Ecological Balance
Vol. XLVI No. 28
Date: October 19, 2008
Islamic Banking an Alternate to the ‘Financial Tsunami’: FICCI Conf.
Abdur Raqeeb presenting the case of Islamic Banking at FICCI conference
Raghuram Rajan Commission Advocates Interest-Free Banking
A high profile committee of Planning Commission on Financial Sector Reforms (FSR), headed by International Monetary Fund (IMF) former chief economist, Raghuram Rajan has submitted its final report to the…
A Bundle of Distortions
The article “Sending A Wrong Message” (The Times of India, September 30) by Mr. Arif Mohammed Khan, a former union minister, is a bundle of distortions and it can only…
Ban Tips
Elite urbanites in India blindly follow status-culture of British legacy by paying ‘tips (Bakhshish)’ everywhere which is nothing but a bribed gift for a purpose for being treated well. Interestingly…
Terrorists Belong to No Religion
If Azamgarh – a town with 88% of Hindus and 12% of Muslims – is considered a place of terror just because 3 or 4 youngsters have been arrested on…
Neither Science nor Common Sense
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)
Why Do They Hate Us?
Despite the wealth of resources at their disposal, Muslims have done little to address the world’s ignorance about them and their faith, opines AIJAZ ZAKA SYED.
Palestinian Economy From Bad to Wretched
The numbers are grim, whether in the West Bank or the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian economy is in one of its most wretched states, and the disaster is mostly, if…
Life after Bush: Forecasting Peace in Palestine
President Bush sounded much less uncertain of his peace “vision” when he received Palestinian Authority’s Mahmoud Abbas in Washington on Sept. 25.
US TELLS NEW DELHI TO CONTROL HINDUTVA ELEMENTS
A resolution was introduced in the US House of Representatives on September 29 calling on the Indian government to take all necessary steps to restrict the reach and resources of…
A TOP COP COMPLAINS OF POLITICAL INTERFERENCE
A top Thane police official, who retired from service on September 30, claimed that the communal violence at Rabodi could have been dealt within 15 minutes and with just half…
FAIZABAD COURT BLAST ACCUSED UNSURE OF JUSTICE
The counsels of Faizabad court blast accused have moved an application in a local court alleging that the Additional District Judge, R K Gautam, who is hearing the case, has…
RESIDENTS OF AZAMGARH STAY AWAY FROM EID FESTIVITIES
Residents of Sanjarpur town in the district of Azamgarh on October 2 stayed away from Eid festivities to protest the death of the two youths in the Jamia Nagar shootout…
MALEGAON MUSLIMS REFUSE TO ACCEPT COMPENSATION
The four families who lost their members in the Malegaon blast have refused to accept the Rs 5 lakh compensation announced by the state Government. A ceremony to hand over…
Islam is the Climax of My Journey to the Real
I was baptised in the Roman Catholic Church in my home country of Slovakia. I also attended the first Holy Communion, but my family never went to church. In spite of…
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan Man and Mission
On October 17 Aligarh Muslim University is going to celebrate the 190th birthday of its founder Sir Syed Ahmed Khan. On October 18 and 19, the University shall be organising the…
Alienated Generation Nobody dare question our commitment to education and
The extent to which our society is getting polarised along religious lines is very disturbing. If this is the state of affairs almost seven decades after independence, what might happen…
Novel Way to Seek Justice Christians Submit Memo to Bapu
Christians of Delhi and National Capital Region organised a mammoth rally in the Capital on October 2 to protest against ongoing anti-Christian violence in Orissa and Karnataka, and demand justice…
Nanavati Report on Godhra Tragedy Erasing the obvious truths
Recently Justice Nanavati-Mehta (N-M) submitted their report to Govt. (Sept 2008). What it has done must be very close to the desire of the ruling establishment which reaped a rich…
Muslim Leaders’ Memo Makes 11 Demands
A delegation of Muslim leaders led by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Deputy Ameer, Prof. K.A. Siddeeq Hassan on October 4 called on Dr. Shakeel Ahmad, Union Minister of State, Home Affairs, and…
Arif Mohammad Khan Got It All Wrong, Once Again
Arif Mohammad Khan has done it again. Twenty-two years ago he chose to speak in the Indian Parliament against the widespread Muslim view on the Shah Bano case and quit…
Islamic Banking restrains Financial Sector Crisis
The international financial crisis began over a year ago, and has intensified during last few months. The International Monetary Fund has already warned that this credit crisis will result in…
India: Civil Rights or Civil War?
The recent series of bomb blasts that have rocked India – a series which has become a proverbial dark tunnel where no end is in sight – denote a new…
Poetic Justice in the US Meltdown
There’s a kind of poetic justice in the fact that the US wars on Afghanistan and Iraq have directly contributed to the global financial meltdown, writes AIJAZ ZAKA SYED.
First Casualty of Global Meltdown in Los Angeles
The global financial meltdown claimed its first casualty in Los Angeles on October 7 with a 45-year-old NRI killing five members of his family before taking his own life. That’s…
Future of Our Planet: Our Responsibilities
When God made it, it was fine, perfect and beautiful. We, as His vicegerents, were made to inherit it and appointed its managers. Our forefathers utilised it and were benefited…
Retrospecting Green Politics
SIULI RAY delves deep into the misdoings of capitalism and calls for a strong alliance to arrest the ecological catastrophe.
Pictorial Guide to Ecological Imbalance
A sustainable and viable ecological balance is the key to the continuance of human society. Many of our planetary life support systems and ecosystem services are under attack and will…
Capitalism and Environment-in-Jeopardy
Mischief (fasad) has appeared on land and sea because of what men have earned by their (own) hands, thus (Allah) gives them the taste of some of their actions… (Al-Rum:…
Ecological Imbalance
Allah in His infinite mercy provided humans with brain and material assets to test us if we turn the earth into a replica of paradise or create a hell on…
Ecology in Islamic Perspective
“The roots of our ecological crises are axiomatic: they lie in our belief and value structures which shape our relationship with nature, with each other and the lifestyles we lead.”…
Reflections on Ecology
PROF. U. MUHAMMAD IQBAL turns the pages of the Qur’an and the Prophet’s traditions to show how Islam has made its followers ecologically responsible in order to keep the earth worth…
Human Abode in the Grip of Total Destruction
SHAMIM A SIDDIQI laments that man has forgotten the Divine Guidance and as a result ecological imbalances are his own creation, and doubts if there is still time to right the…
Misuse of Water Contributing to Ecological Imbalance
PROF. M.A. HAQUE analyses how the misuse of water has contributed to ecological imbalance, finds the world at a crossroads and suggests to world leaders to decide whether they would let…
Ecological Balance in Islam
Islam gives a holistic approach to environmental problem. The interaction of man with physical, biological and social environment is guided in Islamic teachings. There is adequate guidance in Islamic teachings…
Ethological Imbalance: Where Drinking is Appreciated, Smoking is Condemned
Given the fact that Gandhiji had strong dislike for alcohol, total ban on production, marketing and consumption of all sorts of liquor would have been the best way to remember…
Qur’anic View of Environment
The Qur’an speaks of the universe as a grand State ruled by One Majestic King. And this universal system survives due to an extraordinary discipline with every single particle without…
Islam and Eco-friendly Lifestyle
DR. NAZNEEN SADAT delves deep into the environmental hazards caused by the west and its lopsided lifestyle, and contrasts it with the balanced, eco-friendly lifestyle Islam presents, and calls upon the…
