Isn’t Israel more than a Zionist State?
Vol. LII No. 20
Date: August 17, 2014
JIH Voices Concern over Saffronisation of Education
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has expressed concern over attempts being made covertly or overtly to saffronise education under the guise of educational reform. It asked the government not to tarnish the image…
India must Stick to Its Principle on Gaza: Neelabh Mishra
Neelabh Mishra, Editor of the Outlook Hindi magazine, while addressing a public meet organised by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind in the national capital on 2 August said India must not compromise its…
“Compensation in Islam”
This refers to the article “Compensation in Islam” by Syed Kazim, (Radiance Viewsweekly, 3-9 August 2014). No doubt Islam is the complete way of life and has provided guidelines for…
Let’s Save India from Chaos
India’s stand with Israel’s atrocities in Gaza, now reflects the change of power from the liberals to the extremists of the Right. India’s democracy does give hope that future need…
Gaza Bleeding and Apathy of Int’l Community
The world is watching the dance of death in Gaza. Israel that is curious to suck the blood of children and women has no more conscience and humanity. The US…
Riots will Weaken Age Old Social Fabric
The pattern of recent riots in Uttar Pradesh which has been orchestrated between Dalits and Muslims, Jats and Muslims and Sikh and Muslims is very dangerous and aimed at harming…
ERDOGAN’S PRESIDENTIAL WIN STARTS RACE FOR NEW TURKISH GOVT
Turkey’s ruling party on 11 August began deliberations on the shape of the next government after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan secured his place in history by winning the nation’s first…
HRW SAYS EGYPT GAGGING DISSENT
Human Rights Watch on 11 August accused Egypt’s government of trying to silence all criticism, after two of its top staff members were held at Cairo airport for 12 hours…
EGYPT DISSOLVES FJP
An Egyptian court on 9 August issued a ruling dissolving the Freedom and Justice Party, the political wing of Muslim Brotherhood, striking another blow in the campaign to crush Egypt’s…
EGYPT GRAND MUFTI REJECTS DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST MB CHIEF
Egypt’s top religious leader has dismissed death sentences passed on the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and other members of the movement. On 7 August, Grand Mufti Shawki Allam stated…
WOUNDED PALESTINIANS ARRIVE IN TURKEY FOR TREATMENT
Four wounded Palestinians were flown into Ankara for medical treatment on 11 August, the first sign of Turkey’s promised plan to evacuate thousands from the Gaza Strip. Turkey said last…
SINN FEIN ASKS RETAILERS TO BOYCOTT ISRAELI PRODUCTS
Sinn Fein, Irish republican political party, has asked major retailers and shop owners to stop stocking products made in Israel on their shelves. A campaign is growing in Ireland to…
BRITISH POLICE STORM ISRAELI ARMS FACTORY PROTEST
Pro-Palestinian protesters who chained shut the doors of a factory believed to be owned by an Israeli military company which manufactures drone engines for Israel have been arrested and placed…
REPORT REVEALS EXTENT OF BRITISH ARMING OF ISRAEL
A report has revealed the extent to which the British government has been supplying Israel with military equipment ranging from weapons control and targeting systems to ammunition, drones and armoured…
BRITISH MUSLIM MINISTER STEPS DOWN OVER GAZA POLICY
Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, United Kingdom’s Senior Minister of State for Faith and Communities on 5 August resigned over the British government’s policy on Gaza, saying: “I can no longer support…
‘PERMIT’ MOVE TO TASLIMA HURTS MUSLIMS
The Muslim community in West Bengal has come down severely on the BJP-led Centre for ‘promising’ author Taslima Nasreen to grant resident permit. Ms Nasreen had told the media that…
DON’T DISTURB COUNTRY’S SECULAR FABRIC: SC
The Supreme Court on 8 August cautioned non-governmental organisation, Jayati Bharatam, from making allegations that could disturb the country’s secular fabric. Hearing a writ petition filed by the NGO, seeking…
POLICE STATIONS HAVE ‘SETTLEMENT’ FEVER, SAY VICTIMS
The raid on a Khar policeman on 4 August, in which the accused escaped, has highlighted the practice of “settlement” rampant at various police stations. Several complainants said when they…
‘RPSC CHAIRMAN BEING TARGETED AS HE IS A MUSLIM’
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on 5 August accused the state BJP government of targeting and “scaring” the Rajasthan Public Services Commission (RPSC) chairman Habib Khan Gauran since the…
SC ORDERS STATUS QUO IN HARYANA GURDWARAS
The Supreme Court on 7 August ordered status quo on control of gurdwaras in Haryana and directed the state’s director general of police to ensure that there were no untoward…
DELHI ARCHBISHOP CALLS FOR JUSTICE AFTER NEW ATTACKS ON CHRISTIANS
The archbishop of New Delhi has urged authorities to take more effective measures in combating religiously motivated violence in the wake of an attack on a Christian church in the…
MOB KILLS TRADER BOOKED FOR COW SLAUGHTER
Hours after he was booked on charges of cow slaughter, a Muslim trader was beaten to death allegedly by a Hindutva mob in Pachpedwa police station area of Balrampur district…
OPPOSITION TARGETS MODI FOR NOT GREETING NATION ON EID
The Opposition on 5 August targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not being sufficiently effusive in extending greetings to the nation on the festival of Eid, even as he has…
CENTRAL AGENCIES ALSO INVOLVED IN TERRORIST ACTIVITIES: AJIT SAHI
Ajit Sahi, who is well-known for his investigative journalism, while addressing a public gathering organised by SIO local unit in the coastal town of Bhatkal in Karnataka alleged that the…
HC DIRECTS UP GOVT. FOR PROBE INTO KHALID MUJAHID CUSTODIAL
The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court has directed recently the Government of Uttar Pradesh for high level investigation under the DGP into the custodial death of Khalid Mujahid and…
My Life was Ready for Journey to Paradise
My reversion to Islam has alarmed many friends and family members. It seems to them strange and odd for a Latino like me to become a Muslim. Catholicism and Protestantism…
PRESENT SCENARIO The Course of Action for Indian Muslims
MAULANA SYED JALALUDDIN OMARI, Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, in an interview with Urdu monthly Zindagi-e-Nau (August 2014), dwelt upon the scenario prevailing in the country following the recent Lok Sabha elections…
Riots Part of Conspiracy to Isolate Muslims
A delegation comprising leaders of various Muslim organisations, led by Mohammad Ahmad, political secretary, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, visited the riot-hit Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh to find out the ground reality…
Status of Mosque and Education in Islam
Today, when we mention education, most would seldom think of Islam. Many a time one hears phrases such as secular education and religious education. We need to remind ourselves about…
Intentions, Expressions and Actions
It needs only a little bit of common sense for one to conclude that inconsistencies in how a person thinks, talks and acts (i.e. in mano-wak-kaaya-karma) is unfortunately the precise…
Helping a Believer
Abu Hurairah reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) said: ‘Whoever relieves a believer from a distress, Allah will relieve him from one…
God’s Wondrous Phenomena
It is Allah Who has made night a garment for you, and sleep the repose (of death), and has made day the time of rising to life. And He it…
Preparation for a Bloodbath?
Irresponsible politicians, whose objective seems to be nothing but power, are stoking prejudices, hatred and enmity among two major communities of Uttar Pradesh. If saner elements do not intervene, media…
Isn’t Israel more than a Zionist State? – I
TAJ HASHMI dwells deep upon Israel’s barbarism vis-à-vis the Muslim world in historical perspective and goes on to prove that ‘this lump in the body politic of the Muslim world’…
Artists, Activists and Nobel Peace Laureates Stand Up For Palestinian
A diverse group of celebrities, artists, and activists, including American Jews and Palestinians are speaking out for Palestinian human rights in a video released online 30 July, 2014. The video…
55 Australian MPs Condemn Israeli War Crimes and Occupation
While the pro-Zionist, US lackey Australian Coalition Government and the pro-Zionist, US lackey, Labour Right-dominated Australian Labour Opposition are appallingly united in their support for Apartheid Israel, 54 Australian MPs…
‘The West unable to draw moral red lines Israel may
“Many criticise Israel’s policy of creating new facts on the ground with its settlement policy. This is curious, for the original and most consequential new fact on the ground was…
On Heroes and Preachers Gaza’s New Resistance Paradigm
Although the disparity of the fight between Israel and Palestinian resistance is as highlighted today as ever before, Palestinian resistance has matured. The fact that they killed dozens of soldiers…
