MILITARY COUP D’ÉTAT IN EGYPT Murder of Nascent Democracy
Vol. LI No. 15
Date: July 14, 2013
Reinstate Elected President, Form National Unity Government: Egypt Solidarity Forum
Egypt Solidarity Forum, New Delhi, in a statement issued on 8 July, expressed its grave concern over the Egypt military’s bid to remove the first democratically elected civilian president of…
JIH Condemns Blasts at Bodh Gaya
The Rajasthan state secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Dr. Qasim Rasool Falahi, severely condemned the serial bomb blasts at Bodh Gaya in Bihar. Criticising the intelligence agencies, he said that in…
Mushawarat Condemns Attack on Gaya Mahabodhi temple
The All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat, the umbrella body of Indian Muslim organisations, condemned the terror attack on the Mahabodhi temple in Gaya in the morning of 7 July.
Service to Humanity is True Worship of God: HWF
Praying, observing fast and performing hajj alone are not worship rather to serve the bereaved and hapless people is true worship of God, said Abdullah Naseem, Coordinator of Human Welfare…
Military Coup in Egypt Murder of Democracy: JIH
The military coup in Egypt is the murder of democracy and is the result of external as well as internal conspiracies of anti-democracy and anti-Islam people so as to hold…
Conspiracy Succeeds In Egypt
The situation in Egypt has turned 360degree to reach the place where it was started from. The military has once again proved its “supremacy” and proved that it is “its…
America Out to Destroy another Muslim Country
America is yet again on its mission to destroy another Muslim country which refused to be subservient to it. Clearly the USA is backing the military as well as the…
Yes! We are Moving towards Sexual Anarchy
This refers to the Editorial and the article “Save Family from Live-in Relationship” (Radiance 30 June- 6 July). The decree of the Madras High Court on pre-marital sex suggests that…
Single Political Party for Muslims Need of the Hour
This is apropos of the article “Vote Wisely or Repent Forever” (Radiance 30 June- 6 July). The writer has rightly said the Muslim votes get divided due to more than…
OIC CONFERENCE ON ROHINGYAS IN JEDDAH
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold the Arakan Rohingya Union Conference at its headquarters in Jeddah on 7 and 8 July. The charter of the Arakan Rohingya Union…
SYRIAN MAIN OPPOSITION GROUP ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT
The main Western-backed Syrian opposition group elected a former political prisoner on 6 July as its new president, filling a post that has been vacant for months due to divisions…
GCC VOWS TO REIN IN HEZBOLLAH
Senior officials of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 4 July to coordinate sanctions against Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement over its support for the Syria…
CLASH AT EGYPT MILITARY BUILDING LEAVES OVER 40 DEAD
At least 42 people were killed on 8 July in clashes outside a military building in Cairo where supporters of the former president Mohamed Morsi were holding a sit-in. Ministry…
EGYPTIAN PROTESTERS DEMAND MORSI’S RETURN
Thousands of supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi have taken to the streets to demand his return. Protesters gathered at Rabaa Al Adawia square in Cairo on 5 July to…
WEST NOT DESCRIBE INCIDENTS IN EGYPT AS A COUP, SAYS
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan and President Gul have been giving speeches in which they condemn the military coup in Egypt, and urge the return of democratic measures. Speaking at the…
WORK ON PROPHET’S MOSQUE IN FULL SWING
Companies in Madinah are racing to complete the demolition of properties on the eastern side of the Prophet’s Mosque before Ramadhan. The space is needed for the expansion of the…
1ST AUSTRALIAN MUSLIM MINISTER RACIALLY ABUSED FOR TAKING OATH ON
Hours after Ed Husic became Australia’s first ever Muslim minister, he was flooded with online racial abuse for taking oath of office on the Qur’ān. Husic, 43, was appointed parliamentary…
TRAINING OF APCR VOLUNTEERS HELD AT GUWAHATI
Assam chapter of the Association for Protection of Civil Rights recently organised a two-day training workshop for its volunteers in Guwahati. About 90 volunteers from all across the state get…
SOCIAL ACTIVIST APPROACHES IBF, URGES BAN ON JODHA AKBAR
Social Activist Devika Mittal has recently approached the Indian Broadcasting Federation against the TV serial “Jodha Akbar” being broadcasted on Zee TV and urged the federation to stop its airing…
SIO HYDERABAD FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF RTE
The Hyderabad Unit of the Students Islamic Organisation of India has demanded from the state government to implement the Right to Education Act across the state and provide better facilities…
WAQF BOARD CEO CAUGHT ACCEPTING BRIBE
The Anti-Corruption Bureau, on 29 June, caught red-handed the Chief Executive Officer of Maharashtra Wakf Board, ND Pathan, while he was accepting a bribe worth Rs 30,000. The ACB officers…
TITLE SUIT OF TEELA WALI MASJID CHALLENGED
Advocates Hari Shankar Jain and Ranjana Agnihotri have recently moved an application in the additional civil court, challenging the title suit of the historic Teela Wali Masjid in Lucknow, Uttar…
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FAITH LEADERSHIP TO BE OPENED IN JMI
Shaikhul Hind Educational Charitable Trust in collaboration with Zakir Hussain Institute of Islamic Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, organised a two-day workshop in the university on 2 July. Presenting…
WHICH LAW ALLOWS COMPENSATION TO FALSELY IMPLICATED YOUTHS, AP HC
The High Court in Andhra Pradesh has recently served a notice to the state government asking it to explain the basis on which the government had paid compensation money to…
DELHI TO HAVE MADRASA BOARD SOON
If all goes as per the plan, the National Capital Territory of Delhi will have soon a Madrasa board as the majority of the Madrasas in the national capital are…
NATIONAL FLAG OF INDIA DESIGNED BY A MUSLIM WOMAN?
Our national flag was designed by a Muslim woman of Hyderabad namely Suraiya Tayyabji, wife of Badruddin Tayyabji, and not by Pingali Venkaiah as is widely believed, claims the president…
On Hamas, Fatah and the Squandered Years When ‘Unity’ Loses
When Hamas and Fatah representatives met in Gaza on 4 June, there was little media fanfare. In fact, neither party expected much attention to their ‘unity talks’ aside from the…
Mushawarat Urges Govt. to Reconsider Changes in Proposed Waqf Bill
The All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat on 29 June wrote to Mr K Rahman Khan, Union Minister for Minority Affairs, to desist from allowing the sale of waqf properties in…
Ghannouchi Searches for a Graveyard in London Ali Urayyid from
Allah, the maker and changer of history, turns things around in a way that humans are unable to grasp. In the 7th century, he changed the course of world history…
SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY Should Minorities Get Lured by the
From 2002 Gujarat carnage, Gujarat in particular and India in general has seen the rise of Narendra Modi on the political firmament. His propaganda machinery has given him the image…
WPI files PIL in Apex Court against holding of Panchayat
Welfare Party of India, through its national secretary Dr. Tasleem Rahmani, on 1 July filed a PIL in the Apex court against holding of Panchayat elections in West Bengal in…
Indian Economy Needs Interest-Free Ethical Economic System of Islam
The prospects of Indian economy are not bright; rather things are becoming bleak day by day. The recent trend of sharp downward trend in the exchange rate of Rupee shows…
An Act of Gratefulness to Allah
During the month of Ramadhan the Qur’ān was sent down as guidance to the people with clear signs of the true guidance, and as the Criterion (between right and wrong).…
What Egypt’s Military Coup Means
The overthrow of the first democratically elected President of Egypt, Mr. Mohamed Morsi in a planned military coup is an attack on democracy and constitution of the land. In other…
Muslim Ummah shouldn’t Feel Discouraged
Egyptian powerful military has ousted the democratically elected President M Morsi from power, put him under house arrest and suspended the Constitution. Chief Justice of Constitutional Court Adly M Mansoor…
President Morsi Victim of Western Conspiracy
Is the time for salvation and success still far away? Has the stage of acceptance of the supplications of thousands of wronged and oppressed Ikhwanis for deliverance from almost 75…
FJP Headquarters Sealed Off without Due Process
The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) affirmed that it had cleared its headquarters of all employees since June 27, 2013 in order to avoid bloodshed, after calls were made to…
Is Obama Backing ElBaradei?
In his article, “Egypt After the Coup… Is Obama Backing ElBaradei?” published on scoop.co.nz on 8 July, Franklin Lamb writes inter alia:
MILITARY COUP D’ÉTAT IN EGYPT Murder of Nascent Democracy
MOHAMMAD PERVEZ BILGRAMI analyses the scenario in Egypt leading to the ouster of the first ever, democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi.
Prosecution of Supporters Reminds of Mubarak Repressive Regime: MB
In a statement on 7 July, Dr. Mohamed Badie, Muslim Brotherhood Chairman, said: “The illegitimate coup regime’s continued ‘security’ campaigns call to mind Mubarak regime repression, with authorities arresting Al-Shater,…
African Union Suspends Egypt
African Union (AU) has suspended Egypt from all activities following the overthrow of the government, reports said on 6 July. The decision of the 54-member bloc came while demonstrations in…
US Role in Egypt’s Army Coup Exposed
In their article, “Morsi Spurned Deals, Seeing Military as Tamed” published in the New York Times (7 July) David D. Kirkpatrick and Mayy El Sheikh, writes inter alia:
