ISLAMISTS UNDER FIRE From Egypt to Bangladesh
Vol. LI No. 20
Date: August 18, 2013
Govt Urged to Pass Communal Violence and Waqf Bills
If the UPA govt does not pass the Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence Bill and Waqf Bill in the coming monsoon session of Parliament, it will be a great…
Buddhist Extremists Attack Grandpass Mosque, Muslim houses, 8 victims hospitalised,
Following an attack allegedly launched by a Buddhist extremist group, including monks who had come from outside, and iron rods wielding armed groups on a 30-year-old mosque and neighbouring Muslim…
This is Their Way of Living
This is apropos of your editorial “The BJP’s Language Politics” (Radiance, 4-10 August). You have rightly said that ‘politics is a dirty game, more so when it comes to the…
CBI Provides Information under RTI Act
At last Vigilance Cell of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has given some information about details of complaints that resulted in any action against CBI personnel in last three years.…
When Mentally Challenged was Above All
This is in reference to the news item that a mentally disabled Iraq man can read the Qur’ān in reverse, (Radiance, 4-10 August). Certainly, it is no less than a…
Who Killed Indian Jawans?
Who killed 5 Indian jawans this week? The answer varies depending on who answers the question. Pakistani army invaded Indian territory and killed our jawans. A group of terrorists dressed…
WAVE OF BOMBINGS IN IRAQ DURING HOLIDAY KILLS 69
A wave of car bombings targeting those celebrating Eid al-Fitracross Iraq killed 69 people on 10 August, a bloody reminder of the inability of Iraqi authorities to stop violence threatening…
CAMERON INSISTS HE CONDEMNS ALL FORMS OF TERRORISM
British Prime Minister David Cameron insists that he condemns all form of terrorism after remaining silent in the aftermath of a series ofattacks on mosques in West Midlands last month,…
IRAN ‘DEVELOPS LAUNCHPAD FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE TESTS’
Iran has developed a second rocket-launching facility which will likely be used to test ballistic missiles, reports said citing a London-based defence analysis group on 8 August.IHS Jane’s said it…
US NOT GOOD MIDEAST MEDIATOR: KHAMENEI
Iran’s top leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on 9 August lashed out at the United States, saying that America is not a good mediator in Mideast peace talks because it always…
WIFE OF MORSI MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE SINCE MILITARY COUP
The wife of Egypt’s democratically elected by military ousted President Mohammed Morsi addressed thousands of his supporters at a pro-Morsi sit-in outside the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo on 8…
ISRAELI DRONE OPERATION INSIDE EGYPTIAN BORDERS CONDEMNED
An Israeli terrorist operation reportedly targeted Egyptians in Sinai with full coordination between the coup commanders and the Israeli army. The Anti-Coup, Pro-Legitimacy National Alliance, in a statement on 9…
TURKISH PRESIDENT URGES RESTRAINT IN EGYPTIAN CRISIS
Turkish President Abdullah Gulon 9 August appealed to Egypt’s army-installed government to return the country swiftly to democratic rule and allow all parties to take part in the political process.In…
GJM LEADER ARRESTED, BANDH IN DARJEELING CONTINUES
Kalimpong GJM core committee member Shekhar Sharma has been arrested in connection with old cases registered against him as the indefinite shut down in Darjeeling hills entered ninth day on…
LIVE-IN RELATIONSHIPS BREAKING UP AT A RAPID RATE IN BANGALORE
Bangalore is witnessing a sharp rise in cases of discord in live-in relationships. Most cases reported are those of people working in the software and BPO industries. “The number of…
MP CONG. USES CAP ROW TO SLAM CHOUHAN, MODI
The state opposition Congress on Sunday termed Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s act of sporting a skull cap on the occasion of Eid as a “politically motivated gesture”…
THERE WAS NO EID FESTIVITY AT KADALPUR
Even on Eid day, there was no joy for the Muslims of Kadalpur village in Uttar Pradesh, where a wall of the under construction masjid was demolished only 13 days…
LOKAYUKTA REFUSES TO WORK WITH MODI ADMINISTRATION
Justice (Rtd) R A Mehta, who was appointed Lokayukta of Gujarat, on 7 August refused to take charge of the post in the state. The decision comes as a major…
AHMEDABAD MALL CHARGES ENTRY FEE FROM MUSLIMS
A trip in the celebratory spirit of Eid turned out to be an experience in discrimination for many Muslims in Narendra Modi’s Gujarat. The Himalaya Mall, among the five biggest…
ISLAMIC BANKING PROPOSAL MAY GET A PUSH
With the appointment of government’s Chief Economic Adviser Raghuram Rajan as the next RBI governor, Union Minority Affairs Minister K Rahman Khan on 6 August hoped that his ministry’s plan…
My Road to the Truth has been Tricky but Resolute
I was born into a simple family; my father was an atheist and my mother a devout but not persistent Christian who used only to attend church services during major…
EUROPEAN PRISONERS IN SYRIAN JAILS Why is Bashar Assad Silent?
Old habits die hard.There is something about the atmosphere in London that changes the willpower of an individual and makes him or her more susceptible to looking at events from…
Renewed Peace Talks A New Oslo-Accord in Making
Israel and the Palestinian Authority resumed peace talks in Washington on 29 July 2013. The negotiations had remained stalled since 2010. US Secretary of State John Kerry visited the region…
Trials of Love and Loyalty
The 49-year-old widow of the Apple founder Steve Jobs has moved on.She has found her new partner.Already the critics and sceptics are at it: It’s too soon, only two-years have…
Political Slugfest over Demolition of Kadalpur Mosque
The tug of war between political parties to win over one another was evident in the aftermath of demolition of mosque at Kadalpur village in district GautamBudh Nagar of UP.…
Hoopla behind Sachar’s Implementation doesn’t Match Figures
The representation of Muslims in various central governmental jobs has been abysmally low over the years. The implementation of Sachar committee recommendations was a ray of hope and was considered…
‘Got Half Justice, will Get the Second Half Soon’
As we came to know through the media that a Mumbra girl namely Ishrat Jahan has been gunned down in an encounter in Gujarat, we reached her home at RasheedCompound…
Why are Egyptians out in Streets and Squares?
The Anti-Coup, Pro-Legitimacy National Alliance of Egypt, in a statement on 7 August, said that Egyptians took to the streets in continued and continuing demonstrations in all governorates of Egypt…
Grave Worship
Jabir narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) has forbidden (the believers from) making the grave firm with plaster, from sitting on it,…
None will be Wronged
O Muhammad!] Tell them: ‘I only warn you by the Revelation.’ But the deaf do not hear the cry when they are warned. Were only the slightest whiff from your…
Allow Prayers in ‘Protected’ Mosques
A mosque is a mosque for ever. It cannot be changed or altered in regard to its use or function. This is the principle that cannot and should not be…
ISLAMISTS UNDER FIRE From Egypt to Bangladesh
There is a limit to which political adversaries can be pushed to the wall whether it is Bangladesh or Egypt, observes AIJAZ ZAKA SYED How time flies! Ramadhan is gone…
THE ARAB TURMOIL Where Do We Stand?
Seasons come and go, yet Arab countries are in ongoing turmoil. They called it an ‘Arab Spring’, but even if that ‘spring’ had ever existed in the shape and form…
