Let’s Play Cautiously
Vol. XLIV No.25
Date: December 3, 2006
FT Distributes 100 Homes to Tsunami Victims
Nagore : 09 November 2006. It is celebration time for the hapless tsunami victims of the Chilladi village near Nagore. For those who lost everything when Killer Tsunami struck them…
A Big Scapegoat
The Indian drubbing at the hands of the Proteas was indeed appalling. But Greg Chappell is being made a big scapegoat in this entire affair.
Death Knell for Bureaucracy
The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister has lifted the ban on the government servants from joining RSS. The conduct rules have thus been amended. The ground is that RSS is a…
Strictures on CBI
Strictures by the Apex Court against Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for acquitting former UP Chief Minister Mayawati in infamous Taj-corridor case even when Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) found her…
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence in India is almost always a hushed-up phenomenon. Women rarely open about the abuse they endure within their homes, much less seek legal recourse. Friends and relatives constantly…
Pope Courts Turkey Before Visit
Two days ahead of a visit already met by massive protests, the Vatican seemed to be courting Turkey denying opposition to the Muslim country’s EU membership, while Pope Benedict XVI…
UK Veiled Muslim Teacher Sacked
A British veiled Muslim teaching assistant was sacked on November 24, for refusal to take off her face-veil (niqab) while men are present.
First Woman Fatwa Council Planned
Muslim women activists from different countries are planning to launch the first international all-female council to issue fatwas, drawing immediate support from some experts and suspicions from others.
Pakistanis Protest Rape Law Change
Thousands of Pakistanis took to the streets of Karachi on November 26 to protest the recent amendment to the 1979 Hudood Ordinance on rape, as a coalition of six religious…
UK Voters Want Iraq Pullout Now
In a more troubling development for embattled British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s ruling Labour, a poll showed on November 26 that voters blame deadly terrorist attacks at home on the…
Muslim Girl Bags Afzal Hussain Award 2006
The students who topped the SSLC and HSC board examinations conducted by Government of Tamil Nadu, in March 2006 were awarded the ‘Afzal Year Award 2006’ in a function organised…
Bihar CM Opposes Reservations for Muslims
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on November 23 joined the Saffronites who are opposing reservation for Muslims on the basis of religion saying it would unnecessarily lead to divisions in…
IUML Seeks Reservation for Muslims
President of Indian Union Muslim League G.M. Banatwala has appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to place the Sachar Committee report in Parliament.
HC Bans Entry into Orissa Temple
Security was beefed up on November 25 at an Orissa temple after a court banned the entry of devotees following a public suit seeking protection for Dalits who plan to…
Media Won Over by Communal Forces
Social activist and writer Teesta Setalvad said it was time the country identified demographic rather than religious minorities, and the Central and State governments should initiate policy-backed census drives to…
SC for Ending Marriage that has Broken Down
If a marriage fails, it is important for the couple to separate for their own peace and for the well-being of their offspring, if any, the Supreme Court said on…
Women’s Emancipation: Is it an Accident of History?
SOROOR AHMED says that the western model of empowerment of women should not be blindly imitated, rather we should endue our own strategy in view of our circumstances.
Guilt by Association: The ‘Other War’ against Muslims in US
If the newly elected U.S. Democratic Congress is to avoid being checkmated by the Republicans at the presidential election in two years, there will have to be some severe oversight…
Ensure a Life of Dignity and Honour for Dalits
What a shame! Even after 58 years of independence, the attitude towards Dalits has not changed in some sections of our society. Moreover, atrocities committed against them have not decreased…
The Gang of Eight Exploiters
SOROOR AHMED lashes at the Western powers who have acted as great exploiters and proves that their present clout in different fields is not due to their hard work or…
LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAMME – I Towards Promoting Social Justice
DR SHAKIL AHMED, who has a long experience of fighting court cases of victims of State terrorism and communal prejudice, presents a blueprint for providing legal aid for the oppressed…
Solidarity Protests Imperialistic-Fascist Agenda
Thiruvananthapuram: Huge rallies by Solidarity Youth Movement in Kerala were not mere an expression of Muslims’ emotion. They were in fact strong protest and warning against the imperialistic agenda embraced…
US Imperialism and Its Fear of Islam
YVONNE RIDLEY, while addressing a conference in Egypt, analyses the situation prevailing in the Muslim world today.
Concrete Action, Not Rhetoric
Discrimination and democracy cannot go together. India can be proud of its democratic institutions, and the fact that in spite of many shortcomings we have retained rather strengthened democracy. Yet,…
Indo-Chinese Relations: Let’s Play Cautiously
DR. S. AUSAF SAIED VASFI discusses the intricacies of Indo-China relations and suggests careful treading and building of bridges for sustainable cooperation between the two Asian giants.
