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Quota of 26519 devotees for Haj-2010 from UP
Academic activities in first Arabi Farsi University of U.P. may begin in July
Hammad Ali, first Muslim boy to get 90% marks in Bihar matric exam
Jamia’s Reyaz among 15 students selected from across world for int’national workshop
Follow Shariat, not Khap Panchayat: Zakat Foundation to Haryana Muslims
Hindus raise money for Muslim girl's wedding
Mass welcome to AMU team in Kishanganj
Justice at last for Haniffa and 7 other Muslims
Auditing Aligarh Muslim University faculty: Lock over Research in Talagarh?
UPA- One year after return to power
Phenomenon of Shah Faesal: Some lessons

Quota of 26519 devotees for Haj-2010 from UP

Posted: 24 May 2010 08:56 AM PDT

BY TwoCircles.net Reporter,

Lucknow: The Haj Committee of India (HCI) has allotted a quota of 26519 devotees for haj pilgrimage-2010 from Uttar Pradesh. These candidates have to submit their passport forms by May 31 at the special counter in the State Haj Committee (SHC) at Lucknow.

Academic activities in first Arabi Farsi University of U.P. may begin in July

Posted: 24 May 2010 08:29 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net staff reporter

Lucknow: The proposed University of Urdu, Arabi and Farsi (UAF) in the state may start its academic activities from July. University's Vice-Chancellor (V-C) Anis Ansari has submitted a proposal in this regard to the government for approval.

Hammad Ali, first Muslim boy to get 90% marks in Bihar matric exam

Posted: 24 May 2010 06:15 AM PDT

By Mudassir Rizwan, TwoCircles.net,

Patna: He comes from a humble family and studies about 16-18 hours a day. The result must not be unexpected. Hammad Ali of Rajender High School in Siwan has got sixth position in Bihar board examination 2010 for class X. With 90.4% marks, he has created history for the Muslim community in the state.

Jamia’s Reyaz among 15 students selected from across world for int’national workshop

Posted: 24 May 2010 05:13 AM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: Mohammad Reyaz, a final year journalism student from Jamia Millia Islamia, is among fifteen students selected from across the world to attend an International Summer School on "Muslims in the West" being organized at Erfurt University, Germany.

Reyaz, a student of final year MA Convergent Journalism course at Anwar Jamal Kidwai-Mass Communication Research Centre, has been selected to participate in the workshop being organized by the Chair of Islamic Studies at the University of Erfurt, Germany from 14 to 29 August 2010.

Follow Shariat, not Khap Panchayat: Zakat Foundation to Haryana Muslims

Posted: 24 May 2010 04:15 AM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: The Delhi-based Zakat Foundation of India has appealed to Muslims in Haryana state not to oppose inter- or intra-caste marriage because there is no such restriction from Islam. ZFI president Dr Zafar Mahmood made this appeal while addressing a delegation of Haryana Muslims here on May 22.

Hindus raise money for Muslim girl's wedding

Posted: 24 May 2010 03:54 AM PDT

By IANS,

Lucknow : It was more than a wedding since it also symbolised celebration of unity and communal harmony when Hindus in an Uttar Pradesh village raised money for a poor Muslim girl's marriage.

Hindus in Sunhera village in Baghpat district, some 400 km from here, performed the marriage Sunday. They are proud of their action, which they say will go a long way in fostering relations between the two communities.

Mass welcome to AMU team in Kishanganj

Posted: 24 May 2010 03:45 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Aligarh: The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) team led by Vice Chancellor Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis received a mass welcome at Bagdogra airport as thousands of people came to receive the AMU team. They took them in a convoy of 150 vehicles from Bagdogra airport to Kishanganj, almost 100 kilometers.

The AMU team was on a visit to Kishanganj to inspect 250 acres of land identified by Bihar government for establishing Special Centre of AMU under the provision 12(2) of AMU Act.

Justice at last for Haniffa and 7 other Muslims

Posted: 24 May 2010 03:34 AM PDT

By Prof. M.H. Jawahirullah,

Kunangudi Haniffa, one of the founders of Tamilnadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam and the first treasurer of Pattali Makkal Katchi, and 7 others who were languishing in prison for 13 years were acquitted of all the terror and conspiracy charges by the Poonamalle special bomb blast cases court.

Auditing Aligarh Muslim University faculty: Lock over Research in Talagarh?

Posted: 23 May 2010 08:02 PM PDT

By Dr. Omar Khalidi

UPA- One year after return to power

Posted: 23 May 2010 03:26 PM PDT

By Ram Puniyani

Phenomenon of Shah Faesal: Some lessons

Posted: 23 May 2010 03:22 PM PDT

By Balraj Puri,

Shah Faesal is a phenomenon which is unparalleled in recent years in Kashmir. His performance has been hailed from the Governor and the Chief Minister to a layman in Kupwara. Columns after columns have been written on him. His fame has crossed the lofty Pir Panchal. The spontaneous welcome he received at the airport and unending crowd that continued to greet him at his residence for many days without any organisational support would be envy of any popular leader. It has demonstrated the potential of Kashmir youth if given an opportunity.