Bias, Hatred and Parochial Politics
Vol. XLVI No. 24
Date: September 14, 2008
Church set on fire in MP, probe ordered
Vandals set fire to St Bartholomew Church in Ratlam after breaking into it in wee hours of September 7.
Gujarat riots’ victims do not want to return home: Survey
The first two years after the 2002 Gujarat riots were the most difficult for the victims as the rehabilitation camps were forcibly closed down, points out a survey on the…
Make a Difference
Bihar needs all the help that is possible. But more than that isn’t it important to try and see if a few more lives can be saved?
Clear Toppers!
The recent massacre of innocent Christians in Orissa by VHP and Bajrang Dal cadres was indeed dreadful. But it was shocking that not once did anybody term this as Hindu…
Show the Right Guidance
The report that a 36-year old Muslim man returned the dowry of Rs.51,000 and 20 sovereigns of gold to his in-laws should make men think about it and follow Islam…
Who’s Misleading Whom
This refers to the reply given by Howard L Berman, chairman of House foreign affairs committee of the U.S.
Disastrous Indeed
It’s really disastrous for Pakistan that Zardari has become the President and without doubt, his presidency would almost certainly be even worse than Musharraf’s.
Is There a Way Out of this Sorry Mess?
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal) Yes, there is and here it is. The way out of this…
ANWAR IBRAHIM EXPOUNDS POLICIES
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said one of the main things on his agenda in regard to improving relations with Indonesia was the problem of illegal Indonesian migrant workers in…
MALAYSIA EXTENDS MISSION IN PHILIPPINES
The government of Malaysia will extend its observation mission for another three months in the southern region of the Philippines to oversee the conflict between the separatist organisation, Islamic Moor…
FOUR-WAY SUMMIT IN DAMASCUS
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hosted a four-way summit that also grouped visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy
ISLAMIC BANKING SUBSIDIARIES IN MALAYSIA
Standard Chartered Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) plan to set up Islamic banking subsidiaries in Malaysia. Standard Chartered has obtained the Malaysian central bank’s nod to set up…
CHINESE POLICE KILL UIGHURS
Chinese police shot dead six people suspected of involvement in a wave of violence in the far western region of Xinjiang as an exile group claimed they were killed after surrendering.
SPACE PROGRAMME OF IRAN
Iran’s space agency plans to send a manned rocket into space in the next 10 years. Space agency chief Reza Taghipoor said the exact date of the mission would be…
TWO MYANMAR MUSLIM LEADERS ACQUITTED
Two Myanmar Muslim Organisation (MMO) members were acquitted on August 28. They were arrested by Maungdaw police.
ISLAM FOR SPORTS
Muslims are encouraged to take up sports as they are a form of ‘jihad,’ provided they do not go against Islamic teachings.
PASWAN DEMANDS BAN ON RSS,VHP AND BAJRANG DAL
Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on September 2 demanded a ban on the Rashtriya Swyamasevak Sangh (RSS),
BILL TO FIGHT COMMUNAL CLASHES GATHERS DUST
A bill, proposing prompt action to combat communal riots is still gathering dust, nearly three years after it was introduced in parliament. The UPA’s common minimum programme promised such steps about…
ONE KILLED IN AZAMGARH VIOLENCE
One person was killed and half-a-dozen people were injured in violence and arson at Azamgarh in Eastern Uttar Pradesh on September 7. According to Additional Director-General (Law and Order and…
GOVT PANEL REPORT ADVOCATES INTRODUCTION OF ISLAMIC BANKING
The committee on financial sector reforms, which was set up by the Planning Commission to recommend various ways to take the country’s financial sector reforms forward, has included in its…
REGULATE SALE OF ULTRASOUND MACHINES: CSR
Regulate the sale of ultrasound machines: that’s the new war cry of activists against the rampant female foeticide and falling sex ratio in the city. Ranjana Kumari, Director Centre for…
SAMAJWADI PARTY MP OPPOSES BAN ON SIMI
Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav has opposed the ban on SIMI saying it is not fair to associate the organisation with terror activities. Talking to reporters at Kota in Rajasthan…
LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FLAYED FOR VIOLATING NORMS
Abu Bakar, the old paralysed father of Ahmedabad blasts ‘mastermind’ Abu Bashar, was made to sign on blank sheets of paper by the police raiding his house in village Binapara…
Blessing in Deluge Time to Expose Fascist Design
The deluge in the North Eastern Bihar districts, no doubt a great human tragedy, posed an enormous challenge before the civil society as it has devastated that part of Bihar,…
Ten things to do this Ramadhan
What should you do to get maximum benefit out of Ramadhan? Here is a short list.
I Told a Lie without Telling a Lie
Just before the commencement of Ramadhan, the Editor gently reminded me of my professional obligations towards the Viwesweekly. He was right. I fail to write this useless column regularly, simply…
Then They Came for Christians”;
Orissa is witnessing unprecedented violence against the tiny Christian minority. On August 23, Swami Laxmananand along with his four followers was killed, probably by a group of Maoists. Immediately, anti-Christian…
Global Realignment How Bush Inspired a New World Order
The series of unfortunate and costly decisions made during the two terms of the Bush administration, combined with economic decline at home, might devastate the US’s world standing much sooner…
ATS Resorts to Terror Tactics
The ATS and Rajasthan Police are obviously busy concocting evidence and using their unlimited powers arrogantly. Whether Shahbaz was involved in the Jaipur blasts or not will be decided by…
Orissa, Hindutva’s New Target
Some people in our country are pastmasters in teaching Geography by murder. Recently these classes were held in Kandhamal, economically the most backward district in Orissa. It was here that…
Bias, Hatred and Parochial Politics
DR. S. AUSAF SAIED VASFI paints a grim picture of the vulnerable situation prevailing in the country, and warns that the preconceived bias, hatred and parochial politics being played against…
