RAJASTHAN ON THE BOIL Meenas, Gujjars left to fight it out
Vol. XLIV No. 49
Date: June 10, 2007
Mosques Targets of Non-Muslim Terrorists
Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad was targeted by terrorists. Fortunately all the bombs did not explode otherwise there would have been very heavy loss of life. A bomb was exploded in Delhi’s…
Mosques Targets of Non-Muslim Terrorists – II
The Hyderabad blast seems to be in the line of Malegaon and Samjhauta Express carnage which are yet to be solved and the secular media as well as the Muslim…
Shocking and Painful
It is most shocking and painful to read that according to Transparency International lower judiciary of India received Rs.2630 crore during 2006 as bribe.
Inspiration for Muslims
Fatima Bibi’s success story (Radiance, 3-9 June) is really inspiring. Fatima, with the help of her Pani-Puri selling husband could get Engineering Degree with distinction. Her efforts were blessed by…
Ibraheem Sayeed A Great Leader of Islamic Movement (1945-2007)
Ibraheem Sayeed, former zonal president, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Karnataka and Goa (62) passed away after a prolonged illness here in Mangalore (Karnataka) in the early hours of Sunday (May 27, 2007).…
SR1,000 FINE FOR EACH YEAR OF OVERSTAYING IN KSA
Expatriates overstaying their visit, Haj and Umrah visas will be fined SR1,000 for each year of overstaying, according to Col. Hussein Yahya Al-Harithy, director of the Department for Expatriates’ Affairs…
SAUDI-MALAYSIAN TRADE UPBEAT
Malaysia is keen to promote its food products in the Saudi market by “increasing awareness” on Malaysian food products amongst Saudi tourists visiting Malaysia, said Naim Abdul Rahman, Trade Commissioner…
CREDIT CARD THEFTS IN SAUDIA
As in other modern nations, Saudi Arabia is gradually shifting from cash payments to card payments. This is leading to an increase in credit card theft and fraud, and since…
IRAN, TURKEY TO JOINTLY GENERATE ELECTRICITY
Visiting Iranian Energy Minister Parviz Fattah conferred with his Turkish counterpart Hilmi Guler on expansion of mutual cooperation in the electricity and water sectors. Speaking in a joint press conference,…
IRAN AND SYRIA STRENGTHEN TIES
Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki arrived in Syria for a two-day visit. He conferred with Syrian President Bashar Assad on expansion and consolidation of political ties between the two countries.…
Jamaat names Naib Ameers, Secretaries
Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umri, in due consultation with Central Advisory Council session held at Bangalore from May 26 to 31, nominated Naib Ameers, Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries.
SC TO EXAMINE TAKING OATH IN THE NAME OF ALLAH
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine the constitutional validity of the oath taken in the name of Allah, reports said on May 23.
HYDERABAD BLAST A ZIONIST CONSPIRACY?
Muslim Forum for National Integration founder president and Muslim community leader Iqbal Qureshi apprehends the hand of Israeli lobby in the May 18 Makkah Masjid blast in Hyderabad which to…
MUSLIM PARTY-SHIV SENA COALITION TO RULE MALEGAON CIVIC BODY
Indian Muslim Congress or the Third Front, which emerged as the single largest party in civic polls with 26 seats in 72-member house, is all set to join hands with…
KHUDA BAKHSH LIBRARY HOSTS LECTURE ON 1857
Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library organised a public lecture on 1857 Revolution: A Resounding Voice in Russia here Sunday to mark the ongoing celebrations of the First War of Independence.…
TAHIR MAHMOOD NAMED MEMBER LAW COMMISSION
Professor Syed Tahir Mahmood, a renowned legal expert and former chairman of National Minorities Commission, was appointed member of the Law Commission of India. He took over as a “full-time…
War against Colonialism Spreads in Mid-East
The US-led programme of sequential wars in Afghanistan and Iraq has drastically failed through a new crop of anti-colonial liberation struggles. Led by Hizbullah in Lebanon, the Palestinian Hamas, the…
AMU should not be Aligarh Mediocre University
SOROOR AHMED analyses the past and present performance of AMU, pleads for meritocracy against mediocrity, and suggests that educational standards be improved and non-elites given their due.
How to Uplift Indian Muslims
Credit goes to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who entrusted Justice Sachar Committee with the responsibility to probe the problems of Muslims. The data – political, social as well as economic…
What Muslims should Do?
Political circumstances prevailing in Karnataka have put the Muslims in dilemma. The Muslim community as a whole does not have any political share in the state, though in some constituencies…
Gender Bias and the Muslim Women
The history of human civilization bears evidence that woman was regarded at different stages of history as an embodiment of depravity, shame and sin. She had to undergo disgrace and…
The Politics of Climate Change
Although climate change is a natural phenomenon, the term “climate change” is used to refer to those changes that have been identified since the last 100 years or so and…
Death of a Saudi in Guantanamo Bay prison
Press reports bring to light the sad story of another tragic death in the infamous torture house of US Chief Bush which is run against all principles of civilized life…
Malegaon Turns a New Leaf
Malegaon surprised the whole country by electing 26 members to its Municipal Corporation from Mufti Mohammed Ismael Qasimi’s newly formed Indian Muslim Congress (IMC). This is a party of Ulema…
RAJASTHAN ON THE BOIL Gujjars, Meenas Left to Fight It
SOROOR AHMED traces the history of Gujjars and Meenas, analyses the situation in Rajasthan and neighbouring States and opines that the deteriorating situation may harm the interests of BJP in…
