Draught of Character in the High-UPS
Vol. XLIV No. 44
Date: May 6, 2007
Proposed Sex Education in schools Will instigate teenage indulgence in
A seminar on Adolescence Education Programme (AEP) – Objection and Suggestion was organised at Indian Merchant Chamber, Mumbai on April 28.
A Glimpse into the Nature of Islam as a Movement
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai,/ Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)
QARADAWI SPEAKS AGAINST SUICIDE OPERATIONS TARGETING CIVILIANS
Renowned Islamic scholar Dr Yousuf Al Qaradawi has called the militant groups in the Islamic world to re-examine their concept of ‘Jihad’ and open a dialogue with Muslims scholars. He…
TURKEY’S ULTRA SECULARISTS AT THE RECEIVING END
The ultra secularists of Turkey are up in arms despite Turkey’s prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision not to stand for the Republic’s presidency. Abdullah Gul, deputy prime minister and…
EGYPT ANCHORWOMEN BATTLE FOR HIJAB
The last four years in the lives of TV presenters Hala El Malki and Ghada El Tawil have been a continuous struggle brought about by their employers’ refusal to implement…
IHRC WELCOMES NEW GUIDELINES ON WEARING NIQAB IN COURTS
The Islamic Human Rights Commission has welcomed guidelines published on April 24 by the Judicial Studies Board’s Equal Treatment Advisory Committee on the wearing of the niqab in courts.
TIMETABLE FOR WITHDRAWAL OF US TROOPS APPROVED
The US House of Representatives approved a war funding bill that includes a timetable for pulling US troops out of Iraq.
KUWAITIS NOT WILLING TO WRITE OFF IRAQ’S OLD DEBT
Lingering bitterness from the 1990 Iraqi invasion and distrust of today’s government of Nouri Al Maliki are making it nearly impossible to convince Kuwaitis and their lawmakers to write off…
US DISCRIMINATIONS AGAINST MUSLIMS
The US is institutionalising discrimination against immigrants perceived to be Muslims, illegally delaying their citizenship applications, which is breaking families and disenfranchising entire communities, the Centre for Human Rights and…
POLICE KILL MADRASA TEACHER, POLICE STATION SET AFIRE
In a shocking incident, the police allegedly thrashed a madrasa teacher Hafiz Kamaluddin to death at Prem Nagar in Sultanpuri area in the Capital on April 25. The people of…
MUSLIMS ARE PREY TO CONSPIRACY DUE TO LACK OF STRONG
Muslims have fallen prey to anti-Muslim forces as there is ongoing conspiracy to suppress strong Muslim leadership in many a State in the country, said Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen leader and…
ALL PARTIES’ POLITICS MOVES ROUND MUSLIMS: BUKHARI
Shahi Imam Jama Masjid Delhi and patron UP United Democratic Front Syed Ahmad Bukhari said there is no political party in the country, the politics of which does not move…
‘EUROPEAN UNION IS A MODEL THAT INSPIRES’
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, while addressing the European Parliament, said the European Union was worthy of emulation by every region of the world, and asked the European Parliament to initiate…
GOVT PANEL RECOMMENDS MODERNISATION OF MADRASA EDUCATION
National Commission for Minorities Educational Institutions chairman Justice M.S.A. Siddiqui submitted his report on modernisation of madrasa education and formation of a central madrasa board to Union Minister for Human…
It’s a Very Moving Experience
I think I converted to Islam to fill a void in my life. As I was ill last year, I had a lot of time to search for answers to…
Genetically Indian Story of Indian Muslims
“I belong to two circles of equal size which are not concentric, one is India and the other is the Muslim World.” – Muhammad Ali Jauhar
Transplant Tourism: Boon or Bane?
At their second Global Consultation on Transplantation the World Health Organisation (WHO) came up with some guiding principles on cell, tissue and organ donation and transplantation. Transplantation is increasingly seen…
Why No Land for Modern Days Temples?
Industries are our modern days temples. This was the philosophy enunciated by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. The first Prime Minister of the country has the credit to lay the foundation of…
Was There a Christian Terrorism Link in the Virginia Tech
Of course there was no connection of this incident with Christianity. But there is a point to be made about ‘Terrorism, the media, and Virginia Tech’.
Fake Encounters, Naxalism Take over Lok Sabha Debate
Protests by a large number of MPs outside Parliament House against the killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh by the Gujarat Police spilled onto the floor of the Lok Sabha on April…
Criminals in Uniform : Don’t Spare Them
Supreme Court’s intervention in the matter of cold-blooded murder of Sohrabuddin Sheikh, on November 25, 2005, and the subsequent CID report, has lifted the lid from another heinous crime committed…
Draught of Character In the High-ups
DR. S. AUSAF SAIED VASFI laments the fast eroding concern for character that makes not only individuals but also the nation strong Is over a billion strong, plural, socialist and…
