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Vol. XLIX No. 04
Date: April 24, 2011
Welfare Party Launched, to Create Value-Based Politics
A new national political party, Welfare Party of India, was launched during a national convention on “Towards Value Based Politics” held in the Capital on April 18. The party was…
Facebook Blocks Ikhwan Pages
In a blatant violation of freedom of speech, the social networking website Facebook has blocked access to the pages belonging to Egypt’s main political group – Ikhwan al-Muslimeen or Muslim…
A Welcome Initiative
It is really commendable that some right-thinking persons came together to present a political alternative to our country, which is suffering from corruption not only in political arena but in…
Let’s Revive Joint Family System
It refers to unfortunate episode of two sisters (Anuradha and Sonali Bahal) in Noida going into deep depression to the extent of having themselves self-arrested in their house
I’ve Also Faced Sedition Charge!
I have been myself a victim of sedition law. In 1985, the Government of India launched proceedings against me under Section 124a (sedition) and 505b of Indian Penal Code simply…
Burqua Ban Uncalled for
The blanket ban on burqua in some western countries like France, Italy, Belgium and Australia is uncalled for and highly communal.
MUSLIMS SHOULD FIGHT NATO IN LIBYA: AL-QAEDA LEADER
Al Qaeda’s deputy leader Ayman Al-Zawahri reportedly urged Muslims in North Africa to fight NATO forces in Libya, the SITE Intelligence Group reported on April 15. The monitoring group said…
NATO MAY NEED ESCALATION TO BREAK LIBYA STALEMATE
NATO may have no choice but to escalate its Libyan war effort and use helicopters or naval gunfire against Muammar Qaddafi’s forces to end bloodshed in Misrata and break the…
‘DOCUMENTS SHOW US FUNDING SYRIAN OPPOSITION’
The State Department has been secretly financing opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad, The Washington Post reported, citing previously undisclosed diplomatic documents provided to the newspaper
SYRIAN PROTESTERS BURY THEIR COMRADES
Thousands of Syrians on April 18 demanded the overthrow of President Bashar Assad at the funeral of eight protesters killed in the central city of Homs as unrest swelled despite…
COURT ORDERS DISSOLUTION OF MUBARAK’S PARTY
An Egyptian court on April 16 ordered the dissolution of former President Hosni Mubarak’s political party, meeting a demand of the pro-democracy movement whose protests ended his 30-year rule.
IRAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION IN MARCH 2012
Iran’s official news agency says parliamentary elections have been set for next March. The April 17 report by IRNA quotes Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar as saying the voting will…
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY TO BUILD AIRPORT, RAILWAY
The Palestinian Authority (PA) on April 16 revealed that it will build an international airport near Jerusalem and a railway between West Bank and Gaza Strip in the coming three…
JAMIA TO CONDUCT COMMON ENTRANCE TEST FOR UG COURSES
This year Jamia Millia Islamia, will conduct a Common Entrance Test (CET) for some of the undergraduate courses in the faculty of humanities and languages, faculty of social sciences and…
BINAYAK SEN’S SYMPATHY IS NOT SEDITION: SC
The Supreme Court granted bail to doctor and civil liberty activist Binayak Sen on April 15. The Apex Court considers Binayak Sen’s sympathy towards Naxals is not sedition. Mr Sen…
TWO-DAY SEMINAR ON ISLAM AND MODERN CHALLENGES AT AMU
A two-day National Seminar on “Islam and Modern Challenges” was organised by the Department of Islamic Studies, Aligarh Muslim University last week. A number of important papers were presented by…
ALUMNUS RETURNS RARE HERITAGE TO JAMIA
Mustahsan Hamid Khan, an alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi has returned to his alma mater some rare heritage of national importance, including letters of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal…
‘Matter of Policy’ Gaza War and Goldstone’s Moral Collapse
What did Goldstone learn anew since he issued his 575-page report in September 2009? asks RAMZY BAROUD on Goldstone’s decision to recant parts of the 2009 report on alleged war…
SAUDI ARABIA AND JAMAAT-E-ISLAMI
The friendly relations and mutual cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Jamaat-e-Islami has a history of many decades
Was Pastor Jones an Individual Acting Alone?
The US commander in Afghanistan General David Petraeus believes so. In a statement issued on the third day of protests in Afghanistan in the first week of April on the…
EACHERY Birth of a Research Paper!
Soon after the tsunami, when in many South Andaman villages, agricultural land in proximity to habitats was submerged, there was a severe outbreak of fever. Mosquito breeding in the newly…
Origin of Minority Rights Lies with Aligarh Movement: SMA Kazmi
Former Advocate General of Uttar Pradesh, S.M.A. Kazmi said that origin of Minority Rights lies with Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and the Aligarh Movement
Another Anti-Muslim Hearing
Under the guise of reviewing preparedness for any possible terrorist attack, another anti-Islam and anti-Muslim hearing was held by the New York State Senate on April 8, 2011. Like a…
VAT on LoC Trade against Mohali Spirit
“Pakistan occupied Kashmir, is a part of India, hence VAT will be levied on cross LoC trade” is a new dictate of Omar Abdullah’s State Government of J&K at a…
SC Grants Bail to Dr. Binayak Sen
The Supreme Court of India on April 15 granted bail to noted human rights activist Dr. Binayak Sen, Vice-President of People’s Union for Civil Liberties, dropping sedition charges against him.
Pride Versus Faith
It is narrated on the authority of Abdullah bin Mas’ud that the Apostle of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) observed: “He who has in the heart…
The Task of Creation
We have indeed fashioned above you seven paths. Never were we unaware of the task of creation. We sent down water from the sky in right measure, and caused it…
A Political Party with a Difference
At a time when corruption is the way of the world, when scientific and technological advancement as well as wealth generation is considered be-all and end-all of human endeavour, when…
Sarkozy Owes a Cogent Reply
DR. S. AUSAF SAIED VASFI analyses the what and why of the recent blanket ban on burqua in France.
