3 universities share ideas on opening campus to each other
By Naveed IqbalNew Delhi: Three universities in the country are in talks over sharing students, depending on the core competencies of each institution.Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Jamia Millia...
View ArticleAfter sherwani, AMU vice-chancellor courts another controversy
By Atul SethiNew Delhi: After asking students to dress up in a sherwani if they wanted to meet him and banning Facebook and bikes on campus, Aligarh Muslim University vice-chancellor Lt Gen(retd)...
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Sonia Gandhi lays foundation stone of girls’ hostel at Jamia campus
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of a new girls’ hostel at the Jamia Millia Islamia campus.The new hostel — Jamia’s fifth — will be constructed with a Rs....
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Prime Minister of India: A Nuclear Willing Country With...
Respected Sir,I would like to draw your attention towards the increasing number of deaths of infants of tribal area due to malnutrition in Palakkad District of Kerla.It is reported that:• In last 16...
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Renowned Islamic scholar, author and reformist Asghar Ali Engineer passes away
Mumbai: Noted Islamic scholar, author and Muslim social reformer Asghar Ali Engineer passed away in Mumbai on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. Ali was 74.Ali was one of the most courageous Muslim...
View ArticleIndian-American Muslims Mourn Dr Asghar Ali Engineer
IMO News ServiceWashington DC: The Association of Indian Muslims of America (AIM) has conveyed its profound sorrow at the untimely passing away of Dr Asghar Ali Engineer, renowned Indian Muslim...
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Uniting the nation: Asghar Ali Engineer’s struggle for preservation of plural...
By Ram PuniyaniThe events of last over two decades have shown us, more than before that the efforts of dividing the nation by communal forces have been a major obstacle to social peace and process of...
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BOOK REVIEW: Mahatma Gandhi, more or less, lived an Islamic life
By Zia HaqNo part of Gandhi’s life has escaped scholarly attention in a corpus of a little over a century. Literature on him is abundant.Two lines, in my opinion, stand out as the profoundest words...
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Mahathir, Khatami call on OIC to examine Sunni and Shi'a Muslims divide in depth
Putrajaya: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami today called on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to set up a task force to examine...
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Jewish group gives tolerance award to Indonesian leader blamed for crackdown
Decision by Rabbi Arthur Schneier’s Appeal of Conscience Foundation to give the award to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been the subject of street protests, newspaper articles, and angry...
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US Jews Celebrate Muslim Heroism
New Jersey: Shedding light on heroism of Muslims who risked their lives to rescue Jews during World War II, the Jewish community in New Jersey has hosted an exhibition to remember how they were...
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UK mosques attacked in backlash of Woolwich beheading
By Kounteya SinhaLondon: Britain experienced a communal backlash against Muslims within 24 hours of a young, serving soldier being butchered with "stone age savagery" in Woolwich by two radical British...
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Woolwich Killing: Mosques, Islamic Centres & Madrassah Security & Safety Tips
IMO News ServiceFollowing the barbaric murder of a British Soldier in the streets of London yesterday, a number of reprisal attacks have been reported on Mosques and Islamic centres in the UK.Faith...
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Muslim World Woefully Underserved By PR Sector
By Yusuf HatiaThe Muslim market is large, lucrative and underserved. Technically, it is the single biggest consumer market in the world – bigger than India and China - but treated differently because...
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Pennant Technologies Signs Ethica for Islamic Finance Certification
IMO News ServiceThe Islamic finance industry has unique IT requirements that require technology professionals to have some understanding of the processes around which Islamic finance products are...
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Pakistan turns a page
By Tariq A. Al-MaeenaHistory has been made this month in this much maligned country. A democratic process of elections went through without the usual rash of violence or indiscriminate bombings that...
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India–China have to build a model relationship
By Syed Ali MujtabaThe visit of the Chinese premier Li Keqiang to New Delhi comes in the wake of the heightened border tension and growing mistrust and suspicion between the two neighbouring Asian...
View ArticleAfghanistan team evinces interest in DPIP projects’ impacts in Madhya Pradesh
By Pervez BariBhopal : A study team of Afghanistan Rural Development & Rehabilitation Ministry evinced inquisitiveness and keen interest in successful implementation and encouraging results...
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Mamta Kulkarni’s Life -- Another Dirty Picture in Making
By Syed Ali MujtabaBollywood diva of the 1990’s Mamta Kulkarni who was lost in this lonely planet for some time now has finally been discovered to be living in Nairobi, Kenya.The heartthrob of millions...
View ArticleMumbai gets its first Shariah court
Mumbai: In Mumbai, a Muslim group has set up a Shariah court to settle civil and marital disputes among Muslim families.Unlike India's mainstream court system, justice in the court is said to be quick...
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