BENAZIR BLUNDER Why were thousands subjected to slaughter on Oct. 18?

SYED TAUSIEF AUSAF comments on the recent killings in Karachi after the arrival of former prime minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto there, and wonders why the elegant lady does not tell the nation the details of the threats she is facing....

Mushawarat Voices on Muslim Issues

The Markazi Majlis-e-Mushawarat of All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat, in its meeting held at its headquarters on October 20, adopted resolutions on the various issues confronting Muslims.
In a resolution on the Government’s inaction on Sac...

Fear Factor

Little Mosque on the Prairie is a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) comedy about Muslims in a small Canadian town. It has become so popular after its first season that it is about to be shown in the Middle East, Turkey, and the UK. The second s...

Are We a Nation of Mobile Thieves?

A gentleman working in a certain British-financial company in Delhi recently disclosed that the minimum salary in his company is Rs. 12,000 a month – the highest runs into lakhs – and no outsiders come to his office. All the employees are...

Dear Parent, here's chain of events that led to closure of AMU sine die: VC

The Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Prof. (Dr.) P.K. Abdul Azis, in a letter addressed to students’ parents, has detailed the chain of events which led to the closure of the University sine die. He has also solicited the co-operat...

'Who is better in speech than one who calls men to Allah'

Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Hind MAULANA SYED JALALUDDIN UMRI delivered a very comprehensive and thought-provoking sermon while addressing the Eid Congregation at Masjid Ishaat-e-Islam New Delhi on October 14. Following are excerpts from its English transla...

How to Lose Real Friends and Make Imagined Enemies

There are some real enemies and some only in imagination. Often married women – no contempt to female readers intended – talk about such enemies on the in-laws side. The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, among differ...

Future of Islamic Finance

To speculate on the future of Islamic finance one needs to speculate on the future, not only of global finance but also on the future of capitalism.
Capitalism in the technical sense of centrality of capital in production may have an unbeatable futu...

Muslims are a Blessed People

Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai!  (Iqbal)
Muslims are fun people, don’t you think? Blessed by God and yet bewildered and confused when it comes to their role as God’s represen...