Why SC Feels ‘Crestfallen’, ‘Heartbroken’, ‘Sorrowful’
Vol. LI No. 42
Date: January 19, 2014
What Low Turnout in Bangladesh Polls Means
Though the government claim that the turnout in general elections of Bangladesh held on 5 January was around 20 per cent but actually it was limited to 5-10 per cent…
Kudos to Mrs Jafri
This refers to the article ‘Painful Path to Justice’ in Radiance (5-11 January). Kudos to Mrs Jafri and her team for their longstanding battle for justice. She has already spent over a…
AAP – A New Horizon
Hardly six months ago, no one thought that a party with its mere one-and-a-half year political age could rule the capital of a nation which itself has been emerging and…
AAP must Watch Its Every Step Carefully
This refers to the Cover Story of Radiance (5-11 January). The emergence of Aam Aadmi Party is coincided with the hope of common men when they were dreaming of an alternative on…
Ghulam Hasnain Kaif Nauganwi
Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Omari, Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Hind on 11 January expressed deep sorrow on the demise of veteran journalist Ghulam Hasnain Kaif Nauganwi. He prayed for higher places for him…
Professor AKM Nazir Ahmed (1939-2014)
The Deputy Amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI), renowned academician and Islamic scholar, Professor AKM Nazir Ahmed breathed his last at a city hospital in Dhaka in the night of January…
JAPAN OFFERS MYANMAR MINORITIES AID PACKAGE
Japan plans to provide ¥10 billion chiefly in grants over the next five years to Myanmar to bolster the living standards of ethnic minorities that have suffered from years of…
ASK US CONGRESS TO HELP END PERSECUTION OF ROHINGYA MUSLIMS
CAIR is calling on American Muslims and other people of conscience to contact their members of Congress to urge support for House Resolution 418 to help Rohingya Muslims facing persecution…
TAJIKISTAN, KYRGYZSTAN DEAL ON COMMON PATROL
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan will co-operate on security of their common borders in order to provide free movement of their citizens, Tajik Foreign Ministry announced.
PANEL TO INVESTIGATE TORTURE OF MUSLIMS IN TATARSTAN
A new committee to defend the rights of Muslims detained in the Russian republic of Tatarstan was set up January 7 after reports of torture. Almira Zhukova, a lawyer,
TURKISH DEPUTY PM ACCUSES JUDICIARY OF COUP ATTEMPT
Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Emrullah Isler blamed a judicial authority for a coup attempt. Regarding the recent statement of the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) on the amendment…
DUTCH PENSION GIANT BOYCOTTS ISRAELI BANKS
PGGM, a world renowned Dutch pension fund management company, has announced its decision to boycott Israeli banks over the continuation of illegal Jewish settlement building in the West Bank.
HAMAS SLAMS FRESH ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS NEAR AL-QUDS
Palestinian resistance movement Hamas on January 7 denounced a recent announcement by the Israeli Land Authority that it was accepting bids for 380 new settlement units on the outskirts of…
DUBAI TO HOST 2-DAY CONFERENCE FOR CONVERTS
Dubai will organise a conference focusing on the needs and issues of Muslim converts in the UAE. Dubai-based Kalemah Islamic Center announced that the event is open to Muslims and…
BJI DEMANDS UN INVESTIGATION INTO ATTACKS ON HINDUS
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI) blamed the Sheikh Hasina government and claimed that they had launched the attacks on the minority group. The BJI demanded that the United Nations supervised an inquiry…
URDU BOOK FAIR IN MALEGAON SETS RECORD
The Urdu Book Fair of the National Council for Promotion of Urdu Languages at Malegaon in Maharashtra got huge response from public and set a new record.
DR. ZAFARUL ISLAM KHAN REELECTED MUSHAWARAT PRESIDENT
Dr. Zafarul Islam Khan was unanimously elected president of All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat, the umbrella body of all Muslim organisations in India, in a meeting held at the national capital…
ARE JUDGES APPOINTED ON CASTE BASIS IN HC?
A division bench in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, came to a standstill on 8 January, when a judge of Madras High Court walked in unexpected in the packed courtroom and expressed…
JAINS IN CENTRE’S MINORITY LIST, MUSLIMS WON’T SUFFER: GOVT
Muslim scholars have voiced concern over the move of the Minority Affairs Ministry to include the Jain community in the Union government’s list of minorities without any economic eligibility criterion…
WON’T PERFORM NIKAH OF DOWRY TAKERS: IMAMS IN BIHAR
In a move to contain the curse of dowry, Muslim scholars in Nalanda district of Bihar have decided not to conduct or/ and attend Nikah of those who give and take dowry.…
CONSIDER IMPARTING MORAL EDUCATION TO STUDENTS: HC TO NCERT
The Delhi High Court, on 8 January, asked the Union Government and the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to consider introducing moral education as a compulsory subject…
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROBING MUZAFFARNAGAR RIOTS VANDALISED
A group of weapon-borne persons, on 8 January, gate-crashed the office of Justice Vishnu Sahaye in Lucknow and unsuccessfully tried to vandalise the shelves where the files related to Muzaffarnagar…
RSS DISTRIBUTES ‘PROVOCATIVE’ MAGAZINE IN MUZAFFARNAGAR
After four months of the communal riots in Muzaffarnagar that forced around 40,000 people to flee from their place, the conditions in this locality of Uttar Pradesh are again worsening.…
Court Acquits 2 of Terror Charges after 14 Years
A Special Court in Lucknow, on 8 January, acquitted Mohd Moinuddin and Alauddin who had been behind bars for 14 long years, waiting for the court’s pronouncement that they were…
STARVING REFUGEES How We Disowned Palestinians in Syria
Worst case scenario is unfolding in Syria, and Palestinian refugees, particularly in the Yarmouk refugee camp, are paying a heavy price for Syria’s cruellest war. They are starving although there…
STARVING REFUGEES How We Disowned Palestinians in Syria
Worst case scenario is unfolding in Syria, and Palestinian refugees, particularly in the Yarmouk refugee camp, are paying a heavy price for Syria’s cruellest war. They are starving although there…
Live-in Relationship and Its Effects on Society
Live-in relationship is neither a crime nor a sin, the Supreme Court has held while asking Parliament to frame law for protection of women in such relationship and children born…
Specific Features of a Scripture – I
The Qur’ān is dismissive of people who argue about God, “without knowledge, without any true guidance, and without any scripture to enlighten them.” (22:8, 31:20) According to Moulana Abdur Rahman…
Indian Model of Secularism
Apropos of “Indian Secularism: Harsh Realities” (Radiance, December 15-21, 2013). To understand the Indian model of secularism, one need not refer to the English dictionaries and encyclopaedias published in the…
SAIFAI MAHOTSAV Pomp and Show No Longer Guarantee Votes
The celebration at Saifai mahotsav could have become meaningful and noteworthy if it was organised to help the people in need either in Muzaffarnagar or elsewhere in the state in…
Shari’ah Compliant Mutual Fund is a Welcome Step: ICIF
After years long continuous pressure from Muslim groups, the Government has finally agreed and is planning to roll out a national mutual fund based on the principles of Islamic finance.…
The Emerging Trend of Indian Electorate
AAP’s coming to power is a milestone in the history of Indian democracy. It is manifestation of the agony and power of common man who was generally marginalised and whose…
JIH Stall at Akhil Bhartiya Sahitya Sammelan a Grand Success
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Pune sold more than 400 copies of the Holy Quran at Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held at Saswad, Pune from January 3 to 5. More than 5000…
The Errant Diplomat is Back Home Who will do justice
After much embarrassment and diplomatic hiccups, the US has ordered Indian diplomat Divyani Khobragade to leave the country. She reached New Delhi Friday night, 11th January. Ms Khobragade was arrested…
Learning the Qur’ān
Usman relates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) said: “The best among you is the person who learnt Al-Qur’ān and taught it
There’s No Doubt
This is the Book of Allah, there is no doubt in it; it is a guidance for the pious, for those who believe in the existence of that which is…
Around 841 Still in Jail as Suspected Terrorists
Last two decades have been very crucial and challenging for Muslims, especially youngsters. During the period, a remarkable number of Muslim youth have been arrested in the name of counter-terrorism.…
Why SC Feels ‘Crestfallen’, ‘Heartbroken’, ‘Sorrowful’
Commenting on the Union Home Minister’s recent missive to States to review cases against innocent Muslim youth, DR. S. AUSAF SAIED VASFI urges the Apex Court to show reason to the Centre…
