Clan-bonding catches up among Malaysian Indians
By IANS,
Ipoh (Malaysia) : Tracing his roots to Karaikal in south India, a retired teacher is planning an association of 1,700 of his relations across the globe, taking his inspiration from the Scottish and Chinese clans.
The idea is to meet and savour the ties that have been lost over decades and help out the needy, says A. Thanabalan, whose ancestors came to Malaysia over a century ago.
He is in good company. The 700 descendants of Haji Abdul Jamak Majok who gathered in Kuala Lumpur Saturday found that they still have 1,500 members of extended family to bond with.
रमज़ान में IMRC का पोषण कार्यक्रम : 12 राज्यों से आपदाग्रस्त कश्मीर और नेपाल...
By TCN News,
हैदराबाद: अमरीका स्थित संस्था इन्डियन मुस्लिम रिलीफ़ और चैरिटीज़ (आईएमआरसी/ IMRC) हर माह-ए-रमज़ान के दौरान एक विशेष कार्यक्रम चलाती है, जिसके...
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi honoured by Pakistan’s civilian award Sitara-i-Imtiaz
By TCN News
New Delhi: Eminent Urdu critic and writer Shamsur Rahman Faruqi has been honoured by the Pakistani government by giving its third most highest civilian award “Sitara-i-Imtiaz.”
Faruqi edited Urdu literary magazine “Shabkhoon” which was published regularly for forty years before ceasing publication in 2005. In 2009 he was awarded “Padma Shri” by the Indian government for his work in the field of literature.
Link:
http://www.shamsurrahmanfaruqi.com/
Arabia springs surprise as Saudi royal hits new low
By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net
MUSIAD and Muslim Economic Forum India to cooperate in promoting India-Turkey economic relations
TCN News,
New Delhi: A delegation of Independent Industrialists and Businessmen Association (MUSIAD) from Turkey held a meeting with the Muslim Economic Forum India (MEFI)...
Protest rally in Delhi against Saudi intervention in Bahrain
By TCN Special Correspondent,
How Islamic is the “Islamic State”?
By Maariyah Siddique for TwoCircles.net
About 3 million Iraqis displaced, around 4 million of Syrians fleeing their country in tremendous horror. Women captured, beheaded...
‘Mossad’ active in India too: Palestine Ambassador
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Kochi: The Israeli spy agency ‘Mossad’ is very active in India too, said HE Adli Sadiq, Palestinian Ambassador to India. The ‘Mossad’, which has a powerful network in foreign countries, has got influences in the media and security fields. They are in contact with several other fields too, said Mr Sadiq when he came to Kerala for a national seminar held in the Farook College in Calicut.
Gang in Britain jailed for rape as Eid celebrations
By IANS,
London: A group of Muslim men in Britain was jailed for a total of 38 years after they abducted and raped two teenage girls as part of their Eid celebrations.
Indo-Arab Foundation to be opened soon at Kozhikode
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Kozhikode: An Indo-Arab Foundation will be opened soon at Kozhikode to enhance the relations between India and Arab countries, said the League of Arab States Mission Indian ambassador Masim Al-Masoudi here on Monday.
Aaghaz-e-Dosti conducts first Indo-Pak peace workshop in Delhi
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Aaghaz-e-Dosti, a cross-border Friendship Initiative, conducted the first Indo-Pak peace workshop on May 30 with the Centre for Social Equity and Inclusion, an organisation that works for the welfare and empowerment of the socially marginalized at the Indian Social Institute.
IMRC provides blankets and warm clothes to 1,200 families in north India
By TCN News
Bihar: Following a sharp dip in temperature, Indian Muslim Relief & Charities (IMRC) , a US-based relief organisation,...
Prominent Indian religious leaders condemn Israel actions in Palestine, appreciate India’s stand on Palestine...
President of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Syed Sadatullah Husaini urged the all justice-loving countries of the world should not merely condemn this blatant aggression, but also...
Pakistan fashion week begins with models exposing navels
By IANS,
Karachi : Bare shoulders, exposed navels and a lot of skin show ruled the ramp at the Pakistan fashion week that begun here Wednesday defying the Taliban's preference for the burqa.
The fashion week began with an opulent opening ceremony against a backdrop of militant violence and security issues, reports telegraph.co.uk.
Karachi's top designers sent models down catwalks with bare shoulders and exposed navels in an unusual display of skin in a country where most women cover up.
BBC apologises to Iran for distorting name of Persian Gulf
By IRNA,
London : The BBC has issued an apology for distorting the name of the Persian Gulf in one of its travel programmes, insisting it was a “genuine mistake” for calling the waterway the ‘Arabian Gulf.’
The apology comes after prominent geographer and geopolitician, Pirouz Mojtahedzadeh, protested to the state-funded corporation, the BBC, saying that producers were once again engaged in the “old game of tampering with historical names of geographical places for reasons of dubious nature.”
Pakistan: 14,000 teachers to be recruited in Sindh province
By NNN-APP,
Karachi : As many as 14,000 schoolteachers would be recruited in the province of Sindh to overcome shortages of teaching staff and to strengthen the education system in the province.
Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy, Pir Mazhar ul Haq said this during a news conference in his office here on Wednesday.
The Minister said that the 14,000 posts of schoolteachers would be advertised soon.
Senegal: A secular nation with rich Islamic heritage
By Vidya Bhushan Rawat,
Senegal remains one of the most peaceful nations in the African continent. With a massive 95% Muslim population Senegal was a...
Rights organizations worldwide urge US Commission on religious freedom to designate India as a...
In a letter sent on April 12 to USCIRF Chair Gayle Manchin and the eight other Commissioners, the signees said “the behavior” of India’s...
Key Bangladeshi militant arrested
Dhaka:A key militant of the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was on Monday arrested in the country's port city of Chittagong.
A police official said Shibly Hossain,...
Dance performance by Egyptian troupe at Jamia Millia Islamia
By TwoCircles.net News Desk,
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia organized a dance performance by a troupe from Egypt last week at the open air theatre with over 4000 audience including students and staff of the university.
ISNA Convention Sends Message of Compassion & Mercy
by Ayub Khan for TwoCircles.net
Chicago, IL: Speakers at the largest continental Islamic conference here emphasized compassion and mercy as the hallmark of the faith and urged American Muslims to play a leading role in promoting these noble values. The theme for the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)'s convention was 'Nurturing Compassionate Communities.' Held at the familiar Rosemont Convention Center, near Chicago, from July 2-5, 2010 it attracted thousands of Muslims from across the country.
Islamic animated series ‘THE 99’ banned in Saudi Arabia
Dubai: 'THE 99', the world's first animated series depicting superheroes based on Islamic culture and society, has been banned by a Saudi Arabia government...
Appeal to boycott Israeli Products gaining momentum
By TCN News,
Mumbai: After the call to boycott Israeli Products by the leaders and hoteliers in Mumbai, thousands of citizens in Mira Road, Mumbai took a pledge to boycott Israeli products on Sunday.
Modi-led NDA govt veering away from hyped development agenda: SDPI chief A Saeed
India Social Forum (ISF) launched at Kuwait
By TCN News,
Kuwait: Expressing serious concern over the BJP’s Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre in India, A Saeed, national president, Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), blamed it for veering away from the hyped development agenda on which it was propelled to power in the 2014 general elections.
Myanmar urges Bangladesh to extradite 1,300 ‘rebel’ Rohingyas
Naypyidaw (IANS): Myanmar said on Thursday that it has asked Bangladesh to arrest and extradite more than 1,300 Rohingyas suspected of taking part in...
An Appeal by Pakistani Hindu Refugees in India
By Indiaresists.com,
New Delhi: Around hundred Pakistani refugees are sitting on an indefinite Dharna at Jantar Mantar with a plea to Indian government to establish a permanent mechanism bring lasting solutions in the deteriorated conditions of Pak Hindu Migrants in India. Following is a note circulated by them, signed by Hindu Singh Sodha, President, Seemant Lok Sangathan/Universal Just Action Society.
What the nation actually wants to know tonight
A study by Media Studies Group on response to Caravan article on Arnab Goswami
By Shaheen Nazar,
पेशावर
डॉक्टर नदीम ज़फर जिलानी, मेनचेस्टर, इंगलैंड
चलो अब दफ़्न करते हैं,
हंसी को, मुस्कराहट को,
शरारत, गुदगुदी को,
Nine African Boxers & Coach Highly-Impressed by Muslim Culture Embrace Islam
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Bhopal: Highly-impressed by the Muslim culture and the Pakistani hospitality, six visiting Central African Republic, (CAR), and three Cameroon boxers and their coach converted from Christianity to Islam at a simple ceremony in a Karachi hotel on Tuesday.
According to a news story posted with byline Shazad Ali on web news portal www.dawn.com the six pugilists from CAR – Gbodo Ygor, Selebangue Bienvenu, Vomitiande Huges, Grassa Thibault, Niambongui Davy and Ngocko Martial – had announced on Monday there wish to be converted to Islam.
“They want us out of here,” Rohingya refugees displaced by massive fire at Delhi...
On June 12, a massive fire destroyed a Rohingya refugee Camp in Okhla’s Madanpur Khadar in New Delhi, displacing nearly 270 refugees. Although nobody...
Pakistan raises LPG price
By IANS,
Islamabad : Pakistan has raised the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Rs.6 per kg to Rs.95 (about $1). An LPG cylinder of about 11 kg will now cost around Rs.1,000.
Nearly 400 children killed in Israel’s offensive on Gaza: Unicef
Geneva : Nearly 400 Palestinian children were killed and 2,500 wounded in the 29-day Israeli offensive on the Gaza strip, and 370,000 more are...
Bangladesh tries to farm hilsa in ponds
By IANS,
Dhaka : Bangladesh is attempting to farm hilsa fish, the country's most delectable foreign exchange earner, in ponds.
Researchers at Chandpur Fisheries Research Institute have taken to farming the hilsa in ponds, seeking to belie a common perception that hilsa fish can survive only in rivers.
Work has been on since 1988, but there was no breakthrough till now.
Chief Scientific Officer of the institute Anisur Rahman hopes to succeed this time, The Daily Star reported Thursday.
Cyclone ‘Khai Muk’ builds over Bay of Bengal
By IANS,
Dhaka : Exactly a year after Cyclone Sidr left a wide swathe of destruction, Bangladesh was Saturday facing grim prospects of being hit by Cyclone Khai Muk, building over the Bay of Bengal's south-western reaches off India's Andhra Pradesh coast.
The cyclone is likely to intensify further and move in a northwesterly direction, and is likely to cross Andhra Pradesh coast near Machilipatnam by this noon, Star Online said.
Former IAS officer moots pressure group of Indian Muslims
By Mohammad Shafeeq
Hyderabad : A group of educated Muslims is planning to float a pressure group which will subsequently lead to a pan-India political...
Human Rights Protection Association condemns Rajnath Singh’s Israel visit
By TwoCircles.net Staff reporter,
At a time when one after another countries are sidelining Israel, Indian Home Minister’s visit will send wrong message to...
Khaleda Zia’s mother dies, family gets parole
By IANS
Dhaka : Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia and her two sons, all in jail, will get a brief parole to pay last respects to Zia's mother who died after a prolonged illness.
Taiyaba Majumdar, 87, died at her family home in Dinajpur in northern Bangladesh Friday night after a prolonged illness.
Inspector General of Police (Prisons) Brig. Gen. Zakir Hasan told The Daily Star at around 1.30 a.m. that as per Zia's wishes her mother Taiyaba Majumdar's body would be brought to her Dhaka cantonment residence by a helicopter.
Saudi men lobby for remarriages of widows, divorcees
Riyadh : A group of Saudi men have formed a society to promote remarriages of widows and divorcees within the existing system of polygamy...
Delhi: Despite SC Ruling, Education Still Remains Uncertain for Rohingya Children
Maryam Hassan and Zaina Shahid, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: "If I go to school, can I play football?” asked a 15-year-old boy wearing a faded Ronaldo...
Iraqi PM starts visit to UAE
By Xinhua,
Abu Dhabi : Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki arrived here Sunday, starting a two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the official Emirates News Agency reported.
Maliki, accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising ministers of interior, trade, industry and mining, was received upon arrival by UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, and a number of senior officials, the report said.
IFF holds health awareness seminar for women in Dammam
By Muhammed Iqbal for TwoCircles.net,
Dammam (Saudi Arabia): An eclectic mix of medical and health-related topics was deliberated at a Health Awareness seminar exclusively organized for ladies by India Fraternity Forum (IFF) on 19th February at Paragon Auditorium, Dammam.
Seventh Aman Chaupal in Delhi School
By TCN News,
New Delhi: On 24th April, Aaghaz-e-Dosti, an Indo-Pak initiative of India-based Mission Bhartiyam and Pakistan-based The Catalyst – TC, organized its seventh Aman Chaupal in Delhi University’s Social Centre Co-ed School.
Muslim Congresswoman experiences increase in death threats
Washington, April 15 (IANS) Muslim Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has said that in the days since President Donald Trump tweeted about a speech she gave...
Humans are killing machine with or without religion
By Md Sharique Anwer,
On December 7, 2015 some extremists attacked Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine office in Paris, France killing at least 12 people for publishing cartoons of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Here is the evidence against Purohit in Samjhauta blasts
By Special Correspondent, TwoCircles.net,
Even at a time when the strong evidence exists and the custodial interrogation of Col. Shrikant Purohit is pending, National Investigation...
UAE’s insurance company offers circumcision coverage
By IANS/WAM,
Abu Dhabi : A United Arab Emirates (UAE) health insurance company has announced inclusion of male circumcision costs in its comprehensive enhanced insurance plans.
Fact vs. Fiction: Unpacking the Viral Misinformation Behind the Bangladesh-Hindu Atrocity Claims
Yusha Rahman, TwoCircles.net
An image of a screenshot from a video showing a woman being raped went viral on social media. The image was accompanied...
Jamia alumni hold annual ‘Jamia Campus across the Sea’ event in Riyadh
First ever Kingdom wide Jamia alumni directory also released on the occasion.
By TCN News,
Riyadh, KSA: The prestige of Jamia Millia Islamia is reflected in the fact that six academics from the University are currently heading six different Universities as Vice Chancellors, said Professor Mushahid Hussain, former head of Jamia’s Nanotechnology Department and currently the Vice Chancellor of Rohilkhand University, while speaking on the occasion of ‘A Jamia Campus across the Sea’,the annual feat of Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association (JMIAA) held in Riyadh on May 14, 2015.
How the Taliban has turned extortion into a gold mine
By Can Merey, DPA,
Kabul : Creating an Islamic emirate and getting rid of all the infidels. Those are the declared goals of Afghanistan's Taliban militants.
The war of the self-styled religious warriors, who have been resisting tens of thousands of foreign solders, does not come cheap.
Afghanistan's private sector does its share to finance the insurgency - albeit not entirely voluntarily. Those who want to do business in the south have to pay protection money to the Taliban.
“Jinnah Jaswant Bhai Bhai”
By Shafee Ahmed Ko
“Jinnah-Jaswant, Bhai Bhai” seems to be the new slogan since Jaswant Singh sings a new song on Mohamed Ali Jinnah, Father of Pakistan eulogizing him in new political biography, 'Jinnah: India-Partition, Independence’.
Graft charges against Hasina in Mig purchase quashed
By IANS,
Dhaka: The Dhaka High Court in Bangladesh Tuesday quashed the charges of corruption against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed in the procurement of Russian fighter plane Mig-29.
The court observed that there was no element of misappropriation of state fund by the prime minister in this case, which was filed with an ulterior motive to damage her image and popularity.
From mini-skirts to burqas: Iran, Turkey clad as scientific powers
By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net
Iran took the wind out of the sail of the so-called US-sponsored move to impose sanctions when on May 17 it brokered a historic deal with Turkey and Brazil, the two emerging powers in different parts of the world. Surprisingly, the deal was signed under the patronage of Russia and had the moral backing of another permanent member of the Security Council, China.
Bangladesh constitution to retain ‘Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim’
By IANS,
Dhaka : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the phrase "Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim" would not be excluded from the constitution that will be reviewed by a parliamentary committee formed last Wednesday.
She did not elaborate during her address in parliament Thursday. This would mean that 'secularism' will not be restored as one of the basic tenets of the 1972 constitution, political observers said.
At the altar of Palestine
By Mona Eltahawy
After he scored a goal in a recent match against Sudan in the African Nations Cup, Egyptian soccer star Abou Trika lifted his jersey to show an undershirt inscribed with the message "Sympathize with Gaza." His message earned him a yellow card for violating a no-politics rule, but promptly crowned him the latest hero for Palestine.
India, Pakistan to celebrate richness of Urdu in Delhi
New Delhi: Indian and Pakistani writers Intizar Hussain, Javed Akhtar, Ashok Vajpayee, and Nida Fazli, among others will participate in an Urdu festival in...
HC asks Centre to submit report on Zakir Naik’s IRF ban
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Union government to file a report on the plea of NRI televangelist Zakir Naik...
Lack of toilets, water pumps complicating Rohingya crisis
Dhaka, (IANS): The lack of toilets and well-maintained manual water pumps have complicated the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh, according to a UN report.
The report released...
Malaysian FM: Malaysia, Timor-Leste must expand scope of cooperation
By Xinhua,
Kuala Lumpur : Malaysia and Timor-Leste must work closely to expand the scope of cooperation, especially on the latter's economic expansion, said Malaysian Foreign Minister Rais Yatim in Putrajaya on Tuesday.
In achieving this goal, the Malaysian Government would continue to encourage the private sector to venture and explore opportunities available in the former Indonesian province which was now an independent state, he said.
India hands fresh list of insurgent camps to Bangladesh
Shillong : Bangladesh's border guards have promised firm action against insurgents from India's northeastern states taking shelter in that country, an Indian official said...
12 Al Qaeda men killed in Yemen air strike
By IANS,
Aden : At least 12 Al Qaeda terrorists were killed Saturday evening when Yemeni air forces launched an air strike in the southern province of Abyan, Xinhua reported.
UAE to reopen its embassy in Baghdad
By IANS,
Abu Dhabi : The United Arab Emirates (UAE) would soon reopen its embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, which was closed two years ago when one of its diplomats was kidnapped and later released.
UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan made the announcement Thursday.
"The new ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Iraq will also be named soon," the state-run Emirates News Agency (WAM) quoted Sheikh Abdullah, who is currently on a visit to Iraq, as saying.
State of religious freedom in India
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,
It doesn’t take a US Commission to know that religious freedom is shrinking in India but it does help in throwing a light on this subject. There has been a new wave of anti-conversion laws passed since 2000 that takes away individual’s right to choose a religion – a clear violation of fundamental right guaranteed by the Indian Constitution. The Article 25 of the Constitution gives citizens of India the right to “profess, practice and propagate religion,” all these rights have come into increased attack in the last few years.
Need to streamline Zakat & Sadaqah administration in the world
By Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood,
Circulation of wealth: Zakat & Sadaqah
Bringing about economic equality through circulation of wealth in the society is one of the...
Will visit my ‘sasur bari’ for the first time, says Pranab
By Ranjana Narayan, IANS,
Global fraternity must come forward for Palestinian cause – Grand Mufti of Palestine
By Syed Khaled Shahbaaz, TwoCircles.net,
Hyderabad: Unveiling the truth about the turbulent situation in the State of Palestine, the Grand Mufti of Palestine His Holiness Muhammed A M Hussein said that Palestine is beleaguered by Israeli forces who have seized the liberty of education, travel, and even religious freedom from Palestinians. In a rough development in Palestine, the Israeli forces have even curtailed Palestinians from offering prayers in Al-Aqsa - the Holy mosque in Jerusalem but those who are aged 50 years or more.
Four journalists get UAE’s Indian media award
Dubai : Four UAE-based Indian journalists have been conferred with the annual Chiranthana Media Award 2013 for helping expatriates in distress through their work...
New statue of Suu Kyi’s father irks ethnic minorities in Myanmar
Naypyidaw, Feb 13 (IANS) The Myanmar police fired rubber bullets and used tear gas and water cannon to disperse minority rights activists protesting against...
Terrorism has no place in Islamic life
By Dr. Zakir Naik
My work over the past 18 years,using the Glorious Qur’an and teachings of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) has focused mainly on the clarification of important issues, including such topics as; Women’s status and rights, terrorism and the killing of innocent civilians, the profound message of and the route to Peace in Islam, the universal brotherhood based on the oneness of God, among several other topics.
Four killed in Iraq violence, gunmen seize town
By IANS,
Baghdad : Gunmen seized a Sunni town in Iraq's Salahudin province after clashes with security forces Thursday while bomb attacks in Baghdad and...
A new way of thinking about Islam
By Usama Khalidi,
A new Islam is rising in America largely under the media’s radar, which is routinely and profitably focused on the more competitively conservative, and violent, Islam of the Boko Haram of Nigeria, the Taliban of Afghanistan and Pakistan, and now the infamous ISIS, the “Islamic State of Iraq and Syria”, founders of a newly minted “Caliphate”. Consider this:
Indian expats conduct blood donation drive in Jeddah for help Hajj pilgrims
By TCN News,
Jeddah, KSA: Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaath (TNTJ) collaborated with King Fahad Hospital (KFHJ) to lead a major blood donation campaign in the city for the Hajj pilgrims. TNTJ is a social organization based in South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
किस पर बरसेंगे ये बाण?
By उमंग कुमार,
८००० मिसाइलों का कोई क्या कर सकता है ? कहाँ-कहाँ तैनात होंगे इतने मिसाइल ? किन-किन दुश्मनों के सिरों, ज़मीनों, घरों, अस्पतालों इत्यादि पर गिरेंगे यह अस्त्र? कितने बड़े या व्यापक युद्ध की आकांशा की जा रही है ? यह पूछना वाजिब है क्योंकि अभी हाल ही में, अक्टूबर की खबर के मुताबिक़, भारत ने इस्रायल से ३२,००० करोड रुपयों की लागत से ८,००० से अधिक "स्पाइक" नामक मिसाइलों की खरीद पक्की की है | वैसे, यह ८,००० मिसाइल तो पूर्ती मात्र हैं - भारत के सेना की ज़रूरत ४०, ००० मिसाइलों की बताई गयी है | आप ही अंदाजा लगाइए की कितना भारी इंतज़ाम है यह |
Transmission of “Azan” via satellite launched in Ajman Emirate
By NNN-WAM,
Ajman (UAE) : The unified broadcast of the "Azan" (call for prayer) which is transmitted via satellite has been launched in the emirate.
The programme ensures that live "Azan" is transmitted via satellite to all mosques at the same time, thus unifying the call for prayer from a single source.
‘ANP should give up pro-India agenda’
By IANS,
Islamabad: The Awami National Party (ANP) should give up its "pro-India" agenda and support the construction of the Kalabagh Dam in Punjab province which will solve the shortage of water and power in Pakistan, an editorial in a leading Urdu paper said Saturday.
Bihar government to organize NRIs’ conference in Patna
By TCN News,
Patna: After a brief meeting with Bihar Chief Minister, UAE chapter of AMU Alumni Forum has said that Bihar government is keen...
Somali pirates hijack Yemeni cargo ship, demand ransom
By DPA,
Sanaa (Yemen) : Somali pirates have hijacked a Yemeni cargo ship in the Arabian Sea and demanded $2 million as ransom for its release, maritime sources said Tuesday.
The sources in the south-eastern Yemeni port of Mukalla told reporters that the vessel, Erina, was attacked as it sailed from Mukalla to the Indian Ocean island of Socotra on Nov 19.
Armed pirates took the ship to the port of Eyl in the semi-autonomous Puntland region in northern Somalia, they said.
Israel ‘will eat’ Iran? French minister’s English ouches
By DPA,
Paris : The difficulties the French have in pronouncing the letter "h" landed the country's foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, in hot water.
Israeli media quoted the minister as saying Israel "will eat" Iran if the Islamic Republic gained possession of nuclear weapons, prompting Kouchner's office to issue a statement of clarification Sunday.
Kouchner wanted to say in an interview given in English that Israel would "hit" Iran if it developed nuclear weapons. But journalists apparently mistook his pronunciation of "hit" for "eat," the statement said.
UNDP Bangladesh director quits following staff resentment
By IANS
Dhaka : Manoj Basnyat, the UN Development Programme's (UNDP) country director to Bangladesh, has quit before the end of his tenure due to a vote of no-confidence from his staff after many of them were laid off.
"His departure comes hot on the heels of a vote of no confidence in him by his staff in a recent survey and several unofficial government complaints about his interference in development projects," The Daily Star newspaper said Friday.
Enhancing understanding of Muslim communities in South Asia
Book review: Being Muslim in South Asia
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net,
History of Islam in South Asia is almost as old as Islam in Arabia. Population of Arab nations is estimated to be 370 million while more than 500 million Muslims live in South Asian countries. But Arab-centric writings on Islam have done a great disservice.
Muslim group break Ramadan fast with Irish LGBT community
Dublin : A Muslim group aimed at fostering peace and integration in Ireland has joined members of the country’s LGBT community to break fast...
Palestinian honour for Indo-Arab League chairman
Hyderabad : Palestine will confer 'Star of Jerusalem', the highest civilian award, on Syed Vicaruddin, chairman of Indo-Arab League, in recognition of his support...
Emirates India Fraternity Forum (EIFF) organizes ‘Hubbu Rasool’ at Abu Dhabi
By TCN News,
Abu Dhabi: Emirates India Fraternity Forum (EIFF) Abu Dhabi sector organized a programme for expatriate Indians on the life and message of Prophet Muhammad (SWAS) on the occasion of Rabi-ul-Awwal month.
अमरीकी संस्था ने उत्तर भारत के 1200 परिवारों को गर्म कपड़े और कम्बल बांटे
By TCN News
बिहार/ झारखंड/ उत्तर प्रदेश: सर्दियों का मौसम आने के बाद और तापमान में अचानक भारी गिरावट आने के बाद अमरीकी...
2,000-year-old objects found in Pakistan’s Taxila
By IANS,
Islamabad: About 200 objects dating back to the first century AD have been found during excavations near Pakistan's ancient site of Taxila.
Extending solidarity from Mumbai for Palestine
By Yogesh Maitreya & Daisy Katta,
With the energetic recital of humanitarian songs from “Republican Panther”, a Mumbai based Dalit and Human rights cultural organisation, the meeting to condemn Israeli act of genocide in Palestine has accelerated amidst the wetly evening of 19th July, in Mumbai.
Indian man commits suicide in UAE
Dubai: A 24-year-old Indian man was found dead Saturday at his home in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a media report said.
The man, identified...
How did Mina Stampede happen – Who is Responsible for it – Saudi Arabia...
By Dr.Ajmal
769 Haj piligrims died in the Mina Stampede, and the preceding week around 107 died in the Crane Crash in...
Win for SIO : Supreme Court asks Center to include Urdu in NEET 2018...
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Delhi : Following a plea by the Student Islamic Organization (SIO), the Supreme Court today directed central government today to include Urdu...
Love in the age of intolerance: A story from Dubai that restores faith in...
In the age of intolerance where humanity seems to be divided by border and religion, a number Muslim professionals of India went out...
तस्वीरों में ईद 2021…इस बार भी ‘फीकी ‘रही ‘मीठी’ कहलाई जाने वाली ईद
भारत मे कोरोना वायरस के जबरदस्त आक्रमण के चलते इस बार सबसे बड़ी अल्पसंख्यक आबादी के सबसे महत्वपूर्ण त्यौहार ईद भी फीकी रही है।...
Aligarh Alumni in Saudi Arabia Remember Visionary Founder
Historic university's influence extends to the Land of Two Holy Mosques
By Siraj Wahab for TwoCircles.net,
बनारस में कौमी एकता का महासम्मलेन, गूढ़ प्रश्नों पर खामोश रहे वक्ता
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी: कल बनारस में कौमी-एकता को लेकर एक बड़ा कार्यक्रम आयोजित किया गया, जिसमें नगर और देश के बड़े मौलवियों, धर्मगुरुओं और महंतों ने शिरकत की. इस ‘कौमी यकजहती सर्वधर्म एकता महासम्मेलन’ का आयोजन बनारस स्थित अस्थायी हज हाउस में किया गया था.
Indian Muslims stand in solidarity with Peshawar victims; call Taliban attack ‘height of barbarity’
By M Reyaz and Mudassir Rizwan, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi / Patna: In the moment of grief, most Indians have stood in solidarity with the families of victims of the brutal Peshawar killings, where in a desperate attack Taliban terrorists killed over 140 persons, including 132 school children of a school run by Pakistan army.
Indian engineer arrested in Saudi Arabia
By TCN News
Riyadh: Fasih Mahmood, an engineer from Darbhanga, Bihar was arrested by Saudi Police on Sunday and now waiting to be deported to India.
India forgetting 1999 Kargil victory against Pakistan: Gen. V.P Malik
By N.C. Bipindra, IANS,
Iraq & Syria conflict not Shia-Sunni clash; requires political solution: Muslim leaders
By TCN News,
Mumbai, June 23: Prominent social, educational, religious and human rights Muslim NGOs, based in Mumbai, strongly condemn the human rights abuses and unchecked killing spree of innocent people in Iraq and Syria, whether it is by the ISIS(L), the forces of Bashar-al-Assad or Iraqi Army under Noori-al-Maliki.
India hands over houses built for Rohingya refugees in Myanmar
Nay Pyi Taw, Dec 11 (IANS) India on Tuesday handed over to Myanmar the first 50 housing units built for the displaced Rohingya Muslim...
12 Farvardin, Islamic Republic of Iran’s Day
By IRNA,
Tehran : The Iranian nation, after the victory of the Islamic Revolution, made the historic and decisive choice of voting for the establishment of an Islamic Republic system through a two-day referendum held in March 1979, prior to April 1.
Over 98.2 percent of Iranians in the referendum voted ’yes’ to the Islamic Republic form of government, and since then April 1 has been observed every year as the Islamic Republic Day and a public holiday.
Bomb blast kills 10 in Pakistan
By Xinhua,
Islamabad : At least 10 people, including five children, were killed Saturday in a powerful bomb blast in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, the police said.
The blast occurred near a school bus in the Kakshal area in the capital of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), TV reports said citing police officials. Sixteen other children were also injured in the blast.
The injured were rushed to hospitals.
Meanwhile, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani have strongly condemned the bomb blast.
Israel has violated All International Laws: Huwaida Arraf
By TwoCircles.net news desk,
Mumbai: To punish the Palestinians specially Gazan, who elected Hamas, Israel has violated all the International laws, said Huwaida arraf a leader of International Solidarity Movement,ISM, fighting against illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine.
Huwaida Arraf is on a week long visit to India as part of her campaign to garner supports from the governments as well as the civil societies around the world to end more than three years Gaza-blockade by the occupant Israeli forces, says Awami Bharat president Feroze Mithiborwala.
Islamic Social Finance Report 2015 released
By Mohammed Obaidullah
The 2015 issue of the Islamic Social Finance Report has just been launched at an International Workshop on Zakat Management organized by...
Israel demolishes Palestinian school in West Bank
By IANS:
Jerusalem, July 12:Scuffles broke out between Palestinians and Israeli troops in the southern West Bank on Wednesday during the demolition of a school.
Portable...
Overseas Chapter of India Islamic Culture Centre to Open Nationwide Sir Syed National School
TCN News
NRIs in Riyadh Vow to Revive Aligarh Movement:
In order to enhance the educational empowerment of Muslims in India, the Riyadh Chapter of India...
Egypt through Western sunglasses
By Sanna Negus,
Jerusalem - "What is it like to live in Egypt as a Western woman?" During the years I lived in Cairo, I was often asked this question while visiting my native Finland, or when travelling outside the Middle East.
My short answer was "different".
AMU students protest against genocide in Gaza
By TCN News,
Aligarh: A Protest march was organised last Friday by Students of Aligarh Muslim University and Resident Doctor’s Association, JNMC AMU against the invasion of Israel on Gaza and to support the legitimate struggle of the people of Palestine. Thousands of the people marched from Jamia Masjid Sir Syed Hall AMU to Bab e Syed to condemn the peoples massacre in Palestine.
Zia’s son figures in Siemens bribery scandal
By IANS,
Dhaka : In a scandal that could be embarrassing in the run-up to the parliamentary polls, former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia's son has been accused of facilitating the entry of telecom giant Siemens in the country's mobile phone network for monetary gains.
As the international media ran reports about how the corporate giant and its subsidiaries bribed government officials to win contracts in countries across the world, Zia's younger son Arafat Rahman Koko's name came up in the Bangladesh part.
78 ordinances promulgated by caretaker government in Gangladesh to be scrapped
By NNN-APP,
Dhaka : The government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has dropped 78 ordinances out of 122 promulgated by the immediate past army-backed caretaker government and directed Law Ministry to prepare remaining 44 as bills which would be placed in parliament for passage.
“The fate of the rest of the ordinances will be decided by the House,” Law Minister Shafiq Ahmed disclosed this after a meeting with legal experts.
The experts told a special committee that most of the 122 ordinances made by the caretaker government were “not justifiable”.
India’s Kailash Satyarthi shares Peace Prize with Pakistan’s Malala
Oslo : Indian child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi Friday shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Pakistani teenager Malala Yousufzai who stood up to the Taliban and survived a near-fatal shooting.
Rebels blow up ancient mosque in Syria
Damascus : The Syrian opposition militants Sunday blew up an ancient mosque in the northern city of Aleppo, a media report said.
The militants blew...
बनारस से फैलता भारत-पाक एका का राग
By सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net,
वाराणसी: इस शहर के प्रचलित होने के अपने ही निराले कारण हैं. पिछले साल देखते-देखते यह शहर लोकसभा चुनाव की सबसे हाई-प्रोफाइल सीट में तब्दील हो गया. मोदी और केजरीवाल में टक्कर हुई. उसके पहले कई सारे आयोजन और कई सारे फसानों ने शहर को चर्चा के केंद्र में रखा ही है. शहर के बीचोबीच मुस्लिम बहुल इलाके में मौजूद मोहल्ले बेनियाबाग में एक शख़्स से मिलने का वक़्त रात को साढ़े ग्यारह के बाद का है. जब शहर सो जाता है तो यह शख़्स न्यौता देता है कि आइये, यहीं चाय पिएंगे और बात भी करेंगे. शख़्स का नाम है ‘अशफाक़ मेमन’. चौराहे पर एक एक छोटा-सा मंदिर है, उसके चबूतरे पर चाय की दूकान लगती है और मंदिर की दीवार से पीठ टिकाकर अशफाक़ मेमन आपसे रातभर बात कर सकते हैं. पुलिसवाले उन्हें ‘नेताजी सलाम’ कहकर संबोधित करते हैं तो अशफाक़ मेमन कहते हैं कि नेताजी मत कहा करो यार.
Six people killed by suicide bomb north of Baghdad
By Xinhua,
Baghdad : A suicide bomber on a motorcycle struck a checkpoint outside an anti-Qaida armed group base north of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least six people and wounding 18 others, a well-informed police source said.
800-year-old Kaaba key sold for 9.2 million pounds
By IINA
London : A 800-year-old key to the Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam, sold for 9.2 million pounds late yesterday, setting a new record for an Islamic work of art at auction. The 12 century Abbasid period key, made of iron and measuring 37 cm long, sold at Sotheby's in London for more than 18 times its pre-sale estimate and was bought anonymously. Its existence was previously unknown and prompted a bidding battle that took the price to more than 18 times the £400,000-£500,000 estimate in an auction of Islamic art, whose 405 lots sold for a total of £21.5 million.
Indian Hajj Mission geared up to serve Indian Hajis
By Hassan Cheruppa,
Jeddah: India’s Haj Mission in Makkah is geared up fully to provide the best ever services to 136,000 pilgrims. The Mission...
55 Palestinians killed as US opens embassy in Jerusalem
Jerusalem (IANS): At least 55 Palestinians were killed and 2,771 were injured on Monday as Israeli troops fired on demonstrators along the Gaza-Israel boundary...
Indian Cultural Society holds a membership drive at Sharjah
By TCN News,
Sharjah: Indian Cultural Society (ICS), an NRI outfit of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) – a social welfare organization that embraces the entire Indian expatriate community in UAE – arranged a membership drive here.
Ram’s birthplace Ayodhya is in Pakistan, says book
By Mohammed Shafeeq,
Hyderabad : Ayodhya, the birthplace of Hindu warrior-god Ram, is in Pakistan, claims a book by a top Muslim leader.
Ayodhya in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh is not the original city by the same name as it was inhabited by human beings only in 7th century BC while Rama is believed to have been born 18 million years ago, says "Facts of Ayodhya Episode" authored by Abdul Rahim Quraishi, assistant general secretary of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB).
Simla Accord a ‘triumph’ for Pakistan: Benazir in book
By Dipankar De Sarkar, IANS
London : Despite negotiating with his back to the wall, former Pakistani prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto managed to notch up "quite a triumph" in the Simla Accord he signed with India in 1972, his daughter says in an autobiography published posthumously Tuesday.
Pakistani govt has always supported media: Azeem Daultana
By NNN-APP,
Islamabad : Parliamentary Secretary for Information Azeem Daultana on Saturday informed the National Assembly that the government has always supported media and has never been harsh with them. Speaking in the house after the journalists walk out from the press gallery, Daultana said media has every right to report and comment on national issues.
“But they must not indulge in any misreporting that can hurt the national interest,” he added.
Pakistani govt keen to attract foreign investment in various sectors: PM
By APP,
Islamabad : Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said the new democratic government was keen to attract foreign investment in various sectors and will ensure level playing field for both local and foreign investors.\
He identified power generation, construction of low cost housing, small and big dams, cement and mineral development as the major areas of investment in view of the growing demand of housing and electricity in the country.
HH the Amir receives chairman, board members of Arrouiah daily
By KUNA
Kuwait : His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received on Sunday at al-Sief Palace Chairman of the Board of Arrouiah Newspaper Shireeda Abdullah Al-Mousherji, the Daily's Editor-In-Chief Saud Al-Sebeiei and its General Manager Mubarak Mazyad Al-Mousherji on the occasion of issuing the first copy of the newspaper.
The reception was attended by HH the Amir's Office Director Ahmad Fahad Al-Fahad.
Dialogue only way to move forward, says Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary
Priorities of Pakistan’s government include the economic development and peaceful neighborhood, says Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary.
By Aslam Chandio, TwoCircles.net,
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary, Aizaz...
Abbas, Hamas Mission in Egypt
By Prensa Latina,
Cairo : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said his priority is to stop Israel"s aggression against Gaza and called for an agreement to end this "extremely horrible situation".
After meeting with Egyptian peer Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, the head of the Palestinian National Authority deplored that neither Hamas nor Israel respect the Security Council resolution approved Thursday.
Cricket champions bat for HIV prevention at ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
By Aslam Chandio, TwoCircles.net,
Islamabad: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched a new edition of its HIV awareness campaign, THINK WISE in partnership with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). During the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in Australia and New Zealand, cricket stars will unite to support the initiative, which has been active since 2003.
Across 19 states IMRC reached out to over hundred thousand people during Ramadan
By TCN News,
Hyderabad: Misra Begum from Shiraz area in Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir is old now and has no male relative to...