Erdoğan’s Morally Correct Stand on Egypt & Syria
Vol. LI No. 22
Date: September 1, 2013
Pursuing Education is Like Worshipping God – Dr. Abida Afridi
“Seeking knowledge is obligatory in Islam and it is deemed as worshipping God Almighty, said Dr. Abida Afridi, former Head Department of Urdu and Persian, University of Rajasthan. She was…
India should Place an Embargo on Egypt: Indian Muslims
The All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat, the umbrella body of Indian Muslim organisations, held a press conference at the organisation’s headquarters in New Delhi on 19 August to express the…
Muslim Govts should Come Together to End Sectarian Violence
Noted Islamic scholar and social scientist, Dr Javed Jamil has called for an end to sectarian violence and unity of all Muslim governments to fight the forces that want to…
Indians against Military Coup in Egypt Protest in New Delhi
With echoing sound of anti-coup slogans and showing pro-democracy placards, hundreds of democracy and justice loving people from different parts of the city as well as from suburban areas assembled…
BJP’s Political Opportunism
That a trivial incident on the Eid day in Kishtwar had flared up into a major communal strife is most unfortunate. Omar Abdullah was right in stopping the BJP leader…
Use Precautions to Avoid Calamities
The rail tragedy in Bihar which resulted in the death of around 37 pilgrims is distressing. Despite the regulation that crossing the rail tracks is a punishable offence and the…
Got Inspiration from the Story
This refers to the article by Abdul Rauf Lala in the Radiance (18-24 August). The story of his struggle is really heart-wrenching as well as inspirational and he really deserves a bow…
No Reason to Celebrate This Eid
This refers to the Cover Story of the Radiance (18-24 August). The writer has rightly said that there is little to celebrate this Eid especially for those who have seen the bloodbath…
Dr Abdullah and His Unfulfilled Wishes
Pall of gloom and sadness has descended on the hearts of multitudes of Muslims of Tamil Nadu with the sad news of the death of Dr Abdullah, formerly Periyar Dasan,…
SRI LANKA TOLD TO PROSECUTE MOBS WHO ATTACKED MOSQUE
The US Embassy on 11 August urged Sri Lankan authorities to arrest and prosecute those responsible for vandalising a mosque in the national capital. The report of the Buddhist attack…
SYRIA CHEMICAL ATTACK WOULD BE ‘CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY’: UN CHIEF
The use of chemical weapons in Syria would constitute a “crime against humanity,” UN chief Ban Ki-moon said on 23 August, adding there was “no time to lose” in investigating…
1,300 KILLED IN GAS ATTACK NEAR DAMASCUS
Syria’s opposition accused President Bashar Assad’s forces of gassing many hundreds of people – by one report as many as 1,300 – on 21 August in what would, if confirmed,…
DOCUMENTS DETAIL CIA’S ROLE IN 1953 COUP IN IRAN
Newly declassified documents offer more details of how the CIA executed the overthrow of Iran’s democratically elected prime minister 60 years ago, describing the political frustrations that led the US…
REUTERS ‘COPIES’ COUP MEDIA HENCHMEN IN MARTYRS’ FRIDAY COVERAGE
It seems that Reuters, long known for its neutrality and objectivity, joined the ranks of hostile Egyptian media. Its main report in Arabic on 23 August, prepared by Soha Gado…
EGYPT’S ANTI-COUP ALLIANCE CALLS FOR DEMONSTRATIONS CAMPAIGN
The Anti-Coup, Pro-Legitimacy National Alliance of Egypt called upon all Egyptians to join a week-long peaceful protest campaign under the slogan ‘The People Lead the Revolution’, affirming that arrest of…
ERDOĞAN SUGGESTS ISRAEL BEHIND COUP IN EGYPT, HAS EVIDENCE
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has suggested that Israel was behind the military coup that ousted Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi on 3 July, adding that the Turkish…
NOW NRIs CAN ALSO USE RTI
The government has recently introduced an electronic postal order to help non-resident Indians seek information under the Right to Information Act 2005.
MIDNIGHT COMBING OPERATION LEAVES MUSLIMS WITH SLEEPLESS NIGHT
The follow up of the communal tension in Aagri Pada area of South Mumbai is still haunting Mumbai Muslim. Mumbai police has started combing operation in Madan Pura, Jhola Maidan…
UP STOPS VHP ‘VOTE YATRA’ TO AYODHYA
The Government of Uttar Pradesh, on 19 August, refused permission to the activists of Vishwa Hindu Parishad to visit the site of Babri Masjid at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, citing…
SUNNI BOARD FILES AFFIDAVIT IN TEELA WALI MASJID
The Sunni Central Waqf Board has recently filed its reply in Teela Wali Masjid in Lucknow against a writ petition in the civil court of Lucknow, challenging the title suit…
WAQF AMENDMENT BILL PASSED IN UPPER HOUSE
After a wait for nearly two years and having faced much hue and cry, the Waqf Amendment Bill did get clearance in Rajya Sabha on 19 August. This will enable…
CENTRE’S RESPONSE AGAINST GUJARAT’S PLEA ON MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP
The Central government has filed its affidavit in the Apex Court responding to the order of the Supreme Court to clear its stand on the Minority Scholarship Scheme, the constitutional…
REVISED PAY SCALE FOR MADRASA TEACHERS IN BIHAR
The Government of Bihar, on 20 August, passed a Bill regarding revised pay scale of Madrasa and Sanskrit school teachers. The grant will be counted from back into January 2006…
MADRASA CERTIFICATE AT PAR WITH OTHER BOARDS
Educational certificates issued by State Madrasa Boards will be considered at par with the ones issued by the Central Board of Secondary Education or any other board, the Minority Affairs…
PROPOSAL TO BAN ABHINAV BHARAT QUASHED
The union government has rejected Maharashtra government’s proposal to ban right wing group Abhinav Bharat, which is accused of carrying out the bomb attack at Malegaon in 2008 and at…
Army Men Easier to Handle than Students: AMU VC
The confidence and gesture of AMU Vice Chancellor, LT. GEN. (RETD.) ZAMEER UDDIN SHAH revealed that he is eager to face challenges to bring in quality education and upgrade moral…
When Democracy and Hypocrisy are Two Sides of the Same
While the Egyptian army was massacring its own citizens in the streets of Cairo recently, the champions of democracy – the U.S and the west – suddenly turned mute, showing…
Egypt Needs Global Intervention
To accelerate a workable solution, the global community of nations should exert diplomatic pressure and the use of force to stop the civilian bloodbaths in Egypt, suggests MAHBOOB A. KHAWAJA.
A Letter That Made a Premier Shed Tears
Below is translation of the letter written in Arabic by FJP General Secretary Dr. Mohamed Beltagy to her 17-year-old daughter Asma, who was shot and killed by the Egyptian security…
‘A Legend Does Not Justify His Mistakes’
Being a legend or a hero has always been a dream of most, if not everyone. But only a few can transform this dream into reality. Among what stops many…
Putting Trust in Allah
Umar bin Al-Khattab reported: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) saying, “If you all put your trust in Allah with due reliance,…
The Two are Not Equal
Do you consider providing water for the Pilgrims and tending the Sacred Mosque equal in worth to believing in Allah and the Last Day and striving in the cause of…
New American Strategy From Wars to Civil Wars
The serious efforts of Islamic Ummah to rediscover its roots, set its house in order, reinvigorate itself, and present Islam as a viable alternative on the civilizational horizon, appear to…
Erdoğan’s Morally Correct Stand on Egypt & Syria
Prolonged Arab awakening and its reverse in Egypt had put Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan into immense complexity. The country presented by its leader as a role model of…
