Obama’s Passage to India
Vol. XLVIII No. 34
Date: November 28, 2010
A Few Jewels…
In the article on “A Few Jewels of JIH” there is not a single name from the women who contributed to the growth
Aung San Suu Kyi
The democracies of the world are celebrating the release of the Myanmar icon of democracy. The statements from the leaders all over the world and messages fulsome in praise of…
Let India Emerge as a Role Model
The release of Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar just after mention of India’s desired role in the matter in the speech of US President Barrack Obama in Indian Parliament…
Rakhi Sawant Episode
I wonder how people like Rakhi Sawant get so much of space in the media. Ironically, she is given a place to do ‘Insaaf’ (Justice) in a reality show called Rakhi…
REVIEW OF BLASPHEMY CASE ORDERED
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on November 19 asked the Ministry of Religious Affairs to review the case of a Christian woman convicted under blasphemy law.
FLOATING PLANT TO SUPPLY POWER TO PAKISTAN
The world’s largest ship-based power plant will begin supplying Pakistan with electricity next month to try to mitigate the country’s crippling shortages. The new supply still won’t come close to…
WEBSITE LISTS ISRAELI ‘WAR CRIMINALS’
A US-based website has published names and photographs of 200 Israeli soldiers, calling them “war criminals.” The website also published the home addresses and ID numbers of many of the…
US BARS PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD MOVES IN UN AGENCIES
Away from the headlines, Palestinians have been trying to advance their statehood agenda in small but symbolic ways in United Nations agencies that fall off the radar for most people.…
PALESTINIAN ACTIVISTS PROTEST SEPARATION WALL
Hundreds of Palestinian foreign and Israeli left-wing activists on November 19 clashed with Israeli forces during anti-separation wall protests in several West Bank locations. Palestinian security sources said the clashes…
NIZAM’S FALAKNUMA PALACE TURNED INTO TAJ HOTEL
Falaknuma Palace, one of the historical landmarks of Hyderabad and which was once owned by the erstwhile Nizams, has been thrown open as a luxury hotel. After 10 years of…
AMU PANEL TO PROBE DISRUPTION OF JNMC
Prof. P.K. Abdul Azis, Vice Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh has constituted a High Power Committee to enquire into the recent instances of indiscipline rampant among the Junior Doctors and…
SM MUSHRIF SUMMONED OVER KARKARE BOOK
SM Mushrif, former Inspector General of Police, has been summoned by the Bombay High Court to explain the contents of his book Who Killed Karkare?, which alleges a conspiracy by Hindu…
A DOCUMENTARY FILM ON MAULANA AZAD
Naqsh-e-Azad, a documentary film, has been made by president of International Urdu Foundation, Kabeer Siddiqi.
ALLAMA IQBAL REMEMBERED
Urdu Press Club (UPC) and Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Urdu (ATU) organised a convention to mark Allama Iqbal’s birthday at Amroha in Uttar Pradesh. Participants in the programme shared their views on the…
MUSLIMS VOICE DISMAY OVER BABRI MASJID VERDICT
Idara Tahqeeq-o-Tasneef-e-Islami Aligarh organised a symposium on Beyond Ayodhya Verdict on October 31, 2010. The symposium was presided by Professor Asmer Baig while Dr. Abdul Wahid,
His Prayers were Answered
Returning to his room after praying Isha Salah, Abdur Rahman, 42, an Indian national, sits down with a pen and a mind full of thoughts. He is writing the story…
Another Baghdad Massacre Iraqi Christians are Already at Home
On Sunday, October 31, when a group of militants seized a church in Baghdad, killing and wounding scores of Iraqi Christians, it signalled yet another episode of unimaginable horror in…
A Blessed Place in a Blessed City
The city of Makkah has been described in the Qur’an by many other names such as Umm Al-Qura, Al-Balad Al-Amen (Secure City), Al-Balad Al-Haram (Holy City) and al Bakkah as…
Dr. Muhammad Abdo Yamani (1938-2010)
Passing away of Dr. Ado Yamani on November 8 is a deep personal loss for me as well as for our institution, IQRA’ International Educational Foundation. Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi…
Impediments to Islamic Banking
The phenomenon of Islamic banking has steadily emerged as one of the alternatives to the conventional mode of banking based on interests.
The Road to Makkah
Nothing celebrates the equality and oneness of mankind as the annual pilgrimage Haj does, finds AIJAZ ZAKA SYED
Pranab Lays Foundation of AMU Murshidabad Centre
It is the Central Government’s biggest affirmative initiative to impart quality education to educationally most backward minority (Muslims), said Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, Union Minister for Finance
Babri Masjid Verdict Its Legality
The Ayodhya judgement of the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court delivered by Justices Sudhir Agarwal, Dharam Veer Sharma and S.U. Khan on September 30, 2010 on the Babri Masjid-Ram…
Science versus Islam
SCIENCE & ISLAM: A HISTORY Ehsan Masood Icon Books Ltd., London 2009 Pages: 240 ISBN-976-184831081-0
Concern for Dawah
The most important aspects of this event are the Prophet’s behaviour and Abū Hurairah’s concern for Dawah. A lady uses unkind words for the Prophet but he prays for her…
To God Alone
For every people We have laid down a ritual of sacrifice (although the purpose of the ritual is the same) that they pronounce the name of Allah over the cattle…
Scams and Scandals
Involvement of politicians and those close to them in scams and scandals is nothing new. Recent emergence of 2G spectrum, CWG, and land scams in Karnataka has only added to…
Obama’s Passage to India
It took a visiting US president to let India and Pakistan see their own warts and all, observes AIJAZ ZAKA SYED.
