Had Pak Been a Model Islamic State!
Vol. XLV No. 14
Date: October 21, 2007
Ajmer Blast
Yet another bomb blast and yet another heinous attempt to disrupt communal harmony in the country. The 700-year old Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer is a symbol of…
Myanmar Crackdown
The military junta’s forceful crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Myanmar grabbed headlines in recent weeks. The hope for a free Myanmar has been shattered. Dozens were arrested in overnight raids…
Festival Celebration
It is seen that there is a great difference in the mode of celebrations of festivals in the various religious societies. Muslims generally abide by the directions of Islam and…
Muslims’ Abuse of Islamic Culture
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal) Time was when “Imam” was perhaps the second most honored title among Muslims, next…
IRAN ENVOY SLAMS BRITISH MINUSTER’S VIEWS
Iranian Ambassador to London Rasoul Movahedian said that British Foreign Office Minister Kim Howells is using an Arab newspaper to influence public opinion against Iran as a pillar of stability…
BURQA IN DEBATE IN ITALY
The decision by a northern Italian city official to allow Muslim women to wear the burqa has sparked consternation in the country, even though at least one minister supported the…
EID AL FITR BONUS COMPULSORY IN INDONESIA
Minister of Manpower and Transmigration of Indonesia Erman Suparno said the Eid al Fitr bonus was “obligatory” and would enable Muslim workers to depart to their home villages to celebrate…
PROPHET’S MOSQUE NOW OPENS 24/7
The Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, the second holiest mosque for Muslims, will be kept open 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the year on the instructions of…
ANTI-MUSLIM POSTERS IN GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Several hundred anti-Muslim posters were put up around the George Washington University campus over the weekend, according to The GW Hatchet, a student newspaper. The posters said, “Hate Muslims?
EU POLITICIANS ANGERED BY REMOVAL OF CHECHNYA
European politicians traded angry accusations about the decision to remove a controversial photo exhibition which portrayed the horrors of the war in Chechnya.
ARAB LEAGUE’S TERMS FOR ATTENDING CONFERENCE WITH ISRAEL
Arab countries will need guarantees and a timetable for talks over a final solution to their conflict with Israel as a condition to their participation in an international peace conference…
DUBAI BASED FIRM INVOLVED IN IRAQ KILLING
A Dubai-based security company has run into the centre of an escalating international row over the operation of private security companies in war-torn Iraq after its alleged involvement in a…
KERALA TO STUDY SACHAR COMMITTEE REPORT
Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan on October 10 announced the formation of an 11-member team to study the Sachar committee report on social, economic and educational status of Muslims, which…
INFLATION AND MUSLIM ANGER WORRY CONGRESS
Congress president Sonia Gandhi says she is ready for general elections. But state units feel that rising prices of essential goods and Muslim fury over the government’s perceived pro-US tilt…
SIO PLANS EDUCATION CARAVAN
There is an urgent need to redefine the existing educational system. The contemporary educational system is all about producing ‘Knowledge-Workers’ and ‘Servant of Corporate-gods’, told Mr.M.Asif Iqbal, Campaign-Coordinator, Delhi Zone…
AKBAR’S BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED IN AGRA
A number of people including lovers of history and heritage in Agra celebrated Mughal emperor Akbar’s birth anniversay on October 15, recalling his humane values that are more relevant in…
Making Sense of the Jigsaw Puzzle
My immediate family, in terms of religious configuration in my mid-teens constituted of Catholics, members of the Church of England, moderately high-ranking Freemasons, fervent Astrologers, Spiritualists, dedicated Baptists, Capitalists, drug-worshipping…
Blood and Milk
That human blood has groups is known to everybody. What is not known to anybody is whether blood has qualities also. By quality I mean if, for example, the blood…
Eid Congregation and the Papaya ‘Conspiracy’
Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha provide Muslims the best opportunity to convey the message of Islam to the world as not only the congregations are large, the gathering is addressed by ‘renowned’…
How to Improve Your Memory
We often frantically search for mobile phones, books, class notes and remote controls, etc. We leave them in such crazy places as cupboard, fridge, etc. and then hunt for them…
US, UK Redefine Hypocrisy
If international awards for hypocrisy were to be given, Britain and the United States would give challengers a tough time. Given their foreign policies and conduct in occupied lands, American…
Various Constraints of Environment
At Bonn, Germany, the UNO asked 66 nations on May 7, 2007 to combat climatic and environmental changes. The nations were asked to assess the pollution and control them as…
Currency and Justice
HIFZUR RAB, in this short write-up, opines that adoption of a proper measure of wealth as a currency is a prerequisite of economic justice
1,2,3: Nuke the Deal Indo-US Accord Simply Unacceptable
True, this is an era of atomic renaissance and India cannot afford to miss the global nuclear bus. But the world’s largest democracy cannot simply put at stake its sovereignty.
…And Now Ajmer!
Blast after blast has been shaking the nation for quite some time but the State machinery, particularly the police and investigating agencies, seems to be groping in the dark. There…
Had Pak Been a Model Islamic State!
Had Pakistan been a model Islamic State, South Asia would have been a different region today. What is happening, or is likely to happen in Burma, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and…
