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Best wishes on Hindu New Year from An Indian Muslim
2008-04-06 12:44:00 Wishing all of you, a happy New Year on Gudi Padwa to all from An Indian Muslim.Gudi Padwa, also known as Ugadi and Vishu, is celebrated on the first day of Chaitra, which falls on April 7 this year. This marks the beginning of Hindu New Year.Also, Chaiti Chand is celebrated today. Please tell me if I am wrong anywhere. The Indian government's Calendar Comittee had agreed upon the Saka (Shaka) era and Chaitra 1 as the beginning of the New Year.May the New Year bring prosperity to everybody and the nation. Also, let's make resolve for greater interaction among Hindus, Muslims and other sections of the society, and make efforts to reach out to the other and work for harmony in the society during the year.anindianmuslim.comUrdu Muslim India Islam Poetry Religion Hindu Shairi Ghalib Literature Ada Lucknow Meer Faiz Indian Muslim Blog Cricket Ghazal Blogger Islamic Hindi Kavita Shayar Sahitya
Indian Muslim Community Discourses: Continuities, Changes and Challenges
2008-01-16 17:42:00 An analysis of the 'majority' and 'minority' misnomers and why the Muslim problem is made to be a religous one instead of a socio-economic one.
Nandigram Lessons for the Indian Muslim
2007-11-22 20:35:00 Zee News Reports After outbursts from Left Front chairmen first and then the Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly against her presence in Kolkata, controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen was finally moved out from West Bengal. She was today moved to Rajasthan, a day after outbreak of large-scale violence in central Kolkata during a `shutdown` called ...
Pakistan?s contribution to Indian Muslims
2007-10-05 21:13:00 The provocation for writing this article was some recent comments accusing the Indian Muslims of being apologetic to other Indians by speaking out against Pakistan. My intention is to explore whether it is apologetics or it is a matter of the heart when the Indian Muslim speaks on these matters. Out of some good articles ...
Aug 1, Malaysian food, the basics of food in Malaysia: Indian, Muslim and C
2007-08-01 11:33:00 Three main cuisines are available in Malaysia: Indian, Malay (Muslim) and Chinese. Malaysian food, it is tasty, great, fantastic, what else can I say!
Blood test may help detect early signs of Alzheimer's - Indian Muslims
2007-07-12 13:07:00 Blood test may help detect early signs of Alzheimer'sIndian Muslims, CA -31 minutes agoBy IANS London : British scientists claim to have identified a series of proteins present in the blood of those at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's… More: continued here
Casteism amongst Indian Muslims
2007-06-13 14:48:00 Afshan and Nida were best friends and though the former got married, the latter's family couldn't find a match for her. Nida's mother asked Afshan to look for a 'suitable boy'. She told her husband who mentioned the name of a youth who was working for a prestigious company where he earned Rs 30,000 per month.But Afshan had a shock of her life a few weeks later when she found her friend's mother was furious over the suggestion. 'Woh to kunjde hain'. How dare you think that we will marry off our daughter to that family! Afshan's husband was no less shocked. He hadn't given thought to the possibility that suggesting such a handsome match for her wife's friend would turn into an embarrassment. His initial reaction was, 'Musalmaan to hai na!' The girl's family was 'offended' and angry at the couple for suggesting the boy's name.Though he lacked nothing except that he came from the caste of sabzi-farosh (now they call themselves Raeen/Rayeen). But this is the tip of ice...
Indian Muslim Blog Roundup: Poetry And Youtube
2007-06-08 03:40:00 Tarana writes a poem titled An age has dawned… at her blog Kreatif Online. An age has dawned upon us, Where darkness flows in every crevice, And none but the blind can lead us to light. An age has dawned upon us, Where the whisper of truth dies, Amid of a roaring cackle of lies. [Read the complete poem] Sadia shares an amazing video titled Music and Wings ...
Indian Muslims for Taslima?s beheading
2007-03-18 09:22:00 An Indian Muslim group has offered a Rs 500,000 bounty for the beheading of controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen. The president of the All India Ibtehad Council said on Friday he had declared the reward for anyone who carried out the ?quatal? or ?extermination? of the ?notorious woman?. ?Taslima has put Muslims to shame in her writing.She should be killed and beheaded and anyone who does this will get a reward from the council,? Taqi Raza Khan said in a statement received in the northern city of Lucknow. The council, based in Bareilly town also in Uttar Pradesh state, is a splinter group of the influential All India Muslim Personal Law Board. Khan said the only way the bounty would be lifted was if Nasreen ?apologises, burns her books and leaves?. Nasreen has incensed conservative Muslims for writing a novel ?Lajja? or ?Shame? depicting the life of a Hindu family facing the ire of Muslims in Bangladesh. The book is banned in Bangladesh along with her autobiographical wor...
By: Munaeem's Blog
Indian Muslims Efforts to Unite on Secularism
2006-12-02 12:39:03 Renaissance Hindi movie couple Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi believe Indian Muslims have the potential to be the torchbearer at a time when the Islamic world is in ferment |
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