Hindu Mahasabha of America observes Hindu Memorial Day, speakers caution...
[The Indian Muslim Observer received a Press Release by Hindu Mahasabha of America sent by PRESS @ HMSA on September 12, 2013 at 11.41 am. Though such a news of observing 'Hindu Memorial Day' is not...
View ArticleHindutva extremists exploiting Swami Vivekanda's name to surreptitiously gain...
• VHP-A loses major American co-sponsor for event commemorating Swami Vivekananda• Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions dissociates from event and all its co-sponsorsIMO News...
View ArticleMuzafarnagar Riot warrant Communal Violence Bill
By Syed Ali MujtabaThere are two things that warrant attention for the immediate passing of Communal Violence Bill, in the post Muzafarnagar riots analysis.Can India which is slipping closer to the...
View Article‘Muslims are just being made scapegoats’
By Tariq A. Al-MaeenaMy column last week on the media marginalization of minorities in India (Saudi Gazette, September 3) and in particular the Muslim minority prompted an Indian Muslim to bring to my...
View ArticleDefeat Modi’s Corporate and Communal Agenda by Inclusive Development
By Dr Javed JamilGujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has at last been formally declared Prime Ministerial candidate for NJP. This has occurred at a time when 50,000 Muslims in Muzaffar Nagar have been...
View ArticleShould marriage registration be made mandatory for Muslims?
By Mohammad AleemWe, Muslims, unfortunately, hardly try to pay due attention to those issues which touch our lives in a greater way such as want of proper education, grinding poverty, social malice and...
View ArticleOPINION: What if Modi becomes the next Prime Minister of India?
By Aslam AbdullahThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has ruled over India in the past, and the hell did not break loose. Why would it be different if Narendra Modi becomes the next prime minister of India...
View ArticleIMO Exclusive: Jamia Hamdard mired in big time corruption, Unani System of...
By Danish Ahmad KhanJamia Hamdard, the dream institution of late Hakeem Abdul Hameed, which was established to espouse the cause of Unani system of Medicine, is currently passing through a bad phase of...
View ArticleLondon steps up Islamic finance ambitions
Kuala Lumpur: Britain is encouraging banks through a task force to establish sharia-compliant products, aiming to position London as a Western hub for a fast-growing Islamic finance sector that is...
View ArticleWestern banks eye Islamic trade finance
Jeddah: Islamic trade finance, a tiny part of global banking business, is starting to attract interest among big Western banks because of rapid growth of trade involving wealthy Gulf economies, bankers...
View ArticleHEALTH: Ginger and Its Medicinal Use
By Irshad MahmoodGinger is a strengthening food that has long been used to maintain health. Ginger has a long history of both culinary and medicinal use in Chinese, Japanese and Indian medicines. In...
View ArticleThe Niqab - a convenient veil for Islamophobia?
By Uzma AslamIf I wasn't someone with first hand experience, being a niqab wearing women myself, I would think that Muslims were a tad paranoid in saying that politics and the media run a recurring...
View Article‘Muslimah World’: Indonesians hold ‘Islam’s answer to Miss World’
Jakarta: The Miss World beauty contest, which has attracted fierce opposition by hardline Islamic groups in host country Indonesia, is now facing another challenge — a rival pageant exclusively for...
View ArticleA Tribute: Malika-e-Tarannum Madam Noor Jahan – South Asia’s Queen Of Melody
By Rohail KhanShe reigned the film and music industry for seventy years (from 1930 to 2000). Let us pay tribute to Madam Noor Jahan on her 87th birthday on 21st September 2013.Melody Queen Noor Jahan...
View ArticleA Rabbi Allied with Prophet Muhammad
By Rabbi Allen S MallerThere were many Jews who supported Muhammad when he arrived in Medina. I learned about one of them from Dr. Muqtedar Khan, an associate professor of Political Science, and...
View ArticleIAEA vote: Are Israeli nukes holier than American?
By Dr. Abdul RuffSurely, enemies of humanity led by USA-Israeli terror twins pose the most dangerous threat to civilization with their cumulative nuclear arsenals, the WMD.Unless the veto is done away...
View ArticleMilitary Intervention in Syria & International Law
By Barrister M. A. Muid KhanThis September, the Human Rights Watch published a report alleging that the, “…Available evidence strongly suggests that Syrian government forces were responsible for...
View ArticleQuaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah -- His Life and Message
By Rohail KhanSeptember 11, 2013 was the 65th death anniversary of the Founder of Pakistan. On this occasion, let us revisit his life long struggle and deduce his “real message”. Renowned American...
View ArticleCelebrating Saudi National Day - From Memorable Past to a Bright Future
By Rohail KhanOn the dawn of 18th June 1985, the entire world was pleasantly surprised that HRH Prince Sultan Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, a Royal Saudi Air Force Pilot, became the first and the...
View ArticleBhopal Hajj flights from Sept. 26, transit point at Taj-ul-Masajid from Sept. 23
By Pervez BariBhopal: Direct Hajj-2013 flights from Bhopal will start from September 26 and the last flight from the city to Jeddah would take off on October 1.Preparations at war-footing are underway...
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