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Enjoy a dip in the sea of misunderstandings......Pakistan VS Indian Muslims
2008-03-02 12:40:00 whatever our relations with Indian Hindus i never imagined that we are held in such a low esteem by our Muslim brothers over there.i came across this eye-opening stuff yesterday...have a look read more
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Second Anniversary Of Indian Muslims Blog
2008-01-10 09:32:00 Albeit a bit late, here goes the second anniversary post of Indian Muslims Blog. Allow me to quote a couplet of Ahmed Faraz that sums up my feelings on this occasion. ham duhrii aziiyat ke giraftaar musaafir paaNv bhii shal haiN, shauq-e-safar bhii nahiiN jaataa We travelers, prisoners of afflictions doubled Weary are our feet but wanderlust doesn’t seem to ebb. Ahmed Faraz Looking back at the first anniversary post, I am amazed (and happy) at the success we have achieved over the past one year. Obviously there has been a big increase in the number of posts (269 posts and 3,756 comments in the year 2007 compared to 134 posts and 421 comments in 2006). More importantly, the quality of discourse has improved a lot and we have had some great discussions. We were fortunate to attract so many new writers over the course of the year and their insightful writings have been a major plus for the blog. And the comments have spiraled with more than 10 comments on average every day of the...
Indian Muslims Nominated For The Brass Crescent Awards
2007-12-04 11:21:00 Good news. We have been nominated in the Best Group Blog category at the 4th Annual Brass Crescent Awards. What are the Brass Crescent Awards? They are named for the Story of the City of Brass in the Thousand and One Nights. Today, the Islamsphere is forging a new synthesis of Islam and modernity, and is ...
Indian Muslims and Sects: Interview
2007-10-24 01:07:00 Waris Mazhari, a leading Islamic scholar, is the editor of the New Delhi-based Tarjuman-i Dar ul-Ulum, the official organ of the Old Boys’ Association of the Deoband Madrasa. In this interview he talks about the problems that mark inter-sectarian relations among the Indian Muslim ulema. YS: The Quran and Hadith places much stress on the ...
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 ...
Hyderabad blasts & column on Rediff
2007-08-26 13:05:00 Again a tragedy in Hyderabad but a column on popular website Rediff demonstrates the insensitivity of the writer and the site.It was heart-rending to see elderly parents, both Hindus and Muslims, searching for their sons and daughters among the dead. It was a human tragedy and even ordinary people on the street said that nothing could divide them on religious lines, as it was an attack on humanity.But this morning as I read the column, I felt utterly frustrated. I am reproducing the piece here. B Raman writes...'...during a visit to Hyderabad..I was told that the influence of LeT and HuJI was so pervasive in local Muslim community that many kept in their houses pictures of Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf......what an ambigous word 'many' (it can 10, 10 thousand or a lakh, nice way to dub the Muslim community as traiters).I felt sick. The writer hasn't seen. He just heard it. Ok. From whom? His sources! For sixty years Indian Muslims have been targeted by the extreme right...
On Kolkata rally and Imam's threat to Taslima Nasreen
2007-08-18 17:45:00 At the rally in Kolkata the Imam of Tipu Sultan mosque reportedly fixed a reward on Taslima Nasreen's head.An Imam asked her to leave the country within a month while another gave her just a fortnight. But the statement of Noor-ur-Rahman Barkati, the Imam of Tipu Sultan Mosque, deserves to be condemned.We surely don't need such Imams. Indian democracy gives us ample freedom to stage demonstrations and protests, submit memorandums to the officials and politicians, approach courts and other forums if you feel that somebody has insulted you.The promise of cash reward to a person for executing the death threat is absolutely intolerable. And when it comes from an Imam, it is really unfortunate.Haji Yaqub sought publicity through a similar announcement sometime back. But he was a politician unlike Barkati, who is a religious person. Also, such statements tarnish the image of the community, which is under intense media scrutiny.A section of Muslims appear baffled by the criticism of such...
Can't Muslims visit Israel, talk to Jews!
2007-08-15 20:20:00 The news of the visit of a delegation of Indian Muslims comprising the president of All India Imam Organisation, Maulana Jamil Ilyasi, has kicked up a row.Almost every Muslim organisation in the country has criticised the visit. The Raza Academy, Muslim Convention UP, Majlis-e-Ulama, Jamiat-e-Ulama, Qazi Council, All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawrat and Muslim Personal Board have condemned the tour.There are allegations of these people having sided with the 'fascist forces' from the very beginning, charges of them selling Muslim interests in lieu of Jewish money and supporting the Zionist cause. There is clamour for their social boycott as well.As far as I am concerned, I feel it is an over-reaction. All over the world groups with diametrically opposite views are meeting so why can't some Indian Muslims hold dialogue with the Jew leaders. For decades Indian Muslims and their newspapers have spent gallons of ink, for the Palestinian cause.But when countries of Middle East who fough...
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
World Bank picks Zoellick of US as new chief - Indian Muslims
2007-06-25 22:51:00 World Bank picks Zoellick of US as new chiefIndian Muslims, CA - 8 minutes agoBy Tony Czuczka, IANS Washington : Former US deputy secretary of state Robert Zoellick was Monday confirmed as the next World Bank president, said a source ...
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...
IAF round-the-world microlight expedition begins - Indian Muslims
2007-06-01 16:50:00 Sahara SamayIAF round-the-world microlight expedition beginsIndian Muslims, CA - 1 hour agoNew Delhi : An Indian Air Force (IAF) round-the-world microlight aircraft expedition, which will attempt to cover more than 39000 km in about 45 days, ...Microlight pilots set off to make world record HinduIAF duo to go around the world in 64 days Times of IndiaIAF duo zips across in microlite to spread goodwill Times of Indiaall 20 news articles
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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