OIC should Push for Reconciliation between North and South Cyprus
Vol. XLVIII No. 38
Date: December 26, 2010
Tafheem-al-Qur’ān now online in Urdu Unicode
Tafheem-al-Qur’ān, a well-known Qur’ān commentary in Urdu by Sayyid Abul A’ala Mawdoodi,
AMU Students Called off Dharna
The agitating students of the Aligarh Muslim University called off their dharna on December 19 following a discussion between the students sitting on dharna and the university administration.
Mohd. Azharuddin New SIO National President
Don’t just exist, but be productive so that the society benefits from you,” called the newly elected President of Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO),
Business and Morality
The cancerous grip of corruption on Indian politics has been there for decades. Of late, one can also see the corruption spreading to the business community where the corporate ethics…
Wrong Analogy and Double Standards
The demolishers of Babri Masjid try to mislead people by equating Ayodhya dispute with Shah Bano case, which was an internal matter of Muslims. Shah Bano case was not one…
It’s Most Unfortunate
This refers to the spat between the former Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan, former judge of Madras High court R. Regupathy
Surendra Mohan (1926-2010)
Surendra Mohan, a great socialist leader, thinker and activist, passed away in Delhi on December 17. He was 84.
ABU DHABI HOTEL REGRETS $11M CHRISTMAS ‘OVERLOAD’
An Abu Dhabi luxury hotel that boasted an $11 million Christmas tree decorated with gold and gems admitted Sunday it may have taken the holiday spirit a bit too far.
EXPAT QUR’ĀN TEACHERS CAN WORK IN SAUDIA
The Makkah region branch of the Charitable Society for Holy Qur’ān Memorization has allowed some non-Saudi Qur’ān teachers to resume teaching Qur’ān classes after being stopped by the governorate in…
IRAQ LIFTS BAN ON SUNNI POLITICIANS
Iraq’s Parliament on Saturday 18 took a major step toward creating a unity government, lifting a ban on three Sunni politicians who were barred from running in national elections last…
MUBARAK BLAMES ISRAEL FOR TALKS IMPASSE
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on December 19 blamed Israel for the stalemate in peace negotiations with the Palestinians
BOLIVIA FIRM ON RECOGNISING PALESTINE
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad says his plan to establish a Palestinian state by August 2011 remains on course. In an interview with Israel’s Channel 2 TV, Fayyad denies that the…
SHARIAH RULE IN SUDAN IF SOUTH SECEDES: BASHIR
Sudan’s president on December 19 said that the country would adopt an Islamic constitution if the south split away after a referendum due next month
PROTEST AGAINST 300 ADMISSION CANCELLATIONS AT JAMIA MILLIA
The All India Students’ Association held a protest demonstration at Jantar Mantar in the Capital on December 14 against the “admission cancellation
VILIFICATION CAMPAIGN AGAINST ME: AMU V-C
Under attack from various quarters on issues related to varsity affairs, Aligarh Muslim University Vice-Chancellor P. K. Abdul Azis on Wednesday hit back at critics charging that a “caucus” led…
HWF, PM FOUNDATION AWARD 449 STUDENTS OF BIHAR
The Delhi-based Human Welfare Foundation and P. M. Foundation, Kerala jointly held an award ceremony, and awarded 449 Muslim meritorious students
REHABILITATE JUVENILES, SAYS HC
The Gujarat high court (HC) on December 14 expressed concern over the non-rehabilitation of children who are lodged in remand homes
WAIT TILL WE EXPOSE THE NDA: SIBAL
Refusing to be defensive on the 2G spectrum scam, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on December 15 hit back at the BJP for raking up the issue, alleging that “irregularities
M’RASHTRA TO CRACK DOWN ON FEMALE FOETICIDE
As India’s middle class grows, more families are using modern technology to ensure they have a boy, according to gender and population experts. Confronted with a decrease in the number…
3 NABBED FOR RSS OFFICE-BEARER SUNIL JOSHI’S MURDER
Police have claimed to have solved the mystery behind the murder of RSS office-bearer, Sunil Joshi, by arresting three persons including Harshad Solanki
INSISTING ON THEIR HUMANITY ‘The Plight of the Palestinians’
When a copy of William A. Cook’s latest book, The Plight of the Palestinians arrived in my mailbox, I initially felt a little worried.
Was it a False Flag Operation?
Mossad, an Israeli agency is known across the world for its notorious deceiving ‘False Flag Operations’. These are covert operations designed to deceive the public in such a way that…
Am I My Brother’s Keeper?
These attacks targeting Christians in Iraq and elsewhere are an assault on the long tradition of protection offered to minorities across the Islamic world, writes AIJAZ ZAKA SYED.
THE GIRL CHILD
Recently an expecting mother, married in Meerut, U.P, struggling with labour pain, was asked by her husband in the presence of her mother, “Agar Ladki ko Janam Diya to Zinda…
A Jew is a Jew is a Jew
It is time the world should recognise and acknowledge a Jew as a Jew, first and last. The world should acknowledge the tremendous good Jews, individually and collectively had contributed…
ECONOMIC GOODS AND THEIR TRAITS
Goods in economics mean those commodities and services that have value to people and are saleable at some price. The word ‘good’ is used as against the word ‘bad.
Christmas Greetings to Milad People
SAMEEN AHMED KHAN advises Muslims to avoid and condemn this innovation called Milad-un-Nabi and do not take any risks, as innovations would deprive one from the pond Kauthar.
Grave Worship
Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) has forbidden making the grave firm with plaster, from…
Allah Defends Believers
Surely Allah defends those who believe. Certainly Allah has no love for the perfidious, the thankless…. Allah will most certainly help those who will help Him. Verily Allah is Immensely…
BEYOND PREJUDICE AND HATE
The row between ruling Congress and the main Opposition party BJP on involvement of RSS affiliates in terror attacks is hotting up. The first spark was lighted by Digvijay Singh…
OIC should Push for Reconciliation between North and South Cyprus
The news that an International Conference by the OIC on ‘Islamic Civilization in the Mediterranean’ was held in December, 2010 in Northern Cyprus (TRNC), delighted me.
