Communalism: How Indian Muslims Can Combat It
Phobia means fear, the fear of the other. Any phobia has a psychological basis, which is a combination of historical memories, blended with myths and legends, complicated by social separateness, […]
“You may belong to any religion or caste or creed that has nothing to do with the business of the State”
I cannot emphasize it too much. We should begin to work in that spirit and in course of time all these angularities of the majority and minority communities, the Hindu community and the Muslim community, because even as regards Muslims you have Pathans, Punjabis, Shias, Sunnis and so on, and […]
Chen Wei jailed in China for ‘subversive’ writing
Chinese writer Chen Wei has been sentenced to nine years in jail for “inciting subversion of state power”. Mr Chen published several essays online calling for freedom of speech and reform of China’s one-party system. Read More…
We must stop this culture of gender violence
Courtesy: Straight.com November 29, 2011 Catherine Murray and Jen Marchbank Remember Canada’s fallen women next Tuesday. Despite our peaceable self image, Canada has been home to femicide, appalling massacres, and serial killers. December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. But unlike […]
Bangladesh wrestles with trials from ’71 war
Courtesy: Associated Press By JULHAS ALAM – DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — It should have been like any other morning. But March 26, 1971, was the first full day of a war that would tear apart the region then called East Pakistan. When the fighting ended nine months later, as many […]
Bangladesh on its 40th Anniversary – The Takeaway
Courtesy: thetakeaway.org, mumbaimirror.org, amnistyusa.org http://www.thetakeaway.org/media/audioplayer/takeaway_player.swf// < ![CDATA[ // < ![CDATA[ // < ![CDATA[ // On Friday, Bangladesh marks its 40th anniversary. The Takeaway spends a few minutes on one American hero tied to this anniversary, a former U.S. diplomat who served in what was then known as East […]
Two Muslim religious leaders sue airlines for discrimination
Courtesy: CNN Two Muslim religious leaders sue airlines for discrimination – CNN.com By Jim Barnett, CNN 2011-12-19T23:48:40Z CNN.com Two Islamic religious leaders from Tennessee claim a Delta pilot prevented them from flying after they were cleared to board. Washington (CNN) — Two Islamic religious leaders from Tennessee filed a […]
I have a dream … I have a dream that Islamophobia does not become the new Racism!
If Martin Luther King had survived till today and not martyred, he would have added: I have a dream … I have a dream that Islamophobia does not become the […]
Bleak prospects for Ahmadis
Panca Nugraha, The Jakarta Post, Mataram A community of Ahmadis living in a village in West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, are still fearing for their future both as workers and […]
Migration a God-given right, says IIROSA chief
By ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: The International Islamic Relief Organization of Saudi Arabia (IIROSA) will continue its support and humanitarian assistance to the refugees, the displaced and migrants, said its Secretary-General […]
Debate: Does Sharia Law negate Human Rights?
This Debate occurred on 8th December 2011 and was co-hosted by One Law for All and UCL-ASHS. Debate: Sharia Law Negates Human Rights. For the motion: 1) Maryam Namazie – […]
Study says Dutch Catholic Church sexually abused thousands, bishops apologise
Reuters: Tens of thousands of children have been victims of sexual abuse by the Roman Catholic Church in the Netherlands since 1945, an independent commission said on Friday, criticizing what it called the church’s cover-up and culture of silence. Church leaders said the findings filled them with shame and sorrow […]
Rabwah Times Publisher Receiving Death Threats!
RABWAH, PAKISTAN — Publisher of the Pakistani-based Rabwah Times, a small online news publication founded in 2008 to highlight the plight the Islamic sect of Ahmadiyya, is today reporting its […]
“Love between two human beings is more powerful than the hatred between two communities”
Source / Courtesy: Tehelka By: ASHISH KHETAN The confession of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharak Swami Aseemanand, about his involvement in the blast in Hyderabad’s historic Mecca Masjid, Ajmer’s Khwaja Moinuddin dargah and […]
Blasphemy charges: Out of fear, Ahmadi family on the run
Express Tribune: Blasphemy allegations continue to haunt minorities in Pakistan. Aalmi Majlis Tahafuz Khatm-e-Nabuwat (AMTKN) activists alleged that 16-year-old Sajeel committed blasphemy by making derogatory remarks against the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and his father, Rana Hakim Jameel, had done the same by portraying Sajeel as a Muslim in his school […]
Islam and Women’s Rights
The following is an address given by Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, to the female members (Lajna) of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on the occasion of the UK Annual Convention held on 26th July 2008. In earlier times, women were deprived of their rightful status. Even amongst Muslims, who have […]
Bahrain blogger Zainab al-Khawaja ‘detained in protest’
Police in Bahrain have detained prominent blogger and rights activist Zainab al-Khawaja during a protest near the capital Manama, reports say. Security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters trying to block a main road, according to witnesses. The Gulf kingdom’s Shia Muslim majority […]
Bangladesh at 40 – A nation with a passion for language, a love for Justice and a respect for logic
Courtesy: BBC, Gulfnews, The Dailystar and Time Bangladesh: Out of War, a Nation Is Born JAI Bangla! Jai Bangla!” From the banks of the great Ganges and the broad Brahmaputra, from the emerald rice fields and mustard-colored hills of the countryside, from the countless squares of countless villages came the cry. “Victory […]
Blasphemy charges: Out of fear, Ahmadi family on the run
Blasphemy allegations continue to haunt minorities in Pakistan. Aalmi Majlis Tahafuz Khatm-e-Nabuwat (AMTKN) activists alleged that 16-year-old Sajeel committed blasphemy by making derogatory remarks against the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and […]
Scars of Bangladesh independence war 40 years on
Courtesy: BBC News By Shahzeb Jillani South Asia Editor, BBC World Service Indian army soldiers attacking Naya Chor in Sindh in support of Bengali rebels of the liberation army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 I was born in the middle of a cold winter night in December […]