16-31 August 2010
Table of Contents
Act before foreign forces land in Srinagar (Zafarul-Islam Khan) 1
Delhi protest for Kashmir (Aamena Khan) 1
Cartoon MG/Yusuf 1
Issue / Opinion
This Ramadan, please don’t sell Islam (Mazin Khan) 2
The problem of Muslim security (Edititorial, Hamara Samaj Urdu daily, 29 July 2010 - translated by NA Ansari) 2
National
AAMSU protest against the process of NRC revision in Assam (M. H. Rahman) 3
Maya plans Ayodhya makeover as tourist site (M. Ramzan Naik) 3
National
Culture crackdown by Bajrang Dal 4
Wardha VC slammed for comment on women writers 4
Apex Court rejects to vacate AP HC’s stay on travel subsidy to Christians 4
Mulayam’s apology puts pressure on Congress to apologise on Babri (Mohammad Naushad Khan) 4
Enemy Property Act: Fortune plays see-saw (AG Khan) 4
National
Discussion on Communal Violence Bill 5
Aaliah University of Kolkata caught in burqa wrangle 5
Why only Muslims are targeted by police in cases of violence (Vibhuti Narayen Rai) 5
National
Kashmir’s Muslim migrants (AG Khan) 6
J&K’s dependency on Centre 6
Kerala CM re-ignites ‘love jihad’ myth (M. Ramzan Naik) 6
Gujarat Riot relief scam (M. Ramzan Naik) 6
National
Charity Alliance work in Murshidabad (Nadim Ahmad) 7
National
Historic discussion on Urdu in Parliament (NA Ansari) 8
The enigma of Ayodhya’s missing files (Haider Abbas) 8
National
As Abdullahs make merry, Kashmir burns 9
“Kashmir ko goli maro”: Abdullah Sr (Sunday Guardian, Delhi, 9 August 2010) 9
Muslim organisations concerned 9
Desertion in J&K police 9
Think before your Tweet 9
Women on the march 9
Panel to probe civilian deaths 9
Imam Bukhari concerned over Kashmir 9
Police-people relations in Kashmir (Mushtaq Ul Haq Ahmad Sikander) 9
RSS and BJP gearing up to exploit the verdict on Ayodhya (Mohammad Naushad Khan) 9
National
Modi faces a poitical war from within (Abdul Hafiz Lakhani) 10
CBI chargesheet against Amit Shah 10
Modi hits back 10
Gujarat Congress leader writes to Gadkari (AH Lakhani) 10
Conversion is crime in Modiland (AH Lakhani) 10
Human Rights / Terrorism
Terrorism and how we are ‘covering’ it up (Mustafa Khan) 11
Another accused in Goa blast arrested 11
NIA to investigate Samjhauta blast 11
“IM carried out serial blasts”: Delhi Police (M. Ramzan Naik) 11
Issues
Maut ka saudagar and his world (Mustafa Khan) 12
Khairlanji verdict becomes instrumental for overhauling anti communal bill (Mohammad Naushad Khan) 12
Is arrest of Narendra Modi imminent? (Mustafa Khan) 12
Issues
Gujarat: Making of a Fascist State (Ram Puniyani) 13
SC’s instruction to CBI to continue investigation into Hari Masjid firing 13
Conversion to Christianity (AH Lakhani) 13
Analysis
Kashmir: Who failed, where? (Nilofar Suhrawardy) 14
Rage among youth in Kashmir (Mushtaq Ul Haq Ahmad Sikander) 14
Kashmir – a paradise on fire (AG Khan) 14
Jammu & Kashmir
Dateline Srinagar: Afsana Rashid 15
Kashmir reels under curfew, strikes and rallies 15
Newsmakers
Dr Ejazuddin Khan - destiny’s child (Mushtaque Madni) 16
Young ornithologist 16
Special Reports
Instead of healing touch, Delhi rushed Rapid Action Force wearing UN helmets 17
PFI rehearses of Independence Day parade 17
Where is this fighter against terror? (Zafarul-Islam Khan) 17
Cartoon M/G Yusuf 17
Community News
SIO against oppression of Manipuris 18
Protest against Israeli crimes 18
End discrimination against Unani doctors, Maha urged 18
Record income of Haryana Waqf Board 18
Fresh probe ordered into a post-Godhra riot case 18
Gujarat has highest number of protected mosques in India (AH Lakhani) 18
Issue of admission to minorities in minority institutions 18
Protests over warrant against Maudany 18
Muslim organisations to isolate PFI, Jama’at, says IUML 18
Bail applications of 13 POTA accused accepted 18
Framing of charges against members of Sanatan Sanstha 18
Communal tension and violence in Malegaon, Manmad 18
Urdu finds new takers 18
Community News
Court reserves verdict on Babri case 19
Throttling Urdu newspapers will prove costly to govt 19
Four students killed in police firing in Assam 19
Government’s insensitivity in Khalid Mujahid & Tariq cases 19
Kolkata’s Milli Al-Amin College 19
Hindutva terror: Malegaon mastermind nabbed 19
Wipro bags contract to develop software 19
Release of Al-Ahrar newspaper’s “Namoos-e-Rasalat” issue 19
Jaya reaches out to TMMK 19
Community News
Occupied mosque recovered after 60 yrs 20
J&K: Human right activists lose hope (Afsana Rashid) 20
World Urdu Conference in Spain 20
Cash prizes to Urdu-medium SSC students 20
JMI’s History Deptt among the best research centres 20
Parliament debates Kashmir violence 20
UN & MEA on war of words on J&K 20
Symposium on Imam Ibn Abd Al-Wahhab 20
Law regarding adoption is against Shariat: JIH 20
Declare Dalit Muslims SC: Nitish 20
Indian Muslim League 20
Community News
Honesty rewarded 21
Jauhar College of Engg to be functional from 14 August 21
Urdu schools excel in Modern School’s competition 21
Awards for Kashmir University and J&K Bank 21
AIMPLB’s clarifications on Waqf Act (Amendment) 2010 (Based on a communication from Maulana Syed Nizamuddin, General Secretary, AIMPLB) 21
Student asked to shave beard to get admission 21
Kashmiri Pundits demand Rehabilitation 21
Legal battle between Digvijay Singh and BJP’s MP chief (Mohammad Naushad Khan) 21
VHP to start Hanuman Shakti Jagran from 16 August (Zafarul-Islam Khan) 21
Website of Urdu monthly Zindagie-nau Inaugurated (Nadim Ahmad) 21
International
Indian army’s repressive tactics in Kashmir shock even Israel (Iftikhar Gilani) 22
Israeli Rabbi Preaches ‘Slaughter’ of Gentile Babies (Jonathan Cook) 22
A state afraid of its past (haaretz.com) 22
International
Sayanim: Israeli Operatives in the U.S. (Jeff Gates) 23
International
Wikigate: Pakistan no obedient ally 24
Tell Me One More Time, What's The War About? 24
Bias and Bigotry in US academia (Patrick Buchanan) 24
International
Smoke on a Bridge: Lebanon Awaits a Verdict (Ramzy Baroud) 25
Israel Hiding Behind The “Iranian Threat” (Steven Zhou) 25
International
President Zardari of Pakistan is pelted with shoes (Abdus Sattar Ghazali) 26
Book
Ordeal of Hurriyat leader in Tihar Jail (Book: Qaidee No. 100 [Urdu] Author: Anjum Zamrud Habib Publisher: Habib Publications, Islamabad, Kashmir. Year of Publication: 2009 Price: Rs 170 Pages: 348 ) (Mushtaq ul Haq Ahmad Sikandar) 27
Islamic Perspectives
The Prophet of non-violence - ii (Asghar Ali Engineer) 28
MG Classifieds 29
Rejoinder / Opinion / Letters
MG (Murad Ali Abra, M Naushad Ansari) 30
Syed Shahabuddin (N.Jamal Ansari, Farooq Abdul Gaffar Bawani) 30
What are we learning from Israeli security experts? (Laszlo D. Yarkony) 30
India - A Country of Paradoxes and Doublestandards (Mushtaque Madni) 30
Kashmir on the edge (Zohra Javed) 30
Highlight our role model and project them (S. Haque) 30
Arrest of Amit Shah (Dr. Abdul Hameed Maqdoomi) 30
Rejoinder / Opinion / Letters
Urdu in Tamilnadu (S.M.Pasha) 30
Promoting promiscuty (Eva N Ferraz) 30
NHRC chairperson on death penalty (Subhash Chandra Agarwal) 31
Qualitative education (Farzana Z Khan) 31
Net should be thrown wider (Dr Mookhi Amir Ali) 31
Driving away disappointment (Sultan AU Patel) 31
Dharma and religion (Dr. Abdul Hameed Maqdoomi) 31
Sport category and minority character of Jamia (Narendra Singh) 31
MNS and migrants (Farzana Nigar) 31
Benign supreme court (Dr. Abdul Hameed Maqdoomi) 31
Iyer spoiling the game (Er. Ahmad Rais Siddiqi) 31
The most wonderful CM of the world (S Akhtar) 31
Global warming (Mohd. Ziyaullah Khan) 31
Change in Chidambaram (Dr A R Mookhi) 31
Sting on Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand (Madhu Agarwal) 31
Marriage and divorce of Mr. Tharoor (Kausar Fatima) 31
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Kanti Weekly / Kanti Monthly 20
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Urdu Book Review 29
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Al Misbah (Li Ma’rifatil Qur’an) 32