Malicious Profiling of Muslims
Vol. XLVI No. 27
Date: October 5, 2008
Concerned Citizens Stage Rally against Batla House ‘Encounter’, Memo Makes
A rally of prominent citizens of Delhi was organized under the auspices of the Coordination Committee of Indian Muslims on September 26, at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. The rally was…
Hema’s Ticketless Travelling
News regarding Hema Malini travelling without rail-ticket establishes that India has two sets of law,
It’s Ludicrous
The financial giants like Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch of the U.S., which survived even the great recession of the 1930s,
Under Scrutiny
Belatedly India’s English print media is under scrutiny. It shows how too many cooks spoil the broth.
It’s No Victory
The Karnataka High Court ruling that women be allowed to serve at bars can have an adverse impact on the society.
A Few Questions
Terrorism has no religion. At the same time, if innocents instead of terrorists are hunted down, then the real terrorists escape and hence the terror is not going to stop.…
Islam Gave the World Monotheism and Education
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)
Why was the Marriott Targeted?
The deadly blast in Islamabad was a revenge attack for what has been going on over the past few weeks in the badlands of the North-West Frontier. It highlighted the…
KIDNAPPED TOURISTS BACK IN SUDAN
Bandits who kidnapped 19 tourists and Egyptians in the desert have taken their hostages back to Sudan but are now heading towards Egypt. “Security organs on Saturday (September 27) detected…
TOP WOMAN POLICE OFFICER IN SOUTH AFGHAN KILLED
Unidentified gunmen shot dead the most senior woman police officer in southern Afghanistan on September 28. Lieutenant-
CAR BOMB KILLS 17 IN DAMASCUS
A car bomb exploded near a Shiite shrine in southern Damascus on September 27, killing 17 people and wounding 14 others in one of the deadliest attacks to hit Syria…
TOURING US TO SAVE AL AQABA
The hope to get their voice heard took two Palestinians and an Israeli activist all the way to the US to bring the plight and sufferings of the West Bank…
PRINCE SAUD URGES STRONGER CULTURE OF DIALOGUE WORLDWIDE
In his address to the 63rd session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs said the nations of the world need…
ISRAEL RELEASES 24 PALESTINIAN PRISONERS
Israel on September 27 released 24 Palestinian prisoners.
Marathon for Children: Running for the Right to Play
I was ecstatic as I read an email sent by a manager at a Canadian toy company. The company donates a large number of toys each year to inner city…
MUSHAWARAT CONDEMNS THE MEHRAULI BLAST
The All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat (AIMMM) condemned the September 27 bomb blast in Mehrauli area of Delhi in which five precious lives were lost and dozens were injured. Dr…
JAMIA FORMS PANELS TO AID ARRESTED STUDENTS
Jamia Millia Islamia has formed two committees to help its students detained by the Delhi Police. The decision was taken after the Academic and Executive councils held an emergency meeting…
NO PLACE FOR TADA OR POTA, SAYS GILL
Former DGP of Punjab Police KPS Gill, who firmly tackled terrorism in Punjab, says that there is no place in society for laws like the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act…
TOO FEW MUSLIMS IN INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES
As Home Minister Shivraj Patil began work on a 10-year plan to strengthen the Intelligence Bureau on September 26, there was something missing from the ranks: Muslims. It is a…
WITH ALL THE ‘MASTERMINDS’ IN POLICE CUSTODY, WHO CARRIED OUT
Demanding an inquiry in the ongoing bomb blasts in Delhi and encounters with alleged terrorists, the Chairman of Council of Indian Muslims – UK (CIM), Mohammad Munaf Zeena, in a…
TERROR E-MAIL WAS MEANT TO PROVOKE HINDU HATRED
The Prince of Arcot, Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali, on September 24 said the recently published version of the e-mail reportedly sent by the ‘Indian Mujahideen’ owning responsibility for the bomb…
I Love Islam More than Anything Else
My path to Islam, I believe, began the day I was born. I was born into an American family in California, who did not want me. My mother was living…
Terrorism without Reason Onus Lies on Govt to Explain
Terrorism is not a new expression for us. Ever since independence we have been confronting with this menace. It is another thing that many public opinion makers try to trace…
Bankruptcy and Islamic Banking
The fall of giants in the world financial sector like Lehman Brothers in the aftermath of the US sub-prime mortgage crisis, we need to be strict about credit rating system…
More Questions on Batla House ‘Encounter’
A fact finding team constituted by Janhastakshep, Campaign against Fascist Designs and People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) went to look into the issues being raised in context to the…
A Fact Finding Team Demands Judicial Enquiry into Batla House
A fact-finding team of teachers, students, civil rights activists and intellectuals visited the site of the September 19 alleged encounter of the police with the ‘terrorists’ at Batla House, Jamia…
Nanavati Commission Report
The unfortunate incident of burning of S-6 compartment of Sabarmati Express at Godhra in February 2002, in which 69 kar sevaks were charred to death, was the starting point of…
Malicious Profiling of Muslims
DR. S. AUSAF SAIED VASFI comments on the malicious profiling of Muslims in India and calls upon the authorities concerned to listen to the voice of reason.
