THE CAT IS OUT OF THE BAG Sangh Parivar Activists Arrested
Vol. XLV No. 30
Date: February 17, 2008
Sania and Fatwa
Sania Mirza can neglect the Fatwa for worldly charm and glamour if she so likes.
Ugly Parochialism – I
Mumbai has been witnessing ugly parochialism. Political mobs loyal to MNS chief Raj Thackeray targeted North Indians on the streets, taxi drivers were attacked and their taxis burnt,
Ugly Parochialism – II
It’s really shameful that we cannot protect our own citizens when they migrate to other states for employment as the recent episode of north Indian bashing in Mumbai by the…
It’s Shocking Indeed
What was the crime of the 1.5 million people in Gaza that has prodded the Israeli government to seal the borders from all sides, to virtually transform the whole area…
ARCHBISHOP SUPPORTS SHARI’AH
The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams expressed support for the adoption of some Shari’ah aspects in Britain.
IRAN LAUNCHES FIRST SPACE CENTRE
Iran fired a rocket designed to carry its first locally-made research satellite next year and to mark the opening of its first space centre,
MALAYSIAN SCHOLARS DENOUNCE BEAUTY DRUG
National Fatwa Council, comprising Islamic scholars nominated by Malaysia’s Sultans – the constitutional monarchs of nine Malay states –
NO DETENTION WITHOUT CHARGE – AYATOLLAH SHAHROUDI
Judiciary Chief of Iran Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi has reportedly issued a decree prohibiting detention of suspects without being formally charged.
EGYPT REJECTS US SUGGESTION
The Egyptian government rejected a US suggestion of relocating more than 800000 Palestinians living in Gaza and sending them to live in the Sinai Peninsula,
FALSE ANTI-ISLAM SPEAKERS IN US
The Air Force Academy was criticised by Muslim and religious freedom organisations for playing host to three speakers who,
UK VISA DENIED TO QARDHAWI
UK government denied a medical visa to the prominent Muslim scholar Yusuf al-Qaradhawi.
MUSHAWARAT CALLS RE-IMPOSITION OF BAN ON SIMI ‘UNFORTUNATE’
The All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat (AIMMM) President Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan has criticised the Government’s move to re-impose ban on Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIMI), calling it “unfortunate” and “regrettable”.
BABUKHAN FLAYS BJP’S ‘MINORITY APPEASEMENT’ ALLEGATION
BJP president Rajnath Singh, at his party’s national executive meeting held recently, once again raised the bogey of ‘minority appeasement’ and protested against allocation
FOOTBALL WITH QUR’ANIC VERSE BANNED IN SURAT
The police have reportedly banned the sale of football bearing an inscription from the Holy Qur’an
ONLY 9% MUSLIM KIDS ATTEND PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Majority of Muslim children are still not attending schools. As per the first ever survey of Muslim enrolment in schools, out of every 100 children who got enrolled at the…
KARAT ASKS CENTRE TO END TIE-UP WITH ISRAEL
Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat has demanded that the Centre explain to the country the reasons for launching the Israeli spy satellite Tecsar.
‘Mere transfer of cases outside Gujarat is not enough’
DR. SHAKEEL AHMED, Administrator Cell for Legal Help and Guidance (CLHG) working under Islamic Relief Committee Gujarat (IRCG), is aggressively engaged in legal aid work of victims of Gujarat 2002.…
Reality and Perception: How the World Sees Muslims
Why there is such a world of difference between the reality of the Muslim world and its perception by others, wonders AIJAZ ZAKA SYED
The Muslim Community of Clinton, Iowa
The Clinton, Iowa is a sleepy town 40 miles north of the Quad Cities and 150 miles west of Chicago, two large metropolitan areas.
Persian or Arabian Gulf
The Persian Gulf is a semi-enclosed sea situated between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
No Shari’ah Please, We’re British!
The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams’ call for the adoption of some aspects of Shari’ah law in the UK has raised a storm of controversy invoking sharp condemnation by many…
Birds of the Same Feather
The Congress had given a call to Ms. Banerjee to join it in the formation of an anti-Left secular, democratic and nationalist front in the State but she refused to…
Bombay on the Boil
Call it insider v/s outsider or natives v/s migrants or we v/s the other, the fault line in Indian’s premier commercial capital, long known as Bombay since its early days
Abusing Shivaji for Sectarian Goals
Early February one teacher of prestigious Engineering College in Mumbai, VJTI, was beaten up by the staff of the same college. The staff members belonged to the labour wing of…
Sena-Raj in Mumbai The Army Which Fights within the Country
Sena (army) is meant to fight at the front with the enemy. But here we have an army which relish in fighting within the family – Bal, Raj and Udhav…
IUML urges govt. to act sternly against MNS leaders
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has welcomed the move by the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission to take up with the State
Methodology for the Quran Programme Taqwaa Is Where the Action
Alhamdulillah! Tabaarakallah! Assalaamu Alaikum to all my brothers and sisters everywhere who are working to take Allah’s book to every home and heart that needs it!
Where Politicians will Lead Us to?
Mumbai, our largest and most cosmopolitan city, is in trouble. Politicians are at it again – their old game of divide and rule.
The Cat is Out of the Bag Sangh Parivar activists
The cat is finally out of the bag. In numerous bomb blasts that ??have taken place in the country, the investigating agencies as well as the media swoop on certain…
