Radiance is 50 Now, Scholars Recognise Its Contributions
Vol. LI No. 27
Date: October 6, 2013
JIH to Adopt 1000 Mazaffarnagar Riot-hit Families
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind’s relief and rehabilitation committee will adopt 1000 selected families displaced from five villages of Muzaffarnagar riot-hit areas in its first phase programme. The committee will also make efforts…
Blessings
May Allah bless all people who are working to move Radiance forward toward the next fifty years and demanding justice
Unforgettable lesson for Islamic movements
The tragedy of Egypt, where an elected President was ousted out of power and the constitution of that country approved by the overwhelming majority in a landmark referendum was abruptly…
Involve great minds for Muslim cause
Some thoughts have been striking in my mind for months and I wanted to share those with every one through this magazine. Muslims should engage some great minds of this…
Shinde’s letter reflective of Congress’ dirty tricks
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde’s letter to all chief ministers asking them to ensure that no innocent Muslim youth is wrongfully detained on charges of terror is a welcome move…
ETHICA LAUNCHES ISLAMIC FINANCE CERTIFICATION IN OMAN
Oman’s move towards establishing Islamic finance picked up pace as Ethica Institute of Islamic Finance in Dubai on 1 October announced signing Excel Institute for Administrative Training to exclusively resell…
SALAFIST LEADERS BLAST CALLS FOR NEW EGYPT CONSTITUTION
Egyptian Salafist leaders have criticised calls for drafting a new constitution from scratch, calling on a 50-member constitutional panel to abide by an earlier decree stipulating that the charter be…
RELIGIOUS PARTY BAN SHOWS PANEL’S ‘SECULARIST FACE’
Egypt’s Gamaa Islamiya group has criticised a drive by a constitution-drafting panel to ban political parties based on religion, saying the move reflects the constitutional committee’s “secularist face”. The panel…
GERMANY CALLS ON EGYPT TO REINTEGRATE BROTHERHOOD
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle discussed Muslim Brotherhood with his Egyptian counterpart Nabil Fahmi. Westerwelle has asked the Egyptian authorities to reintegrate the Muslim Brotherhood into society.
EU CALLS ON EGYPT TO CLARIFY COURT ORDER BANNING IKHWAN
The European Union has requested clarifications from Cairo in regards to the judiciary’s recent decision to ban the Muslim Brotherhood and all its activities, as well as confiscate its funds…
EGYPT’S CENTRAL BANK CONFIRMS ECONOMIC ACHIEVEMENTS UNDER MORSI
The Egyptian Central Bank on 24 September announced that net transfers from Egyptians working abroad increased during the past fiscal year to reach a record high of $18.7 billion. During…
SHOE THROWN AS ROUHANI RETURNS AFTER OBAMA CALL
A shoe was thrown at Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s motorcade on 28 September as he arrived home to a mixed reception after his historic call with Barack Obama. Iranian newspapers…
SUDANESE PREZ DENIED US VISA; KHARTOUM SUMMONED US CHARGE D’AFFAIRES
The Sudanese Foreign Ministry summoned the US charge d’affaires in Khartoum to protest Washington’s failure to grant a visa to the country’s president, reports said on 28 September. President Omar…
MAHARASHTRA TO SHAME UNCARING CHILDREN
The Maharashtra Cabinet has recently proposed a policy to protect and support senior citizens from physical and mental harassment. Those who would not take care of their aged parents will…
HM WRITES TO CMS OVER ILLEGAL ARRESTS
The Union Home Minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde, on 30 September, wrote letters to the Chief Ministers of states, asking them to ensure that no innocent Muslim youth was wrongfully detained.…
WILL EXTEND SUPPORT TO GROUPS WORKING FOR MINORITY STATUS; AMU-VC
The Sir Syed Minority Foundation of India, on 22 September, organised a National Convention at Aligarh Muslim University’s Kennedy Auditorium to discuss the matter of Minority Status of the university.…
WHY NOT DELIMITATION COMMITTEE: ASK MUSLIM LEADERS
The day when the 7th Pay Commission was announced, Muslim leaders demanded a delimitation commission, as suggested by the Sachar Committee, to take a relook at assembly constituencies with high…
‘HIBA AN ACCURATE WAY TO TRANSFER PROPERTIES’
The State Minorities Commission of Andhra Pradesh, on 25 September, issued circulars to various government agencies asking them to accept Hiba (oral gift) as a valid method of transferring immovable properties. Acting…
ANCESTORS SLAUGHTERED COW ON EVERY FESTIVE OCCASION: ANANTHAMURTHY
Renowned Kannada writer and Jnanapith award recipient Prof. U.R. Ananthamurthy, on 24 September, said the Prime Ministerial candidate of Bhartiya Janta Party, Narendra Modi should study the history of Hindus…
JIH FLAYS SHIELDING OF TAINTED POLITICIANS, HAILS SC RULING
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, on 1 October, strongly condemned criminalisation of politics and involvement of tainted people in running the country, and termed the trend as devastating for the country and countrymen.…
ASEEMANAD, OTHERS FOUND GUILTY UNDER DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF IPC
A special court of the National Investigation Agency in Jaipur, on 25 September, found, Assemanand, the key accused of the 2007 Ajmer Dargah Blast case, and six others guilty under…
New York Times Fiction On Obama’s Letter to Rouhani
Mark Landler is a White House correspondent for The New York Times. Under the title “Through Diplomacy, Obama Finds a Pen Pal in Iran”, Landler wrote of President Barack Obama’s…
Regional Implications of US-Iranian Rapprochement
The United States and Iran are on the path to resume diplomatic relations since the overthrow of US backed Shah Regime in the year 1979. Since then the United States…
Let’s Say No to Dowry
Anthropologists believe that our Indian subcontinent has a long history spanning over five thousand years of human habitation. Like a salad bowl, varieties and differences mark our existence. Our cultures…
Iqbal’s Message to Muslim Youth
Uqabi Rooh Jab Baidar Hoti Hai Jawanon Mein; Nazar Aati Hai Unko Apni Manzil Aasmanon Mein.” (When a falcon’s spirit awakens in young people; / They see their luminous goal…
The Ashes 2013
After almost two months of hard fought and well contested cricket, the Ashes series has come to a close. It entertained the cricketing world with its five controversy filled test…
PLAYING THE REPO CARD Growth or Inflation control
The repo rate has been increased by 25 basis points from 7.25% to 7.5% and the bank rate also known as the MSF has been reduced by 75 basis points…
Spectrum of Humanity
The other day lunch was to be served. It looked more than coincident that the (Tabriz Petrochemical Complex) Project site I/C was sitting just opposite to me as if drawing…
What Ails National Integration Council?
Will the Government take up the process of bringing in Communal Violence (Prevention) Bill at least now, as soon as possible? wonders RAM PUNIYANI
Verdict of Abdul Quader Molla, A Travesty of Justice in
It was an unheard of feat in the history of judiciary in Bangladesh that a prisoner was sentenced to death in an appeal to the highest court and then stripped…
Shun Doubtful Things
Nu’man bin Bashir reports: I heard Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) as having said this (and Nu’man pointed towards his ears with his fingers): What…
The Ultimate Success
But for those whom We had decided to favour with good reward, they shall be kept far removed from Hell. They shall not hear even a whisper of it, and…
M for Muzaffarnagar
Commenting on the continuing communal riots in the country, veteran journalist Kushwant Singh wrote some three decades ago, that we recognise cities and places through communal riots which take place…
Radiance is 50 Now, Scholars Recognise Its Contributions
MOHAMMAD NAUSHAD KHAN reports the historic event of Golden Jubilee Celebration of Radiance Viewsweekly. All Muslim organisations revolve around four or five issues; there is no sixth issue. All of…
