PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2009 JIH Presents Manifesto for the Consideration of Political Parties
Vol. XLVII No. 1
Date: April 5, 2009
Blasphemous and Inflammatory
Mr. Praveen Swami has purposely penned the article, “Mumbai, Mawdudi and the Indian Mujahideen” in The Hindu (March 5, 2009) to connect the terror attacks in Mumbai with the Maulana’s teachings and…
Let’s Create New Political Environment
We Indians are invited every three to five years for electing a new leader either in the states or in the country. For long many have expressed their prominent views…
Babri and Congress
There is no doubt that a mention of demolition of Babri Masjid on the eve of General elections amounted to instigating the Muslim community.
Political Stunt
Dr. Manmohan Singh’s dig at the BJP Prime Ministerial candidate L.K. Advani for the Babri Masjid demolition smacks of political stunt.
Allah’s Boundaries What a Glorious Concept!
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)
VOTER EDUCATION FOR MALAWI MUSLIMS
As Malawi readies for its fourth democratic general multi-party poll in May, the government has, for the first time, accredited National Coordinator of the Islamic Information Bureau (IIB), a Muslim…
BANGLADESH WORKERS COMING BACK
Masum Khan boarded a plane heading to Malaysia a month ago with the hope of earning enough money to support himself and his family back home in Bangladesh. But in…
NEW LEADER IN MALAYSIA
Najib Razak was elected on March 26 the ruling party’s new leader in Malaysia. Najib, incumbent deputy premier, was elected president of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the main…
BRITAIN’S MOST POWERFUL MUSLIM WOMAN
Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, a Conservative peer in the House of Lords, has been named Britain’s most powerful Muslim woman, topping a list of 50 women who defy a prevailing stereotype…
MOSQUES SAVE DUTCH SOCIETY
Activities offered by the Netherlands 475 mosques save Dutch society €150m a year, according to researchers from religious research body Oikos. The savings come from the care services, language lessons,…
ABU DHABI’S STAKE IN GERMAN COMPANY
An Abu Dhabi based state investment fund has agreed to take a 9.1 per cent stake in Germany’s Daimler auto group.
COERCED TESTIMONY
Human Rights Watch said all coerced testimony in Bahrain in the trial of Hassan Mushaima, leader of the political opposition group Haq, and 34 others should be withdrawn and that…
WAR CRIMES OF ISRAEL
Israel’s repeated firing of white phosphorus shells over densely populated areas of Gaza during its recent military campaign was indiscriminate and is evidence of war crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW)…
GENEVA CONVENTION COMPLAINT
Lawyers for 30 detainees at the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba are taking the American government to task for failing to meet Geneva Convention standards during their detention.
MACHINE READABLE HAJJ PASSES
The government is planning to issue machine-readable Hajj passes for this year. Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahmad met the Deputy Hajj Minister of Saudi Arabia Hatem Qadi…
AMU A UNIQUE BLEND OF ISLAMIC AND MODERN EDUCATION
Students of today must dedicate themselves to follow the teachings of Prophet Mohammad (may Allah bless and greet him) in their lives completely in letter and spirit. It is the…
RESERVATION FOR MUSLIM MINORITY IS NEED OF THE HOUR
A Panel Discussion on “Government Policy on Reservation for Muslim Minority” was organised by the South Asian Minorities Lawyers Association (SAMLA) at the Indian Law Institute on March 27. The…
MUSLIMS URGED TO SOW SEEDS OF MODERN EDUCATION IN EVERY
In a message to students, alumni and staff of the Aligarh Muslim University, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. P.K. Abudul Azis said the country is observing the 111th Death Anniversary of Sir…
NHRC CALLS FOR MAGISTERIAL INQUIRY INTO BATLA HOUSE ENCOUNTER
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has informed the Delhi High Court that as per its guidelines it is mandatory to conduct a magisterial enquiry into every incident of police…
MAYA KODNANI, JAIDEEP PATEL ARRESTED FOR GUJARAT 2002 CARNAGE
Gujarat’s Minister for Women and Child Development Maya Kodnani on March 27 became the first minister in the Narendra Modi cabinet to be arrested in connection with the Gujarat communal…
The Amazing Benefits of Honey
There comes forth from their bellies (of the bees) a drink of varying colour wherein is healing for men. Verily in this is indeed a sign for people who think.” [16:68-69]
Madrasa Teachers of Assam Protest against Govt. Indifference
The madrasa teachers in Assam are protesting against the state government’s failure to fulfil its promise to grant annual financial assistance to the madrasas of Assam at par with “mainstream”…
HC Notice to EC on Petition to De-recognise BJP/Cong
A Division Bench of Chhattisgarh High Court had issued a notice to the Election Commission of India on a petition to de-recognise two national political parties – BJP and the…
Netanyahu and the ‘Future of the Peace Process’
It seems that the Palestinian-Israeli ‘peace process’ is in serious jeopardy. At least, this is the immediate impression one gleans from media reports from Israel. Unlike, Israel’s Kadima and Labour…
Palestine Conflict – India’s Response
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the epitome in India’s independence struggle who led the country to freedom from the clutches of foreign rule, was equally steadfast in opposing the unjust policies pursued…
New Delhi Signs Rs10,000 cr Israel Missile Deal
The UPA government has quietly signed a massive, legally opaque, Rs10,000 crore defence deal with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), ignoring a continuing probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)…
Dr. Nazrul Islam Missionary in Khaki
A police officer challenges illiteracy and official sloth in West Bengal and raises a string of schools and colleges in Murshidabad, reports MAQBOOL AHMED SIRAJ
A Step towards Triumph of Truth and Justice
Justice delayed is not always justice denied. Sometimes law takes time to take its course. But justice ultimately prevails notwithstanding the ultranationalists’ desperate attempts to help the culprits evade the…
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2009 JIH Presents Manifesto for the Consideration of
[Jamaat-e-Islami Hind’s people’s manifesto which it has presented for the consideration of political parties and groups, presents a very comprehensive charter of demands, which, if implemented, promises to change the…
A People’s Manifesto for the 15th Lok Sabha Polls
Democracy is all about equity in empowerment. A single push over the EVM button can bring about historic changes, writes M. BURHANUDDIN QASMI and calls upon the Muslims to wisely vote for…
