A Forgotten Hero of Goa Gafar Kareem’s Tryst with Liberation
Vol. LI No. 03
Date: April 21, 2013
Muslim Groups Demonstrate Against Killings Of Rohingya Muslims
Various Muslim organisations under the banner of All India Muslim Masjlis-e-Mushawarat (AIMMM) staged a protest in the national capital on 9 April againstthe persecution, sustained violence and killings of the…
Muslims Must Develop Educational Awareness
Muslim Political Awareness Forum organised a seminar on “Educational Problems and Our Responsibilities” at Mumtaz P.G. Collage, Lucknow in which educationists and social workers discussed the educational problems of the…
New York Muslims Rally Against Impending Civil War In Bangladesh
Thousands of Muslims gathered in the Times Square, New York on 13 April to bring attention to the wide scale abuse of human rights in Bangladesh and to avert an…
Bringing Muslims To Mainstream?
JyotiPunwani’s article ‘Profiles of prejudice’ in The Hindu (April 11) is worth reading. It has illustrated the malicious attempts to smear the secular character of the Constitution, by the very institution which is…
America Cares Only For Its Own Causes
This refers to the editorial of the Radiance (7-13 April). The American invasion of Iraq on the pretext that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction proved baseless. Besides, the…
Engage Into Social Activities
This is apropos to the fact-finding report of the Radiance (7-13 April). It is a matter of shame for all of us that the police and investigating agencies are prejudiced and partial.…
Arabic And Ias Exam
The UPSC has knocked out Arabic from the list of optional languages of Civil Services Examination.Arabic was its part since the beginning of examinations during the British era. Allama Abdullah Yusuf…
Palestinians Lay Foundation Stone For Museum
The Palestinians have started construction in the West Bank of what organisers say will be the world’s largest museum devoted to their history.Director Jack Persekian says the multimillion dollar “Palestinian…
$ 29 M Recovered From Ben Ali’s Wife
Tunisia on 11 April received $28.8 million in the first such retrieval of what it calls looted assets held abroad by ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his…
Sectarian Strife In Egypt Requires Serious Dialogue
Hussein Ibrahim, Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) Secretary-General, on 8 April warned of attempts to ignite sectarian strife, “Grossly mistaken are those who believe sectarian sedition can topple the governing…
62% Media Coverage Of Egypt President Unprofessional
A media analysis, the largest of its kind, by the Egyptian Centre for Media and Public Opinion Studies found that 62% of the volume of media coverage of the Egyptian…
First Female Saudi Lawyer Trainee Becomes A Reality
Arwa Al-Hijeili received the first definition of a trainee lawyer as a start to obtaining a licence to practice law.A Justice Ministry source said the ministry has approved this definition…
Earthquake Kills At Least 30 In Southern Iran
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake killed at least 30 and injured 650 people in a sparsely populated area in southern Iran, state TV reported on 9 April. Authorities said it did…
Tehran Begins Uranium Mining After N-talks Fail
Iran on 9 April said operations had begun at two uranium mines and a milling plant and that Western opposition would not slow its nuclear work, days after talks with…
Anti-muslim Campaign Gathering Pace In Sri Lanka?
A red-robbed Buddhist monk calmly picked up stones and hurled them at a security camera. Then, as police looked on, his followers smashed up a popular, Muslim-owned clothing store, reports…
No Water For Lower Cast In Gujarat
Though the world has achieved scores of heights in the field of science and technology yet the “untouchable” have to work hard to get an equal status or rather to…
Nia To File Charge-sheet In Malegaon Blast Soon
The National Investigation Agency is set to file the charge-sheet over Malegaon blasts soon, paving the way for a formal release of nine Muslim youths. The NIA is busy preparing…
Hc Takes Note Of Adverse Possession On Waqf Property
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on 3 March, served notices to the chief executive officer of Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board, MS Zaidi, principal secretary at State Minority Welfare, Rajesh Mishra…
Hyv Abducts Muslim Girls, Force Them To Convert
Nine Muslim girls have been abducted from 1 to 18 Marchfrom Padrauna of Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh. The villagers alleged that the members of Hindu Yuva Vahini were abducting…
Tortured By Ats, Rizwan Hangs Self
A 38-year old Muslim, Mirza Rizwan Beg, on 7 April, committed suicide at his house in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. If his brother and other relatives are to be believed, he took…
7 Muslims Acquitted After 11 Years
Seven Muslim youths arrested after the Students Islamic Movement of India was banned in 2001were acquitted of all charges on 11 April. All the seven persons remained in jail for…
Acquitted By Court, Nda Prof. Sells Books To Earn Livelihood
Dr. Anwar Ali, who was a professor at the prestigious National Defence Academy, Pune, before his arrest in 2003, could not reinstate his job even after his acquittal by court.…
Court Frees 22 Branded Bangladeshis
A sessions court in Vasai, Maharashtra, on 2 April, freed 22 people who had been arrested by Thane police last December in the name of being Bangladeshi and forced to…
Rss Worker Killed While Carrying Explosives
A worker of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, AV Dileep, was killed on 6 April when the bike on which he was carrying explosives exploded at Maruthayil near Kannur, Kerala. The…
Jamaat Calls Signing ‘no-links-with-jamaat’ Affidavit Illegal
In a bizarre move, the Government of Rajasthan has decided that sports persons having any connection with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) or Jamaat-e-Islami Hind will not be entitled for…
‘bengali Muslims Are A Religious Lot; Al Move To Malign
MOHAMMAD NOORUDDIN, President Jamaat-e-Islami Hind West Bengal, hails from Dhaulaghat in South 24 Parganas District of West Bengal.He did MA in History and B.Ed. from the University of Calcutta and…
Gaza’s Siege Intensifies The Plan To ‘moderate’ Hamas, Control Gaza
On 17 September 2012, Ismail Haniyeh, Prime Minister of the Hamas government in Gaza, made another appeal to his Egyptian counterpart HishamKandil to consider setting up a free trade area…
India – The Improved And Promising Unit
Coming from a 2-1 test series loss against England and an ODIseriesdefeat atthe hands of Pakistan, India recovered well with a 4-0 thrashing of the Aussies. With a clean performance…
Radiance Has Emerged As A Moderate Voice Of Muslim Ummah
The Board of Islamic Publications (B.I.P), which has been publishing Radiance Viewsweekly since its inception in 1963, organised a programme in honour of the members of Central Council of Representatives…
The Technique And Art Of Speaking
Several years ago, at an Eid dinner in Los Angeles, California, a moderator made an announcement that the community leader will speak for ten minutes. The leader spoke for fifteen…
Kerala Corporation Partners With Islamic Fund
The Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) has partnered with Cheraman Financial Services Limited, a Kochi-based Islamic fund. KSIDC has 11 per cent share in the Rs. 250 crore fund…
The Islamic Jihad
Journalists are doing the terrorists a favour when they use the word ‘jihad’ in connection with terrorist acts attributed to Muslims. The terrorists like to think that they are involved…
Chronicling The Truth
Communal violence has been the bane of South Asian countries in general and India in particular. There are many a scholarly workon and analysis of this painful phenomenon. The book…
Value Of Self-control
Abdullah bin Masud relates Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) as saying: Whom do you count as Raqub among you? They (his Companions) said: One who has no…
Say No To Glitter Of World
Keep yourself content with those who call upon their Lord, morning and evening, seeking His pleasure, and do not let your eyes pass beyond them. Do you seek the pomp…
The Court Of Last Resort
There is a growing consciousness among the thinking Indians that India is getting farther from the objective of securing justice for all. That is why courts are no longer considered…
A Forgotten Hero Of Goa, Gafar Kareem’s Tryst With Liberation
SHAIKH SHOAIB chronicles the participation of Gafar Nur mohmmad Kareem in the Goa liberation struggle, for which he was presented with a tamprapatra by then Prime Minister of India Mrs. Indira Gandhi, lest…
