Muslims’ Roadmap after 2014 Polls
Vol. LII No. 10
Date: June 8, 2014
Scope of Islamic Finance in Existing Legal Framework in India
In order to highlight and explore the possibility, acceptance and the legal framework available for Islamic Finance in India, Khurshid A. Najmi, an expert in project finance who worked for…
DDA Agrees to Free Encroached 14-Acre Graveyard Land
The tireless efforts of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind for the last three years finally bore fruit on 23 May 2014 when the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) began the process to demarcate the…
Without Education, Neither Individual Nor Nation can Progress: JIH Amir
Without education, neither an individual nor a nation can progress. It would be exceptional if one even without education becomes prominent and achieves higher stage in the society. But it…
We are with the Truth
I salute the Editor for the balanced editorial (Radiance, 11-17 May). We are with the truth while even truth and justice seem helpless and are against injustice even it seems…
As You Sow, So You Reap!
The mandate achieved by BJP in the general elections 2014 has been conspicuous. In terms of numbers and popular support it has been a decisive victory for Hindutva. The Organiser (mouthpiece of…
Essence of India
This refers to cover story, “The Lesson and the Footprints of 2104 polls”, (Radiance, 25-31 May). Yes, the results of 2014 polls have all the components to ponder over the…
Let’s Unravel the Truth
This refers to the cover story “Debating Elections, Debating Development”, (Radiance, 11-17th May, 2014). Fr. Frazer’s doubts regarding the claims of ‘Gujarat Model’ of development were not wrong.
‘ALLAH’ NICKNAMED TWITTER USER GIVEN 15 MONTHS IN JAIL
A Turkish court has sentenced a Twitter user to 15 months in prison for ‘belittling religious values.’ Ertan P., a teacher, was sentenced to prison by a magistrate court in…
MALAYSIA MUSLIMS CALL FOR BOYCOTT OF CADBURY, KRAFT FOODS AFTER
Muslim retail and consumer groups on 29 May called for a boycott of products made by British-based confectioner Cadbury and its parent Kraft Foods Group Inc after two chocolate varieties…
ERDOGAN WARNS AGAINST SABOTAGING PEACE
Kurdish demonstrators have blocked a highway in southeast Turkey and seized a soldier, exposing the fragility of a peace process which Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan launched with PKK leader Abdullah…
TURKEY CONCERNED OVER EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS
The latest European Parliament elections that resulted with the success of the extreme right wing parties in many European countries has worried Turkey, according to a statement from the country’s…
SYRIA’S ECONOMY HEADS INTO RUIN: UN REPORT
Syria’s economy, rocked by four years of civil war, is shrinking fast as industrial and agricultural output falls, leaving almost two thirds of the population in extreme poverty, according to…
ISRAELI FORCES ARREST PALESTINIANS INSIDE AL-AQSA COMPOUND
Israeli forces on 29 May arrested two Palestinians from inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem. Ibrahim Abu Araarh, 50, and Jamal Al-Natsheh, 46, were arrested from inside the…
NIGERIA’S MUSLIM LEADER CONDEMNS BOKO HARAM
Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, the president of Nigeria’s Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and Sultan of Sokoto has condemned the Boko Haram rebel group and called on Nigerian Muslims to…
BOOK CLAIMS FLIGHT MH370 ‘SHOT DOWN’ IN MILITARY DRILL
Nigel Cawthorne, an Anglo-American author based in London, has become the first person to release a book about the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 just 70 days after last contact…
MCB OFFERS SUPPORT TO GOVT IN TACKLING RISE IN ISLAMOPHOBIA
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) notes with concern the reports of rising racism in Britain, linked to the “growing hostility to immigrants and widespread Islamophobia”. The authoritative British Social…
90% OF EGYPTIANS BOYCOTT SHAM PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
The Muslim Brotherhood has affirmed that 90% of the Egyptian people boycotted the ‘blood ballot’ – the illegitimate presidential election; and regarded the boycott as a slap in the face
THE WORLD BEFORE HER CHRONICLES WORKINGS OF DURGA VAHINI
A young Indian girl at a militant training camp proclaims, “We have learned to use guns and we’ll use them if we have to. We will kill people if we…
POLICE TOLD TO BE ON HIGH ALERT IN WESTERN UP
Anticipating more trouble in the communally sensitive areas of western Uttar Pradesh, Inspector General of Police (Meerut Zone) Alok Sharma on 27 May issued directives to all district police forces…
RSS DEMANDS TO ‘MODERNISE’ MADRASSAS
RSS leader and convener of Muslim Rastriya Manch, Indresh Kumar on 1 June suggested the Muslims in Rajasthan to transform and modernise 10 to 20 Madrassas
FROM RIOT ACCUSED TO CENTRAL MINISTER
BJP on 27 May accommodated its Muzaffarnagar candidate Sanjeev Baliyan, an accused in the recent riots in the region, in its council of ministers. Baliyan was part of a mahapanchayat…
GUJARAT GOVT REINSTATES ISHRAT JAHAN ENCOUNTER ACCUSED
In a surprise move, Gujarat government on 28 May reinstated suspended IPS officer GL Singhal, an accused in Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case whose recording of phone conversations had brought…
CAMPAIGN TO BAN FAJR ADHAN LAUNCHED
In a controversial demand that may spark widespread uproar, a less popular Hindutva outfit has called for a strict ban on Fajr Adhan across India. On 25 May, dozens of…
GOVT. TO RAISE FDI IN DEFENCE SECTOR TO 100%
In a major policy initiative, the government is proposing to raise FDI in defence sector to 100 per cent through the approval route. The proposal to raise FDI cap in…
CASTE-BASED DISCRIMINATION STILL PREVALENT
Revenue Minister of Karnataka V. Srinivas Prasad has said that “discrimination and exploitation” of people based on caste is still prevalent. He was speaking after inaugurating an event to celebrate…
‘MUMBAI TRAIN BLAST ACCUSED WAS AT HOME’
The defence in the Mumbai train blasts case on 28 May argued that as per call data records (CDRs) and office documents, the accused Asif Bashir Khan, was present at…
HAFTAR LEADS A COUP
On 16 May, Libya’s rogue general Khalifa Haftar staged several bloody attacks against other Libyan militias in the name of eradicating terrorism by leading a paramilitary force
X-rays to Synchrotrons
One could not have missed the ubiquitous X-ray images during visits to hospitals. Medical imaging has been around since the discovery of X-rays (a form of electromagnetic radiation; light is…
Time Management and Islam
In the light of Qur’ānic ayaat and ahadith of Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) SYED KAZIM underlines the importance of time in the life of…
Knowledge and Its Propagation
Addition to knowledge is an individual’s duty (Fardh Ain) while its propagation is the collective responsibility (Fardh Kifayah).
Discipline and Character
What does this really mean? If it is merely standing or marching in rows and columns with lathis or rifles firmly held in hand or mere show of finery of…
Dawah Van Disseminates ‘Madhur Sandesh’ in Delhi
Dawah section of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Delhi and Haryana, is disseminating the Message of Truth among the countrymen with the help of a Dawah Van, nicknamed as Madhur Sandesh (sweet message).
Article 370 Can’t Be Abrogated
J&K has a special status, unlike the other States in India where Parliament can legislate on its own on subjects mentioned in the Union and concurrent lists, writes RAJINDAR SACHAR
Sins Negate Faith
Abu Hurairah relates that Allah’s Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) observed: The fornicator who fornicates is not a believer so long as he commits it, and…
God is Your Guide
O Muhammad!) Thus did We make for every Prophet enemies from among those immersed in evil. Your Lord suffices you as a Guide and a Helper
Modi Government
Modi government, which was formed on the basis of 31 per cent popular votes of Indian electorate, needs to tread carefully and cautiously. People expect solid achievements in the field…
Muslims’ Roadmap after 2014 Polls
MOHAMMAD NAUSHAD KHAN analyses the post-poll scenario with special reference to Congress debacle and division of Muslim votes, and discusses the roadmap Muslims might consider for the future.
