his residence in Aligarh on October 3, following a brief…
Turkey Exhumes Ex-president As Death Investigated
The remains of former President Turgut Ozal, who led Turkey out of military rule in the 1980s and drove far-reaching economic reform, were exhumed on October 1 on the orders…
Moroccan Port Targeted By Abortion Ship Closed
Moroccan protesters targeting a Dutch abortion-rights activist on October 4 scuffled with police in a port where a ship promoting safe abortion had been due to land. The protesters carried…
Turkey Authorises Military Action In Syria
Turkey’s Parliament on October 4 authorised military action against Syria but insisted it was not a war mandate following deadly cross-border fire that sent tensions soaring. The vote came as…
Kuwaiti Govt Calls For Parliament Dissolution
Kuwait’s Cabinet has asked the country’s ruler to consider dissolving Parliament, state news agency KUNA reported yesterday, in a widely expected bid to clear the way for a new election…
Jordan King Dissolves Parliament, Calls New Polls
Jordan’s King Abdallah II dissolved parliament and called early elections on October 4, the royal palace announced on the eve of a major opposition rally to demand reforms.
Sudan’s Deal With South Will Not End Conflict: Hassan Turabi
Sudan and South Sudan will remain locked in conflict despite reaching a border security deal last week, leading Sudanese opposition figure Hassan Turabi said. The two African countries have been…
Morsi Urges Us To Change Policy Toward Arabs
Egypt President Mohamed Morsi has urged the US to change its approach to the Arab world to be able to repair relations and revitalise an alliance with Egypt. In a…
29 % In Delhi Oblivious Of Rte: Survey
A study on the status of the education of the girl child has revealed that 29 per cent of the respondents in the city are unaware about the Right to Education Act,…
Brigadier Ahmad Ali Takes Over As Pro-vc Of Amu
Brigadier Syed Ahmad Ali, a retiree from Indian Infantry (Kumaon Regiment) assumed charge as the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University. Brigadier Ali has been associated with academic institutions of…
Hwf Distributes Loan Scholorships In Assam
Human Welfare Foundation, Assam Chapter has distributed as many as 30 cheques amounting Rs 175 lakhs to the poor and meritorious students of Assam who are studying in various social…
Jmi, York University Ink Mou
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and the York University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to pave the way for educational tie-ups between various faculties and departments of the two…
Fight For Release From Jail Does Not Seem To End
After nine years of trail, a ‘militant’ commander turned Hurriyat leader, was acquitted of the alleged offence for which the accused was already cleared by Delhi court, years earlier. In…
Restructure Laws To Allow Islamic Banking: Rbi
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has written to the government to “restructure” or “amend” the laws to allow Islamic banking in India. Speaking at a local event, RBI governor…
Mp Muslims’ Memorandum To Governor Over ‘innocence Of Muslims’
On October 4, a delegation from Co-ordination Committee for Indian Muslims, under the leadership of Maulana Syed Mushtaq Ali Nadwi met with the governor of Madhya Pradesh, Mr. Ram Naresh…
Jih To Launch Awareness Campaign On ‘who Prophet Muhammad Is’
The Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Zone of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) is planning to launch a campaign to spread awareness on ‘Who Prophet Muhammad Is’. The 10-day campaign, beginning on October 5 in…
Benefits Of Apricot
Apricot is a fruit that can be eaten directly or after drying it. Dried apricots have an even higher concentration of vitamins and nutrients. It has tremendous benefits for humans…
The Empire Trapped The Us’ Unpromising Role In The New
Editors representing many Asian newspapers stood in a perfect line. They were nervous and giddy at the prospect of meeting Li Changchun, China’s powerful member of the Communist Party’s Politburo…
Medical Profession Turned Into Business
A human should be the foremost sympathiser and well-wisher for another human as they all are from the same mother and father and hence are joined together by a strong…
Why Is Assam Burning? – I
The violence which erupted in July 2012 and displaced about five hundred thousand people has not yet been brought under control. The BJP and other Hindutva parties, for obvious reason…
Shun The Doubtful
Nu’man bin Bashir relates: I heard Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) as having said this (and Nu’man pointed his fingers towards the ears): What is…
Hajj: Dos And Donts
The months of Hajj are well-known. Whoever intends to perform Pilgrimage in these months shall abstain from sensual indulgence, wicked conduct and quarrelling; and whatever good you do, Allah knows…
Foreign Investment No Magic Wand!
The Government of India, under the guidance of Harvard-educated P. Chidambaram, appears to be ready to open the floodgates of foreign investment, more popularly known as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).…
Papyrus Referring To Jesus’ Wife Is Probably Fake: Vatican
The Vatican has raised doubts about a recently released fragment of a Coptic text in which Jesus alludes to having a wife, describing it as “problematic and controversial,” and most…
A Made-up Religion, Is It?
“Archaeologists investigating the mystery of two perfectly preserved 3000-year old skeletons found on a Scottish island have discovered that they may have been made up of several different people. The…
