Tuesday, April 27, 2010

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Kashmir separatists set up panel on protests

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 07:15 AM PDT

By IANS,

Srinagar: Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, Tuesday announced a two-member committee to work out a common protest programme in consultation with other separatist leaders.

"A two-member committee comprising Muhammad Abdullah Tari and Aga Syed Hassan will hold talks with other senior separatist leaders, including Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Muhammad Yasin Malik, to work out a common protest programme.

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The Tablighi Jamaat in Mewat – Part 5

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 04:21 AM PDT

By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net,

The Tablighi Jamaat in Mewat series

Succession Disputes

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All India women karwan in support of WRB next month

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 04:12 AM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: Anhad NGO and other civil groups will jointly launch an All India Women Karwan in support of Women Reservation Bill next month. Three caravans will be taken out on three different routes to cover as much part of the country as possible. They will be flagged off on May 20 simultaneously in Delhi, Mumbai and Bhubaneshwar.

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Wakf amendment bill seeks representation of women

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 03:05 AM PDT

By IANS,

New Delhi: Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Tuesday introduced the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, 2010, in the Lok Sabha that seeks to address the lapses in the Wakf Act, 1995, and also provides for representation of women, professionals and experts in the wakf councils.

The bill seeks to address the inadequacy of data on waqf properties, encroachment, development of waqf properties and the absence of a statutory obligation to ensure flow of information from the state waqf boards and state governments to the central waqf council.

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Laurels brought to AMU by its law students of 1969 batch

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 02:48 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Aligarh: The 1969 batch of LLM at Aligarh Muslim University had only six students. Over the time all of them have brought laurels to the university in different capacities. Two became district judge, three were appointed as vice chancellor of different universities and one became professor of law.

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Jamia Millia’s Mass Comm. course pulls thousands applicants

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 02:22 AM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: The Anwar Jamal Kidwai-Mass Communication Research Centre (AJK-MCRC) of Jamia Millia Islamia has received a record 2,787 Application Forms against 170 seats for admission to its 6 different courses for the academic session starting 2010-11.

The M.A. in Mass Communication has received 1,722 applications against an intake of 50 students while 527 applications have been received in M.A. Convergent Journalism course which has only 20 seats.

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Milli Council, Jamaat Islami condemn phone tapping in Muslim areas

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 02:11 AM PDT

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

Patna: All India Milli Council and Jamaat-e-Islami Hind have strongly condemned phone tapping and electronic surveillance by intelligence and security agencies in Muslim-dominated areas in Delhi, Lucknow and Hyderabad. The act of tapping and recording private conversation on mobiles and landlines is morally, ethically and constitutionally wrong, and thus must be condemned, they said.

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Woes of Muslim villages near Hosur town in Tamil Nadu

Posted: 27 Apr 2010 12:42 AM PDT

By Shafee Ahmed Ko, TwoCircles.net,

Hosur, Krishnagiri (TN): Bordering Hosur town in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu are some Muslim-dominated hamlets that present a typical scene of poverty, malnourishment, illiteracy and unemployment. Men crush stones nearby while young boys migrate to other cities for jobs. Young girls commute to Hosur town for daily wage jobs – some are lured with gifts while some others are physically assaulted by non-Muslim youths on and off.

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One-third of world population in 2050 will be Muslim

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 11:15 PM PDT

By Anis Ansari,

Recently many studies have been published about composition of the world population in 2050. People are fascinated by the changes that will happen in the next few decades. Many of us may not be alive to see these changes. However, it is interesting to know what will be the regional and geographic shift. Europe will see negative growth while Asia a population explosion. Muslims will be one-third of the world population in 2050.

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Jamia Millia offers 13 courses through open learning mode

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 10:52 PM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: The Centre for Distance & Open Learning (CDOL) of Jamia Millia Islamia is offering 13 undergraduate and postgraduate courses through open learning system. This will fulfill an important need of providing education to those who are unable to enroll in regular programmes at universities and wish to enhance their career prospects by enrolling for courses through distance mode.

CDOL offers the following programmes:

1. MA – English / Hindi / Sociology / History

2. Post Graduation Diploma in Geoinformatics

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Judges need to be proactively involved: Advocate Shafeeq Mahajir

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 08:34 PM PDT

By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net

Advocate Shafeeq Rehman Mahajir comes from a family of lawyers. He started his professional life working in a bank in Bombay but changed directions to study law in Osmania University followed by a Masters in Law from University of London.

He started practicing law in 1984 working as a lawyer for real estate and investment projects. Not completely satisfied, he says, he asked Allah to be utilized for a higher cause in his prayers. His prayers were answered when he was appointed a lawyer for Andhra Pradesh State Minorities Commission.

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PDP demands revocation of AFSPA

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 11:44 AM PDT

By Sheikh Imran Bashir, AIP

Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir's main opposition People's Democratic Party, held a protest rally in Srinagar against alleged human rights violations and demanding revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).

The party President Mehbooba Mufti led the march.

It started from the headquarters of People's Democratic Party (PDP) and concluded at the Lal Chowk.

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