TERRORISM Why the Cursor Moves towards Muslims Only?
Vol. XLVI No. 11
Date: June 15, 2008
Muslims Do Proclaim Tauheed and Risaalat
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)
KARZAI TALKS ABOUT WAR CRIMES OF NATO
International forces in Afghanistan have mismanaged the fight against the Taliban, leading to a rise in violence, and now risk losing people’s goodwill, President Hamid Karzai told an Indian news…
MAKKAH INTERFAITH DIALOGUE CONFERENCE
Dialogue is the best way to move forward, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah said as Muslim scholars led by Saudi Grand Mufti Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh endorsed his…
ISRAELI ARMY ON DEMOLITION JOB IN BETHLEHEM
The Israeli army has issued orders to demolish at least 12 Palestinian homes located in the district of Bethlehem in the southern part of the West Bank.
MUSLIMS QUITTING REGIONAL VICTORIA IN AUSTRALIA
MUSLIMS are quitting regional Victoria by the dozens because there is nowhere for them to pray. Many are abandoning regional centres just weeks after they arrive because there are no…
MALAYSIA AS HALAL FOOD HUB
Malaysia has the potential to become a halal food hub following the recognition of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) for the nation’s halal certification.
IDB SOFT LOANS TO POOR COUNTRIES
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group announced that it would give $1.5 billion in soft loans to poor Muslim countries to increase agricultural production and achieve food security within the…
SAUDI OIL POLICY
Crown Prince Sultan, deputy premier and minister of defence and aviation, reiterated Saudi Arabia’s efforts to stabilise international oil market and blamed political turmoil, the global economic situation and speculators…
IRAQ AT ODDS WITH US OVER TROOP PRESENCE BEYOND 2008
The Iraqi government said it had a “different vision” from the US over the deployment of American troops in the country beyond 2008 and vowed not to compromise national sovereignty.
DIPLOMATIC TIES BETWEEN UAE AND IRAQ
The United Arab Emirates is to appoint an ambassador to Baghdad. Iraqi government welcomed the move. No ambassador from any Arab country has been stationed permanently in Baghdad since Egypt’s…
Aid Workers, UN Peacekeepers Abusing Children
Humanitarian aid workers and United Nations peacekeepers are sexually abusing small children in several war-ravaged and food-poor countries, a CNN report quoting Save the Children UK said recently.
MAOISTS PROCLAIM OWN ’GOVT’ IN CHHATTISGARH
Taking control of the entire tribal belt stretching from Abujhmar, Bastar and Dandakaranya, the Maoists in Chhattisgarh have reportedly announced the formation and functioning of their first-ever parallel “revolutionary government”.
H. ABDUR RAQEEB AWARDED BEST JOURNALIST AWARD
H. Abdur Raqeeb, Editor of Tamil Fortnightly Samarasam was awarded ‘The best Journalist Award’ by Islamiya Tamil Ilakkiya Kazhagam (Tamil Islamic literary organisation) during the First State Conference of the organisation held at…
MUSLIM BOY SCORES CENTUM IN SANSKRIT
Gulsar Ahmed scored centum in Sanskrit in the matriculation examination, earning the state second rank in the non-Tamil stream, the results of which were announced on May 30.
MUSLIM SCHOLARS DENOUNCE TERRORISM
About 600 Muslim scholars from all over Maharashtra condemned terrorism and suicide attacks at a one-day anti-terrorism seminar held at Pune on May 30. They said there is no place…
SHIAS, SUNNIS CREATE HISTORY BY PRAYING TOGETHER
Prominent Shia scholar Maulana Kalbe Sadiq floated the proposal that Shias and Sunnis should offer prayers together. On May 30, a delegation of 25 Sunni Muslims took up the offer…
TN ENSURES MUSLIM, CHRISTIAN QUOTA IN GOVERNMENT JOBS
The Tamil Nadu government on May 30 issued orders to “ensure” that Muslims and Christians got 3.5 per cent reservation each in government services to overcome some ‘practical problems’ faced…
Futility of Security
Nobody talks of security as much as our Saffron friends, especially their representative-in-chief, Mr. Lal Krishn Advani. His complaint is understandable because no political party has as many enemies as…
Legal Islam and Real Islam
Allah says in His Holy book, “Say: ‘Truly my prayer and my service of sacrifice my life and my death are (all) for Allah the Cherisher of the Worlds: No…
MA(A)LIKI YOWMIDDEEN
In the first chapter of the Qur’an, four attributes of Allah are mentioned. Their selection and sequence have their own importance. The last of the four attributes is Ma(a)liki Yowmiddeen.
Cheer up Mediocre! Got low marks? So what, this ain’t
UZMA AUSAF suggests how students and/or their parents can overcome their depression if the students, however diligent and however best efforts they might have put in, do not come up…
Why is ‘Sorry’ the Hardest Word to Say, Mr President?
Does being President of the United States mean you never have to say ‘sorry’? Just how difficult is it to apologise when you are head of a global super power…
Let It Not Be a Cry in Wilderness
Farouk Saad Hamad Al-Zuman made a call for prayer from the summit of Mount Everest, a first to be recorded in the Islamic history of exploration and adventure. Not only…
Suspecting Only Muslim Community is Unjust Rajasthan Muslim Forum
A delegation led by Qari Mueenuddeen, Convener Rajasthan Muslim Forum, a united front of leading Muslim organisations and institutions, met the SOG in-charge Mr. Lakshman Meena on June 3. The…
TERRORISM Why the Cursor Moves towards Muslims Only?
A conference on “Conference against Terrorism: A Solidarity Approach” was held under the joint auspices of Rajasthan Muslim Forum (RMF), a united platform of leading Muslim organisations of Rajasthan and…
TERRORISM Why the Cursor Moves towards Muslims Only?
A conference on “Conference against Terrorism: A Solidarity Approach” was held under the joint auspices of Rajasthan Muslim Forum (RMF), a united platform of leading Muslim organisations of Rajasthan and…
