Let Down by Moditva BJP Gropes for Excuses
Vol. XLVII No. 8
Date: May 24, 2009
Muslims Invent Engine That Runs on Air
As the world faces fuel shortages and ever increasing prices of fossil fuels, one may find himself thinking how convenient it would be if vehicles could just run on water…
Nitish Kumar Guilty of Plagiarism
Perhaps never in recent political history the chief minister of a state has been charged with plagiarism, by none else but the author of a book. And the man who…
Nielli Massacre
People always talk about 1984 anti-Sikh riots, 1989 Bhagalpur riots, 1992 post-Babri Masjid demolition riots and specifically Gujarat riots in 2002. But I like to remind the countrymen about the…
Bad Laws and the Bar
Irrespective of what one thinks of Varun Gandhi, there is general unanimity among politicians of all hues, media, legal personalities and intelligentsia that slapping of National Security Act against Varun…
A Liability to the Party
The BJP should learn a lesson from the outcome of the present parliamentary elections. The people are mature enough now. They cannot be fooled by slogans and emotions on communal…
A Win by Default
Though the UPA deserves applaud for heading to form the government once again, its victory cannot be construed as vindication of good governance.
Ta’aleem and Tazkiyah The Twin Pathway to Solving Muslim Problems
Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)
SINGAPORE MUSLIMS FIGHT EXTREMISM
Shielding their country against the threat of terrorism and helping their coreligionists be immune against radical ideologies,
MCB ALARMED AT FOREIGN OFFICE HOSTING OF ISRAELI RACIST
The Muslim Council of Britain said it is appalled and saddened by the decision of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to host on May 13 the Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor…
GAZANS CONTINUE TO BE HOMELESS
Despite billions of dollars of international aid pledges, thousands of Palestinian families in Gaza Strip still live in open air, months after Israel’s deadly war in the besieged strip.
SHEBAB SEIZES STRATEGIC SOMALI TOWN
The Al-Shebab group on May 17 seized control of Johwar strategic town that links Mogadishu to the volatile central region, while continuing to amass its militants in preparation for an…
KABUL TO REVIEW FOREIGN TROOPS PRESENCE
Following a series of civilian deaths by foreign troops, the Afghan government on May 16 ordered a review of regulations governing the conduct of US-led forces in the central Asian…
WAR CRIME CASE AGAINST PROF. GHULAM AZAM, OTHERS WITHDRAWN
The civil suit seeking a court order declaring leader of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, Professor Ghulam Azam and 35 others war criminals was withdrawn by the plaintiffs on May 13.
DR. KALIMUDDIN ON DAAD RESEARCH PROJECT
Dr. Kalimuddin Ahmad, Reader, Department of Mathematics, Aligarh Muslim University has been sanctioned the prestigious DAAD Scholarship of Germany to carry out research project at the Institute of Technical and…
DR. ABID ALI KHAN BAGS IEI YOUNG ENGINEERS AWARD
Dr. Abid Ali Khan, Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, AMU has been awarded with “IEI Young Engineers Award 2009-2010”
‘SEX TOURISM’ RISING: CBI CHIEF
Terming human trafficking as the world’s third largest organised crime after narcotics trade and illicit arms trafficking,
FOURTH FRONT FELL FLAT ON ITS FACE
The Fourth Front of Lalu Prasad, Ram Vilas Paswan and Mulayam Singh Yadav, which had boasted that the Congress could not come to power without its support, found itself in a…
MAMATA MAKES HISTORY OF SORTS
It’s the moment Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee had been waiting for her entire political career for decades together. “We really fought with our blood sweat and tears…we are in…
MCOCA FINDS NO EVIDENCE AGAINST SADIQ SHEIKH IN 7/11 CASE
Mohammed Sadiq Sheikh, alleged operative of Indian Mujahideen (IM) was on May 11 discharged by the Special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) Court in the Mumbai 7/11 serial…
AP GIRL PENS 999-FT QUR’AN
A girl student of a city-based school in Hyderabad has penned a 999-ft Qur’an in Urdu.
MUSLIMS HAVE RIGHT TO ESTABLISH SHARIAH COURTS: GOVT. TO SC
Responding to a PIL (public interest litigation), Additional Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniyam submitted before Supreme Court bench comprising Justice A. R. Laxamanan and Justice Altumash Kabir,
The Most Eligible Widower
Have you ever come across any woman, you feel, deserves to be instantly widowed and immediately entered into your matrimonial alliance?
The Drones Are Coming New War on Civilians
US President Barack Obama took the podium in a White House press conference and stood with an all-embellished confidence that often accompanies new presidents. He was flanked by two leaders…
Muslim Participation or “Participating as Muslims”
Muslims as well as their well-wishers in India are very much concerned about the lack of significant Muslim presence in the Indian public life.
Release Dr. Binayak Sen, Rights Activists Urge Chhattisgarh Govt.
Under the auspices of People’s Union for Civil Liberties and Movement for Secular Democracy, A number of people from Gujarat belonging to different human rights and people’s organisations on May…
Were We Monkeys? A Critique of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution
Charles Darwin’s book, Origin of Species is subtitled as, ‘the book that shook the world’. Yes, the theory of Darwin, much more than the disparate attempts of his ‘believers’, did shake the…
Task Ahead for the New Dispensation
The poll pundits have been proved wrong, predictions have failed and people of India have given a clear mandate to UPA. It clearly indicates that India stands for progress, stability,…
Muslim Representation in 15th Lok Sabha
Except in 1980, when the percentage of Muslim MPs in the Lok Sabha – 9 per cent – was roughly equivalent to the percentage of Muslims in the Indian population …
Muslims Welcome Lok Sabha Election Results
The All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat, umbrella body of Indian Muslim organisations, welcomed the mandate given by the people of India to the UPA in general and the Congress Party…
Let Down by Moditva BJP Gropes for Excuses
SOROOR AHMED comments on the Lok Sabha poll results and holds Moditva responsible for the drubbings the BJP has received.
