How Israel is Undoing Itself
Vol. XLVI No. 7
Date: May 18, 2008
TMMK President Awarded Doctorate on Islamic Banks
Prof. M.H. Jawahirullah, President Tamilnadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam, who is also a faculty member in Department of Commerce, Islamiah College, Vaniyambadi has been awarded Ph.D by the University of Madras…
An Earthly Paradise of Perfect Living
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)
BLAIR DID NOT TESTIFY
The UK parliamentary International Development Committee has criticised former Prime Minister Tony Blair for cancelling giving evidence about the humanitarian situation in Palestine as the Mid-East Quartet’s envoy.
KSA AWARDED FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been awarded an international prize for best urban work at a global level, in recognition of the efforts of the Ministry of Municipal and Rural…
REVERTS MAY CONVERT IN MALAYSIA
A Malaysian Islamic court allowed a Chinese convert to renounce Islam in a rare decision for the Muslim-majority nation. Penang Shariah Court judge Othman Ibrahim said he had no choice…
STARVATION IN SOMALIA
Extensive drought and high inflation in the northern Togdheer region of the self-declared republic of Somaliland have pushed many families, both nomadic and urban, to the brink of starvation. People…
GAZA SIEGE CAUSING HEAVY LOSSES
The Popular Committee Against the Siege reported that initial reports revealed that the daily losses of the fishing industry in the Gaza Strip is estimated by $70000 and that additional…
MUJAHIDDEN-E-KHALQ RESTORED IN UK
The British government insisted it will ensure that public safety is not endangered by the unbanning of the anti-Iran Mujahidden-e-Khalq (MKO) as a terrorist group. The MKO has a long…
UNYIELDING MORO ISLAMIC LIBERATION FRONT
A spokesman for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) insisted that they are firm in their demand for independence and freedom. The Muslim rebels’ vow to fight for independence came…
ANTI-AMERICANISM IN PAKISTAN UPSETS US
US Ambassador Anne W. Patterson has said that the depth of anti-Americanism in Pakistan, especially in the middle class, has surprised her because Pakistan’s long-term interests are aligned with that…
PAKISTANI REPORTER WINS AFP AWARD
Pakistani journalist Mushtaq Yusufzai has won the inaugural Kate Webb Award presented by Agence France-Presse (AFP). Mushtaq Yusufzai, 32, who has been wounded by the Taleban and arrested by security…
MUSLIMS DEMAND VELLORE FORT MOSQUE TO BE OPENED FOR PRAYERS
About 10,000 Muslims under the banner of Tamilnadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) on May 9 marched towards the famous Vellore Fort to demand that the 250-year old Nawab Masjid located…
GUJARAT DIG ’CAUGHT CHEATING’ IN LAW EXAM
A high-profile IPS officer of the Gujarat cadre was caught cheating while appearing for an LLB exam at the Siddharth Law College in Gandhinagar. Rai holds the post of DIG…
GOVT. TO APPROACH SC ON 4% QUOTA FOR MUSLIMS
The Government of Andhra Pradesh has decided to approach Supreme Court challenging AP High Court’s directive on 4 per cent reservation for Muslims. The government will engage prominent lawyer and…
MPJ PROTESTS TRANSFER OF STATE WAKF BOARD CEO
The Movement for Peace and Justice (Maharashtra) has protested the unceremonious transfer of Mr. A.R. Shaikh from the office of State Wakf Board CEO. “The transfer comes at a time…
MUSLIM LAWYER THREATENED FOR DEFENDING TERROR ACCUSED
A Lucknow-based lawyer is seeking the transfer from Faizabad of the serial bomb blasts case in Uttar Pradesh that killed over a dozen people after lawyers mobbed him for defending…
SCHOLARS CONDEMN DENIGRATING MUSLIMS AS TERRORISTS
Muslim scholars and organisations on May 10 severely criticised efforts to equate terrorism with Islam. In the anti-terrorism conference thousands of Muslims gathered at Urdu Bagh, Delhi, protesting against countries…
MUSLIM CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ‘NO ROLE’ OF MADRASAS IN TERRORISM
A Muslim organisation, “Majles-e-Tahafuze Madaris Gujarat” of Jambusar, organised an anti-terrorism conference in the Rangupwan Hall at Nanpura, Surat on April 27. This is the first such seminar to be…
GODHRA CRUSADER FINALLY PROMOTED GUJ POLICE CHIEF
IPS officer R B Sreekumar has finally gotten his appointment letter as Director General of Gujarat Police. For this cop, however, this well-deserved promotion has come a little too late…
Solidarity Launches Website
Claude Alwares, noted environmentalist-educationist and activist launched the official website of Solidarity Youth Movement, Kerala (www.solidarityym.org) at a function held at Hira Centre, Calicut. He said it is useful to…
Hajj Promotes Tolerance: Harvard Study
A study of Hajj pilgrims by Harvard Kennedy School in the US has found that the Hajj promotes tolerance among pilgrims and does not lead to an increase in negative…
Islam, Muslims and Democracy-II
Had democracy been properly put into practice, it might have been a sacred blessing for the common people. It might have guaranteed them a lion’s share in power, and their…
Shame of Guantanamo Bay
When will the US and the world wake up to the shame of Guantanamo Bay? This gulag and all that goes on in there fly in the face of all…
Washington has Egg on Its Face
The US had to free Al-Jazeera lensman Sami Al Hajj from Gitmo after six years as no charges could be brought against him. Who will return him the lost golden…
Socio-Economic Status of Muslims in India A Fact sheet on
After India’s independence in 1947 most Muslims decided to stay on in the country despite large-scale killing and violence. In the heat of what are known as the partition riots,…
Chittore Garh Riots The Bias Continues
He was on his house’s roof, when he heard people shouting and running for shelter towards their houses. “There is riot in the city,” someone shouted. Abdul Ghani’s house was…
Duties and Rights of Spouses
Duties and rights are two aspects of justice in Islam. One’s duties are another’s rights. Both husband and wife have certain duties and rights over each other. Both are complementary to…
How Israel is Undoing Itself
Marking the 60th anniversary of the birth of transplanted state of Israel, DR. S. AUSAF SAIED VASFI comments on Israel’s continued policies of subjugation of Palestinians and occupation of Palestinian…
