Muslim, the Usual Fifth Columnist?
Vol. XLV No. 12
Date: September 30, 2007
Appeal against Lalu
An appeal in Patna High Court against CBI Court’s order acquitting Lalu Prasad and his wife in disproportionate-asset case was possible only because Bihar is presently ruled by rivals of…
Fatwa against Karunanidhi 1
After a long break Ram is again on the stage.
Let’s Build an Egalitarian Society
Ramadhan is the holiest month of the lunar calendar. In this month Muslims observe fast, which enables them to understand the plight of the poor and the hungry. Wealthy Muslims…
Atal Only Mask for BJP?
It is self-insult for a national party BJP which happens to be country’s second largest party that it finds an aged and ailing Atal Bihari Vajpayee as its only acceptable…
ISRAELI NUCLEAR CAPABILITY IS A THREAT
Delegates of Arab countries, including Egypt, Syria and Iraq, of an IAEA conference criticised the double standard applied by some western countries on nuclear non-proliferation.
UK BLOCKS BRIBES INQUIRY INTO ARMS DEAL
British ministers were reported to be refusing to cooperate with a sensitive US criminal inquiry into allegations of bribes being paid in the UK’s biggest-ever arms export deal with Saudi…
IFTAR MEALS DISTRIBUTED ACROSS SRI LANKA
The Muslim Aid office in Sri Lanka is providing food and Iftar packs to over 24,500 widows, orphans and disadvantaged people across Sri Lanka during Ramadan this year.
NY CONGRESSMAN SAYS ’TOO MANY MOSQUES’ IN US
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) called on Muslims and other people of conscience to ask Republican leaders to repudiate remarks by Rep.
FIRE KILLS 10 OF SAUDI FAMILY
A fire in a residential apartment building in the capital’s Al-Faisaliah district killed ten members of a Saudi family and injured three others.
BLACKWATER BACK ON BAGHDAD STREETS
Despite a public and government outcry, US security company Blackwater was back on the streets of Baghdad four days after being grounded over a fatal shooting incident.
ORISSA TO FOLLOW SHARIH FOR MUSLIM WOMEN
In a seemingly political move aimed at securing Muslim vote bank in the State, the government of Orissa has decided to follow Islamic laws in cases dealing with Muslim women.…
MAHARASHTRA GOVT GIVES CLEAN CHIT TO INDICTED COP
The Government of Maharashtra in two affidavits submitted to the Bombay High Court has given a clean chit to assistant police inspector Nikhil Kapse in connection with the 1993 police…
RANCHI VARSITY SURVEY FOR MINORITIES
For the first time, the constituent and affiliated colleges under Ranchi University would undertake a survey to determine minority students, teaching and non-teaching staff. University officials said the survey would…
Upset with RSS remarks, Sikhs seek religion status
Sikh religious leaders, who accuse the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh of attempting to portray their faith as part of Hinduism, on September 17 pressed their demand for a constitutional amendment to…
GOA VILLAGE BODIES TARGET MADRASAS
The Cuncolim Municipal Council has resolved that its approval would have to be sought to set up a madrasa in the South Goa town. To social activists, the move is a…
‘I wish Islamic Movements had a social, economical and political
[75-year-old charismatic political leader DR HASSAN AL TURABI, one of the most important political figures in post-independence Sudan, has proved beyond any doubt to be a skilful political survivor.
Dogs of War
Iraq is burning. This is something even the most brazen of neocons can’t deny. And given the extent of America’s woes in Iraq and the intolerable heat the current occupant…
Saudi Arabia Launches a Research University
The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is being built in Saudi Arabia as an international, graduate-level research university dedicated to inspiring a new age of scientific achievement…
Eat, Drink and Die in the Month of Ramadhan
Forty-one people dying after consuming contaminated liquor on the seventh day of Ramadhan in the country blamed for exporting Islamic terrorism throughout the world! The news sounds extremely bizarre nevertheless…
The Philosophy of Saum
Islam wants to transform the entire life of man into ibadat (worship). Islam demands that, each and every moment of man’s life should be devoted to worship. After reciting the kalmia “La Ilaha…
Sir! P.M. is on the Line
Are some people born with a gubernatorial spoon in the mouth? This question crosses one’s mind when one sees appointments and transfers of State Governors. It looks as if Governors…
Incumbency Factor in Global Politics
Incumbency factor plays a crucial role in politics. A party, a group, a community or a nation had to pay the price for ruling a particular region, country or a…
Cover Heads, Not Minds
If headscarves were a hindrance in the progress of women, Bahrain’s golden girl Ruqaya Al Ghasara, who competes in a body-covering suit and a scarf, would not have won a…
It was not Sir Syed’s Dream
Sir Syed’s legacy was thrown down to burn after the brutal murder of a student in the night of September 16. Thousands of students roamed throughout the campus of AMU.…
Ramadhan the Month of Self Assessment
Ramadhan is the month in which the Holy Qur’an was revealed which is the everlasting source of guidance for the whole of mankind. It is the month of piety and…
Muslim, the Usual Fifth Columnist?
DR S. AUSAF SAIED VASFI wonders why Muslims are arrested and harassed in a selective manner whenever a terror attack occurs while there is ample proof of involvement of Bajrang…
