An End to War? A Fresh Approach in Afghanistan
Vol. XLVII No. 25
Date: September 27, 2009
A FACT-FINDING REPORT Muslim Families of Kalalati Village Face Communal
A fact-finding delegation of All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat (AIMMM) visited Ambala and Yamuna Nagar districts of Haryana on August 28 to enquire into the atrocities inflicted by non-Muslim villagers on…

ICIF discusses introduction of Interest-free Banking with RBI
A delegation of Indian Centre for Islamic Finance (ICIF), consisting of its General Secretary, H Abdur Raqeeb and two of its trustees Dr. Rahmatullah and Mr. KM Abdul Salam, former…

Ban Erection of Statues
It is a matter of satisfaction that Supreme Court slammed Mayawati-government in UP for its misuse of public money in erecting statues.

Act against Real Culprits
Act against Real Culprits

Can We Expect Justice Now?
The Ishrat Jehan story released in June 2004 itself had raised many doubts about its veracity in the minds of one and all. Now it has taken a little more…

Probe All Fake Encounters
The ruling of Ahmedabad Metropolitan Court about Ishrat Jehan and others declaring their killings to be fake encounter brings to mind several past encounters and creates a suspicion that those may have been carried…

A Soothing Music
This refers to the enquiry report by the metropolitan magistrate S.P. Tamang, holding the encounter of Ishrat Jehan and three others on the outskirts of Ahmedabad in June 2004 as…

Amazing People of an Amazing Land
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)

UN SEX EDUCATION GUIDE
A set of UN sex education guidelines for children is drawing fire from many groups in the US and around the world for being explicit and graphic for young children…

HALAL INTERNET SEARCH ENGINE
Although it has made its debut only a few days ago, the new ImHalal search engine is fast winning the approval of several Egyptian internet users. The Islamic search engine,

JAVA QUAKE HAVOCS
Thousands of people have been left homeless in the wake of a major earthquake that killed at least 63 people in Indonesia.

IRAN WILLING TO MEET, READY TO FIGHT
Iran warned the US and Israel it will repel any attack – while also tamping down tensions by agreeing to meet with Washington and other world powers.

NASRALLAH LASHES OUT AT HARIRI
NASRALLAH LASHES OUT AT HARIRI

US GOVERNMENT BEHIND 9/11
Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen has requested US President Barack Obama to hold a fresh investigation into the 9/11 attacks as he believes them to be staged by the then Bush…

TRIAL OF HATRED MONGER
The trial of Dutch MP Geert Wilders who is accused of discrimination and inciting hatred will begin in January in Amsterdam, two months before the local elections.

PALESTINE IS ARAB LAND
PALESTINE IS ARAB LAND

VHP LEADER HELD FOR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW’S DEATH
A senior VHP leader has been arrested along with his wife and son in connection with the mysterious death of his daughter-in-law, whose family alleged that she was killed for…

SHOW CAUSE ISSUED TO COPS IN 2007 FAIZABAD BLASTS CASE
The Special Court hearing the case of serial blasts in Faizabad in November 2007 issued show cause notices to the Deputy Inspector General of Police and the Special Superintendent of…

AP HIGH COURT ORDERS TO BAN MADRASA
AP HIGH COURT ORDERS TO BAN MADRASA

CONSPIRACY TO SHUT HOOGHLY MADRASA
The historical Hooghly Madrasa is likely to close its educational process any time as it has been trapped between the cold war of Directorate of School Education (DSE) and Directorate…

DEOBAND TO ADD A NEW FEATHER IN ITS CAP
Deoband is going to add a new feather in its cap by introducing translation of the Holy Qur’ān in the Sanskrit language and that too by a woman.

SC ALLOWS MUSLIM BOY TO SPORT BEARD IN SCHOOL
The Supreme Court, in an interim order on September 11, directed Nirmala Convent Higher Secondary School in Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh to take back Mohammad Salim, who was expelled…

PROBE REPORT SAYS COPS FAKED ISHRAT KILLING FOR REWARDS
Less than a month after the Gujarat High Court formed a three-member committee under an Additional Director General of Police to probe the 2004 killing of Ishrat Jahan and three…

In the End, It was All Worth It
I’m a 28-year-old Muslim born, raised, and living in America. I have been practising Islam now for almost five years. I grew up in the Philadelphia area of Pennsylvania in a nice neighbourhood. I played soccer…

Interview with Maulana Shafi Moonis
The interview with Maulana Shafi Moonis (Radiance, 16-22 August 2009) was very interesting and thought provoking. I cherished it and enjoyed reading it. The language, the style and the narration…

Islamic Microfinance The Way to Economic Empowerment
Though the Union Budget 2009-10 is dubbed one for Aam Adami (common man), it is not for Aam Musalmaan (common Muslims); for the vast majority of the Muslims in India…

NCERT Hails Madrasa Education System
A central team of experts from the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) recently paid a visit to West Bengal to participate in a 3-day orientation programme on…

Making Libya Pay
If Libya has to pay for the IRA attacks in Britain, what about others who are guilty of far more serious crimes? asks AIJAZ ZAKA SYED

The BJP’s Identity Crisis
DR. S. AUSAF SAIED VASFI analyses the what-and-why of the identity crisis the Bharatiya Janata Party is in.

AMU Initiates Novel Procedure to Solve Students Problems
The Students’ Grievance Committee set up as a stop-gap alternative to Students’ Union in the Aligarh Muslim University, has set in motion a slew of measures in the University. The…

Muslim Docs Do Rare Surgery
The doctors at J N Medical College, Aligarh were left baffled when they found a 20-year old female possessing a male organ and testes instead of a uterus and ovaries.

Ishrat Jahan Case Let the Supreme Court Act
Fake encounters or extrajudicial killings, which undo our whole system of delivery of justice, are reported from every corner of India. But Gujarat has earned a dubious distinction for this…

An End to War? A Fresh Approach in Afghanistan
RAMZY BAROUD analyses the US and its allies’ war in Afghanistan and concludes that the war in Afghanistan is reaching a decisive point, militarily in Afghanistan itself, and politically in major…






