The Arab Autumn
Vol. XLIX No. 21
Date: August 21, 2011
Islam Offers Alternative Economic System
The debt crisis engulfing USA and European countries is a major cause of concern for the economy of the world and it gives us an opportunity to rethink about the…
The Qur’ān is for Guidance of Entire Humanity: Jalaluddin Omari
Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Omari, during his Friday Khutba laid emphasis on the importance of the Holy Qur’ān. The starting point of the Khutba was the Hadith which…
Fruit of Crony Capitalism
The downgrading of the U.S’s fiscal stature by one of the three rating agencies – Standard & Poor’s – doesn’t come as a shocker.
Law Commission on Second Marriage
Union Law Minister should take immediate steps to implement in practice Law Commission’s delayed but justified recommendations to prevent misuse of Islamic provisions by Hindu persons in converting to Islam…
Give Them the Gallows
The Supreme Court judges have rightly said that the encounters carried out by the police personnel are done to order, premeditated, cold blooded, strategically timed and positioned killings of inconvenient…
A Whiff of Fresh Air
The recommendations made by NCM (National Commission for Minorities) in the case of Mecca Masjid blast comes as a whiff of fresh air to the families of the innocent Muslims…
From Oblivion to Eternity
“Sister Sumaiyya has passed away today. She recently reverted to Islam. As all relatives of the deceased are non-Muslims, you are requested to attend the funeral at 5.30 pm.” “To…
TUNISIANS SAY REVOLUTION YET TO BRING JUSTICE
As the Arab world watched Hosni Mubarak’s trial last week, transfixed by the sight of Egypt’s longtime leader behind a courtroom cage, Tunisia quietly released its reviled former justice minister.…
ISOLATION, AIR STRIKES TAKE TOLL IN LIBYA
The impact of the West’s two-pronged effort to oust Muammar Qaddafi was apparent this week in Tripoli, where doctors struggled to treat Libyans injured in recent NATO air strikes amid…
JORDANIANS RALLY TO SEEK REFORMS, END CORRUPTION
Hundreds of Jordanians demonstrated across the country on August 12 under the slogan of preserving “sovereignty” as the first step on the road of political reforms. Hundreds of activists belonging…
MASS RALLIES IN YEMEN DEMAND PRESIDENT STEP DOWN
Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters poured onto the streets of major cities and towns across Yemen on August 12 keeping the pressure on the nation’s embattled president to step…
SYRIAN TROOPS FIRE AS THOUSANDS PROTEST ASSAD
Syrian soldiers on August 12 opened fire on tens of thousands of protesters who flooded the streets shouting for the ouster – and even the execution – of President Bashar…
ERDOGAN TO VISIT SOMALIA
Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on August 10 said he would visit famine-hit Somalia along with his family in the coming days as part of an effort to draw international…
US THREATENS GAZA AID CUTOFF IF HAMAS STICKS TO AUDIT
The US will cut $100 million in American aid money to Palestinians in Gaza if the territory’s Hamas rulers continue with “unwarranted audits” of local American non-profit organisations, a UD…
GUJARAT COP NAMES MODI’S AIDE IN PRAJAPATI ‘FAKE’ ENCOUNTER CASE
In a fresh blow to the Gujarat state government, deputy inspector general (DIG) Rajnish Rai has named Modi’s close aide and former DGP PC Pande as a conspirator in the…
NIA TO SEEK PUROHIT’S REMAND TO NAIL INDRESH
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will seek the remand of Lt Col Srikant Prasad Purohit, arrested in connection with the 2008 Malegaon blasts, as it believes that he can help…
JIH DEMANDS HIGH LEVEL ENQUIRY INTO MORADABAD RIOTS
The Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Mr. Nusrat Ali, in a press statement on August 11, has expressed grief and sorrow over the latest Moradabad riots. Mr. Ali said that…
PEACE RESTORED, CURFEW PREVAILS IN MORADABAD
On August 8, the peaceful Ramadhan night at Moradabad was transformed into the night of turbulence and violence. The ruckus happened when a group of Kanwarias insisted on taking out…
U.P. TOPS FAKE ENCOUNTERS LIST
U.P. is in the news and this time for the wrong reason of the growing numbers of fake encounters. In the past three years, U.P. Police has allegedly killed 120…
A MALICIOUS EFFORT TO LINK DARUL-ULOOM WITH TERROR
Right after the Mumbai blasts and the suspension of Mr. Vastanvi, some evil elements of the society have sprung up once again to malign one of the most sought after…
A.R. KIDWAI’S BOOK ON QUR’ĀN TRANSLATION FILLS THE GAP IN
Prof. Abdur Raheem Kidwai, Director, UGC Academic Staff College, Aligarh Muslim University has published his latest book “Translating the Untranslatable: A Critical Guide to 60 Translations of the Qur’ān”.
CALICUT TO HAVE INDIA’S LARGEST MOSQUE
Calicut will soon be known as a city to have the largest mosque in India. Plans for its construction have started and its model is being worked upon. The cost…
WELFARE PARTY PROTESTS SURVEYS OF MOSQUES AND MADRASAS
The Welfare Party of India protested vehemently against conducting surveys of Mosques and Madrasas by the Surat Police. The general secretary of the Welfare Party, Mr. Qasim Rasool Ilyas has…
ROLE OF MUSLIMS IN THE FREEDOM MOVEMENT-II
The British purposely alienated Muslims from Hindus. V.D. Mahajan writes: “In 1843, Lord Ellenborough declared the entire Muslim community to be disloyal and recommended the policy of favouring the Hindus.…
Menace of Extra Judicial Killings
SYYED MANSOOR AGHA recounts a few cases of extra judicial killings in custody, in fake encounters and police firing, and calls upon the civil society to give a serious though…
Gaza. Somalia. Humanity Lives on
I remember how exhilarated I felt when I was told I was old enough to fast for the month of Ramadhan. My feelings had little to do with abstention from…
Islam the Earliest Democratic System
Hasan Suroor’s article ‘Arab Spring & U.K. Debate on Islam’ (The Hindu, August 10, 2011) seems to have no aim other than defaming Islam, calling it incompatible with democracy and…
The Riots: Is It Poverty or Greed?
YAMIN ZAKARIA comments on the recent riots in the stock market and on the streets of London, concludes that the West is experiencing terrorism directly from Islamophobes and from within, and…
Murder in the Womb
The provisional census 2011 was declared on March in 31, 2011. According to paper No. 1 of the Census of 2011, India’s population was 1210 million, 51.54% male and 48.46%…
Observing Ietikaf
Ayesha (may Allah be pleased with her) reports that the Holy Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) used to observe Ietikaf during the last ten days of Ramadhan till…
The Night of Power
We have revealed this (Message) in the Night of Power: and what will explain to thee what the Night of Power is? The Night of Power is better than a…
RESTORE SANCTITY OF MOSQUES
India is home to all major religious groups, including a sizable number of Muslims who make about one sixth of its population. The Muslims have suffered innumerable discriminations which have…
The Arab Autumn
In the backdrop of the ongoing Muslim bloodshed in Libya, Syria and Yemen, DR. AUSAF SAIED VASFI calls upon the Arab intellectuals, scholars and think-tanks to transform the current Arab autumn…
