When Will Secularism Prevail over Communal Instinct?
Vol. LI No. 21
Date: August 25, 2013
Bring Special Issue on Egypt
What is happening in Egypt calls for immediate expression of solidarity with Muslim Brotherhood.
USA’S Heinous Crime against Humanity
Jonathan Schell’s renowned book “The Fate of the Earth” (Picador 1982) on the horror of nuclear weapons is scholarly and worth reading. He begins with a graphic description of what…
Islamic Smartphone an Inspiration for Youngsters
This refers to your article “Dr. Zakir Naik Invents Islamic Smartphone” (Radiance 11-17 August). The initiative is most welcome and should be extended to other fields as well such as entertainment,
Do Not Become Social Mafia
This is apropos of the Editorial (Radiance 11-17 August). The SP government of Uttar Pradesh has removed the SDM, Nagpal, because she got a mosque in a village near Noida…
India will Reject Modi’s Haughtiness
This refers to Narendra Modi’s speech on 14 August when he said that the country would hear two speeches on the Independence Day; one that he would make from Gujarat and…
Saudi Prince Fires Director of Islamic TV Channel
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has fired the director of an Islamic TV channel for his role as the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait, a widely published…
SHAIKH ABDUR-RAHMAN AL-SUMAIT PASSES AWAY
Shaikh Abdur-Rahman al-Sumait passed away in Kuwait on 15 August. Al-Sumait is considered one the most well-known Kuwaiti propagators who changed Dawah in Africa. He dedicated his life toward Dawah…
OIC URGED TO PRESSURE DHAKA INTO RELEASING JAMAAT LEADERS
An Indian Muslim leader has called on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to pressure Bangladesh to release Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leaders in the country and revoke the “arbitrary verdicts” issued…
UK NEEDS TO CONDEMN EGYPT’S MASSACRE AND PRESSURISE COUP LEADERS
The Muslim Council of Britain on 15 August urged the British government to condemn the Egyptian coup leaders for the brutal massacre of civilians that took place in Cairo on…
TURKEY, HAMAS URGE HALT TO EGYPT ‘MASSACRE’
Turkey on 14 August called on the UN Security Council and Arab League to take immediate steps to stop a “massacre” in Egypt, saying international silence had paved the way…
MASSACRE IN EGYPT A ‘SHAME FOR ISLAM AND THE ARAB
Turkish leaders called the massacre in Egypt a “shame for Islam and the Arab world” on 16 August after the two countries recalled their ambassadors, with the Turkish envoy insisting…
EGYPT COMMITTING STATE TERRORISM, AL-SISI AND AL-ASSAD ARE SAME: TURKISH
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused Egypt’s interim rulers of committing state terrorism and compared army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad as scores more…
MUSLIM YOUTHS ESCORT HINDU BARAAT IN KASHMIR
On 9 August when the Muslim community was celebrating Eid nationwide, a group of Muslim youths was busy escorting a non-Muslim family that was due to solemnise a marriage ceremony…
BILL PASSED TO MAKE MARRIAGE REGISTRATION MANDATORY
The Rajya Sabha, on 13 August, passed a bill making registration of marriages, irrespective of religion, mandatory under the Registration of Births and Deaths Bill (amendment) 2012. However, the marriages…
17 OUT OF 32 MUMBAI LEGISLATORS ARE CRIMINALS: NGO
A recent survey of a Non-Governmental Organisation reveals that more than 50 per cent of the legislators in Mumbai city have serious criminal cases recorded against them. Data collected by…
HYDERABAD TECHIE ACQUITTED OF TERROR CHARGES
After spending ten months in jail for his alleged role in the 2002 bomb blast case in Mumbai, a techie from Hyderabad, on 8 August, has been discharged of all…
HINDU PRIEST ARRESTED FOR BODH GAYA BLAST?
The National Investigation Agency, probing the serial bomb blasts at Bodh Gaya’s Mahabodhi temple, has arrested a Hindu priest, Arup Brahmachari, the Bihar police was reported as saying on 14 August. …
MINORITY MINISTER FOR ISLAMIC BANKING
K Rahman Khan, minister for Minority Affairs, on 12 August, told the Union Government to pave the way for interest-free banking or widely known as Islamic banking as the Muslims consider…
MUSLIM BOYS DENIED ENTRY IN MUMBAI MALL
In yet another case of discrimination against Muslims in Mumbai, a mall in the city has allegedly used force to stop Muslim boys from entering into it on the occasion…
JIH LEADERS CELEBRATE EID WITH PRISONERS
The authority of the Jaipur Central Jail, Rajasthan, invited Engineer Mohammad Saleem, National Secretary Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, and Mohammad Nazimuddin, member Advisory Council JIH, Rajasthan, to lead Muslim prisoners in Eid…
‘I Think Ikhwan Strategy is Working’
DR. ZAFARUL-ISLAM KHAN, a renowned scholar and author and Editor of English fortnightly Milli Gazette, is President of All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat. In an exclusive interview with ZAID ARIF, Dr.…
PLOTTING ELITES Old Middle East Paradigm will Change
The seismic shift under way in the Middle East continues to widen, but it is not expressed so lucidly in our media through its polarised language: pro-regime, anti-regime, Islamists, secularists,…
Ms. Amina Wadud – an Islamic Feminist Scholar? Or a
[This article is in response to Ms. Amina Wadud being invited by University of Madras and the SIET College to speak as an Islamic feminist scholar. Most mainstream Muslims disagreed…
Study Shows Opposition to Morsi Ouster Rises to 69%
The study jointly conducted by the Egyptian Centre for Media Studies and the public opinion group Integrating Egypt released on 12 August is the second of its kind to be…
Journalists Assaulted, Killed To Suppress Democratic Voice
In the vain attempt to conceal brutal bloodshed and massacre, the Egyptian military targeted journalists, who were witness to the peaceful protest and barbaric assault on the people by the…
Egypt’s Massacre, Brazenness of the Army Laxity of the world,
No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.(Hal Borland) Today, the law of the jungle prevails in Egypt,which had been the cradle of human civilisations since 10th millennium BC.…
Sisi, his illegitimate govt. have blood on their hands
Army chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the leaders of the illegitimate interim government have blood on their hands and must be held to account. This slaughter of innocent people…
ICNA Condemns Massacre of Pro-democracy Protestors
The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) strongly condemnedthe massacre in Egypt, of peaceful pro-democracy protestors resulting in hundreds of deaths and thousands of wounded.
Indian Muslims Severely Condemn Bloodshed by Egyptian Army
The cruel so-called Muslim army of Egypt has used excessive brutal force against the unarmed peaceful protestors, who were demanding reinstatement of the democratically elected government of Dr. Mohamed Morsi.…
JIH Ameer Strongly Condemns Brutal Killings by Egyptian Army
Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari, Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, has strongly condemned the brutal, barbaric firing by the Egyptian army on the peaceful demonstrators of Ikhwan al-Muslimoon. According to reports, the army…
Secret of Success
Few practices always lead one to success.These are no doubt the hallmark of hardworking individuals. Irrespective of the origin or culture and custom of successful individuals, their secret of success…
Participatory Banking instead of Islamic Banking
Thanks to Mr.K. Rahman Khan for putting a sensitive issue before the Congress Party as a sensitive political agenda to do justice to Muslims. Now we like to extend all…
Islamic Banking Gets RBI Approval
The Kerala government has got the go-ahead from the Reserve Bank of India ( RBI) to launch a financial institution following the principles of Islamic finance, and English daily reported…
Life in Obedience to Allah
Muaz bin Jabal relates that Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) said: “Listen! The mill of Islam is moving now. So you follow the Book of…
They had No Grudge Except…
Against these they had no grudge except that they believed in Allah, the Most Mighty, the Most Praiseworthy, to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. Allah…
FARAOS ARE MASSACRING When will Allah’s Help Arrive?
Egypt, the most populous Arab nation, is passing through its most challenging existential crisis. Its citizens are being mercilessly slaughtered by a thoroughly brutalised military which is devoid of any…
When Will Secularism Prevail over Communal Instinct?
Occurrence of riots at regular interval reminds us that the thread of secularism has weakened and the call for a pledge to strengthen the foundation and the essence of secularism…
