Prisoner No. 650 and a War on Innocents
Vol. XLVI No. 21
Date: August 24, 2008
Revise conditions for appointments of primary teachers: ATUJ
The Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Urdu Jharkhand (ATUJ), a representative body of the Urdu speaking people of the state, has strongly protested the arbitrarily including of Bangla in addition to Adivasi/tribal and regional…
GainPeace’s Revert’s Conference a Grand Success
The growth of Islam in America was evident upon seeing new Muslims from various backgrounds flocking to the conference hall of 3rd Regional Revert’s Conference sponsored by GainPeace of Islamic…
Collective Suicide of the Nation
It is very hideous that every now and then we indulge in aping the west blindly. We must now distinguish between ‘westernisation’ and ‘modernisation’ as both are not synonymous
That’s How It should Be
By asking Congress Chief Ministers to imitate the Bihar model of making RTI more accessible to the poor and illiterate,
Georgia’s Military Adventurism
Georgia’s military adventurism to wrest control over the tiny South Ossetia has more to it than meets the eye.
Pak’s Political Thugs
For the last seven years, Musharraf was the best choice for the US to run Pakistan and was fully supported by it and its allies. And now is the time…
A Shining National Star
Mr. Abhinav Bindra has become a shining and proud national star in winning the historic gold medal for shooting and bringing laurels to the country. His hard and long practice…
Mother of All Freedoms and Rights
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal) If the world knew it, and if the Muslims understood it and…
IRAN LAUNCHES HOME-BUILT SATELLITE ROCKET
Iran said it sent a home-built rocket carrying a dummy satellite into space on August 17
CHRISTIAN CONVERSIONS IRK BANGLADESHIS
Muslims in Bangladesh have accused Christian groups of exploiting the need of underprivileged people to lure them into Christianity with money and jobs. “Every year a large number of poor…
PAS NON-MUSLIMS WING
Around ten thousand non-Muslim supporters of Malaysia’s Islamist party want to have a greater voice in the party, believing this would help shatter stereotypes about its stand from people of…
ANWAR IBRAHIM LAUNCHES ELECTION BID
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on August 16 officially kicked off his bid to seize power by registering for a by-election to return to parliament. “I am touched by the…
MUSHARRAF RESIGNS, WILL ENJOY PRIVILEGES OF FORMER PRESIDENT
In a televised address to the people of Pakistan on August 18, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced his resignation. “After viewing the situation and consulting legal advisers and political allies,…
UK ANTI-TERROR LAW SHATTERS MUSLIM LIFE
For Hicham Yezza, May 14 is a day he can never forget. It was the day his life and his family’s were shattered because of Britain’s draconian anti-terror laws. “Aspects…
A Dagger Stabbed 60 Years Ago
When it is said to them, ‘Do not make mischief on earth’, they say ‘why? We only want to establish peace’. [Al-Baqra: 11] On May 15, 2008 Israel celebrated its…
Family Politics and the New Gaza Crisis
Yet more haunting images of blindfolded, stripped down Palestinian men being contemptuously dragged by soldiers in uniform from one place to another. Yet more footage of bloodied men lying on…
MUSLIM SOLDIER’S ENTRY INTO PURI TEMPLE CREATES FLUTTER
On August 12 a sort of chaos prevailed at Jagannath temple in Puri after a Muslim soldier accompanied his brigadier into the 12th century shrine, which is off-limits to non-Hindus.…
2,500 POOR MUSLIM COUPLES TO BE MARRIED IN MASS CEREMONY
For the first time in the country, over 2,500 poor Muslim couples will be married at a mass ceremony in Hyderabad and in other district headquarters by the Andhra Pradesh…
‘EAT RATS’ TO COPE WITH FOOD SHORTAGE: GOVT. OFFICIAL
The Principal Secretary of State Welfare Department Bihar, Vijay Prakash, has come up with a new idea to encourage low caste poor people to cope with food shortages – rat…
SC SAYS CUSTODY CASES NEED HUMAN TOUCH
Hearing a child custody case recently, the Supreme Court held that these cases could not be decided “solely” by interpreting legal provisions. It even laid out that while dealing with…
I DON’T BELIEVE IN ANYTHING CALLED ISLAMIC TERRORISM: PRANAB
Stating that no religion supports terrorism, the External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on August 16 said that he did not believe that there was anything called Islamic terrorism. “Terrorism believes…
ALL-WOMEN NIKAH CEREMONY EARNS SCHOLARS’ IRE
Scholars of Darul Uloom Deoband on August 13 termed the marriage conducted by a woman qazi “illegal”.Four scholars of Darul Uloom have issued a statement condemning the “so-called”
HANG HIM IF HE’S A TERRORIST: BASHIR’S FATHER
The alleged mastermind of the serial blasts Mufti Abul Bashir Qasmi’s father Abu Bakar Islahi says he was shocked to hear that his eldest son has been charged with terrorist…
Women Suicide Bombers
LINDSEY O’ROURKE of New York Times (August 2) makes some informative revelations about women suicide bombers. Excerpts: “Women, we are told, become suicide bombers out of despair, mental illness, religiously mandated subordination to…
Economics of Surrogate Mothering and Islam
Media agencies say the practice of commercial surrogacy in India is booming. There is no exact figure and data on the subject but doctors work with surrogate agencies in every…
The Gay Threat
At the 17th International Conference on AIDS in Mexico City, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss advocated that homosexuality be legalised in India. “Section 377 of the IPC, which criminalises men…
Me, Jokes and Bitches
Even authorities on jokes do not know who uttered the first joke in the world. Holt’s latest book on the subject is silent on the question. But on being “silent”,…
RBI should Have Clear Policy about Foreign Funds
Instead of increasing Repo rate and CRR, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should now focus on framing sound policy for foreign capital inflow because it is increasing the liquidity and…
Congress Announces Sops for Minorities in Assam ahead of Elections
In an attempt to appease the disenchanted minority communities of Assam and to consolidate the party’s minority base ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, to be held next year, the…
Self Development
After the defeat of Islamic party in the Battle of Uhad in 625 C.E., the companions of Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless and greet him) were scattered owing to discontentment.…
Deepening Kashmir Crisis
Once again Kashmir is on the boil. The land of enduring beauty and alluring nature, which should have been a source of enduring peace, has become a source of enduring…
Prisoner No. 650 and a War on Innocents
f they can do this to Aafia Siddiqui, a US-trained and MIT-educated neuroscientist, I shudder to think of the fate of ordinary men and women, observes AIJAZ ZAKA SYED
FBI is responsible for disappearances, illegal detention and torture: AHRC
The Hong Kong-basedAsian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), established in 1984, has urged the UN Human Rights Commission to probe into ‘the illegal arrest and detention of Dr. Afia,’ and appealed to…
