CRUSHING DEBACLE OF RULING AWAMI LEAGUE
Vol. LI No. 13
Date: June 30, 2013
Indian Muslims Condemn Israeli President’s Statement
In a joint statement issued on 19 June Muslim leaders in India condemned, most forcefully and unreservedly, the Israeli President’s suggestion to the Indian government to disregard the Indian Muslim…
GIO Rajasthan Holds First Members Camp
For the first time, a one-day “All Rajasthan Members Camp” was organised by Girls Islamic Organisation (GIO) of Rajasthan, on 2 June. It was attended by GIO members from five…
Tipu Sultan ‘Greatest Hero’
On the 214th death anniversary of India’s great freedom fighter Tipu Sultan who sacrificed his life fighting the British imperialists, we pay homage to him. Muslim haters have been tarnishing…
Growth of Turkey Intolerable For the West
This refers to the Editorial (Radiance 16-22 June). Turkey is one of the fastest emerging nations with Muslims in majority. Recently, it has emerged as an important member of European Union…
Nitish’s Opposition to Modi a Sop to Muslims
It took 17 years for Nitish Kumar to realise that BJP is a bad party. As a matter of fact, two things have started haunting him. One is that the…
A Rare Visionary Muslim Leader
This refers to the review article ‘A Crusader for the Community’(Radiance 16-22 June). The publisher and the compiler deserve commendation for this very valuable book. Indeed, this book is very timely…
QUR’ĀN-THEMED PARK IS DUBAI TRIBUTE TO REVEALED BOOK
Dubai has added a new item to its top ambitions such as building the world’s largest Ferris wheel and bidding for an Angry Birds theme park — a site honouring…
GRAFT PROBE: ISRAEL CHIEF RABBI UNDER HOUSE ARREST
Israel’s chief Ashkenazi rabbi has been put under house arrest after a marathon grilling by detectives on suspicion of bribery, theft and breach of trust,
CHANTING ALLAH-U-AKBAR, A VISITOR SHOT BY ISRAELI GUARD
An Israeli security guard on 21 June shot dead a visitor at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, the site where Jews can pray, apparently mistaking him for a Palestinian. The visitor was…
CAIR-NY WELCOMES LEGAL CHALLENGE TO NYPD’S ‘UNCONSTITUTIONAL’ SPYING
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) on 18 June welcomed a legal challenge to the unconstitutional New York Police Department (NYPD) programme engaging in mass…
IRAN’S NEW PRESIDENT MUST NOT SUPPORT ASSAD AGAINST UNARMED SYRIAN
Dr. Gamal Heshmat, member of Egypt’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP)’s National Committee, said the victory of the new Iranian president, Hassan Rohani, must be followed by a change in…
LEBANON MINISTER ACCUSES SYRIA OF ‘ETHNIC CLEANSING’ OF SUNNIS
Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces have begun ethnically cleansing Sunnis and deliberately pushing refugees across the border into Lebanon, the Lebanese caretaker minister for social affairs said on 17
INDONESIAN MUSLIMS URGE POLICE TO RESCIND HIJAB BAN
Muslim scholars and human rights groups are appealing to the Indonesian police to rescind a ban on female personnel to wear hijab while on duty, The Jakarta Post reported on 17 June.
SL PRESIDENT ASKS MEDIA TO DENY PUBLICITY TO ANTI-MUSLIM ACTIVITIES
President Mahinda Rajapaksaof Sri Lanka has asked the Sri Lankan media to refrain from giving publicity to the anti-Muslim activities of extremist Sinhala Buddhist organisations. The President made this request…
VARSITY STATUS TO BE GRANTED TO 3 AMU CENTRES
The Union Government is planning to convert three centres of the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, into full-fledged universities. The HRD Minister and the Minority Affairs Minister have recently discussed the…
AMNESTY TO PROBE INTO J&K FIRING DEATHS
The Indian Chapter of Amnesty International, on 17 June, wrote to the authorities of Jammu and Kashmir to promptly start a fair proceeding against those police personnel and army men…
NEW SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM A BLOW TO PRIVACY
The Government of India, on 20 June, launched a wide-ranging surveillance programme that will enable the security agencies and even income tax officials the authority to tap directly into e-mails…
RAJASTHAN VILLAGE TO CELEBRATE GIRL CHILD BIRTH
Villagers of Lohawat Gram Panchayat under Kota district of Rajasthan, in a meeting on 16 June, decided to celebrate the birth of every girl child. In Rajasthani tradition, people celebrate…
HC RULING ON PRE-MARITAL SEX EARNS FURORE OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS
The Madras High Court ruling on pre-marital sex, on 17 June, invited heavy furore from religious leaders. The leaders termed the ruling a promotion of live-in relationship and pre-marital sex.
SACK BHATT FROM IPS: SAYS GUJARAT TO CENTRE
The government of Gujarat has recently asked the Union Government to dismiss the suspended officer, Sanjiv Bhatt, from the Indian Police Service. Bhatt, who was suspended two years ago after…
CBI TO INVESTIGATE MODI’ ROLE IN FAKE ENCOUNTER
The Central Bureau of Intelligence, on 20 June, submitted for the first time before a court that it is investigating “relevant points” of the allegations about the role allegedly played…
HINDU YUVA VAHINI, POLICE RESPONSIBLE FOR HANEEF’S DEATH?
Mohd.Haneef, a resident of Dharam Mooli village near Hata Kotwali under Sant Kabeer Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, died on 19 June in the medical college of Gorakhpur. Reportedly he…
PIL FILED IN ALLAHABAD HC OVER KHALID’S CUSTODIAL KILLING
Renowned journalist and social activist, AshishKhetan, has recently filed a Public Interest Litigation with Allahabad High Court over alleged custodial killing of Khalid Mujahid and appealed to the court to…
Sri Lanka Authorities Wrecking Dwellings Temporarily Prevented Protesting Muslim women
Tension prevailed in the Galle suburb of Karapitiya on 12 June 2013 when Muslim women protesting the intended demolition of their homes by the Urban Development Authority (UDA) demonstrated in…
UTTARAKHAND TRAGEDY Development Needed But Not at Cost of Human
The heavy downpour in Uttarakhand and the aftermath, which usurped hundreds of lives and left thousands stranded, is one of the worst natural calamities.
AMU Sends Medical Team to Uttarakhand
“The Aligarh Muslim University will send a medical team to provide medical aid to the pilgrims and tourists stranded in the flood-hit Uttarakhand,” said Brig. (Retd.) S. Ahmad Ali, Pro-Vice…
Mushawarat to Help the Victims of Uttarakhand
All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat has called upon milli organizations to come forward and offer whatever help is possible to the hapless victims of the natural calamity.
Vote Wisely or Repent Forever
There has been a significant change in the voting behaviour of Muslims over the years. The community is becoming politically mature by the day but still is in short to…
Will Gujarat Riots, Encounters Mar Modi’sPolitical Ambition?
Gujarat riots cast shadow over Modi’s governance and development buzz. Let us for a while forget what has been saidearlier by various political parties, Muslim organisations, or secularists on Modi’s…
Save Family from Live-in Relationship
The recent Madras High Court Judgment is bad though it has a positive element too. The judgment seeks to ensure the rights of women and their children born out of…
Wither our Education System
Our education system is converting our talented youths into money minting machines, who spend the first half of their life studying with the sole aim of having a better life,…
Tip of an Iceberg
Jews are followers of Judaism and believers in the prophetic mission of Moses and in the law of Torah, the scripture which preached monotheism and indicated the coming of Jesus…
KHADAMAS FOR SALE Child Exploitation Bonanza
At the hotel lobby of an Arab Gulf country last week, a family walked in aiming for the westernised café that sells everything but Arabic coffee. The mother seemed distant…
‘To Follow God’s Path Properly, Keep the Seducers Off’
Though man is born free and no one can force him to embrace servility to any particular object(s) yet he cannot be autonomous despite allhis longings to it. He is…
Resemblance to Opposite Sex
Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) has uttered curses for those who try to…
Life is a Trial
O Muhammad!): We did not grant everlasting life to any human being even before you. If you are to die, will they live for ever? Every living being shall taste…
Are We Moving towards Sexual Anarchy?
The recent judgement of Madras High Court supporting live-in relationship and legalising premarital sex has sent shockwaves throughout the whole country.
CRUSHING DEBACLE OF RULING AWAMI LEAGUE
All the four candidates backed by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led 18-party alliance won the landslide victory in the mayoral elections in the four city corporations – Sylhet, Barisal, Rajshahi and…
