Anti-Imperialism Alliance in the Offing
Vol. XLVI No. 16
Date: July 20, 2008
TELUGU DAILY APOLOGISES TO CHRISTIAN BODIES
Following protests by Christian organisations across the state of Andhra Pradesh, Chairman and Managing Director of Telugu daily Sakshi Y.S.

Service to Mankind is the Mission of ‘Vision 2016’: Jamaat
A two-day workshop on ‘Vision 2016’ was held on July 8 and 9 at Jamaat-e-Islami Hind headquarters. Jamaat’s state Presidents and Assistants participated in the programme, which commenced with the recitation…

The Ultimate Puzzle for both Life and Science
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)

MEDITERRANEAN UNION LAUNCHED
Leaders from over 40 states gathered in Paris on July 13 for the first summit of the French-sponsored Union for the Mediterranean, which aims at tackling issues from immigration,

ISRAEL DUMPING N-WASTE IN GOLAN HEIGHTS
Syria has accused Israel of dumping nuclear waste on the disputed Golan Heights and mistreating members of the Druze community residing there. Soon after its third round of indirect talks…

BOSNIAN MUSLIMS GATHER IN SREBRENICA FOR ’95-MASSACRE ANNIVERSARY
Tens of thousands of Bosnian Muslims on June 11 gathered in Srebrenica for the anniversary of the 1995 Serb massacre in the town, and to bury 308 newly identified victims.…

CHINA’S TREATMENT OF MUSLIMS UNDER FIRE
US lawmakers on July 11 denounced China’s harsh crackdowns in the Muslim-majority northwest Xinjiang region ahead of the Olympic Games.

SUDANESE PROTEST ICC WARRANT FOR BASHIR
Thousands of Sudanese rallied in the capital Khartoum on July 13 to protest plans by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to seek an arrest warrant for President Omar al-Bashir for…

GUJARAT ENFORCES LAW TO CURB CONVERSIONS
The Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, providing for stringent punishment in cases of religious conversions through force, lure or deceit, has come into force. The Bill, passed in the last…

SHARI’AH LAW NEEDS NO REFORMS
Taking exception to reports about the Law Commission considering proposals for reforms in Muslim family law, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has termed it an “ill-motivated”

MUSLIM BODIES DESCRIBE NUCLEAR DEAL AS ’ANTI-INDIA’
The Indo-US nuclear deal on July 8 came in for sharp criticisms from various Muslim organisations, which described it as “anti-India” and vowed to oppose it tooth and nail.

SHIV SENA LEADER CONVICTED IN RIOTS CASE
A fast-track court set up to hear the cases pertaining to the 1992-93 riots following the demolition of the Babri Masjid on July 9 sentenced Shiv Sena leader Madhukar Sarpotdar…

ADVANI FACES CASE FOR INSULTING TRICOLOUR
A case has been filed against former Deputy Prime Minister and senior BJP leader L.K. Advani for allegedly insulting the national flag on the occasion of release of Hindi version…

‘COMMUNAL TENSIONS TO CREATE FEAR PSYCHOSIS AMONG MUSLIM’
Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Digvijay Singh on July 8 alleged that the state government was deliberately fanning communal tensions in Indore and elsewhere in the state to create…

BJP TRYING TO MAKE MP ANOTHER GUJARAT
Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Jamuna Devi on July 6 said the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wanted to convert the state into another Gujarat by fanning…

Is HE Well Defined?
A recent survey of Indian scientists jointly conducted by The Institute for Study of Secularism in Society and Culture of Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut and India’s Centre for Inquiry, Hyderabad…

The Rise and Rise of Oil Prices
Crude oil prices have gone up a staggering eight times in the past 10 years from about $18 a barrel at the beginning of 1998 to $146 a barrel in…

US Lawmaker, Rights Group Urge US State Dept. for Modi
The Coalition Against Genocide campaign gained further momentum as a prominent US lawmaker and an internationally acclaimed human rights group joined the US Commission on International Religious Freedom in urging…

Legal Benefits and Constitutional Freedom Yet to Reach All: CJ
The Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan said some people in the country who still continue to be alienated from the benefits of the legal system and the freedoms offered…

Contribution of Muslims to Social Work
Islamic influence started flowing into India more than thirteen hundred years ago. Muslim chieftains and adventurers came intermittently in northern parts of the country.

Media must Rediscover Its Past Glory
DR. HASHIM KIDWAI criticises the role of media and asks it to rediscover its past glory and conform to time honoured norms of highly valuable national culture.

Terrorism: Who is Responsible?
When we analyse state of affairs in today’s world, the fact becomes obvious that Muslims find themselves in an era about which Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless and greet him)…

The Nuclear Deal
Indo-US Nuclear Deal has stirred a hornet’s nest in India. The debate on advantages and disadvantages of the deal has been relegated to background, and a battle royal among political…

Open Conspiracy to Silence Indian Muslims
The instant CPI (M)’s senior politburo member, M.K. Pandhe, came out with his warning to Samajwadi Party against joining the Manmohan Singh bandwagon, lest they lose their ‘Muslim voters’ in…

Anti-Imperialism Alliance in the Offing
DR. S. AUSAF SAIED VASFI casts a cursory glance on the 123 Indo-US nuclear deal and the Left and some other political parties’ as well as Muslims’ response to it,…

Indo-US Deal and Muslims
Everyone should oppose this dubious deal, not because it’s anti-Muslim but because it’s anti-India, argues AIJAZ ZAKA SYED



