Justice And The World Today
Vol. XLV No. 13
Date: October 14, 2007
Jamia Nagar Returns to Normalcy
A shocking incident, reportedly, of desecration of the Holy Qur’an by policemen happened in the evening of September 22, in Batla House area of Okhla, New Delhi. The masses flared…
Focus on Development
Dredging channel that would cut voyages between the northern and the eastern coasts by up to 30 hours is indeed a sensible idea, one would say! Perhaps so supreme that it needed…
Judicial Overreach?
The recent events – sentencing of four Mid-Day journalists for exposing the alleged misuse of power by a former Chief Justice of India and the off-the-cuff remarks by Justice B.N. Agrawal that they…
Sending Judge Back to Law School
Kudos to Justice VB Gupta of Delhi High Court for his unprecedented order for sending an Additional & Session Judge back to Law-school for learning basics of law, and ordering…
A People Raised Up For Other People
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal) You must read this book – this most amazing Al-Qur’an – and we…
ISLAM-IS-PEACE IN BRITAIN
British Muslims are launching a nationwide campaign to break down barriers of suspicion and stereotypes, convey the positive message of Islam and highlight Muslim contributions to society.
OIC CONDEMNS US SENATE PLAN TO SPLIT IRAQ
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has strongly condemned the US Senate plan to split Iraq along ethnic and religious lines. OIC secretary-general Prof Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said such a…
AMERICA FOUNDED ON CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES, SENATOR ASSERTS
Muslim and Jewish faith groups in the United States were up in arms after Republican presidential hopeful Senator John McCain has expressed discomfort about a non-Christian in the White House.
MUSLIM “ALIEN” IN AMERICA
A new TV comedy that hits the airwaves in US touches on deeply rooted misconceptions about Muslims and their faith in post 9/11 America through the story of a Pakistani…
ISRAELI, PALESTINIAN NEGOTIATIONS ON
Israeli and Palestinian leaders were set to meet in the presence of their negotiating teams for the first time to try to thrash out an agreement on core issues of…
‘BAN HEADSCARVES’ SAY HALF OF SWEDES
Islamic headscarves ought to be banned at workplaces and in schools – that’s the view of half the people surveyed in a new Swedish poll.
FOREST FIRE IN LEBANON
Forest fires blazed in several parts of Lebanon on Tuesday, including the vicinity of the ancient town of Deir Al Qamar southeast of Beirut, civil defence and security sources said.…
FORMER MP ANAND MOHAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE
A former MP and JD(U) leader Anand Mohan was sentenced to death by a local court in Patna which also awarded life imprisonment to his wife, also an ex-MP, on…
SC URGED TO DIRECT GOVT TO IMPLEMENT SRIKRISHNA PANEL REPORT
Gulzar Aazmi, leader of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, Arif Naseem Khan, Ex-Minister of Maharashtra and Advocate Nafees Siddiqui filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court demanding implementation of Srikrishna Commission Report.
GOAN JAIL PROVIDES SEHR/IFTAR
Acting on the request of the inmates of the Aguada Jail, Goa for Saher and Iftar arrangement during the holy month of Ramadhan, delegates of Ahle Sunnatul Jamaat paid a visit to the Collector…
RAMADHAN RECESS AT CPM MEET
The muezzin’s prayer call broke up the Lanthaparambu branch committee meeting of the CPM in Kochi on October 1, and Muslim members dispersed to pray and break their Ramadhan fast…
FATWA AGAINST GHULAM NABI AZAD
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has joined the (in)famous Muslims like Salman Rushdie and Taslima Nasreen with Mufti-e-Azam of Kashmir Mufti Bashiruddin issuing a ‘fatwa’ against him…
Reaching out to Muslims
Bush wished to convince American public that “he is the most powerful man in the world”, and all he wants to do is make sure “every American is safe.” A…
Frailty Thy Name is Policewoman
Once upon a time there was a son. He killed his father. When his agitated neighbours started beating him, he lodged a strong, morally-sound protest: “What sort of a callous,…
Rehabilitation Project for Endosulphan Victims
After the successful completion of construction of 450 homes to homeless poor people across the state, Solidarity Youth Movement has announced another ambitious social service project – a model rehabilitation…
Freedom of Expression or Licence to Hurt? An Analysis of
The unwarranted attack on Taslima Nasrin in Hyderabad shook everybody. Media and socio-politico set-up of our civil society spontaneously reacted. The attack was condemned from all quarters and the impression…
BLACK SATURDAY Brutal Attack on Journalists and Lawyers in Pakistan
Live coverage is a nightmare for the government machinery if it wants things to move as planned, denying opponents the chance to register their protest. But it is a boon…
The Real Intent behind the US Soft Corner for Muslim
BUILDING MODERATE MUSLIMS NETWORKS By Angel Rabasa, Cheryl Benard, Lowell H. Schwartz, Peter Sickle RAND Centre for Middle East Public Policy, USA Pages: 216 2007
Search for Justice
Almighty God created the universe in His infinite Wisdom on the basis of truth and justice. In His infinite Mercy He created man and made him to reside on earth…
It’s an Iniquitous World
An increasingly corporatised economy is marginalizing people and placing premium on profits for the few, thereby altering the goals of governance. MAQBOOL AHMED SIRAJ uncovers the seamy underside of the…
Concept of Justice in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
The protection of the rights of all human beings, irrespective of race, colour, creed, nationality, or language, is central to any conception of justice. The state of human rights in…
Snow Job in a Desert Justice American Style
ABUL KALAM describes how Bush administration, in the name of fighting terror, is intruding on people�s civil rights and undermining the rule of law and judicial process.
Reluctant Justice and Hesitant Government?
Justice is a comprehensive term that covers the entire gamut of a citizen’s life. Its importance cannot be exaggerated in a plural polity like ours. After sovereignty, justice is the…
Justice and Ideal Society in Islam
PROF. JAMIL FAROOQUI explains how Islam envisages an ideal human society based on justice as the cardinal principle of life and as the basis and deciding factor of collective dispensation.
World Peace and Justice
ASIF MOAZZAM JAMAI cites examples from individuals ‘lives as well as governments’ policies to point out that for development of society peace is a must and peace cannot be attained…
PoWs in the Eyes of Islam and Modern Civilisation
The exposure of the treatment meted out to the Prisoners of War (PoWs) in Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo is appalling. However it is just tip of the iceberg and it…
No Justice, No Peace, No Security
The entire cosmos is running a phenomenon that is based on justice and is controlled by a homogeneous order. Its every inanimate object is strictly following the trajectory assigned to…
Justice Delivery System and Indian Muslims
VISHAL ARORA says that the Muslims are grossly disadvantaged in getting benefits from the judiciary. He pleads that corrective steps should be taken up promptly.
Justice sine qua non for Peace
The UNESCO describes “An Agenda for Peace Definitions” as follows: “Peace is dynamic. Peace is a just and non-violent solution of conflicts. It generates equilibrium in social interactions, so that…
Justice and the Islamic Conceptual Matrix
Belief or faith is the foundation of the Islamic way of life and in the Islamic terminology this foundation is termed as “Iman”. “Iman” implies an implicit trust in Allah…
The State Secedes from People
The newspapers in Mumbai carried a shocking story under the headline ‘The State is out of lives” a couple of years ago. It was about one Mhatre, an ailing pensioner,…
Justice Delivery System in Islam
Islamic laws mainly aim at protecting the five important indispensables of religion, life, intellect, offspring and property. To preserve these five indispensables, Islam has adopted two courses.
A Tale of Two Reports Institutionalisation of Communal Biases
In the wake of the punishments being meted out to the culprits of Mumbai blasts of 1993, the logical demand of punishing the guilty of 92-93 Mumbai carnage came up…
