Resurgence of the Islamists in Bangladesh
Vol. LI No. 52
Date: March 30, 2014
Knowledge Outside is More Important than Books: Nejatullah Siddiqi
Dr. M. Nejatullah Siddiqi, an Islamic economist of global repute, shared his views and experiences with the students perusing education in Islamic Finance at Al Jamia Al Islamia, Santapuram in…
Economic Development in Islamic Perspective
In order to highlight various issues, progress made and challenges faced in economic development in Islamic perspective, Dr Ausaf Ahmed, a well-known economist and expert in Islamic Finance, presented a…
Rebate on MRP
Recently Competition Commission of India imposed a penalty of Rs.18.38 crores on Chemists and Druggists Association of West Bengal and its office bearers for not allowing rebate to the customers…
Audio-Visual Software of Qur’ān
This is apropos the report “JIH Releases English Audio-Visual Software of Qur’ān” (Radiance, 16-22 March). The Audio Visual software of the Qur’ān will certainly help Muslims and non-Muslims to understand
Where is Third Front?
This is apropos the Cover Story “The Alternative that Never is” by Fawaz Shaheen (Radiance, 16–22 March). The article was timely and narrates the very nature and configuration of Third…
A Replay of Nazis in Hitler’s Germany
In Mumbra, the police carried out a midnight raid and combing operation in which practically an area’s all families, women, children, old people were dragged and abused and loaded in…
UN RIGHTS INVESTIGATOR ACCUSES ISRAEL OF ‘ETHNIC CLEANSING’
A U.N. human rights investigator on March 21 accused Israel of “ethnic cleansing” in pushing Palestinians out of East Jerusalem and cast doubt that the Israeli government could accept a…
LEBANON’S NEW GOVERNMENT GETS GO-AHEAD FROM PARLIAMENT
Lebanon’s parliament gave a newly-formed cabinet a vote of confidence on March 20, ending almost a year of political deadlock during which the country has been pulled further into the…
LIBYAN REBELS SAY US SEIZURE OF OIL TANKER ACT OF
A Libyan rebel leader on March 18 accused the United States of behaving like pirates after U.S. naval forces seized an oil-laden tanker that had sailed from a rebel-held port…
WAR CRIMES EVIDENCE IN SYRIA ENOUGH FOR INDICTMENT: UN
U.N. investigators on March 18 said they had expanded their list of suspected war criminals from both sides in Syria’s civil war and the evidence was solid enough to prepare…
HAMAS CALLS EGYPT BLOCKADE A ‘CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY’
The Palestinian group Hamas on March 18 called Egypt’s curbs on movement through its crossing with the Gaza Strip a “crime against humanity”, in an unprecedented rebuke of its Arab…
EGYPT ARRESTS 76 BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS AT FRIDAY RALLIES
Security forces arrested 76 Muslim Brotherhood members during Friday rallies staged by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s Interior Ministry said in a statement on March 22. The ministry…
EGYPT BROTHERHOOD SEEKS ‘TUNISIA-STYLED’ RECONCILIATION
A Muslim Brotherhood leader on March 22 said that his movement is seeking to reach a “Tunisia-styled” political reconciliation to resolve Egypt’s lingering political crisis.
CRIMEAN TATARS ORDERED TO VACATE LAND
Crimean Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Temirgaliyev has told Crimean Tatars that some of them will have to vacate their homes in exchange for new land elsewhere in the region. Responding…
‘TERRIFYING’ LEVEL OF HATRED IN CAR: U.N. OFFICIAL
Hatred between Christians and Muslims in Central African Republic has reached a “terrifying level”, the U.N.’s top human rights official said on March 20, warning that atrocities were being carried…
JIH AMIR CONDOLES PASSING AWAY OF TABLIGHI JAMAAT LEADER
Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Omari, Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, has expressed deep sorrow at the demise of Tablighi Jamaat chief and renowned personality of the Muslim community Maulana Zuberul Hasan Kandholwi.
EXHIBITION OF INDIAN ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY OPENS IN AMU
A three-day exhibition of Indian Islamic Calligraphy organised by the K. A. Nizami Centre for Qur’ānic Studies, Aligarh Muslim University was inaugurated by AMU Vice Chancellor, Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Zameer…
TERROR SUSPECT FASIH MEHMOOD ALLEGEDLY ATTACKED IN TIHAR JAIL
Fasih Mehmood, a terror suspect in the 2010 Bangalore Chinnaswamy Stadium blast and the Jama Masjid shooting in Delhi, was allegedly beaten up by fellow cell-mates in Tihar jail on…
TERROR SUSPECT DENIED CHANCE TO WRITE EXAMS
Javed Nagori, arrested along with three others at Mehidpur in Ujjain, has been denied permission to sit for university examinations, reports said on March 17. Bhopal Chief Judicial Magistrate Pankaj…
PANEL ON SACHAR FOR LAW LIKE SC-ST ACT TO PROTECT
A committee appointed by the central government to review the implementation of the recommendations of the Sachar panel has suggested that a law on the lines of the Scheduled Castes…
AMNESTY ASKS PM CANDIDATES TO CLARIFY POSITION ON RIGHTS ISSUES
Amnesty International India has asked the declared and probable prime ministerial candidates of various political parties to clarify their positions on key human rights issues ahead of the Parliamentary elections.…
SHAMEFUL THAT MUZAFFARNAGAR RIOTS ACCUSED GIVEN LS TICKETS: JUSTICE SACHAR
Former chief justice Rajinder Sachar on March 19 termed as “shameful” the act of political parties giving Lok Sabha tickets to Muzaffarnagar riots accused. “This is shameful and unfortunate.
‘GUJARAT RIOTS VIDEO’ ADDS TO POLL HEAT IN VARANASI
A video clipping, purportedly containing graphic images of the 2002 Gujarat riots, is being circulated widely on social media since Tuesday (March 18) night. The development comes close on the…
A Grain of Sand in God’s Ocean
I became a Muslim officially on January 1, 2006, in Damascus, Syria. But I had made Shahadah in 2003 when I stood in a sunlit meadow and told God my…
Legacy of Woman Leadership in Islam
Internationally recognised leadership expert, John C. Maxwell said, “Too often, leaders put their energy into organisations, buildings, systems or other lifeless objects. But only people live on after we are…
A KUFFIYA FOR TONY BENN The British Warrior Who ‘Matured
Long before the Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment campaign inched slowly from the fringes of global solidarity with Palestinians to take centre stage, Tony Benn had been advocating a boycott of…
A Research Venture on Waqf Starts in Malaysia
International Centre for Waqf Research (ICWR) has been established in Malaysia. This venture is the result of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) and…
MALAYSIA REVISITED
My question to my host was whether I should carry a sweater or it would result in sweating. The answer was an umbrella instead of a sweater would be required…
Muslim Groups Seek Action against Threat to Adv. Paracha
Various Muslim organisations condemned repeated threats to Adv. Mahmood Paracha and demanded immediate action. They were addressing the issue at a press conference held under the banner of All India…
MUSLIM MINORITIES AND ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY-I
[World Muslim League (WML) organised second International Conference on “Islamic World – Problems and Solutions” in Makkah on 2-4 March. Muslim intellectuals from all over the world attended the conference.…
Crimean Tatars Struggle to Protect Their Rights
The Crimean Tatar National Council has called an emergency meeting to discuss their rights after a local referendum led to the annexation of the peninsula by Russia. Crimean Tatar leader…
Betrayal of Authority
Abu Yaala Ma‘qil bin Yasar relates that he heard the Holy Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) saying: “A person who is appointed in authority over people…
A Grievous Wrong
Those who disbelieve in the Message of the Prophet say: ‘This (Criterion) is nothing but a lie which he has forged with the help of others’. Such have indeed resorted…
The Battle between Good and Evil
The great Indian democratic exercise, Lok Sabha elections 2014, is here with a bang. Old loyalties are giving way to new equations which see strange bedfellows. The deciding factors for…
Resurgence of the Islamists in Bangladesh
MOHAMMAD HOSSAIN analyses the resurgence of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and other opposition parties in the recently held upazila elections even amidst alleged rigging and poll violence.
