Bilkis Bano Case Convicts: Remission in Jail Term
Vol. LX No. 21
Date: August 28, 2022
Gleanings of Arabic Press 03-Sep-22
There is no doubt that the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has allowed the Arab countries, or at least their heavyweight, to publicly express what they were covering up…
TWEET Literacy Campaign: ‘Each One Teach Ten’ Aims to Educate
RAHAMATHUNNISSA A. is National Secretary, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, and Chief Editor of the Aura e-magazine which attempts to engage with women’s voices and debates while centring on social, political, economic, and…
Injustice to Bilkis Bano Sends Wrong Signals
The 2002 anti-Muslim genocide in Gujarat is regarded by the civilized world as the darkest spot in the history of Independent India. And the most horrible and heinous event in…
Bilkis Bano Case Convicts: Remission in Jail Term, A Serious
Syyed Mansoor Agha makes an analytical study of the order of remission of 11 convicts in the 2002 Bilkis Bano case issued by the Government of Gujarat and finds that…
Every 10 Minutes a Dalit Subjected to Caste Cruelty
The recent incidents of brutality against Dalits are just the tip of the iceberg. They underline the stark reality that caste brutality persists across the nation even after 75 years…
Repayment of Debt
Abu Saied al-Khudri says that a dead body was brought to the Prophet for funeral service. The Holy Prophet ﷺ asked if the deceased was indebted and on getting an…
The Role of Muslim Women in Indian Freedom Movement
[This is the second and concluding part of the article. The first part appeared in Issue No. 20 dated 21-27 August 2022.]
Convergence in the Muslim World: the Legacy of Jamaluddin Afghani
The word Convergence comes from the prefix con-, meaning together, and the verb verge, which means to turn toward. It is used to describe things that are in the process…
Justice Ramana’s Scathing Remarks Media itself to blame for being
The media has got the deserving chastisement at the hands of the Chief Justice of India (CJI), now on the verge of retirement. A few days back at a function…
Inside India 03-Sep-22
A recently released fact-finding report on the communal riots that broke out in Gujarat’s Himmatnagar and Khambhat towns during the Hindu festival of Ram Navami on April 10, 2022, places…
Muslim World 3-Sep-22
A huge bomb exploded during evening prayers at a mosque in Afghanistan’s capital, killing many worshippers and injuring dozens of others on August 17. In multiple videos posted on Twitter…
Readers Pulse 3-Sep-22
The release of 11 convicts sentenced to life for the heinous murder of seven people and the gangrape of three women in 2002 in Gujarat is a questionable decision by…
If Only Deeds Would Match Words
Arshad Shaikh looks at the speeches of the President of India and the Prime Minister on the occasion of our Independence Day. It has become a customary exercise to recount…
Indians Renouncing Citizenship is a Wake-up Call for India
At a time when India has opened its arm under the provision of Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), which aims to give citizenship to migrants belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist,…
The Hindu-Muslim Binary is Against the Idea of Inclusive Democracy
On August 15, Welfare Party of India organised a symposium in the national capital on “75 Years of Independence: Achievements and Challenges,” where speakers shed lights on the prevailing atmosphere…
Taiwan: Caught between Expansionist China and Hegemonist United States
Soroor Ahmed presents a study of the ongoing conflict between the United States and China vis-à-vis Taiwan, and concludes that there is likelihood of disruption of Global Value Chain if…
Islam Recognises Sanctity of Human Life
With the remission of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, the issue of rape-cum-murder has once again come to light. The issue in fact has never died down. Early…
They’ve Gone Too Far
“(He does this) in order that He may make the evil caused by Satan a trial for those in whose hearts there is sickness (of hypocrisy), whose hearts are hard…
