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COMMUNITY NEWS: 1-15 April 2001
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Public interest in Islamic culture: Mikhail
New Delhi: In a reception meeting at Jamia Millia Islamia, Prof Mikhail
Borosevic, director of the world famous Hermitage Museum of Saint Petersburg,
Russia said that the visit of about two and a half lakh people during the three
months Islamic Cultural Exhibition proves that people’s interest in Islamic
culture has increased. A well known Orientalist Prof Mikhail has also guided
about the ancient historical relics of Hadramaut. It should be noted that an
exhibition of Islamic Arts was held in the capital where almost 145 Islamic
relics and 300 Tartaric relics were on public display. There were ornaments of
Tartar regimes of 19th and 20th centuries as well.
Jashn-e Khusrau
New Delhi: Conceived by film producer, painter and designer Muzaffar Ali,
Delhi Tourism Transportation Development Corporation organized a three-day
Jahan-e-Khusrau festival at Delhi’s Humayun’s Tomb to promote peace and
secularism through sufi music which went on from 8 to 10 March, witnessed a huge
response from people of the Indian subcontinent and several other countries.
Several artistes took part in the festival which included Abdul Karim Al-Kably
from Sudan, Rumi group from Iran and prominent sufi music singer Abida Parveen
from Pakistan. Muzaffar Ali said, ‘Today the poetry of Khusrau is the only
answer to the strife-torn humanity.’ Pakistan High Commissioner to India
Ashraf Jahangir Qazi said that in the historical context of India and Pakistan,
Khusrau is a priceless asset in whom both countries take pride.
Make successful people your ideal: Dr Abid
Hyderabad: Addressing the 44th Foundation Day Function of Maulana Azad
National Urdu University at Nizam College, Hyderabad, Dr Abid Hussain, former
Indian ambassador to USA said that we should not consider religious prejudice or
poverty a hurdle to acquiring education but we should face it with boldness and
firm determination. He further said that we should learn from the early lives of
ideal people such as Dr APJ Abdul Kalam and others who continued their studies
even in the face of extreme poverty but with hard work and determination reached
positions where many resourceful persons not have access. We need to change our
mentality, he said. In his presidential address Dr Ishaq Gymkhanawala said that
it is very essential to link Urdu students with means of livelihood. Then only
the number of students will increase. He further said that Urdu is the third
most important of the 15 important languages of the world and that to associate
Urdu with a particular group of people is an insult to it. This the is the
language of love, brotherhood and Hindu-Muslim unity, he said.
Vajpayee statement condemned
New Delhi: National general secretary of Samajwadi party and editor of
weekly Nai Dunya and daily Awam Shahid Siddiqui has criticized Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his statement that, ‘We will win the elections without
Muslims’ vote and that Muslims should think over their attitude.’ He said
that this is an insult to democracy and a threat to Muslims and that the PM is
trying to give a communal colour to elections. Siddiqui said that the BJP has
been continuously tormenting Muslims and playing Ram temple card. He said that
the BJP has avoided Muslims and not the vice versa and that Atalji is not only a
BJP leader but the Prime Minster of India as well. He further said that the PM
should apologise to the Indian public and should change his anti Muslim
policies. By blaming Muslims for BJP’s defeat Atalji is trying to cover up his
shortcomings, he added.
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