Students Islamic organisation of India (SIO) a two-day national workshop on Short Film and Documentary Making in Mumbai from May 1 to 2. In his speech famous Film Maker Mahesh Bhatt said courage must be the asset of film maker. “Nourishing the childhood talent of expressing thought, innocent form of pictorial reporting, courage to speak out should be the foundation of our journey to silver screen,” he said.

Bhatt alleged not only Bollywood but media also of ignoring...

“Today a woman is picturised as a ‘woman’ rather than respected as a mother, a sister and a daughter. A lady, who fetches more money and works like a man, gets more respect in the society than a naive lady who does not believe in vanity,” said Engineer Muhammad Salim, Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Rajasthan Zone, while addressing a huge gathering of women at a symposium on Making an Ideal Society and The Role of Women at Arco Place Hotel in Jaipur on May 28. He...

Last decade saw a huge information explosion, which silently changed the world. Media has penetrated into the core of human life. But, due to insufficient number of Islamic media organisations, there is misconception about Islam and Muslims, which, most of the time, are painted with worst possible colours, said Muhammad Iqbal Mulla, Secretary Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) at the inaugural function of the a website, www.islamic-videos.com at the Indian Law Institute in the national capital on M...