DEVELOPMENT But Not at the Cost of Others’ Peace
Vol. LI No. 51
Date: March 23, 2014
JIH Urges Saudi to Review Stand on Ikhwan al-Muslimoon
Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Omari, Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, has described as reflection of Islamic fraternity the concerns and anxiety of renowned Islamic institutions and personalities over Saudi Arabia declaring Ikhwan al-Muslimoon…
SIO Releases Students Manifesto for Lok Sabha Polls
The Students Islamic Organisation of India on 13 March released students manifesto to draw the attention of leaders and political parties on students manifesto. The organisation demanded to make it…
Protest Staged at UP Bhawan against Expulsion of Kashmiri Students
Students and activists staged a protest in Delhi outside Uttar Pradesh Bhawan against the harassment and eviction of Kashmiri students in Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut and the slapping of…
Muslims’ Role in 2014 Polls
Muslims can play a very important role in the upcoming 2014 polls. And this time presence of AAP in the contest has made the elections more interesting and challenging for…
BJP’s Games of Appeasement
In the article “A BJP-Muslim entente cordiale?” published by The Hindu (March 10), Hasan Suroor’s optimism went overboard when he says “the garbled apology issued by Mr. Rajnath Singh may have made…
The Ploy of the Modi Lobby
The way Mr. Narendra Modi has been handpicked from remote Gujarat right at the centre of Indian political scene has something deeply conspiratorial about it. The Modi backers would have…
The Gujarat Model
This refers to the Cover Story “The 3 M phenomena” (Radiance, 9-15 March). The Gujarat model, in my view, is not projected because of its development, etc. It is projected…
ISRAEL KILLING PALESTINIANS IN COLD BLOOD: ABBAS
The presidency of the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority (PA) on March 13 called for an end to Israeli “escalations” against the Gaza Strip following a series of air raids on…
ISRAELI POLICE ATTACK WORSHIPPERS, PREVENTS PEOPLE UNDER 50 FROM ENTERING
Israeli forces fired stun grenades and rubber bullets at Palestinian worshippers inside Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Al-Quds (occupied East Jerusalem) on March 16, Sheikh Azzam al-Khatib, director-general of Muslim endowments…
UIGHUR LAWYER TORTURED TO DEATH IN CHINA
A young Uighur lawyer in China’s East Turkestan (Xinjiang) province has died from her injuries as a result of torture by the Chinese authorities, a report said on March 15.…
RIVAL SPANISH GROUPS RALLY FOR STATUS OF CORDOBA MOSQUE
The issue of ownership over the Great Mosque of Cordoba, an ongoing debate in the southern Spanish province of Andalusia, has taken on new dimensions, as rival political group set…
PARLIAMENT ASKS JORDAN GOVT TO EXPEL ISRAEL ENVOY
Jordan’s parliament on March 12 asked the government of Prime Minister Abdallah Ensour to expel the Israeli ambassador from Amman and recall the Jordanian envoy from Israel. The ultimatum came…
MAJOR US MUSLIM GROUPS FORM UMBRELLA GROUP
Ten major national American Muslim organisations held a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on March 12 to announce the formation of the US Council of…
TURKEY, IRAQI KURDISTAN AGREE ON CLOSER TIES
Turkey and Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government have agreed to enable more movement between their shared border by building a new bridge and opening five more border gates,
TURKEY’S LATEST REFORM PACKAGE ENTERS INTO FORCE
A new democratisation package of reforms aimed at strengthening fundamental rights and freedoms came into force after its publication on the Turkish parliament’s official publication. The reform package, the last…
19 SYRIAN OPPOSITION GROUPS UNITE
Nineteen Syrian armed opposition factions on March 10 announced that they had assembled under an umbrella group named ‘Al-Sham Legion’. In a video posted on their official Facebook account, the…
MUZAFFARNAGAR RIOT VICTIM’S HOUSE SET ABLAZE ON HOLI
Unidentified persons allegedly set ablaze a house and an adjoining place of worship belonging to a riots victim in Phugana area in Muzaffarnagar, reports said citing police sources on March…
‘MUKESH AMBANI GRABBED WAQF LAND BY FRAUDULENT MEANS’
In a letter addressed to Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on March 13 a Mumbai based NGO asserted that Reliance Industries Chief Mukesh Ambani had grabbed Waqf land by fraudulent…
RSS JOINT GEN SECY REMOVED FOR HIS ‘RELATIONSHIP’ WITH WOMAN
At its Pratinidhi Sabha in Bangalore last week, the RSS announced the exit of its Sah Sarkaryavah (joint general secretary) K C Kannan, reports said on March 12. Kannan, 52, was removed…
50 MPS HAVE CRIMINAL CASES PENDING AGAINST THEM
Two MPs from UP figure among the top eight parliamentarians against whom criminal cases are pending for more than 20 years in the law courts, reveals an analysis done by…
MUSLIMS PLAN TO LAY SIEGE TO CONGRESS OFFICES FOR WAQF
Prominent Muslim scholars, alleging land grab of Waqf properties by Congress leaders, have threatened to launch a nationwide agitation against the party by the month end and target all Congress…
AMIT SHAH GETS NOTICE IN ISHRAT JAHAN CASE
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Ahmedabad issued a notice on March 14 to the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s close confidante Amit Shah in the 2004…
RETIRED DGP COMPLAINS ABOUT UPA’S INACTION IN GUJARAT RIOTS PROBE
Retired DGP R B Sreekumar has written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, complaining about his government’s inaction to probe the 2002 riots, and to direct Ministry of Defence…
REPORT AGAINST MODI MISSING FROM NCM
The National Commission of Minorities (NCM) is searching for a “missing report” on the 2002 Gujarat riots after the retired IAS officer who was NCM secretary at the time claimed…
MUSLIMS SHOULD PARTICIPATE FULLY IN POLL PROCESS: NADWATUL ULAMA
Muslims should participate “wholeheartedly” in the electoral process and support the best candidates, noted Islamic scholar and Chief Rector of the (Nadwatul Ulama) Darul Uloom Theological School, Lucknow, Maulana Rabey…
Al-Aqsa vs. Israel The Lurking Danger Beneath
Something sinister is brewing around and below al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, and it has the hallmark of a familiar Israeli campaign to strip the Mosque of its Muslim…
Sirat-e-Mustaqeem?
The way of life that God requires” (St. Matthew, 22:16) is Sirat-e-Mustaqeem in the Qur’ān. John the Baptist came to show you the right way to live (ibid, 21:32) and that way…
A Glimpse from the Righteous Life
One day as some of the chieftains of Quraish were sitting in their group in one corner of the Masjid Al-Haram (Makkah), our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of…
CORPORATE FINANCE in Islamic Perspective – II
Loss, according to Islamic scholars, is erosion of capital and will be borne by the partners on the basis of their respective capital. This principle of distribution of loss on…
Quarter of Rabaa victims ‘shot from behind’
Egypt’s state-run rights watchdog has said that most fatalities from last summer’s violent dispersal of a major protest camp by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi in Cairo’s Rabaa al-Adawiya…
Assassination of Gandhi and the Role of RSS
Talking about the deeper causes of his (Gandhiji’s) murder will remain relevant till the attacks on secular democratic values of the country continue to hover on the nation, avers RAM…
CONCEPT OF TRAINING in Qur’ān and the Prophet’s Seerah
Training is the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies. Training has…
B’desh Upazila Polls Unfair
The Election Commission is not getting cooperation from local administration, law enforcers and Awami League leaders in holding free and fair polls in many upazilas, writes Pankaj Karmakar of The…
Not for Mere Sport!
O people! Be happy and hope for the best. My fear about you is only that you may not covetously struggle for the acquisition of worldly things and get lost…
Setting up Deities is Folly
Yet people have taken instead of Him, other deities; those that create nothing but are themselves created; who do not have the power to hurt or benefit even themselves; who…
Let’s Curb ‘Paid News’ Phenomenon
As the role of media in a democracy has always been vital, the media – both print and electronic – receives due respect more for its norms and ethics than…
DEVELOPMENT But Not at the Cost of Others’ Peace
India desperately needs development but certainly not at the cost of peace and tranquillity and her composite culture, observes MOHAMMAD NAUSHAD KHAN.
