WELFARE PARTY OF INDIA An Essay in Character-based Statecraft
Vol. XLIX No. 05
Date: May 1, 2011
AMU Holds Seminar on Climate Change
The Department of Geology at the Aligarh Muslim University organised a three-day seminar on “Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Indian Perspective” on the occasion of Earth Day
PM must be under Lokpal Bill
It refers to the ongoing discussion if Prime Minister should be covered by Lokpal Bill or not. In the present blackmail era of alliance politics, even a notorious one like…
Kudos to Sanjiv Bhatt!
Though many voices were raised against Narendra Modi alleging his role in the killing of Muslims in 2002, they were never heeded.
Help Preserve Earth
Earth Day in 2011 is being observed. We being a responsible citizen should act and promote its message of preserving the earth’s natural environment. It’s time to pledge to commit…
There’s More to It than Meets the Eye
The latest WikiLeaks cable which has revealed the U.S. Consulate’s advice to the Obama administration to ‘cultivate’ Mamata Banerjee – proves beyond doubt that the U.S. is meddling in the…
MATTRESS FIRM MANAGER SACKED FOR HATE CRIME
Syeeda Hussaini has suffered from neck pain the past few years, to the extent that it’s difficult for her to drive and get a good night’s rest. So on a…
OPPONENTS OF YEMEN’S PRESIDENT DIVIDED OVER DEAL
Deep divisions within Yemen’s opposition appeared to doom an Arab proposal for the president to step down within a month, raising the prospect of more bloodshed and instability in a…
115 DEAD IN CLASHES IN SOUTHERN SUDAN
At least 115 people have died in violence between government forces and a rebel militia in Southern Sudan this week, an official said on April 24, raising concerns of southern…
OVER 500 KILLED IN NIGERIA RIOTS: RIGHTS GROUP
More than 500 people were killed in post-election violence last week in the mostly Muslim north, a Nigerian human rights group said on April 24, and it warned of further…
JORDAN INDICTS 146 ON TERROR CHARGES
The public prosecutor of Jordan’s State Security Court (SSC) on April 24 officially charged 146 suspects with plotting to carry out “acts of terrorism” that harmed 83 policemen earlier this…
MUSLIMS URGED TO USE MODERN MEDIA TO PROPAGATE ISLAM
Muhammad Badahdah, assistant secretary-general of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY), has underlined the need to make use of modern information media, including the highly popular social media,
AIMPLB WANTS SPEEDY DISPOSAL OF BABRI CASE
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has urged Centre and the CBI to expedite process in bringing to book Lal Krishna Advani and Bal Thackeray in connection with…
MODI WANTED TO TEACH A LESSON TO MUSLIMS IN GUJARAT
The post-Godhra riots have come to haunt Narendra Modi with a senior Gujarat police officer, who was posted in the Intelligence Department during the 2002 communal riots alleging that the…
HERITAGE MOSQUE VANDALISED IN 2002, STILL IN RUINS
Malik Isan mosque demolished during the 2002 riots in Isanpur area of Ahmedabad, where World Heritage Day celebrations were organised on April 18, still awaits its restoration but the State…
WAQF PROPERTIES CAN’T BE DISTRIBUTED AMONG OTHERS
After observing uneasiness and anguish among Muslim scholars and intellectuals and the whole country has come forward to oppose the statement that Waqf properties be distributed among other minorities also,…
NITISH URGED TO USE ISLAMIC FINANCE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been urged to take benefits of interest-free Islamic finance for the infrastructure development of Bihar. H Abdur Raqeeb, Convenor, National Committee on Islamic Banking…
MUSHAWARAT CONDEMNS PROFILING OF CHRISTIANS IN MP, WPI SEEKS CBI
The reports saying that Madhya Pradesh police was conducting a profiling of the Christian community collecting details about institutions, assets and sources of income, etc., is very disturbing, said Dr…
STAYING HUMAN The Heroic Legacy of Vittorio Arrigoni
Vik’s killers failed to see his humanity. But many of us will always remember, and we will continue trying to “stay human”, asserts RAMZY BAROUD
How Western Colonial Powers Terrorised Muslim People?
Terrorism originates from the Western colonial powers but none would dare to concede it for the fear of unknown in contemporary history. When the European businessmen explored new world markets…
AMENDMENT BILL TAKES AWAY WAQF PROPERTIES FROM MUSLIM DOMAIN
While framing the Waqf Bill 2010, the Ministry of Minority Affairs has provided that where the line of succession of Mutawalli (person responsible for a certain waqf property) fails, the…
THE THEOLOGY OF APOCALYPSE
May 21, 2011 might prove to be a decisive day for many American Christians in one or the other way. One American group claims that the Judgement day would occur…
Corruption and Courts Remedy Lies Elsewhere
The Supreme Court of India is plying a proactive role to weed out ills of the society. Recent orders on corruption, black money and inappropriate appointments have send shockwaves in…
THE OTHER SIDE OF LIBYAN WAR
The Libyan war has taken a very ugly turn indeed. Col. Muammar Gaddafi’s forces have orchestrated the worst kind of human rights violations on its own people killing (massacring is…
Shadows of Hindu Rashtra Loom Large in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh is being ruled by the BJP government for the last several years. This is one state where BJP and its erstwhile avatar, Bhartiya Jansangh had a good deal…
Muslim Women and Islamic Finance
Islamic Fiqh Academy of India and Institute of Objective Studies in collaboration with Islamic Development Bank organised a two-day national workshop on “Teaching Islamic Economic and Finance in Madaris in…
Distribution of Wealth
Anas bin Malik relates that Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with them) was the richest person among the Ansars in Madinah so far as landed property and date gardens…
God’s Bounties
Then through water We caused to grow for you gardens of date-palms and vines wherein you have an abundance of delicious fruits, and from them you derive your livelihood. And…
Let Civil Society Seek Justice in Gujarat Pogrom
The alleged involvement of Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the Gujarat 2002 pogrom has once again come to the fore with a senior IPS officer Sanjiv Rajendra Bhatt, in a…
WELFARE PARTY OF INDIA An Essay in Character-based Statecraft
DR. S. AUSAF SAIED VASFI analyses the objectives of the new political party, Welfare Party of India, and finds that the task before it is stupendous, time-consuming and nerve-wrecking.
