MOMENT OF RECKONING for Arabs
Vol. XLVIII No. 45
Date: February 13, 2011
Peaceful Revolution
It was the most moving juncture for the world to watch the ‘non-violent’ peaceful revolution coming out of Egypt. This is a major paradigm change for Muslims
Newborn Revolutions
The newborn revolutions in the Arab world might bring more economic setbacks, but are likely to harvest the seed of reforms, eventually bearing fruit of modified democracy.
Western Hypocrisy
The hypocrisy of the Western countries on democracy is exposed – in their lukewarm response to the unprecedented uprising in Egypt
HC Verdict on Shari’ah Based NBFC is Welcome
About 60 per cent of this great country is outside the reach of banking system and Union Finance Minister has promised in his last year’s budget speech that by 2012
TUNISIAN POLICE FIRE ON CROWD, KILLING 2
Tunisian Police fired at an angry crowd of 1,000 attacking the police station in the north-western town of Kef on Saturday, killing two people and injuring 17 others
PARTY LED BY IRAQI PM PRAISES EGYPTIAN PROTESTERS
The political party led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki is calling on Egyptians to secure a peaceful transition of power for their country
PALESTINIANS SHOW SUPPORT TO EGYPTIAN PROTESTERS
Hundreds of Palestinians on February 5 held a solidarity rally in the West Bank cities of Ramallah and Bethlehem in support of Egypt’s anti-government protest. The Ramallah rally was attended…
FAYYAD SAYS PALESTINIAN ISSUES SPARKING UNREST
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Thursday that the failure to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has helped fuel unrest in Egypt and elsewhere in the Mideast
FRANCE SUSPENDS SALE OF ARMS, TEAR GAS TO EGYPT
The French prime minister’s office says that France suspended the sale of arms and tear gas to Egypt in late January, as an uprising to force the ouster of President…
EGYPT MUST REIN IN SECURITY FORCES: UN RIGHTS BODY
The top United Nations human rights official called on Egyptian authorities on February 4 to rein in security and intelligence forces she said were causing chaos, and to stop harassment…
WAQF PROPERTIES IN RAJASTHAN TO BE VIDEOGRAPHED
In order to keep a proper record of the Waqf properties in the state and keep them free from encroachments, Rajasthan government is going to carry out a videography of…
PAID NEWS IS A COMPLEX ISSUE, SAYS QURAISHI
With four States and one Union Territory preparing for the Assembly polls coming up in the next three months, Chief Election Commissioner
AFTER R-DAY PARDON, SANGH FORCES SIMI MEN BACK INTO JAIL
Buckling under pressure from the Bajrang Dal and VHP, the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh on February 5 ordered the re-arrest of five activists of the Students Islamic Movement of…
MERELY BEING A MEMBER OF BANNED OUTFIT NOT A CRIME
Passive membership in a banned organisation will not make a person a criminal, the Supreme Court ruled on February 5. The Supreme Court reached the conclusion while interpreting Section
CONFESSION IN POLICE CUSTODY WEAK EVIDENCE: SC
The Supreme Court on February 5 held that confession before a police officer under special laws, such as Tada, Pota or MCOCA, is a weak evidence against the person who…
BEING MUSLIM GETS BANK ACCOUNT BLOCKED
A student of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Mr Khalid Abbasi has blamed that Mr Mahesh Chand Sharma, Manager Syndicate Bank of Yamuna Vihar in Delhi,
BUKHARI APPEALS TO OPT ‘MUSLIM’ IN RELIGION COLUMN OF CENSUS
Syed Ahmed Bukhari, Shahi Imam Jama Masjid Delhi, has appealed to the Muslims of India to opt ‘Muslim’ in the column of religion when he/she fills up the census form
ASSAMESE MUSLIMS Integral Part of Society
Assam has a long history of cultural co-existence and communal harmony and Muslims in the state have made immense contribution to the various fields
How Long do We Grope in Darkness?
Just a few hours before India raised her head high hoisting national flag on the eve of 61st Republic Day a gruesome incident took place when an Additional District Collector
CIRCULATION OF WEALTH IN ECONOMY
Islam stands for circulation of wealth in an economy. This is a basic tenet based on which Islamic approach towards wealth may be understood.
Kerala HC Dismisses Writ Petitions against Govt Sanction for NBFC
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on February 3 dismissed writ petitions filed against the government sanction for starting a Non Banking Finance Company by the Kerala State…
Tunisia: the Advent of Liberal Islamism
On Sunday January 30 RASHID AL-GHANNOUCHI, the 69-year old leader of the Tunisian Islamic movement, returned home after a long exile in London
Not for Mere Sport!
O people! Be happy and hope for the best. My fear about you is only that you may not covetously struggle for the acquisition of worldly things and get lost…
God’s Plans do Work
Do you not see that Allah sends down water from the sky, whereby the earth turns green? Verily Allah is Subtle, All-Aware. All that is in the heavens and all…
Islamic Resurgence Arab World Reasserts
After Tunisians the brave brothers of Egypt have risen in revolt against the tyrannical dispensation which has enslaved them for more than half a century
Tasks before Ikhwan in Egypt
As we rush to the Press, the situation in Egypt continues to remain fluid. But quite certain are two possibilities; Mr. Hosni Mubarak will go sooner or later – unwept…
Will the Secular Revolution End the Arab-Zionist Regime of Egypt?
The US and Israel would not permit the current fervour for democracy to manifest in these countries, unless the odds were stacked in its favour, gathers YAMIN ZAKARIA
MOMENT OF RECKONING for Arabs
What happens in Egypt in the next few days will not just change the Arab world, it will impact the whole world, opines AIJAZ ZAKA SYED.
Made by America the Peoples’ Revolution
US Administrations have been blighted since 9/11 by a deadly cocktail of arrogance and ignorance with a twist of the strong desire for revenge
