TURKEY’S POLICIES AT A CROSSROAD
Vol. L No. 30
Date: October 21, 2012
Jafar Ibn Abu Talib (may Allah Be Pleased With Him)
Jafar Ibn Abu Talib was the son of Abu Talib, cousin of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) and brother of Ali (may Allah…
Jih Chief Meets Union Home Minister, Discusses Illegal Arrests Of
A high-level delegation of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind led by Ameer Jamaat Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari called on Union Minister for Home Affairs, Mr. Shushil Kumar Shinde on October 10. It discussed…
Jih Voices Grave Concern On Illegal Arrests Of Muslim Youth
The chain of detaining and arresting innocent Muslim youths in the name of counter terrorism has been going on in different parts of the country including Madhya Pradesh for a…
Dr. Abdul Haq Ansari Led Life Of A Daee
A condolence meeting on the sad demise of Dr. Abdul Haq Ansari was organised in the conference hall of Idara-e-Tahqeeq-o-Tasneef, Aligarh on October 10. The meeting was attended by many…
‘it’s Hard To Find Replacement For Dr. Abdul Haq Ansari’
Dr. Muhammad Abdul Haq Ansari was a great scholar who studied in modern universities but his academic works in the various fields of Islam are all based on Arabic sources.…
Very Thought Provoking
Apropos your Cover Story “A Made-up Religion, Is It?” by Prof. U. Muhammad Iqbal (Radiance Viewsweekly, 14-20 October 2012) is very thought provoking. Anti-Islam forces target Islam, its symbols and…
Amu Deserves Congrats
It is really ecstatic to know that the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading multi-layered company in the global market and among the top 10 technology firms in the world, has…
Let’s Raise Voice Against Corporate Onslaught
Your editorial on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (Radiance Viewsweekly, 14-20 October 2012) is timely. The FDI issue should be taken both as a matter of national security and as financial…
Protect Whistleblower-bill From Mps, Mlas
Congress Parliamentarian taking out pistol for toll-booth employee on asking for ID proof of the Parliamentarian, Samajwadi Party minister in the Government of Uttar Pradesh kidnapping an officer for not…
Bosnian Woman 1st Mayor To Don Hijab
Amra Babic, the newly elected mayor of the Bosnian town of Visoko, is the first mayor to wear hijab. She has become the first mayor in Bosnia and Europe to wear hijab.
Qaddafi’s Son Would Be Hanged In Libya: Lawyer
Muammar Qaddafi’s son Seif Al-Islam without a doubt would get a death sentence if tried in Libya, his lawyer told the Hague-based International Criminal Court on October 10. “Although the…
Syrian Plane Was Carrying Ammunition: Turkey
Escalating tensions with Russia, Turkey defended its forced landing of a Syrian passenger jet en route from Moscow to Damascus, saying on October 11 it was carrying Russian ammunition and…
127-member Coalition Asks Dc Transit To Support Anti-hate Efforts In
A broad-based coalition of 127 organisations – led by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Jewish Voices for Peace – DC Metro (JVP), and the Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace (WIAMEP)…
Fjp Condemns Camel Battle Case Verdicts
The Muslim Brotherhood’s political wing, the FJP, on October 10 condemned the acquittal of all defendants held for involvement in the murderous January 25 revolution event called the Battle of…
Morsi Orders Release Of Christian Boys Held For Desecrating Holy
Egypt’s Attorney General, Justice Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud, ordered the release of two Christian children held in custody pending investigation for contempt of the Islamic religion, after the intervention of President Mohamed…
President Morsi Pardons Revolution’s Political Prisoners, Earns Applause
Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi issued a power-of-law decree and a blanket pardon for all detainees held during the events of the January 25 revolution and beyond. These include all pro-revolution…
Former Amusu President Jawed Habeeb Passes Away
Former president of Aligarh Muslim University Students Union (AMUSU) and spokesperson of Babri Masjid Action Committee Jawed Habeeb breathed his last at his residence in New Delhi on October 11.…
Dr. S. Farooq Delivers Sir Syed Memorial Lecture
Education is the only key that can change the course of development of a country, community or the society and Sir Syed’s vision of education is the only way through…
‘accepting Cheques In Public Below Dignity Of Imams’
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee had hoped to hand over cheques to the Imams of mosques on the dais. But unlike their colleagues in the districts,
Chandrapur Tribals In Maharashtra Demand Ban On Alcohol
Tribal women from Maharashtra’s Chandrapur have sent 80,000 postcards to Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan asking to make the district liquor-free, a social activist said on October 7. “This is a last ditch…
Muslims Criticise Britain’s Decision To Lift Ban On Modi
Muslim leaders in India have condemned Britain’s decision to lift its ban on contact with Narendra Modi, blamed by many for the 2002 state-led Gujarat riots which left more than 1,000…
Sensitise Police To Keep Prejudice Against Minorities At Bay
With prejudices against the minority community at police stations being reported at the higher echelons of the police establishment, a review has been initiated to create a pool of implementable…
Indian Doctor Detained In Saudi Arabia
Yet another case of detention by the police of Saudi Arabia comes on October 8 when it reportedly arrested Usman Ghani, a doctor working for the National Guard Hospital in…
Fascist Forces Spew Venom In Balrampur
Administration and Intelligence agencies have turned a blind eye to the event where the fascist forces spoke against the Muslim community and spew venom in order to polarise the region.…
French Rapper Makes First Tv Appearance Wearing Hijab
Amid a nationwide debate in France surrounding attitudes towards the Islamic veil, or hijab, a French rapper announced her conversion to Islam and choice to wear a headscarf.
Pplement Sir Syed And Modern Education
Sir Syed’s was a multi-faceted personality. He was a powerful orator, innovative writer, social reformer, visionary, educationist and much more. He was a farsighted leader who changed the destiny of…
Secularism And Bjp’s Dilemmas
Putting on masks with changing times is the compulsion of electoral politics for many parties, more so with a party like Bharatiya Janta Party. BJP so far has been doing…
Dr. Muhammad Abdul Haq Ansari Depth Of Knowledge In Scriptures
It was 2005. An inter-faith dialogue was held at Nagpur from July 20 to 22 under the joint auspices of the National Council of Churches in India and India Peace…
Toronto Protest Against Blasphemous Movie, Hate Speech And Islamophobia
They came from London, Kitchener, Brampton, Mississauga, Scarborough, Thorncliffe, York, Toronto, Hamilton, Ajax and many other cities across the GTA. They came in 15 buses, hundreds of cars and on…
Why Is Assam Burning? – Ii
The Muslim immigration, which began in about 1905 as a result of the interplay of economic forces in East Bengal in relation to Assam, ushered in an era of agricultural…
Excellence Of Arafah
Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) relates Allah’s Messenger (may Allah bless and greet him) as saying: There is no day when God sets free more servants from Hell…
Safa And Marwah
Surely, al-Safa and al-Marwah are the symbols of Allah. Hence, whoever performs Hajj (full Pilgrimage) to the House (of Allah) or makes Umrah (minor Pilgrimage), will find it is no…
The Shameful Distinction
It is not an overstatement to say, as Union Minister for Rural Development and Drinking Water and Sanitation Jairam Ramesh has said, that India is the world’s capital for open…
Turkey’s Policies At A Crossroads From Zero-problems To A Heap
RAMZY BAROUD analyses Turkey’s stand on the brutal mess in Syria and concludes that days are gone when Turkey had zero problems with neighbours.
