Gujarat Riots Cases Live, Not Dump
Vol. XLVI No. 1
Date: April 1, 2008
ENCYCLOPAEDIA ON HAJJ
Prince Salman ibn Abdulaziz, governor of Riyadh region, is to launch a project to develop an encyclopaedia on Hajj and the two Holy Mosques in Makkah and Madinah. Fahd Al-Simari,…
INDIAN SCHOOL IN SAUDI ARABIA
The Consulate General of India is serious about starting an international Indian school in Makkah. “We have submitted the proposal to authorities concerned and are hopeful about their formal approval,”…
DIRECTORY OF MUSLIM SCIENTISTS
The Committee on Science and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) of Pakistan is producing a directory of Muslim scientists working on research projects across the world.
HIZBULLAH TO PURSUE COMPROMISE
Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said that the opposition is determined to reach a political settlement to Lebanon’s ongoing political crisis. In what was described as the most moderate of…
XINJIANG THE ‘OTHER TIBET’
While reports of unrest in Tibet frequently grab headlines around the world, little attention is given to what several human rights groups have dubbed China’s “other Tibet”.
INDONESIAN LEADER’S VISIT TO IRAN
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s recent visit to Iran to meet President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad was intended to help mediate an understanding between Iran and the West on Iran’s controversial nuclear…
IRAN WANTS COMPENSATION FOR UN SANCTIONS
Iran is demanding compensation for what it says are unlawful sanctions imposed by the U.N. for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment, the Mid-East nation’s foreign minister said in a letter.…
SHARI’AH AS A LEGAL SYSTEM
The International Conference of the Presidents of the Supreme Courts that concluded in Abu Dhabi focused on the justice delivery and challenges of the 21st century and Islamic Shari’ah as…
Pakistan in Interesting Times
Pakistan, thanks to its sheer size and its nuclear power status, is the leader of the Muslim world. It must lead by example, feels AIJAZ ZAKA SYED
RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE HAS RISEN IN INDIA: ASMA
United Nations’ Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on Freedom of Religion or Belief Asma Jahangir has said that religious intolerance has risen in India in the last…
CABINET OKAYS RS 3,780 CRORE TO IMPROVE MINORITY AREAS
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has allotted Rs 3,780 crore centrally sponsored scheme which will be aiming to improve basic amenities and socio-economic parameters in 90 Muslim minority concentration…
LEFT ASKS UPA TO BOYCOTT ISRAELI ARM-MAKERS
Concerned over the manner in which arms deals with Israel are being conducted, the Left parties have urged the UPA government to immediately take action against the errant firms which…
POSTAGE STAMP ON MAJAAZ RELEASED
A special postage stamp commemorating the noted Urdu poet Asrar-ul-Haq “Majaaz” was released by Vice President Hamid Ansari on March 28.
HASSAN GHAFOOR APPOINTED NEW MUMBAI POLICE COMMISSIONER
Hassan Ghafoor has been appointed Mumbai Police Commissioner. He has now become a second Muslim to hold the post of Mumbai Police Commissioner since independence.
CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS REFUSED PERMISSION TO SCREEN FILM
Civil Rights Groups are peeved at the Jaipur district administration which refused them permission to screen a documentary film exposing the politics of fake encounters in Gujarat.
DMC TO ORGANISE FREE LEGAL HELP FOR MINORITIES
The Delhi Minorities Commission has launched a new initiative to provide free legal counselling for the benefit of minorities in Delhi. The Commission’s chairman,
DETAILS OF PANEL REPORT ON DALIT MUSLIMS SOUGHT
Many members of Rajya Sabha on March 27 strongly demanded that the Government should make public recommendations of the Justice Ranganath Misra Commission regarding the plight of Dalit Muslims and…
The Caliphs Gave News Service and Postal System to the
The book, The Timeline of History, published during the fourth quarter of the 20th century, documents historical facts by establishing a linkage between people and events, and records introduction of the first…
Talk to China with Chin Up
The sympathy and support for the oppressed that the nation saw during the crisis in Vietnam is conspicuous by absence today, when the Tibetans are locked in a life and…
Tauba Tauba Maulana-II
For some time, two unrelated issues have been vociferously agitating my less-than-morbid mind: hypocrites and graveyards. Can you delve deep into their relationship, if any? There was, rather is a…
Lurking Collapse or Globalisation Bonanza
The 16-minute recording, which a woman first took to The New York Times and then to the Queens district attorney, suggests the vast power of immigration law enforcers, and desperation…
The Urban Millennium
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN–HABITAT) is the United Nations agency for human settlements to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate…
Communalism via Political Manoeuvrings
Blending of communalism with politics in India is as old as the history of politics. After independence communal organisations were not satisfied with their earlier indirect political role. They directly…
Strong Medicine for Bal-Raj Syndrome
The medicine to cure the disease called Bal-Raj Syndrome may sound too harsh, immoral and not good for the health of the country. But how will the two Thackerays react…
Let’s See Whether It Works Properly or
Gujarat carnage 2002 is a blot on the fair name of our democratic and multi-religious country. It will remain so unless justice is done to the victims and culprits are…
Gujarat Riots Cases Live, Not Dumped
The formation of the SIT is a chance for the state government to prove that it has mended its ways and the era of Raj-dharma and responsible conduct has prevailed,…
