Interpersonal Skills in Islam
Vol. LII No. 12
Date: June 22, 2014
Even Golwalkar and Ambedkar weren’t Rigid on Uniform Civil Code
All India Muslim Personal Law Board Executive Member, Dr. SQR Ilyas, while addressing a public meet organised by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind in the national capital on 7 June, informed the gathering…
PUCL, Others Condemn Assault on Leading Gandhian Institution in Jaipur
A large number of civil society members of Rajasthan, in a statement on 8 June, condemned the taking over of the Rajasthan Samagra Sewa Sangh. The statement said inter alia:
A Solution for Minorities
The cover story (Radiance, 1-7 June) has covered a very important issue. Again it proved that science and technology is both cures and boon for the society. Really the nation will…
Nice Job, Keep It Up
This refers to the report “DDA Agrees to free encroached 14-Acre Graveyard land” (Radiance, 8-14 June). First, a warm congratulation on getting free the encroached 14- acre graveyard land.
Uniform Civil Code is Unnatural
This refers to the editorial “Ensure Religious Freedom to All Citizens” (Radiance, 15-21 June). The uproar for Uniform Civil Code in a democratic country which has in-built diversity is useless…
NGOs under IB radar
The IB in a report to Prime Minister has alarmed that certain foreign funded NGOs are threat to national security and may come in the way of economic development. This…
It Speaks Volumes about the Shape of Things to Come
With this Government coming to power, the Hindutva elements have become more aggressive, and many others are gripped by a sort of fear. This aggression of Hindutva groups got manifested…
KOSOVO ELECTS FIRST LAWMAKER TO WEAR A HEADSCARF
Labinote Demi-Murtezi, who won enough votes in the elections, became Kosovo’s first headscarved lawmaker to enter the parliament. Murtezi collected the most votes among the female candidates.
ICELAND SET TO GET FIRST MOSQUE
Muslims in Iceland are set to begin building the country’s first ever mosque next week in the city of Reykjavik, after the City Council granted a plot for the project…
CRIMEAN MOSQUE ATTACKED AND SET AFIRE
A Crimean mosque was vandalised on 13 June and set on fire by unknown people throwing three Molotov cocktails. According to the closed-circuit cameras, the provocateurs drew Nazi swastika
MUSLIM SCHOLARS CALL FOR END TO CLASHES IN IRAQ’S MOSUL
The International Union for Muslim Scholars has called for an immediate end to the violence in Mosul and asked the government in Baghdad to enter into talks to resolve the…
PALESTINIAN GIRL, YOUNGEST DOCTOR IN THE WORLD
When someone enrols in the medicine school that one of the longest schooling required profession, by the time they finish school they will be around 30-or at least on their…
MUSLIM WOMEN CALL TO END HEADSCARF BAN IN TATARSTAN
The Union of Muslim Women in Russia and Tatarstan has called on the Russian Education Ministry to remove the headscarf ban in schools in the Republic of Tataristan. In the…
KYRGYZ IMAMS CALL TO END ETHNIC TENSIONS
On 6 June, Muslim scholars all over Kyrgyzstan gave sermons at the Islamic congregational prayers, calling their countrymen to bring an end to ethnic violence in the central Asian state.
JAPAN UNIVERSITY HOSTS ISLAMIC EXHIBITION
Doshisha University in Japan’s Kyoto has hosted exhibition about Islam organised by the Omani Foundations and Religious Affairs Ministry called the “Message of Islam from Oman”, reports said on 10…
TURKEY TO EXPORT ASSAULT HELICOPTERS
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Edogan has said the country’s first domestically produced assault helicopter is to be exported to friendly countries. His comments came at the handing-over ceremony of…
MALAYSIA AIMS TO TAKE LEAD IN ISLAMIC FINANCIAL SECTOR
Malaysia’s deputy finance minister on 11 June said that the country aims to take the lead in the evergreen Islamic financial sector, by being the first economy worldwide to pioneer…
TELANGANA TO FOLLOW TN MODEL OF QUOTA FOR MUSLIMS
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader K Kavitha has said that her party would provide 12% reservation for Muslims in Telangana on the lines of Tamil Nadu even as she asked…
M’RASHTRA APPROVES A BILL TO BAN DANCE BARS
The Maharashtra Cabinet on 12 June approved of a bill that would empower it to ban dance bars in the state. The measure supported by the Home Minister RR Patil…
CBI REFUSES TO SHARE ISHRAT CASE DIARY WITH MHA
The Central Bureau of Investigation refused to comply with the demand of Ministry of Home Affairs to share the case diary related to the Ishrat Jahan ‘fake encounter’ case. The…
HOUSE ADJOURNED OVER ‘SAFFRON FLAG ATOP RED FORT’ REMARK
An objectionable remark during the speech of a Shiv Sena MP caused uproar, made the House adjourned, later drawing a clarification from the BJP ally on 10 June. Speaking during…
ACTIVISTS STAGE SADBHAVANA MARCH IN PUNE
A sadbhavana padyatra or march was staged from Gadital to Gandhi Chowk in Pune on 15 June to show solidarity with Mohsin Shaikh who was lynched to death by miscreants…
ASSAMESE PROTEST FOR JUSTICE OVER KOKRAJHAR MASSACRE
Demanding justice, around 300 people from Assam staged a demonstration at Jantar Mantar in the Capital on 10 June against the alleged massacre of Bengali Muslims in the Bodoland Territorial…
ENCROACHMENT ON 23,566 ACRE WAQF LAND IN MAHARASHTRA
Encroachment has taken place on 23,566 acre of the total 93,325-acre Waqf Board land in Maharashtra, the Legislative Council was informed on 12 June. “Notices have been served to 19,559…
ASADUDDIN OWAISI RAKES UP GODHRA, BABRI, ISHRAT CASE IN LOK
Courting controversy, AIMIM member Asaduddin Owaisi raked up Godhra riots, Ishrat Jahan incident and Babri Masjid demolition, creating an uproar in Lok Sabha on 11 June. Congress MP from Wayanad…
IB REPORT ON NGOS ‘PLAGIARISES FROM OLD MODI SPEECH’
In its 21-page classified report, Impact of NGOs on Development, that identifies certain foreign-funded NGOs as threat to India’s national economic security and the Gujarat model of development, the Intelligence…
FORCED TO SHAVE BEARDS, ALLEGE MUSLIMS HELD FOR PUNE VIOLENCE
Two Muslim men who were arrested after violence over derogatory Facebook posts hit Pune earlier this month – which resulted in a young techie, Mohsin Sheikh, being bludgeoned to death…
Fasting may Ward off Diabetes
Fasting can reduce cholesterol levels in pre-diabetic people over extended period of time, according to a new research, reports said on 15 June.
When Will Mamata Reciprocate Support of Muslims?
When Mamata Banerjee emerged as the first woman chief minister of West Bengal by defeating the 3-decade old Left Front rule supposedly with the support of Muslims,
What Palestinian Unity Is All About The Real Task Ahead
Palestinians are yet to achieve national unity despite the elation over the ‘national unity government’ now in operation in Ramallah.
Ramadhan Makes Us Powerful
Once again the holy month of Ramadhan is fast approaching us. We do not know which of us will live to see Ramadhan. We do not know which of us…
Islamic Concept of Racism and Nationalism
All human beings belong to a single species and share a common origin. They are born equal in dignity and rights. They should have equal opportunity to have access to…
ALLAMA SHIBLI NOMANI A Versatile Scholar
Shibli Nomani (3 June 1857 – 18 November 1914) was a versatile Islamic scholar from Indian subcontinent during the British Raj.
Hate Crimes and Communal Polarisation
The Modi Sarkar has been installed in power for the last three weeks or so (since 16 May 2014). While there is a lot of hope from this government by…
Giant Despair!
The title taken from John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress (which looks mostly inspired by ‘Islamic concepts on matter and spirit’) comes to mind when
Good News for Strangers
It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) said: Islam…
Go and Preach to People
Verily, We granted Moses the Book and appointed his brother Aaron with him as his helper and said to him: ‘Go the two of you to the people who have…
PM Modi and the Task Ahead
The dust of post-election period has started to settle down. The new PM Narendra Modi is in firm grip of the seat of power and administrative overhauling is in full…
Interpersonal Skills in Islam
Turning the pages of the Qur’ān and the Prophet’s Seerah, SYED KAZIM presents the beauty of Islam vis-à-vis interpersonal skills.
