If Modi is Defeated, Credit Won’t Go to Congress
Vol. XLV No. 23
Date: December 23, 2007
US Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis
In June this year Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warned that the crisis in the US sub-prime lending market could cost up to $ 100 billion. Company financial reports already…
Female Foeticide More Rampant among the Educated: Er. Muhammad Saleem
“It is not enough to be educated, as female foeticide is more common among highly educated people and it is accomplished by a section of highly educated people – the…
Rather Ridiculous
It’s rather ridiculous that even in her apology Sania has passed a reckless remark about Muslims and their faith. Who says that women are not allowed to enter the precincts…
Gurgaon Shooting
The shooting episode at the Euro International School in Gurgaon may well prove that such incidents are no longer proprietary to the West. But many people fail to understand that…
Hope for Justice
December 6, 1992 is etched in history as the day when India’s soul was split wide open. The Babri Masjid was demolished, and in no time the nation burnt. Innocent…
Triumph of Light over Darkness
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)
ISRAEL EXPEDITES AL-AQSA DIGS
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered expediting controversial excavations near Al-Maghariba Gate, one of Al-Aqsa Mosque’s 14 gates, two days after the Annapolis peace conference, Israeli Haaretz daily revealed on December 17.
DONORS PLEDGE PALESTINE 7.4BN
International donors on December 17 pledged, billion of dollars to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his West Bank government, while charities and UN agencies warned that Gaza Strip was on…
SAUDI KING PARDONS RAPE VICTIM
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz has pardoned a gang-rape 19-year-old girl victim, who had been sentenced to 200 lashes for meeting a man in private before her ordeal. The…
POLLS CARRY NO HOPE FOR THAI MUSLIMS
Thailand’s 13 million Muslims hold out little hope that the general elections would make a difference for their violence-hit south. “They all say they will encourage more Muslim participation in…
ISLAMIC FINANCE GAINS SPECTACULAR GROWTH
Even as banking segments like securitising subprime mortgages and financing leveraged buyouts suffer from the current crisis, Islamic finance is seeing spectacular growth, reported Karina Robinson of International Herald Tribune recently.
MINORITY LAWYERS HAIL MARRIAGE REGISTRATION MOVE
South Asian Minorities Lawyers Association (SAMLA) has welcomed the marriage registration move of the Supreme Court, saying that “there is nothing in the provisions of the move to be opposed.”
A FAMILY OF SIX COVERT TO ISLAM
Six members of a Hindu family were reported to have converted to Islam in Bhojpura town in Bareily district of Uttar Pradesh, following continued boycott and ill treatment meted out…
SC ISSUES CONTEMPT NOTICE TO MODI
he Supreme Court on December 12 issued a contempt notice to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his controversial speech regarding the fake encounter killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh. A bench…
FOUR COPS FACE MURDER CHARGE IN KHWAJA YUNUS CASE
The State of Maharashtra has issued orders to prosecute former assistant sub-inspector Sachin Waze and three other policemen Rajendra Tiwari, Driver Raja Ram and police constable Vasant Desai for allegedly…
MANIPURI MUSLIM BODY BANS SKIRTS FOR GIRLS
In a bid to contain the rising pace of indecency and obscenity bordering on nudity, which has been spreading its tentacles in the society, a Muslim organisation has called upon…
PERSIAN, URDU SCHOLARS BAG GHALIB AWARDS
A Persian and six Urdu scholars have been conferred Ghalib Awards for their contribution to the growth of the languages. Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari presented the awards while inaugurating the…
Freedom of Thought
Mr. Khan produced his blog anonymously, but was identified through the e-mail account he used in previous online discussions. Pictures posted online helped distinguish him from another, unrelated resident, about…
The Quran, Djinn and Me
8,000 copies of Holy Qur’an were sold by the Madhur Sandesh Sangam during the week-long book-fair in New Delhi in November last. Other publishers also did brisk business.
India is the Best Contender for Islamic Banking: Dr. Hussein
Looking at its past, the present economic growth, and the future with Manmohan Singh, the world renowned economist as its Prime Minister, India becomes the best contender for the Islamic…
Erosion of Democratic Norms: A Case of Modi
Current Gujarat elections, irrespective of their results, will remain etched in the memory of the nation for wrong reasons. Gujarat witnessed the burning of Sabarmati Express at Godhra in February…
Democracy in the East
Democracy is regarded as the best existing political systems. The reason is that it empowers the governed to decide how and by whom they will be governed. If they do…
Learn from Arroyo
That Gloria Macapagal Arroyo herself flew to Kuwait and appealed to Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah to commute the death sentence on a Filipina maid shows how much the…
Put off the Light! Groping in Dark to Fight Menace
A sizeable number of middle class men – not to talk of women – do not walk even one kilometre daily. Nor do they get any time to do some…
The Philosophy of Hajj-II
In the previous article we saw how the Hajj is deeply rooted in the life of Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him). How he overcame all trials and tribulations after…
Hajj: Symbol of Universal Brotherhood and Peace
Islam, literally meaning peace and defined as total submission to One God, stands on five pillars. Faith and prayer are primarily meant to ensure physical, mental, social and spiritual peace…
Prophet Ibraheem’s Supreme Sacrifice
The Muslim Ummah all over the world is once again celebrating the Festival of Sacrifice, Eid Al-Adha in the usual atmosphere of hopes and aspirations. This synchronises with Hajj, the…
If Modi is Defeated, Credit Won’t Go to Congress
DR. S. AUSAF SAIED VASFI argues why Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is likely to be defeated, and if so, why Congress will not be able to take its claim.
