Indian Muslims

  • No interference in Shariah: AIMPLB
    By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net Lucknow: Rajya Sabha MP Mohammad Adeeb dared the government to present the Central Madarsa Bill in parliament. Adeeb was addressing the Jalsa-e-aam function of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) at Aishbagh eidgaah grounds in the state capital on Sun...
  • Modi does not appear before SIT Sunday
    By IANS, Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi did not appear before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to depose Sunday, on accusations made by Zakia Jaffri, widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jaffri killed during the 2002 communal riots. This was as expected for SIT chief R.K.Ra...
  • Muslim law board opposes communal violence bill
    By IANS, Lucknow: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has expressed strong opposition to the communal violence bill as well as the growing "bonhomie between India and Israel." Declaring this at the conclusion of its three-day annual convention at the Nadwatul Darul Uloom Islamic U...
  • AMU student of Azamgarh goes missing from campus, students protest
    By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Right now about 300 students of Aligarh Muslim University are sitting outside Allama Iqbal Hall inside the university campus demanding the authorities about the whereabouts of Class 12 student Mohd Ahmed of Azamgarh who went missing on Frid...
  • AIMPLB concerned over Indo-Israel relations, CV Bill, fake encounters
    By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net, Lucknow: The Executve Committee (EC) of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) in its 21st annual convention on Sunday expressed concern over growing Indo-Israel relations. "For Israel we should stick to Nehruvian era and follow the same appro...
  • Sacred cows and commonwealth games
    By NM Sampathkumar Iyangar for TwoCircles.net, Leader of opposition in Delhi Assembly BJP 's VK Malhotra and Congress Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit have demonstrated the real colours of the rulers of the ‘modern and democratic’ country. The leaders, irrespective of the political affili...
  • Obituary: Shaikh Tantawi
    By Raheem Oorakam, Shaikh Muhammed Saayid Tantawi, who has died aged 81 of a heart attack while in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, used his position as one of Islam's leading spiritual authorities to champion Islamic moderation worldwide. In 1996, the president of Egypt, Hosni Muba...
  • Muslim politicians make a beeline for AIMPLB public rally
    By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net, Lucknow: Several Muslim leaders from Bahujan Samaj Part (BSP) are expected to attend the Jalsa-e-aam (public rally) of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) at Aishbagh Eidgah on Monday. The move is aimed at sending signals among their community as ...
  • Mumbai carnage, terrorist groups and Afpak policy
    By Dr Shabir Choudhry, When Mumbai carnage took place many people pointed fingers to Pakistan and especially Lashkar e Taiba (LeT). Pakistan first claimed that its territory was not used for this terrorism, but in view of mounting evidence, reluctantly agreed that ‘non state actors’ could hav...
  • Haroon Rashid: The man who brought an 'Inquilab'
    By Danish Khan, When Haroon Rashid, editor of Mumbai-based Urdu newspaper Inquilab, passed away on March 4, 2000, there were condolence messages from people from all walks of life. Right from Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the then prime minister, to the not so well-known social workers in the interiors o...
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  • Sacred cows and commonwealth games
    By NM Sampathkumar Iyangar for TwoCircles.net, Leader of opposition in Delhi Assembly BJP 's VK Malhotra and Congress Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit have demonstrated the real colours of the rulers of the ‘modern and democratic’ country. The leaders, irrespective of the political affiliation, happen to be worshipping sacred cows to remain sacred! Malhotra created a ruckus over the plans to serve quality beef that will be imported to athletes and officials during the ensuing Commo...
  • Obituary: Shaikh Tantawi
    By Raheem Oorakam, Shaikh Muhammed Saayid Tantawi, who has died aged 81 of a heart attack while in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, used his position as one of Islam's leading spiritual authorities to champion Islamic moderation worldwide. In 1996, the president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, had appointed Tantawi grand imam of the Al-Azhar mosque and head of the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Sunni Islam's pre-eminent centre of learning, a position he held until his death. He shared p...
  • Mumbai carnage, terrorist groups and Afpak policy
    By Dr Shabir Choudhry, When Mumbai carnage took place many people pointed fingers to Pakistan and especially Lashkar e Taiba (LeT). Pakistan first claimed that its territory was not used for this terrorism, but in view of mounting evidence, reluctantly agreed that ‘non state actors’ could have be involved in it. With time the evidence was becoming more and more strong, clearly showing involvement of Pakistani personnel; and use of the Pakistani territory. Despite that Pakistani media, ...
  • Haroon Rashid: The man who brought an 'Inquilab'
    By Danish Khan, When Haroon Rashid, editor of Mumbai-based Urdu newspaper Inquilab, passed away on March 4, 2000, there were condolence messages from people from all walks of life. Right from Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the then prime minister, to the not so well-known social workers in the interiors of Maharashtra. However, there was a letter in Urdu written by a veteran Bollywood actor that really got me interested. And mind you it was not a mere two line condolence, but a proper letter in cha...
  • Mayawati: Will her garland turn into noose?
    By Amulya Ganguli, IANS, The apparently bizarre nature of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's politics can be understood by remembering that she is driven by an intense desire to make a mark in politics and, moreover, to do so in a manner which she believes will impress the core group of her supporters, the Dalits. As a newcomer in politics and that too from a depressed community, she has had to build her career from scratch, as it were, without the help of an established party or ...
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