Community News
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Minister’s statement on abandoned mosque angers Muslims
Mar 02, 2012
Jaipur: Muslim leaders in Rajasthan have expressed their anger over Rajasthan Minority Minister of State for Minorities Affairs Amin Khan’s statement that Masjid cannot be considered to be masjid if namaz was not held in it. Muslim leader...
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Saffronisation of history in Karnataka
Mar 02, 2012
Students of Class V and VIII in Karnataka will now learn a distorted version of history and geography believed to have been written by people influenced by the Hindutva school of thought. In the draft text of the social studies countries like A...
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Mohsinul Mulk remembered
Mar 02, 2012
+ Pic Aligarh: The Mohsinul Mulk Hall of the Aligarh Muslim University on February 20 organized a seminar on the life and contribution of Syed Ali Mehdi “Mohsinul Mulk”. The seminar was presided over by Padmshri Prof. Syed Z...
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Student representatives in AMU court
Mar 02, 2012
Aligarh February 24: Eight student representatives from various faculties were declared elected as members to the Aligarh Muslim University Court, the supreme governing body of the University. Dr. Afifullah Khan, Chief Election Officer announce...
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Shaharyar (1936-2012)
Mar 02, 2012
+ Pic As I heard of the passing away of Shahryar I tried to scratch my head hard to bring up the old memory files of about twelve to fifteen years ago of my meetings and conversations with him and the pleasant time I spent with him on s...
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Obituaries
Mar 02, 2012
Kunwar AKHLAQ MUHAMMAD KHAN ‘Shaharyar’, famous poet, author and critic and winner of many prestigious literary awards, including Sahitya Academy and Jnanapeeth Awards, Ghalib Award for Poetry etc. died of lung cancer at Aligarh on ...
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Men & Women In News
Mar 02, 2012
+ Pic The Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University on 9 February appointed Dr. Arshi Khan, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science as Director, Centre for Advancement of Muslims of India, in ...
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Saffron brigade harass “Atithi Deo Bhav”
Feb 14, 2012
Bhopal: Nicole, a 36-year old tourist from the US, was harassed in M.P. by the saffron brigade at Umaria. She has brought the fact to the notice of MEA through a letter. She was harassed for her alleged role in the conversions to Christianity w...
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Distance education emphasised for progress of Muslims
Feb 14, 2012
New Delhi: K. Rahman Khan, Deupty Chairman of Rajya Sabha said while speaking at a seminar on ‘Educational progress of Muslim students: possibilities and solution’ sponsored by Maulana Wali Rahmani at India Islamic Cultural Centre o...
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Art 370 hindrance in action against human rights violation
Feb 14, 2012
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia’s Department of Political Science organised a seminar on India and Kashmir in its Tagore Hall in which speakers who believed that as long as Article 370 of the Constitution (which gives a special status to ...
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“Reservation for Muslims a conspiracy”
Feb 14, 2012
Farrukhabad: Babri Masjid Action Committee’s convener and member of All India Muslim Personal Laq Board, Zafaryab Jilani said while speaking at a meeting organised by ‘Protect Constitutional Rights Movement’ that the central g...
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Bareilivism is no sect or community
Feb 14, 2012
New Delhi: Mufti Muhammad Mian Samar Dehlwi Qazi Ahle Sunnat said at a function held near Delhi’s Jama Masjid on 25 January on the occasion of urs of Imam Rabbani Mujaddid Alf Saani Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi and of Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza...
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Peaceful Basant Panchami under tight security
Feb 14, 2012
Dhar: Deployment of heavy security force ensured peace in tense Dhar on the Bhojshala / Mosque dispute on the occasion of Basant Panchami. Though the administration allowed the traditional procession from Lalbagh to Bhojshala, it imposed ...
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Muslim organisations shun secular parties
Feb 14, 2012
New Delhi: Secular political parties of the country like Congress, BSP and Samajwadi parties may face tough times in the forthcoming assembly elections in five states of the country because Muslim organisations are re-thinking their traditional...
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Marad riot caught up in blame game
Feb 14, 2012
VS Achuthanandan, Kerala Opposition Leader has demanded that the Marad massacre be referred to the CBI. In 2003, eight Hindus and one Muslim were killed in communal violence at Marad near Kozhikode. A Division Bench of Kerala High Court on 20 J...
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On BSF’s brutality NHRC sends notice to Home Secretary
Feb 14, 2012
The National Human Rights Commission after taking strong note of the incidence of the thrashing of a youth after stripping him of all his clothes, by the BSF jawans in Murshidabad district has issued notice to the Union Home Secretary and has a...
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IGNOU offers courses in Arabic and Urdu
Feb 14, 2012
New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched two new courses: B.A. programme (Elective) Urdu and Arabic (Certificate course) from January 2012. For getting admission to this programme launched by School of Humanities, ...
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Absence of Muslims from 70-odd awardees is shame
Feb 14, 2012
New Delhi: Zakat Foundation of India’s Chairman, Dr. Syed Zafar Mahmood strongly reacted to the awards given by the President of India to persons in different categories on the occasion of Republic Day celebrations and said that the list ...
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Helping minority women become independent in Maha
Feb 14, 2012
Mumbai: Maharashtra government took a decision on 2 January to constitute Women’s Self Help Group in order to make women belonging to minority communities self employed and independent under which about 25000 women belonging to minority c...
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“Vote against BJP and Wahabis”: AIUMB
Feb 14, 2012
The (Brelvi) All India Ulama and Mashaikh Board (AIUMB) has asked the people not to cast their vote in favour of BJP and Wahabis in the coming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. Maulana Syed Mohammad Ashraf Kachhouchhwi, general secretary of ...
