By Suhail Mohammed The Aligarh Muslim University’s administration is busy preparing the ground for the grand welcome of President of India Ramnath Kovind as the Chief Guest of the 65th convocation of the university to be held on 7th March 2018. The university is fully dressed up with glittering tiny lights all over the corner …
By Syed Ubaidur Rahman Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Muslim outreach program seems to be gathering strength merely a year before the Lok Sabha elections slated to be held next year. His eloquence was on full display when he spoke during a conference on Islamic heritage in New Delhi during Jordanian …
By Shazia Banoo The subject which I have chosen is a matter of grave concern to all of us today. Moreover I realize that there is lack of knowledge and much confusion about the issue of (Talaq) divorce in our society. Many people have misunderstood the meaning of Triple Talaq …
Name of the Book: Muslim Freedom Fighters: Contribution of Indian Muslims in the Independence Movement Author: Syed Ubaidur Rahman ISBN: 81-88869-43-0 Price Rs 225/- Reviewed By Husna Anjum A different sort of history is being written these days. Under the tutelage of the Saffron Brigade, new breed of historians is …
Though constitutional guarantees and planned policies say otherwise, Urdu-speaking people in India have had a hard time trying to conserve their language and culture. By Faizan Mustafa Language is a silent index of culture, and multilingualism is in no way a threat to nationhood. Language has always been an emotive …
IMO News Service Prof Shakeel Samdani has been appointed as the national-patron of All-India Minority Lawyers Association. Prof. Samdani is associated with Department of Law, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Prof. Samdani was appointed after a decision taken on the consensus of executive-council members of the association during a meeting. Advocate …
Patna is among six Indian cities chosen for the Indo-US collaboration programme along with Delhi, Hyderabad, Aligarh and Kurnool. By Santosh Singh Patna: Over 50 Muslim students from Bihar’s leading colleges such as Patna Women’s College, Magadh Mahila College and Maulana Azad Engineering have expressed their willingness to study at …
By Sheikh Qayoom Long before it was infected by violence and its streets reverberated with sounds of slogans and gunfire, Kashmir was a place where one could hear laughter in every household in the evenings when Nazir Josh, Kashmir’s very own “Charlie Chaplin”, used to come on Doordarshan (DD), the …
The board seems to have forgotten its progressive roots, instead choosing not to support fights for gender and social justice. By Mohammad Sajjad On February 10-11, 2018, the 26th plenary session of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, comprising the ulema, took place in Hyderabad. There were two stated …
Seventy years after Independence, the Muslims of India have very real grievances. No political party, secular or ”communal”, has made a sincere effort to address them or simultaneously draw Muslims into the political mainstream and enlist the support of non-Muslims. By A.G. Noorani The Muslims of India face in 2018 …
By Syed Ali Mujtaba Is Babari Masjid vs. Ram temple controversy inching towards solution or the confusion is getting compounded with Hindu spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shanker negotiating peace and reconciliation with the Muslim community? After Kanchi Sankaracharya now its Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in the news and along …
By Amaresh Misra As was evident during the recent debate in Parliament, ‘who broke India’ is a question that Hindutva zealots throw at every given/grabbed/taken opportunity against Muslims and liberals. They are of course blind to the fact that much before Mohammad Ali Jinnah or any Muslim, the basis of …
By Abu Zafar Srirangapatna (Karnataka): Surrounded by a cluster of coconut trees and at a stone’s throw from the tomb of 18th century ruler Tipu Sultan in this town near Mysuru, Darul Umoor at first glance looks like a farmhouse. But inside, it is a unique coming together of science …
Opposed to its penal correction and preferred societal correction By Pervez Bari Hyderabad: The 26th general session of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, (AIMPLB), concluded here at Salar-e-Millat Auditorium, Owaisi Hospital and Research Centre, Kanchanbagh, in Hyderabad on Sunday, February 11, reiterating its firm stand on Babri Masjid …
By Danish Ahmad Khan Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become India’s first premier to pay a historic visit to Palestine. The short 3-hour visit to Palestine’s de facto capital Ramallah has come only three weeks after the first ever 6-day visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to India. PM …
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