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Youth League Meeting - Tenkasi

BE READY TO FIGHT FOR OUR RIGHTS

Prof. K.M. Khader mohideen exhorts the youth
Review of Constitution Proportional Representation No need of uniform Civil code Agitation to press the legitimate rights of the minority

Implement SACHAR Commission Recommendations

he Youth League meeting was held on 11th,July 2011 at Tenkasi under the Presidentship of party president Prof. K.M. Khader Mohideen. The office bearers of the Youth League from various districts of the state attended the meeting and enthusiastically took part in the deliberation. Almost all the speakers stressed the need for strengthening and activating the Youth League and the meeting resolved to lay strong foundation to build the youth League in the state. Speaking on the occassion the IUML state president Prof. K.M. Khader Mohideen exhorted the muslim youth to be ready to fight for the rights of muslim community. Gauging the mood of the youth he declared amids thunderous applause from the audience that, If we come to street to agitate, we will not go back home. He outlined the need necessity, purpose and program of the agitation. He said many political parties in the state were towing the line of the Muslim League and they were demanding the review of the constution and proportional representation. He appealed the government to implement the SACHAR Commission Recommen dations and warned against any measure to introduce uniform civil code in the country. He outlined the programme of the agitation wiz-submission of appeal to the Governor, to the District Collectors, and to the Thahsildars.He advised the youth to have a strong link with Mohalla Jamaat inorder to serve the community more effectively.
A twelve member committee was constituted to work for the reconstitution of the Youth League in the state. The party General Secretary K.A.M. Abubacker, M.Abdul Rahman M.P., Youth League state Organizer K.M. Nizamuddin and Mohalla Jamaat co-ordination secretary Kamuthi Basheer addressed the meeting.

E. Ahmed Minister of State for External Affairs after assuming additional charge of Human Resource meets kabil Sibil the former Human Resource Minister

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The agony unabated

The commercial capital of India Mumbai
, has been the target of terrorist attack time and again. The intensions of the attack on 13th July in Mumbai is clear-to cause maximum human and economic losses. Hence the terrorist had choosen the popular trade centers at rush hours. World leaders including the UNO hae rightly condemned this mad act. As before Mumbai police has been criticized for its dereliction of duty and its sense of lethargy. Not only Mumbai but all the metropolitan cities in our country are under the terrorist hit list. Since terrorism has become a global problem a concrete national security policy is the need of the time to eliminate this menace. The Home Minister P. Chidambaram asserted that there was no intelligence failure and the perpetrators of this crime had worked in a very clandestine manner. The Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi stated that it was hard to stop every single attack. No doubt that one cannot blame the government for every act of crime on this soil. But the heinous terrorist act unleashed in Mumbai does not fall under the common category of crimes. It is a serious act endangering the security and the sovereignty of our nation. Hence the government should not be complacent with issuing in statement. It is the aspiration of the people of this country that the government should act vigorously to break the backbone of terrorism. Terrorist have no religion, caste or nation and they are the vermin on the earth deserve to be eliminated at any cost. But at the same time while hunting down the terrorist, the security authority should ensure that no innocent citizens of this country is arrested or victimized. Media had exposed how in the past the police had arrested innocent Muslims, fabricated false cases against them and in the end ruined many Muslims families. It is the duty of the government not only protect its citizens from the terrorist attack but also to protect them from the terrorising act of its security authority.

Holy Quran Speaks

Behold! In the creation
Of the heavens and the earth; In the alternation Of the Night and the Day; In the sailing of the ships Through the ocean For the profit of mankind; In the rain which God Sends down from the skies, And the life which He gives therewith To an earth that is dead; In the beasts of all kinds That He scatters Through the earth; In the change of the winds, And the clouds which they Trail like their slaves Between the sky and the earth; (Here) indeed are signs For a people that are wise (Quran 2-164)

Sayings of the Prophet (Sal)

A giver of charity is near to Allah, is near to humans, and is near to Paradise and away from hell. And a miser is away from Allah, is away from humans and away from the Paradise and is near to hell. An uneducated giver of charity is liked more by Allah than a minserly worshipper.
(Tirmizi)

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ISLAMIC TAMIL LITERARY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE - KAYALPATTINAM

Include lsamic Tamil Literature in the Syllabus The conference appeals to the State Government
Prof. K.M. Khader Mohideen releases the Conference Special Souvenir
he Three day IslamicTamil Literary conference held in kayalpattinam on 8th 9th 10th July,2011 had many interesting sessions and was attended by Islamic Tamil Scholers from far and wide. On the second day of the conference a special Souvenir was released by the international Co-ordinator Islamic Tamil Literary association and Indian Union Muslim League State President Prof. K.M. Khader Mohideen. The copies of Souvenir was received by kayalpattinam Municipal Chairman Wavoo Syed Abdul Rahman, Singapore Iliyas and Malaysia Fidaulla, Prio.H.M. Nathar Sha. The Islamic Tamil Literary association treasurer deliverd an introductory speech on the book released in the conference. The vote of thanks was deliverd by M.M. Mohideen Kasim. 3. The conference appeals the Tamil Nadu Government to include Islamic Tamil Literature in the educational Syllabus and provide financial aid to the deserving Tamil Muslim writers 4. Appeals the State Government to establish a Islamic Research Sheet in Nellai MANONMANIUM UNIVERSITY 5. Appeals the publishers in the state to publish Islamic Tamil literature which are published in Malaysia and Srilanka 6. Appeals the people to organize Idd Milan and Literally meet to strengthen communal amity and brotherhood

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kayalpattinam on 8th 9th and 10th july 2011. A large number of Islamic Tamil scholars from India and abroad participated in the conference. Kayalpattinam the coastal town of southern India had been illuminated by the shinning stars of Islamic Tamil scholars, intellectuals, educationist, Philanthropists and political stalwarts. The conference adopted the following resolutions. 1. Resolves to establish a museum in kayalpattinam to preserve ancient arts, Arab Tamil books and Archeological treasures. The conference appeals all the muslim Jamaat and well wishers to contribute and co operate in this venture 2. Resolves to organize meetings and publish books to highlight the contributions made by the Islamic Tamils Scholars

The Islamic Tamil literary association conference was held in

The Tamil Literary Conference Confers Lifetime Achievar Award to Haji B.S. Abdul Rahman
The lslamic Tamil literally conference-Kayalpatiinam conferred the lifetime Achiever Award to Haji B.S. Abdul Rahman the founder of B.S. Abdul Rahman University. The three day lslamic Tamil literary conference was held in kayalpattinam on 8th 9th and 10th July,2011. The valedictory function was presided over by the founder of WAVOO VAJIDA WOMENS COLLEGE Wavoo Syed Abdul Rahman. Keelakkarai Seenathana Syed Abdul Kader, Nagoore Haji Alia Shiek Davood Maraikkayar and Tutucorin Meerasa Maraikkayar graced the conference as special invitiees K.A.M Abubacker the General Secretery of conference Organising Committee delivered welcome address. The conference conferred the Life Time Achiver award to Haji B.S. Abdul Rahman the founder of B.S. Abdul Rahman University. The award was jointly presented by Kayalpatinam Municipal Chairman Wavoo Syed Abdul Rahman, Kayalpatinam Muslim Jamaath President M.M. Uvais and Industrialist S.Akbar Sha. The award was received jointly by E.T.A Ascon, General Manager, A.G.A. Ahmed Rifai and Moulvi Haji Seena Thana Syed Abdul Kader Principal Buhari Alim College on behalf of B.S. Abdul Rahman. Sevai Semmal Award was presented to M.M.Uvais, Datho Haji Barakath Ali, Datho Muhammed Ikbal, P. Mahmooth, S.T.Vellai Thambi, Wavoo Syed Abdul Rahman, S.Akbar Sha, S.Y. Abdul Asan Kalami, Hameedia Nakvi, I.L.Noorul Hag Muski, Perungaviko Va.Mu. Sethuraman, Advocate V.E. Narayana Sami, Pannolasiriyar Mana Makeen, M.Iliyas, S.Abdul Kasim, Kavizhar Seergazhi Iraianban and Novamani N.M. Ameen. The TAMIL MAAMANI Award was presented to Dr. P. Vazhan Arasu, Dr. Thirumalar Meeran Pillai, Prof. Thiruvai Abdul Rahman, Pulavar Anwar, Kavinzhar Alasmath, Kavingar Asraf Siyabudeen, Kavingar A.Iqbal, Navalar L.S. Ibrahim, Dr.R.S. Abdul Latheef, Kavingar S.A.Syed Ahmed, Kavingar S.A. Naina, Nariyambattu M.A. Salam, Pavalar Hussain, Writer Sirajul Hasan and Dr.Parveen Sulthana. A.K. Peer Mohamed the Secretary Kayalpatinam United Association gave vote of thanks. JULY - 2011

A Critics View on Criticism

Kayal Mahaboob Propaganda Secretary IUML
Those who had driven the youth did not do any thing for they released. The IUML was not responsible for any ones imprisonment. It did not collect fund exploiting the Babaris Masjid Demolition. It is due to the past service rended by the IUML that communal amity is still prevailing on this soil.

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Who is responsible for education and employment of Muslim Youth

In one period of the time the Muslims did not go for higher education. They were mostly school dropouts. There were no institutions that admitted the aspiring Muslim Students. But, how many people are aware that the IUML and its leadership were responsible for opening of educational institutions and for the employment of Muslim Youths in India and Abroad. Why not Magazine like SAMANILAI SAMUTHAYAM highlighted this achievement. Those who point out accusing finger against Prof. K.M. Khader Mohideen, I demand justice from them. At present the community has benifited much more than during the period of Quid-E-Millath who is responsible for setting up of Justice SACHAR Commission? Who is responsible for the innumerable benefits enjoyed by the Muslim community due to the implementation of SACHAR Committee recommendation. How many people are aware of the fact that it was due to the efforts of the IUML that SACHAR Commission and MISRA commision were setup. Did Muslim League publicize this? Muslim League has no fail on the vague street demonstration which produced no fruits.

had this courage of conviction, how many people appreciated in for his daring appeal. Did any newspaper complemented in for his Quality Leadership

Is Election the only Objective?

In the long political path election is not the only objective of IUML. Those who blame the IUML for its close relationship D.M.K should sponer over the efforts made by the D.M.K. leadership in asking the other Muslim Poilitical parties to merge with the IUML

How Hindu Terrorism Emerged

I bring to the Knowledge of the people who criticized the IUML Leadership has Lethorghic, lack of political Acumenship, One important point, In the past in every parts of India the word Muslim terrorism was echoed now these words are slowly fading. Is it a magic? When the security authorities were in the habit of blaming the Muslims for all Bomb Blast in the country, IUML President E. Ahamed and General Secretary Prof. K.M. Khader Mohideen met Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi on October 6th,2011 and requested them to enquire the bomb blast event in a different angle to siphonout the truth the result of this appeal was the arrest of Hindutva terrorist life women saint prajyab Sing Takoor, Army officer Srikanth Prasad Purohit, Swami Dayanand Pande, Ramesh Ubadyaya and Swami Ashimanand the terrorist acts of Abhinav Bharat, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrangdal came to the lime light. Muslim terrorism was dusted and sueroron terrorism doned. Who abloaded this loudable achievement of IUML and how many magazines brought this news to the notice of the Muslim Community, the IUML did not intel in the chief advertisement thamasa. When muslims are accused for Assam Bomb Blast on 15th Dec,2008 Prof. K.M. Khader Mohideen Thunded in the Parliament that who were the terriorist. When the finger was pointed against Madrasas for terrorism he enfetically stated in the Parliament that he was the product of madrasas. Further he suggested in the Parliament that the demolished Babari Mosque should be rebuild on the same sight and Advani should attend the inauguration of the Mosque as he inaugurated the new build temple in the place of its demolisom in Pakistan. The speeches of Prof. K.M. Khader Mohideen in the Parliament testified is fighting quality. It was due to IUML M.P. Banatwala.G.Ms efforts. that prompted P.M. Rajiv Gandhi to enact the Shareeat Protection Act. Prof. K.M. Khader Mohideen daringly declared before the C.M and Dy.C.M Tamil Nadu in the IUML State Conference to release the Muslim Accused from the jail on his personnal surety who

History of contesting in separate Election Symbol

The question was rised our support to the D.M.K, when Muslim youth were arrested and through behind the bars under TADA and POTTA. The IUML forced an alliance with AIADMK inorder to get them from released from the jail, but what we gained out of this alliance? Anti-conversion act and a ban giving azhan using loud speakers in the mosque. Under the D.M.K rule Muslims were included in the B.C. list and was provided 3.5 % reservations in education and employment. Is there any other better alternative better than D.M.K, we will not lose our identity, if we contest in other political party symbol Abdul Rahman M.P. is a good example for this. In 1991 election the IUML contested in 18th constituency on the ladder symbol, we contested then in alliance with PMK, I contested in Tiruchendur Constitency. Our community did not provide and opportunity to prove our strength, IUML contested in separate symbol in election 20 years back at present there are 85 Muslims parties in Tamil Nadu. Those whose prist against contesting election rain after seeking symbol to contest the election. Those who critisize IUML, understand one think clearly that IUML never split the community in its one century history. It did not disturb the Mohall Jamaat Unity It did not Intell in rowdism to settle the disputes. The aims and objectives of IUML is the Unity of the community. Did it Leadership ever used the community for their selfinterest? Instead of critisicing the IUML from outside it is better to join the IUML and guide it. Only if you join the party you will understand the wounderful leadership quality of Prof. K.M. Khader mohideen and the fact that the IUML is being guided by the youth. Hearty gratitude to SAMANILAI SAMUTHAYAM for providing an opportunity to exchange our thoughts.

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Now, a pen that can read Quran!

Quran reading pen on display at a book store in Hyderabad. Photo: Nagara Gopal Come Ramzan and Koran is the fastest moving product. But this time round, it is going to sell in a different format. The Quran reading pen has hit the market here and more than a month before Ramzan is to begin, it is making waves here. What is so special about it? Well, the pen can read any verse of the Koran loud and clear. All one has to do is to touch it on any page or verse and listen to the Arabic version. One can also choose the voice of famous reciters such as Abdul Rahman Al Sudais, Abdul Baset

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Abdu Essmad, Ali Al Hudhaifi, Sad Al-Ghamidi. This is not all. Translation of the Quran is also available just at the push of a button. You can go for English, German, Urdu, Persian and French versions. In good demand This Chinese product is in good demand at the chains of Himalaya Book store in the city. It comes with a copy of Koran printed in rich Uthmani font, a functional manual, ear phones, charger and a Tajweed Book all at Rs. 3,750. For people who do not know the Arabic script, the pen is of great help. They can learn to read Koran in the right diction. Others can also improve their recitation,

says Abdul Momin, manager at the Himalaya Book store. The Tajweed Book is an added attraction. With the help of the pen, one can learn to pronounce the Arabic alphabets with the right intonation. The pen has a four GB memory with TF card option to extend it. There is also the recording option and a built-in speaker with USB port. Interestingly, the pen can read only the accompanying Koran and Tajweed Book since it connects with the special ink used in the print. For the devout, there is something new to look forward to this Ramzan. Courtesy : Hindu - June 23, 2011 - Chennai. Go unto China to seek Knowledge Prophet Mohammed (Sal)

Yoga can tackle mental disorders

fitness workout. The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (Nimhans) not only has a 45-minute yoga package to treat psychiatric disorders like depression and schizophrenia, but has started comparing its curative effects with general medicine. Doctors at Nimhans say their studies reveal evidence of biological changes in the body brought about by yoga. They prescribe yoga therapy along with medication in major ailments, while using yoga therapy alone for less serious disorders. Nimhans is currently doing rigorous clinical trials on the impact of yoga in treatment. Doctors are also measuring biological parameters in patients after yoga therapy. This project has been taken up as the scientific community has still not accepted the role of yoga despite the fact that nowadays even mainstream doctors prescribing it with allopathic treatment. In all our investigations, there is a high degree of evidence that yoga in different forms does have a curative effect in diseases like depression, memory loss in elderly persons, schizophrenia and others. We worked out specific protocols for yoga for specific neurological problems. The degree of improvement is comparable to that of medicine, said Dr B N

Yoga is no longer a traditional - Jayashree Nandi

Gangadhar, programme director, Advanced Centre for Yoga, Nimhans. We found that chanting of Om reduces activity of sensors which have become hyperactive in patients suffering from depression, About 35-40 patients come to our centre every day. Weve developed a 45-minute package that should be practised daily. We found certain biological parameters also change with yoga practice. Its not merely faith in a traditional therapy; its much more than faith, Gangadhar added. HEALING POWER Yoga reduces cortisol levels (cortisol is a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal gland. It is released in response to stress and low level of blood glucocorticoids) Yoga increases brain derived neurotrophic factor (BNDF). The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the nerve growth factor family. Expression of this gene is reduced in patients suffering from Alzheimers and Huntington. It may regulate stress response Yoga helps reduce TNF alfa (tumour necrosis factor)
Courtesy : Times of India, July 5, 2011 - Chennai.

Greetings from E. Ahmed Minister of State for External Affairs for Islamic Tamil Literary 15th Conference - Kayalpatinam

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Khurshid clarifies his controversial views on Sachar Report

our days after calling for critical examination of Sachar Report as, in his view, some of its aspects could lead to ghettoisation of Muslims, and consequently instigating a war of words among some eminent members of the community, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Salman Khurshid, in an exclusive interview with TwoCircles.net, clarified his views about the repot. Mr. Khursheed has repeated, that there are aspects of the Sachar report, which if implemented, will lead to Muslims ghettoization but he has also clarified that he has not questioned the credibility and the data of the report. Salman Khurshid Sachar Committee Report or aspects of Sachar Committee Report need to be critically examined to ensure that it doesnt lead to ghettoization, said Khursheed. By critically examining we meant obviously not the complete report because we have already accepted almost ninety percent of the recommendations. There are few aspects of the report which lead towards the direction of ghettoization. Dont we have the right to question and critically analyze those aspects, asks the anguished Minister. He points out an instance from that aspect of Sachar which will alienate the community and not integrate it within the mainstream. For instance Indian Wakf Service which is one of the recommendations of Sachar report on Wakf. The Sachar report recommends a separate Wakf cadre in Indian Administrative Services recruited through the UPSC for the proper management of Wakf properties. A section of the Muslim community has been criticizing Salman Khursheed for ignoring Sachar recommendations on Wakf and the recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Wakf. We want equity with integration and not equity with separation. If you have a cadre of Muslim officers under the government, what else is ghettoization, asks Khursheed. I believe all officers should be available to Muslim institutions. If you want Muslim officers for Wakf, take them from all India service. You cant create a special service for Muslims, adds Khursheed. You want Public Premises Act to apply to Wakf. If it applies to Wakf, why should not it be applied to other religious trusts? says the Minister adding that We have the right to critically examine to ensure that we are not moving into the direction of ghettoization. Thats all. Khursheed also points out that its not only Sachars critical examination but there should be critical analysis of every minority schemes should be done so that they dont lead to ghettoization. Although Khursheed also adds that this recommendation by Sachar was rejected by the government, even before I came, it was found by the government as not feasible. Not Questioning Sachar Khursheed also categorically denies questioning the credibility of Sachar. Clarifying the context of his actual statement, he clarifies, I am not initiating the questioning of Sachar. Neither am I questioning the credibility of Sachar. Any body saying that I am questioning the credibility or the data of Sachar, is wrong. Praising the Sachar report Khursheed says that, There is no question of change of stand on Sachar as far we are concerned. Sachar report is the best thing which has ever happened in India. Its recommendations on education and reservation are outstanding. Its proposal of Equal opportunity Commission is my passion which I ham fighting for, adds Khursheed. Since last few months there has started a war of words between Salman Khursheed and a section of leaders from the Muslim community, which, as Khursheed claims, has opened a campaign against him. Prominent of them, as Khursheed says, is led by Zafar Mahmood, who was also the Officer on Special Duty to the Sachar Committee. Soon

after Khursheed gave the statement asking for critical examination of Sachar, Zafar Mahmood along with few other community leaders drafted a letter asking for his resignation for over-ruled the pivotal recommendations of the JPC on Waqfs without giving any reasons thereof while presenting the Waqf Bill in Parliament. Khursheed on the other hand says that most of the recommendations which havent been incorporated in the Bill were not because they were found not feasible today. He further asks, Why not JPC on Harshad Mehta, is being implemented? Why not JPC on Air India is being implemented? This is ghettoization. What happens across the board doesnt concern us. What concerns us is the JPC on Wakf and what concerns us is that unless you accept the complete JPC on Wakf we will say you are antiMuslims, says Khursheed. Hitting out at the section of the community which criticizes him for being anti-Muslim Khursheed says, So what I am saying is that there is an agenda for ghettoization which gets upset whenever I speak that there should not be ghettoization. What is ghettoization? Its ghettoization of mind, says Khursheed saying that Integration with equality is EOC and separation with nondiscrimination is minorities commission. Why hasnt a single voice raised in my support of the Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC) which I have been raising since it was recommended by the Sachar? Why not these guys who have opened a campaign against me, appreciate even a single thing which is being done by this ministry, asks Khursheed. Hinting at the political agenda behind attacks on his from this group, Khursheed says, we just want to attack our Muslim Minister because once he goes there is a space for us. Khursheed says that he is against nothing but ghettoization and the agenda of ghettoization which a section of the Muslim leaders apparently have. There are people who dont want integration and if we don seek integration, equality will come under question mark, adds Khursheed. Talking about one Mr. Lekhi who approached court against Sachar, Khursheed says that, People question what we are doing for Muslims because of the articulation that Sachar is for Muslims. What we are saying is that Sachar is for citizens of India who are Muslims, concludes the Minister.

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details of Muhammads life really are little known, and I hope that my series will for many shine a little light on the very beginning of Islam, taking viewers to the heart of this faith, illustrating just how Muhammads life and legacy is as important today as it was over 1,000 years ago.

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Better education for Muslims : AFMI

A delegation of the American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI) on 26 June met Ranchi University vice chancellor A A Khan and Kolhan University deputy registrar S.S. Akhtar, discu ssing with them the possibility of improving the education scenario of the minority community and the support of the local intellectuals for AFMI s annual convention here next December. The federation has been supporting education among the community in India since 1989. It helps build schools and offers prizes to school students securing highest marks. Dr Nakadar told media men in Ranchi that his organization will provide scholarships to students from all over India depending on their financial condition and merit. At the annual convention, we honour 100 toppers from all over the country, said Nakadar adding that the AFMI plans to give around Rs 1 crore in scholarship .

by media . The Conference was held in Madrasa Nizamia here on 21 June in which terrorists were cautioned against unlawful activities . They were also warned against terrorist activities and all those who were /are complicit in the recruitment of armed fidayeen and imparting training to them in terrorism were strongly condemned. Foreigners who take part and indulge in violent and terrorist activities were also cautioned. While strongly condemning all kind of terrorist activities they were told in this conference that they can live in north Waziristan in a peaceful way only.

or feature dramatic reconstructions of his life . The Life of Muhammad is to be screened next month and will follow events such as his migration to Medina and the founding of the first Islamic constitution, through to hi death. It will also examine his legacy and the impact of the he established. The trio of hour long films have been made by Faris Kermani, the director and producer of channel series Seven Wonders Of The Muslim World. The BBCs commissioning editor for religion and ethics, Aaqil Ahmed, said : For some people in the UK, Muhammad is just a name, and I hope this series will go some way to explaining who he was, how he lived, what his prophetic message was, and how all of his compares to his legacy today. This is a very timely landmark series filmed in Saudi Arabia, Jerusalem, Syria, Turkey, the USA, the UK and Jordan. It feat ures comment from some of

Harbinger of hope
Ansar Burney became a human rights activist during the martial law age of General Zia ul Haq . He made it big riding on his various campaigns . His primary focus was on prisoners mostly fishermen who unwittingly crossed the maritime border who languished in jails in India and Pakistan . Internally , he fought the Zia regime and tried to help people who went missing in Pakistan . Burney also took up unpopular issues like investigating the wars against India in an open manner so that the people of Pakistan can learn the real reasons behind them. Burney became a recognizable name in India with his offer to solve the case of Sarabjit Singh , who was sentenced to death for espionage in Pakistan , a few years ago . His efforts to rescue the crew of the MV Suez have once again brought him forefront of the civil society level interactions between India and Pakistan . He told THE WEEK that he wanted to travel to India to highlight the plight of Indian and Pakistani sailors in the high seas . Burney is a face of liberal values in Pakistan . There is a threat to his life , after the assassinations of Punjab governor Salman Taseer and minority affairs minister Shahbaz Bhatti . Undaunted , Burney is determined to speak for the minorities and other oppressed people.

BBC to show only film on Prophet

The BBC is to trace the journey of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad for a new series which is claimed to be first for British television. Al Jazeera reporter Rageh Omaar will present the three - part programme for BBC, following in the prophets footsteps from Mecca and along the journeys he took during his life. To ensure the programmes are in line with Islamic tradition, they will not depict the face of Muhammad

Jirga of ulama says suicide attacks are haram

About 300 ulama and theological experts while condemning all kinds of terrorism. A joint declaration was passed in Conference held at north Waziristan that suicide attacks are haram . This information was given

the worlds leading academics and commentators on Islam a subject that many people may know little about The BBC said the programmes would raise questions about Islams role in the world today and explore where Islams attitudes towards money, charity, women, social equality, religious tolerance, war and conflict originate. Omaar is a former world affairs correspondent for BBC news who joined Al Jazeeras English service in 2006. He said: The

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Belgian Face-Veil Ban Goes Into Effect

2010. But due to the fall of the government shortly thereafter and an inconclusive election that left the country with a caretaker government, its implementation was delayed until now. The law does not explicitly mention niqabs or burqas. But it prohibits the covering of ones face in public for security reasons -- effectively banning the two Islamic garments. Violators will face fines of 137.50 euros ($197.50) and up to seven days in jail. Support for the legislation crossed the ideological spectrum, with supporters calling it an effort to promote gender equality. I think we have to defend our fundamental principles of the Enlightenment. Man and women are equal in all aspects, said Peter Dedecker, a lawmaker from the center-right New Flemish Alliance. Dedecker added that the new legislation was also for safety reasons, as anyone could be hiding behind and concealing anything underneath veiled clothing. People just feel unsafe when they are in a mass with people with burqas, he said. Dedecker also stressed that he supports religious freedom, albeit within limits. Of course people have the freedom of religion, he said We dont have anything against Islam, for example, but I dont think that the burqa is a key value of Islam.... It is just crazy that women should hide their faces, should hide their body because some men cant control themselves. There Are Limits To Religious Freedom Leen Dierick, a member of parliament with the Christian Democratic Party, agreed with Dedecker. Everybody has the right to have a religion and has a right to believe, she said. But there are limits to it and covering the face is for us the limit here in Belgium. The only person voting against the law was Eva Brems, a legislator from the Green Party. A professor of human rights law, Brems said she was convinced that the legislation violates basic human rights and points to the fact that her stand is backed by both the Council of Europe and rights groups, including Amnesty International. Brems said she also hoped that some of the Muslim women affected will challenge this law before the Constitutional Court and that it will be annulled that way. She is also concerned by the way the law was rushed through the chamber without holding hearings with members of the Muslim community or civil society.

The Belgian parliament passed the law by a vote of 149-1 in April

It is estimated that only 28-200 women in the entire country actually wear burqas or niqabs. Brems also questioned the laws constitutionality and maintained that it was badly drafted. It is a very problematic law also from a purely legalistic viewpoint, she said. It does not only apply to Islamic face-covering veils, it applies to appearing in the public in such as way that your face is not recognizable with only very few exceptions. So actually if this law is strictly applied we will end up in ridiculous situations where people organizing games for kids, dressing up like clowns will be punished. A Tiny Minority Is Affected Perhaps the most striking aspect of the law is that it affects such a small minority. Some 600,000 of Belgiums 11 million inhabitants are Muslims, but the vast majority of these are from North Africa, where the culture of women covering their faces is rare. Various estimates show that there only are between 28 and 200 women in the entire country that wear the soon-to-be prohibited garment. Despite this, Mustafa Kastit, an imam at the largest mosque in Brussels, believes the law could have negative consequences for the Muslim community in Belgium as a whole: We regret the adoption of this law which risks stigmatizing the Muslim community even more, he said. It also risks strengthening the climate of fear, the climate of Islamophobia that seems to be taking root in more and more Western countries. A Brussels native, Kastit maintains that tolerance has always been a hallmark of Belgian society and politics, and that the country was also a society of compromise. Belgian politics and the mood in Belgium have always been distinguished by a search for an absolute compromise, he said Everyone tries to [ensure their interests] but without risking the community spirit and the security of the citizens. Brems agrees, despite the fact that one Belgian newspaper likened her opposition to the law to defending the Nazis. My theory behind this is that is not a matter of increased Islamophobia. It is about a tension in society with Islam [and] with multiculturalism in general that tries to find a way to manifest itself, she said. We are no longer accepting, luckily, manifest discrimination against moderate or regular Islam. People feel that they should be allowed to be intolerant vis-a-vis a more radical Islam.

Indian Union Muslim League has drawn up a scheme to build 151 houses to be donated for the less privileged sections as a memorial to the partys late leader Panakkad Sayid Muhammadali Shihab Thangal. Beneficiaries of the scheme would be chosen based on their social and economic conditions, irrespective of caste or religion, IUML district president Panakkad Syid Sadiqali Shihab Thangal said here today. The late Thangals life was one dedicated to uplift the poor and needy. So we have worked out this scheme as the most befitting tribute to his memory, IUML leaders said. The houses would be built in 100 village panchyats and seven municipal towns in the district. Each unit is estimated to cost Rs three lakh. Funds for building them would be mobilised by the village and municipal party committees seeking support from people of different walks of life and NRI organisations. The scheme would be inaugurated simultaneously in 15 centres on August 5. The project is expected to be completed within 10 months, party leaders said.
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What Price Freedom?

Kunjali Marakkar Nayab Naseer

was more than mere change of real estate overlordship. Spain and Portugal was, for more than five centuries, a treasure-house of knowledge and technology, much superior to other parts of Europe.The conquest enabled the new masters acquire ready made this treasure, and eventually triggered a spirit of renaissance and mercantilism in the Western world that culminated in the quest for more and more fortunes from distant lands. Vasco da Gama used the advanced navigational knowledge bequeathed by the Moors to round the Cape of Good Hope, bypassing dar us Islam for a direct trade route to the rich treasure house of Indian spices. Chaos would be an understatement to describe the political situation of India at this time. The pan-Indian kingdom of Allaudin Khilji had broken up into several small principalities. The sultan of Gujarat was the dominant power in the Western Coast. The Adil Shahi sultan of Bijapur controlled the Konkan coast and the small principalities of Cochin and Zamorin together with their vassals held sway deep-south. Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 903 AH (1498 CE). The Zamorin raja there, eager to attract trade welcomed him. It, however took only two years for the Zamorin to understand that the damage caused by the perfidy and insolence of the Portuguese would far outweigh any prosperity trade would bring, and as such promptly expelled them. The Portuguese immediately set up shop at next door Cochin, whose raja was a rival of Zamorin. What followed was the standard pattern that colonialists would thereafter adopt escalate rivalry between native rajas, pit one against the other, offer assistance to one raja at a time and finally, when the assistance reach a level of obligation that would take some doing to recompense, establish hegemony over both. Having settled down at Fort Cochin, the Portuguese started off by harassing the Muslims of Cochin. If religious hatred that followed the conquest of Spain and Portuguese

The loss of Spain for the Muslims

from the Moors were not enough, the Muslims were the prominent traders of Cochin and Calicut, the position the Portuguese eyed. Mohammed Kunjali was both a Muslim and a prominent trader of Cochin. It was thus only a matter of time before the Portuguese came for him. On seeing the unpleasant face of the enemy, he remembered the proverb There are a thousand lands but only one soul and as such hastened to Calicut. The Zamorin, in the meantime, anticipating trouble from the Portuguese built a fort in Ponnani. He was now head-hunting for a capable head of operations, which apart from being a distinguished boatman also needed to show sufficient zeal and motivation not to be lured by the Portuguese promise of gold, wine and women. It now transpired that Mohammed Kunjali, the trader, was also a distinguished boatman. It was thus only a matter of time before he made common cause with the Zamorin and established himself as master of fort Ponnani. It was still sooner that he rose in esteem to become leader of Zamorins naval force, and organized the first naval defense of the Indian coast against imperial forces. The flattered Zamorin gave Kunjali the title derived from the Malayalam word marakkalam meaning and kar, a termination, showing possession, and henceforth Mohammed Kunjali came to be known as the first Kunjali Marakkar. Very soon, the Portuguese succeeded in taking Goa from the Adil Shah sultan of Bijapur, marking this occassion by a wholesale massacre of the Muslims there. The Zamorin made common cause with the Kothari Raja of Kannur, the Sultan of Gujarat and the Sultan of Egypt all threatened by the growing hegemony of Portuguese in the Arabian Sea. Their combined navy crushed the Portuguese at Chaul in 913 AH (1508 CE). The Portuguese however settled scores the next year at Diu, resulting in the withdrawal of Egyptian navy from Indian waters. Calicut was a maritime state

and depended on the seas for its survival. In 918 AH (1513 CE), unable to withstand Portuguese dominance of the seas, the Zamorin sued for peace. The Portuguese secured trade monopolies and constructed forts at Calicut and Chailyam. Kunjali Markkar suddenly found himself on his own. He was now the only resistance against the Portuguese in India. He nevertheless remained on good terms with the Zamorin, who persuaded the Portuguese from attacking Ponnani in 931 AH (1525 CE). However, in 956 AH (1550 CE) the Portuguese did attack, pillage and plunder Ponnani. A fort was built at nearby Chaliyam, on the site of a masjid demolished by them. Mohammed Kunjali passed away and his successor, also donning the mantle of Kunjali Marakkar came to be known as Kunjali II. The Zamorins alliance with Portuguese was an alliance of desperation, and he was on the lookout to get rid of them at the earliest opportunity. The defeat of Vijayanagar, a staunch ally of the Portuguese in 972 AH (1565 CE) by the five Deccan sultanates gave Zamorin the impetus. Hostilities were resumed. The war-paroe was a small craft devised by the Kunjalis, which, manned by just thirty to forty men each could be rowed through lagoons and narrow waters. Several such crafts were deployed at small creeks and inconspicuous estuaries. They would suddenly come out and attack the Portuguese ships at will, inflicting heavy damage and causalities before returning to the safety of shallow waters. This went on for many years until in 1571 CE Kunjali Marakkar attained a famous victory when he crushed the Portuguese at Chaliyam and demolished the Portuguese fort there. In 1573 CE, Kunjali Marakkar passed away and his son donned the mantle of Kunjali III. Though the Portuguese were driven out of Calicut and Chaliyam, they still controlled the Indian seas. The loss of Vijayanagar did nothing to change the power balance as the Zamorin had hoped, and he

still needed free navigation to the ports of Gujarat, Persia and Arabia if he were to survive long. So he went to the Portuguese again, and this time he gave them permission to build a factory at Ponnani. Kunjali Marakkar was not amused. He shifted his base to Kottakal and started hostilities with both the Zamorin and the Portuguese. The expedition came sooner than expected, but Kunjali was waiting. The Zamroins elephants fell into the booby traps on the forests enroute to Kotakkal. The Portuguese war ships never got chance to wage battle. No sooner had they arrived from Goa than they were mercilessly shot down by Kunjalis efficient canoes and slingshots. For the next two years, Kunjali Marakkar ran a virtually independent kingdom, continuing his policy of harassing the Portuguese on the seas and their friends on land. In 1008 AH (1600 CE), the stage was set for the end-game. The Zamorin attacked from land with an army of six thousand and the Portuguese bombarded from the sea. Left with no choice, the Kunjali surrendered to Zamorin on a solemn promise of pardon. The next thing Kunjali knew was being dragged by chains, his body bleeding porously from the beatings. Screams and wails of women and children could be heard in the background, but Kunjali and his band of trusted followers were oblivious it was not as if they could do something about it. Some were already dead and the others were half dead. In Goa, the Portuguese first nurtured Kunjali to full strength. Then the screams could be heard all over Goa as he was dismembered piece by piece, starting from leg upward. Later the body pieces of Kunjali and his followers were mixed and hung around in different places, a lesson for those who dare defy the imperial order.

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To stop the spread of Islam in Europe the Norway Gunman Kills the Christians
Anders Behring Breivik, the man accused of the murder of at least 92 Norwegians in a bomb and gun massacre, boasted online about his discussions with the far-right English Defence League and other antiIslamic European organisations. The Norwegian prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, said Norwegian officials were working with foreign intelligence agencies to see if there was any international involvement in the slaughter. We have running contact with other countries intelligence services, he said. Breivik was arrested on Utya island where he shot and killed at least 85 people, mostly teenagers, at a youth summer camp for supporters of Norways Labour party after bombing Oslos government district just hours before. Dressed as a police officer, he ordered the teenagers to gather round him before opening fire. Survivors described how dozens of people were mown down. The massacre led to the largest death toll ever recorded by a single gunman on the rampage. Ida Knudsen, 16, said she had been in a group of 100 who had initially run from the killer, but that was reduced to about 60 as the gunman pursued them. Eventually she was one of 12 who climbed into a boat and escaped. Another survivor, 15-year-old Mattori Anson, described how he fled into a cabin with 40 other teenagers. They blocked the door and the killer tried to get inside. Then he began shooting at the door. Eventually he gave up and the occupants all survived. With the entire island a crime scene, officers were still combing the shoreline on Saturday and boats were searching the water for more bodies amid fears the toll could rise further. Police were continuing to investigate whether there had been a second gunman on the island. The disclosure of Breiviks claimed links with far-right organisations came as details continued to emerge about the rightwing Christian fundamentalist and Freemason behind Norways worst postwar act of violence. It was revealed that the 32-year-old former member of the countrys conservative Progress party who had become ever more extreme in his hatred of Muslims, leftwingers and the countrys political establishment had ordered six tonnes of fertiliser in May to be used in the bombing. While police continued to interrogate Breivik, who was charged with the mass killings, evidence of his increasingly far-right world-view emerged from an article he had posted on several Scandinavian websites, including Nordisk, a site frequented by neo-Nazis, far-right radicals and Islamophobes since 2009. The Norwegian daily VG quoted one of Breiviks friends, saying that he had become a rightwing extremist in his late 20s and was now a strong opponent of multiculturalism, expressing strong nationalistic views in online debates. Breivik had talked admiringly online about conversations he had had with unnamed English Defence League members and the organisation Stop the Islamification of Europe (SIOE) over the success of provocative street actions leading to violence. I have on some occasions had discussions with SIOE and EDL and recommended them to use certain strategies, he wrote two years ago. The tactics of the EDL are now to lure an overreaction from the Jihad Youth/Extreme-Marxists, something they have succeeded in doing several times already. Contacted by email, the EDL had not answered. The latest disclosures came as the Norwegian prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, flew by helicopter to a hotel in the town of Sundvollen close to the island of Utya where many survivors were taken and where relatives converged to reunite with loved ones or identify their dead. A whole world is thinking of them, Stoltenberg said, his voice cracking with emotion. He said the twin attack made Friday the deadliest day in Norways peacetime history. This is beyond comprehension. Its a nightmare. Its a nightmare for those who have been killed, for their mothers and fathers, family and friends. Buildings around the capital lowered their flags to half-mast while people streamed to Oslo cathedral to light candles and lay flowers. Outside, mourners began building a makeshift altar from dug-up cobblestones. On Saturday the Queen wrote to Norways King Harald to offer her condolences and express her shock and sadness. Breiviks Facebook page was blocked, but a cached version describes a conservative Christian from Oslo. The profile veers between references to lofty political philosophers and gory popular films, television shows and video games. The account appears to have been set up on 17 July. The site lists no friends or social connections.

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PUNJAB IUML OFFICE BEARERS UNDER THE PRESIDENTSHIP OF MOHAMUD AHMED - THE PRESIDENT IUML PUNJAB MEET E. AHMED THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND KURRAM ANEES THE NATIONAL SECRETARY AT NEW DELHI - DISSCUSE THE PART AFFAIRS.

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The IUML Kerala State working committee demands one more ministerial birth in the UDF ministry
The IUML Kerala state working committee
passes the resolution demanding one more ministerial birth in the Congress led UDF ministry. The working committee meeting was held on 17th July 2011under the Chairmanship of the party state president Hyder Ali Shiab Thangal. The National Secretery Abdul Samad Samadhani M.L.A, The State General Secretaries E.T. Mohamed Basheer M.P, K.P. Abul Majeeth and the Minister for Industries & IT P.K. Kunjali Kutty participated in the working committee meeting. The League which has already 4 ministerial birth in the state ministry demanded one more minister post. The committee recommended Abdul Hameed for the nomination to the Vise-Chancellor post. E.T. Basheer who met the press after the meeting stated that the party would not compel but only recommend to the government. The meeting discussed about the national level party affairs.

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South Sudan : A New Country is Born!

On Saturday, July 9, 2011 - South Sudan will officially become the worlds newest country. The new state will secede from the rest of Sudan to its north. The birth of South Sudan as an independent state is a culmination of decades of an uneasy marriage that ended in divorce, following the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that effectively ended Africas longest civil war in 2005, and the subsequent referendum that affirmed self determination in January 2011. We congratulate the people of South Sudan on this joyful occasion. Saturday will indeed be a joyous but emotional day for the people of South Sudan because the journey to this point has been very bloody. An estimated two million people are reported to have died, and another four million displaced. Much of the country was left in ruins. However, there is a strong will and determination on the part of the South Sudanese both at home and in the Diaspora to turn their country around. This spirit must be applauded. Nevertheless, they will quickly learn, after the euphoria has died down, that independence is not an end in itself. Many African countries before them were similarly ecstatic when they attained independence about 50 years ago, but they remain largely underdeveloped as a result of gross mismanagement and bad governance. The people of South Sudan must not make the same mistakes or else this achievement will be hollow. They need good, selfless and visionary leaders. With ethnic tensions already simmering and fighting over oil, especially in the Abyei region, expected to continue, their work is well cut out. Indeed the new leadership of South Sudan owes it to their people to fulfill their dreams. Independence will restore the peoples dignity but it will not restore their prosperity. Good leadership will. Neighbouring states should be ready and willing to help the new country settle down by lending their support in all the necessary areas. The North, having midwifed the birth of the new state, cannot now be seen to be standing in the way of its stability. The two neighbouring states need each other. Congratulations South Sudan!
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