COMPETING SYCOPHANTS
Vol. XLVI No. 9
Date: June 1, 2008
Keep Communal Forces at Bay
The BJP has been catapulted to take the reins of power in Karnataka – for the first time by the saffron party in South India – thanks to the dodgy…
Sick Media Detectives
Our news channels have been going all-out in covering the Arushi double murder case by providing their own stupid analysis as well as giving a more-than-required coverage to boost their…
No Visa to Taslima Anymore
he Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen was deported from her own country. India also experienced trouble by giving her shelter in Bengal, Jaipur and Delhi. She was required to be kept…
Women’s Reservation
In her letter “A delayed social correction?” (Radiance, 18-24 May) Farzana Nigar has failed to analyse the issue of women’s reservation by not going into depth of the case. She…
Muslim Search for Identity
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)
JAPAN REGRETS CARTOON
The Japanese government said in a statement that it is “regrettable” that some Japanese cartoons have sparked an outcry in the Muslim world and stressed the need to foster understanding…
DISCRIMINATION IN SWEDEN
The Ombudsman against Ethnic Discrimination (DO) is suing the Swedish Employment agency for 160,000 kronor ($27,000) in damages to a Muslim man who lost his benefits after refusing to shake…
OUTRAGE ON UK UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
The arrest of an academic and a student from the University of Nottingham for the possession of extremist material has provoked outrage on the campus after it was revealed the…
ARAB, ISLAMIC DIALOGUE ON LEBANON CALLED FOR
Senior Shiite scholar Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah said that the current period requires Arab and Islamic efforts to settle the remaining problems and complications,
BRITISH MUSLIMS VISIT IRAN
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) is sending a delegation to visit Iran to help improve relations between the Iranian people and the UK’s two million Muslim community.
US UNEASE OVER PEACE DEAL
After watching from the sidelines for a few weeks, the United States raised objections to Pakistan’s efforts to negotiate a peace deal with militants in the tribal areas.
ABUSES IN GUANTANAMO INTERROGATION
An FBI agent watched Australian detainee Mamdouh Habib repeatedly vomit during a marathon interrogation session at Guantanamo Bay in 2004, according to a long-awaited US Justice Department report. The agent…
SAUDI AID FOR WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
Bailing out poor people around the world, Saudi Arabia has donated half a billion dollars to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to battle the global food price crisis.
AMU TO START COURSE IN ISLAMIC BANKING AND FINANCE
The Aligarh Muslim University will be offering a course on Islamic Banking and Finance from the next academic year onwards. Vice Chancellor, Professor P K Abdul Azis had a detailed…
DEOBAND FATWA JUSTIFIES CONJUGAL RIGHTS OF WOMAN
In a recent fatwa, Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband has given full cognizance to conjugal rights of a woman who is denied sex by a spiteful spouse, saying she can ask for divorce…
‘STUDYING IN AN URDU MEDIUM SCHOOL HASN’T BEEN A SETBACK’
Mehvish Qureshi is the Class XII topper from Delhi’s Urdu medium schools. “Studying in an Urdu medium school hasn’t been a setback. I have a brilliant English teacher. I never…
SCIENCE TEXTBOOKS TO BE AVAILABLE IN URDU
The Urdu language has long been associated with poetry and literature in India. But now it will also be a medium of learning science in schools and madrasas, thanks to…
DEOBAND GRADUATE CLEARS UPSC
Waseem-ur-Rehmana from the Darul Uloom Deoband has passed the UPSC’s Civil Services examination. Rehman, 31, is the first madrasa product who has cleared the civil services exams in the country.…
JAMAAT AMEER RECEIVES NO THREAT LETTER
Mujtaba Farooq, Secretary Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has denied the news published in some newspapers that Jamaat Ameer Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari had received a threat from the so-called ‘Indian Mujahideen’.
CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN ASSAM HAVE GONE UP
Violent incidents have shown an upward trend in Assam during the past three-four years, with the number of civilian casualties also going up sharply, says the latest annual report of…
Islam has Changed My Life for the Better
At the age of 15 many teenagers are interested in boys, going out and other such activities. I was one of them. However now and again I would always think…
One Year after Makkah Masjid Blast Police Stands Clueless, Innocents
Hyderabad: A year has passed to the deadly bomb blast in Makkah Masjid during a Friday congregation but the hand behind the dastardly act remains uncovered. The city police commission…
Genocide in Iraq?
Despite the precipitous plunge in his popularity and growing criticism of his competency, character, and style, George W. Bush is not really that much different from other presidents with respect…
Sarkozy’s Mideast Peace Initiative
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is planning to unveil an initiative to solve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that would not exclude Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, reports IslamOnline.net.
Crackdown on Bengali Muslims in Rajasthan Implementation of Saffron Agenda
As fallout of bomb blasts in Jaipur, the government of Rajasthan has launched a crackdown on the so-called Bangladeshi immigrants. It has become a pattern that soon after any terrorist…
Clear Strategy Paid Dividends to the BJP
Saffron flag flutters high in Karnataka, the first South Indian state to go the BJP way. Though not a totally convincing victory, the BJP has succeeded in making foray into…
Madrasa and Educational Needs of Indian Muslims
Following the Sachar Committee Report on Social, Economic and Educational Status of the Muslim Community, a series of debates and discussions has started on Madrasa and its education system. Some…
Monotheism in Islam and the Vedic Religion
PROF. M. SAUD ALAM traces resemblance between the teachings of Islam and the Vedic Religion as far as monotheism is concerned and asserts that idol worship is a post-Vedic phenomenon.
Terrorism: A Political Cancer
The blasts in Jaipur (May 13, 2008) have once again brought to fore the grim reality of global and local political scenario. In a short span of time close to…
Murder Most Foul
Indian capital New Delhi’s inhabitants, then all those who came across the heart-rending news from TV channels and newspapers, were shocked to learn about murder of Arushi Talwar, a 14…
Competing Sycophants
DR. S. AUSAF SAIED VASFI criticises the ever increasing sycophancy in our political circles, and pleads for adherence to principles and loyalty to party and not personalities.
