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Ibn Taymiyyah and his fatwa on terrorism
EU delegation meets Kashmiri separatist leaders
MIM nominates senior journalist for legislative council
Two journalists held in Aligarh gay teacher case
The Tauhidic basis for inter-community peace and justice: Lessons from Dara Shikoh
AIMMM reiterates demand for Muslim reservation, sub-quota in WRB
Muslim presence in Mussoorie
Obama invites Sirajuddin Qureshi to conf of Muslim industrialists
Muslim delegation meets MOS Finance on Islamic Banking
Fate of Nitish Kumar: Muslim intellectuals divided
India, The United Nations & Kashmir

Ibn Taymiyyah and his fatwa on terrorism

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 09:26 AM PDT

By Asghar Ali Engineer,

Terrorism has become a worldwide disease which is swallowing the lives of thousands of innocent people in certain intensive conflict areas like Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kashmir, North East India, certain other parts of India, South Thailand and so on. There are different reasons for terrorist violence in different conflict areas which vary from political to socio-economic injustices.

EU delegation meets Kashmiri separatist leaders

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 08:26 AM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar: A delegation from four European Union (EU) countries Monday met Kashmiri separatist leaders, including hardliner Syed Ali Geelani and moderate Mirwaiz Umer Farooq here.

The EU delegation comprising members from Finland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden met Geelani, the chairman of the breakaway hardline Hurriyat group, at his uptown Hyderpora residence.

"Geelani apprised the EU delegates of the latest situation here and also drew their attention to the growing human rights violations in Kashmir by the Indian security forces," a spokesman of the group said here.

MIM nominates senior journalist for legislative council

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 08:25 AM PDT

By IANS,

Hyderabad: Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) has decided to field senior journalist Syed Amin-ul-Hasan Jafri as its candidate for Andhra Pradesh state legislative council.

The Muslim political party ignored contenders from its own ranks to field Jafri who is not a member of the party.

The 55-year-old journalist's election as council member is certain as ruling Congress party has left one seat for its ally MIM while contesting two other seats.

Two journalists held in Aligarh gay teacher case

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 05:36 AM PDT

By IANS,

Aligarh : Two journalists have been arrested on charges of breaching the privacy of gay Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) teacher S.R. Siras who was found dead earlier this month, police said Monday.

Adil and Siraj, journalists with a local TV channel, were arrested late Sunday. The two along with another mediaperson filmed Siras in a consensual homosexual act with a rickshaw puller in his room in the AMU premises.

The Tauhidic basis for inter-community peace and justice: Lessons from Dara Shikoh

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 05:33 AM PDT

By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net,

AIMMM reiterates demand for Muslim reservation, sub-quota in WRB

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 05:24 AM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat (AIMMM) has reiterated demand of 10% reservation for Muslims in job and education and sub-quota for OBCs and Muslims in Women Reservation Bill. It also demanded government not to play games to sow discord between Muslims & non-Muslims OBCs and suggested the government to conduct Caste Census.

Muslim presence in Mussoorie

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 05:09 AM PDT

By Salman Sultan, TwoCircles.net,

Mussoorie, 6950 feet above sea level, is referred to as Mansoorie by the local people. Mansoorie (Coriana nepalensis) is named after the Mansur shrub which still grows on the hill sides. Captain Young established this British retreat in 1827. His stately house Mulligan is atop the horse shoe shaped ridge. The vegetation is verdant.

Obama invites Sirajuddin Qureshi to conf of Muslim industrialists

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 04:55 AM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: The U.S. President Barrack Obama has extended invitation to Sirajuddin Qureshi, an outstanding Muslim businessman from India, for attending a conference of top Muslim Industrialists and successful businessman from around the world, to be held on 26-27 April 2010 in Washington.

Muslim delegation meets MOS Finance on Islamic Banking

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 04:30 AM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: A Muslim delegation consisting of Engineer Muhammed Saleem, President, Jamaat e Islami Hind, Rajasthan and Mr. H Abdur Raqeeb, General Secretary, Indian Centre for Islamic Finance met Naro Naramain Meena, Minister of State for Finance in New Delhi to discuss the feasibility of Interest Free Islamic Banking in India.

Fate of Nitish Kumar: Muslim intellectuals divided

Posted: 19 Apr 2010 03:36 AM PDT

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

India, The United Nations & Kashmir

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 10:08 PM PDT

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai,

Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India's assertion that "there can be no redrawing of borders in Jammu Kashmir" and former Indian Supreme Court judge Saghir Ahmad's recommendation "to restore the autonomy to the extent possible" need to be supplemented by some observations from the view point of the people of Kashmir. These deserve to be borne in mind by all those who wish the conflict to be justly resolved once and for all.