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Representing Indian Muslims:
Selected Parliamentary Speeches of 
Asaduddin Owaisi

Edited by Mohammed Ayub Ali Khan
112 pages p/b, 
ISBN 81-7221-035-3; 
Publishers: Pharos Media & Publ. Pvt. Ltd.

From the back cover of the book: Asaduddin Owaisi is one of the most articulate members in Lok Sabha. India Today rated him among the most articulate among the young MPs early in 2007. His legal education at London University and Lincoln’s Inn and advance preparation before delivering speeches impressed many from the treasury benches, one of them being Mani Shankar Aiyar. He once told the present writer that he teasingly said to Asaduddin Owaisi that he is in the wrong party! His talents are needed in Congress!

As the only member of a small party in Lok Sabha, his turn to speak often comes late in the day when the house is full. Owaisi takes advantage of the opportunity to speak eloquently. Barrister Owaisi is often on the various TV channels participating with eloquence. A perusal of Indian newspapers in English, Telugu and Urdu reveals an MP ever present at every occasion concerning the community: meetings with police officials, state government ministers, municipal authorities and so on. As a keen observer of Indian Muslim scene for last 30 years, I hope that he will further excel by delivering speeches armed with facts and figures.

 - Dr Omar Khalidi

Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Contents
Chapter 1 Development and Violence
Chapter 2 Minority Education
Chapter 3 Protection of Human Rights
Chapter 4 Economic Development
Chapter 5 Parliamentary Standards
Chapter 6 Communal Violence 
Chapter 7 Prevention of terrorism 
Chapter 8 Minority Rights and Education
Chapter 9 Union Budget
Chapter 10 Constitutional Amendment
Chapter 11 Babri Masjid
Chapter 12 Disaster Management Bill
Chapter 13 Double standards
Chapter 14 Right to Information
Chapter 15 Electoral Reforms
Chapter 16 Budget 2005-2006
Chapter 17 Internal Security
Chapter 18 POTA
Chapter 19 Budget 2004-2005

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Terrorism: 
Facts versus Myths

By Ram Puniyani
96 pages p/b, 
ISBN 81-7221-033-7; 
Publishers: Pharos Media & Publ. Pvt. Ltd.

The phenomenon of terrorism has many dimensions to it and it has been the major bane of current times. The propaganda by the dominant power and section of media has succeeded in associating this menace to a particular religion and religious community. This booklet takes up these popular notions and myths and tries to unravel the truth of this phenomenon through facts, photographs and cartoons.

Table of Contents
1. Terrorism and Muslims. 
2. Islamic Tag
3. Terrorist violence and Religion
4. Clash of Civilizations
5. War on terror
6. Islam and Violence
7. Democracy and Islam
8. Islam and Fundamentalism
9. RSS and Terrorism
10. RSS fights against Terror! 

Bibliography US military Intervention 
References 
Further Reading

Appendices: 
A. A Moment of silence
B. War Crimes Tribunal in Afghanistan 
C. International Tribunal on War Crimes in Iraq 
D. Civilizations Clash or Alliance 
E. Al Qaeda or Al Fayda 
F. ABC of Jihad in Afghanistan Roots of Global Terror

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Golwalkar's We or Our Nationhood Defined
A Critique 

By Shamsul Islam
200 pages p/b, 
ISBN 81-7221-030-2; 
Publishers: Pharos Media & Publ. Pvt. Ltd.

This book attempts to put across actual facts about Golwalkar's life and beliefs in the light of his original writings, publications of the RSS, documents available in its archives and many other RSS documents the writer collected over the last 35 years from different parts of the country, specially the original text of Golwalkar's book We or Our Nationhood Defined (1939) which is being reproduced in this book. It is the most important text in order to understand the RSS' concept of Hindu state, and has not been available after 1947.

Shamsul Islam teaches Political Science in Satyawati College, University of Delhi. As an author, columnist and street theatre activist he is known for his unrelenting opposition to religious intolerance, dehumanization, imperialism and persecution of women, Dalits and minorities.

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Islamic Company Law
A Comparative Juristic Analysis 

By Prof Mustafa A. A. Roshash (LLB, LLM, PhD)

302 pages p/b 
ISBN 81-7221-025-6
Year: 2005
Publishers: Pharos Media & Publ. Pvt. Ltd.

...The demands made by Muslim masses on their leaders to apply Islamic law in its entirety makes it imperative for researchers to refer to the original books of Islamic jurisprudence to compile comprehensive material on issues scantily covered before. Islamic economics, particularly company laws, the subject of this book is among the less studied issues, compared with other issues, though it is a reality in the Muslim world now....[From the introduction of the book]

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Azab-e-Humsaigi (The Agony Trail)

(with English Translation) 

By Feza Aazmi

224 pages p/b (109 English + 115 Urdu)
ISBN 81-7221-028-0
Year: 2005
Publishers: Pharos Media & Publ. Pvt. Ltd.

.....Fortunately, such men and women exist and continue to raise their voices against the destructive power of hatred. The latest example is poet Feza Aazmi of Karachi. He is a Mohajir, a refugee from Uttar Pradesh, now a Pakistani. His latest masnavi (epic poem) Azab-e-Humsaigi (The Agony Trail) deals with the ups and downs of Indo-Pak relations....
                            -  Khushwant Singh  

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HINDUTVA

Treason and Terrorism 

By I K SHUKLA

184 pages p/b 
ISBN 81-7221-026-4
Year: 2005
Publishers: Pharos Media & Publ. Pvt. Ltd.

The threat of totalitarian theocracy engulfing the land is looming lethal and large on the socio-political landscape of India. It is not only the minorities, the putative “others”, who are targeted as victims but also all kinds of dissenters and independents. This is where the nation appears hanging on the brink of an abyss. The fact is, both demographically and ideologically, it is not the non-Hindus or the independents who are in a minority. It is the fascists, swaddled in saffron, who constitute the minority. And, to overcome this handicap, the saffron minority, like all fascist formations in history, resorts to massive vandalism and violence on a regular basis. Sowing division and discord, therefore, is essential to its unholy project, entailing social disruption and endangering national security.  Click to read full review of this book

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An authoritative work on 
the most misunderstood 
term in Islamic economics

By IQBAL AHMAD KHAN SUHAIL

208 pages p/b 
ISBN 81-7221-023-X
Year: 2005
Publishers: Pharos Media & Publ. Pvt. Ltd.

“No book other than this one is more authoritative and comprehensive on the issue.”
— Al-Mazahib monthly, Lahore

“It is possible to disagree with the author's theory of Riba, but he has put across his points of view very authoritatively, backed by proofs which cannot at all be refuted.”
— Weekly Nai Duniya, New Delhi

“In view of the importance and usefulness of the book, its study is necessary for the social and economic welfare of the Muslim community. Presence of this book in the libraries of our schools and colleges will be very useful.”
— Daily Salar, Bangalore

“This book will certainly help in the research and arrival at a consensus about the issue of Riba.”
— Monthly Ma'arif, Azamgarh

A number of works deal with the issue of riba (usury) in Islam, but none of them is as comprehensive as this work which first appeared in 1936. This new edited version, together with Arabic and English translations, has been brought out in order to enrich the debate on this vital issue.
The author, Allamah Iqbal Suhail (d. 1955), was a highly learned scholar of Islam and had deep knowledge of modern issues. He is known in the Subcontinent as a distinguished Urdu poet, freedom fighter and lawyer. With this background, he was most suited to deal with religious issues in the light of the requirements of the modern age.
Allamah Suhail discusses the opinions of the fuqaha in detail and shows that they confused riba with muratala (barter) and sarf (exchange) which have little to do with riba. He shows that riba concerns only the bai al-salaf (credit/deferred) transactions. After a thorough discussion of the Islamic texts on the issue, Suhail puts forward his authoritative definition of riba and where it is applicable.  

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Amid Gods and Lords
My Life with Votaries of Religion and Law

By Tahir Mahmood 

Year: 2005; 
Pages: 356 h/b; 

Professor Tahir Mahmood’s autobiographical work Amid Gods and Lords : My Life with Votaries of Religion and Law makes some startling revelations about the institutions the author has served and certain personalities connected with those institutions. Among these are the Aligarh Muslim University, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Indian Law Institute, Delhi University, National Minorities Commission, National Human Rights Commission, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Hamdard, Institute of Objective Studies and National Council for Promotion of Urdu. "My experiences with the people of religion and law have been both sweet and sour and have exposed me to a bewildering variety of human behaviour," says the author in his preface to the book, adding that "I have a strong inner urge that my experiences and memories should not be buried with me." In its twelve chapters the author has offered what he calls "an insider’s narrative of many institutions, events and issues of a worldwide interest." 

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Muslim Names 
A Dictionary of Muslim Names 

Edited by Prof. S. A. Rahman
Year: 2004
Pages 160 p/b

This dictionary serves as an excellent guide for responsible parents in their quest for appropriate and meaningful names for their children [baby/babies], of which the latter may feel proud when they to know their significance.

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Abstract: Deaths in custody/ disappearance from custody are endemic in India and, have been so throughout its independent history. The reasons for this state of affairs are complex and, it would not be correct to assign the entire responsibility for it to any one factor, or pillar of the nation-state. However, there can be no gainsaying that the defects in the approach of the judiciary have played a pivotal role in the failure of the guarantee of the right to life. The report examines some of these shortcomings, using the aperture provided by one of the world’s best known legal remedies, the writ of habeas corpus, the sole remedy available in law in case of a violation of the right to life and liberty, guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution. In technical terms therefore, this document is a report on the functioning of the constitutional and legal redress mechanism for the protection of the right to life, during the period of insurgency in Kashmir: 1990 to 2004. The theme of the report, as distinct from its technical nomenclature, is to portray the impossibility of justice for the victims of impunity: particularly in Kashmir but the principle being applicable to such victims everywhere. Though the impossibility is portrayed through the failure of the constitutional mechanism for the protection of the guaranteed right to life, it is actually far more encompassing.

The main thrust of the study is based on an examination of 96 cases of alleged enforced disappearance of Kashmiris. Eighty seven of these cases resulted in the filing of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus before the Srinagar Bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. No such petition was filed in the remaining nine cases. They were included in the study sample for purposes of comparison; i.e. to see whether the filing of a petition made any difference to the ultimate outcome in the matter. The only criterion for the inclusion of each of the 87 cases was that they had habeas corpus petitions filed before the Srinagar Bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. The numbers limit was imposed by time and resource constraints, and nothing else. The nine cases which did not result in a petition include the case of one of two young men who were arrested at the same time but the family of one of them decided not to file a petition for fear that it might antagonize the army and lessen the chances of their son coming home alive. These nine cases also include three cases of disappearances of Kashmiris from Nepal. These three Kashmiri businessmen were arrested by the Nepal police at the behest of the Indian authorities. The Nepal police informally acknowledged their arrest and said that the men were handed over to a team of police officers from India. Officially however, they denied the arrests. The Indian authorities took the stand that since the men were admittedly arrested by the Nepali police, they should be asked to account for them. Petitions before the Delhi High Court and the National Human Rights Commission at Delhi were to no avail. Till date the families have not received any information of their whereabouts. These three cases illustrate that the impossibility of justice crosses the geographic boundaries of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. There seems to be no reason for the denial of redress to these families other than the fact that the persons arrested were Kashmiri.

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Our MPs

A report card 14 Lok Sabha 2004-09

Express Group

Full colour, h/b, 
 

Abstract: Every vote counts.
But how much did our vote count the last time we pressed the button on the electronic voting machine?
As the nation gets ready for another general election,
The Express Group has brought out India’s Elected, an exhaustive look at the performance of each MP in 14th Lok Sabha—and the state of each of the 543 constituencies.

Published by The Express Group in association with PRS Research Services, Indicus Analytics & Liberty Institute.

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(Includes a Chart of Inheritance)

By Shakil Ahmad Khan

The book enables the reader to have the fullest knowledge and understanding of the following: 
Significance of the law of inheritance; 
Basis and types of inheritance; 
Principles of distribution; 
Impediments to inheritance; 
Laws of inheritance; 
Examples of 200 possible cases solved by simple formulas; 
A section on frequently asked questions;

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