A number of Muslim and civil rights organisations organised a stage-in at Jantar Mantar on Parliament Street in the capital on August 7 to demand implementation of Justice Srikrishna Commission recommendations. They demanded from the government to bring to justice those responsible for killings of hundreds of innocent Muslims during Mumbai riots 1992-93. The organisers of the dharna included Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, All India Milli Council, Markazi Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith, Movem...

A seminar on Proposed Bill Defining Status of Minorities in India was organised at India International Centre in the Capital on August 1.

Presiding over the seminar, Syed Shahabuddin, ex M.P. and President All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat asked if it is advisable to redefine minorities on national, state, district, town and village levels. He said it will lead to more confusion. Referring to Article 30 of the Constitution, he strongly advocated the rights of minorities. He said th...

To train the resource persons working in the field of education and career guidance throughout India an 8-day long national level workshop was organised recently by Human Welfare Trust, New Delhi at Al_Jamia Al Islamia Santhapuram, Kerala.  

More than 35 participants from different parts of the country took part in the workshop.  One of the major objectives of the workshop was to provide practical exposure and experience for the participants.  It was really a workshop i...