Iraq, a Thorn Removed from Israel's Side

ABDUL-MAJID JAFFRY analyses how by occupying Iraq the United States and the United Kingdom, of course with their allies, have removed a thorn from Israel's side....

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and His Mission

On October 17, 2010 the Aligarh Muslim University is going to celebrate the 193rd birthday of its founder Sir Syed Ahmad Khan not in Aligarh but throughout India, and outside India the AMU old boys will celebrate Sir Syed Birthday with zeal and fervo...

Composite Culture is Main Target of 'Mandirites' Mahant Yugal Kishore Shastry reflects upon "Illusion of Ram Aastha" and "Reality of VHP"

A well-known social activist from Ayodhya, Yugal Kishore Sharan Shastry recently visited Delhi on his way to Kochi (Kerala) to attend ‘Democratic Movement: Brotherhood Meet’ and inaugurate Ashir Bhavan, in Kacherippady. Mr Shastri is a fo...

The Tide Has Changed A Musical Essay and a Lesson in Humanity

If one tried to fit music compositions into an equivalent literary style, Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble’s latest release would come across as a most engaging political essay: persuasive, argumentative, rational, original, imagina...

President Approves AMU Statutes

The Aligarh Muslim University Vice Chancellor, Prof. P.K. Abdul Azis, while addressing a press conference, expressed happiness as it is a moment of exultation for the entire AMU community as the Visitor of AMU has approved the amendments /additions i...

The Jamaat Chief Speaks Out

In an exclusive interview to this scribe, the President of the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, discussed at length the perspective of the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi controversy.
Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari, who is also President of the Board of Islamic P...

John Civilio on Islamic Movement

In a debate relating to JIH Kerala posted in the web portal Kafila.org Shahjahan Madampat raised objections and queries. John Civillo replied. [This is the second part of the reply; the first part appeared in our Issue No. 28, 10-16 October 2010].
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Judgement

Has the House of God been ever divided into three?
Has the history ever seen such a tyranny?
One shrine belongs to him, and one to this, and the other to that,
This is also true, that is also correct; do such events ever occur?
If somebody usurps...

Believing in God What Does It Mean?

Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, / Ishq key dardmand ka tarz–e–kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)
Let me now summarise what it is these folks are saying.
They all, mind you in one way or another, as the saying goes, believe God exist...