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On the tragic day of 6th December 1992 the Babri Mosque, a 450 years old archeological structure was demolished by the RSS combine, (RSS, BJP, VHP, Bajrang dal and other progeny of RSS). A make shift temple was hurriedly constructed at the site. The RSS combine has been pressing since then for the resumption of its efforts to build a Ram temple at the site since they claim that Babri mosque was built by demolishing Ram Temple. This claim is not backed up by Historical and archeological data.

“The culture in Kashmir is a little different. There people are more passionate about medical and engineering career. Kashmiris make the best doctors. Kashmiri doctors are renowned all over the world. Even the George Washington Cardiology Centre in the US is headed by a Kashmiri.

Why did the CBI sleep over vital leads provided by Hemant Karkare? These expose Hindutva terror’s deep roots

“What happened in Hyderabad’s [Mecca] Masjid and what is happening in other mosques hasn’t been done by the ISI. It was our people who were involved.”

2002
Evidence that Hindutva groups were seeking to acquire terrorist capabilities begins to emerge. An improvised explosive device (IED) is found at the Bhopal railway station in December, evidently intended to target Muslims arriving in the city to attend a Tablighi Jamaat gathering.

2003
On November 21, there is a bomb blast at Mohammadiya Masjid in Parbhani, Maharashtra.In December, exactly a year after the discovery of the IED at the Bhopal railway station, another bomb is found in the Lamba Khera area, on the outskirts of Bhopal, on the last day of a Talblighi Jamaat meeting.

“Complaints about civilian casualties have also stirred concern among human rights advocates.”

Unfinished stories, goes an old idiom in Ajmer, find their denouement in Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti’s shrine. Perhaps, unfinished investigations do too. Two-and-a-half years after low-intensity blasts ripped apart the courtyard of the centuries-old shrine, the Rajasthan police arrested three men—Devendra Gupta, Vishnu Prasad and Chandrashekhar Patidar. Gupta, an RSS worker, was suspected to have bought the mobile phone and SIM card that triggered off the October 2007 blast in which three were killed.

The Supreme Court of India’s lifting of a ban on American author James W. Laine’s controversial book, “Shivaji: A Hindu King in Islamic India,” on Friday has created political unrest and outrage in Maharashtra.

Caught between the Islamist insurgency and CIA drone strikes, Pakistanis are growing increasingly disenchanted with the Taliban. But they still hate the United States, too.

Last week, a group of Muslim NGOs organized a motivational talk in a city hall for aspiring engineers, doctors and other professionals. It was called ‘Leap Talk’ and had half-a-dozen achievers — academics, technocrats, businessmen and bureaucrats — sharing their mantra of success with aspirational young people. “The hall was packed and we were surprised by the enthusiasm the Muslim youth showed to join the job market,” says Farid Khan, one of the organizers.

A Dharna to register protest against killings of Innocent Civilians in Kashmir at Jantar Mantar was organised by ANHAD. The dharna was two hour long where representatives from various civil society groups gathered to demonstrate their solidarity with the people of Kashmir.  Following people expressed their views in protest: Shabnam Hashmi (ANHAD), Harsh Kapoor (South Asia Citizens Web), Navaid Hamid (Member,NIC), Prof. Kamal Mitra Chenoy (JNU), Prof.

Three years after Pakistan forces stormed the radical Red Mosque in Islamabad and cleric Abdul Aziz escaped in a burqa, his call for Islamic revolution is as fiery as ever, but hard times have hit.

The government may have reached a kind of stalemate over what was once a militant bastion, but the bearded man with a black turban and soft voice says times are tight. Inflation is high and donors are not as generous as in the past.

The word Me’raj (Ascent of Prophet Muhammad PBUH) is derived from ‘Urooj’, which means ‘height’, ‘ascension’. It occurs in holy Hadith. The Quranic word for the event is ‘Israa’, meaning ‘the journey’. The event is briefly mentioned in the Qur’an, its details provided by Hadith. ‘Shab-e-Me’raj’ means the ‘Night of Ascent’. It is the blessed night when the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was taken very close to the Throne of Allah with utmost nearness to Him. After having drunk fully at the Divine Fountain of spiritual knowledge he came down to the earth.

An independent journalist and documentary film-maker from Delhi has refuted Pakistani American terrorist David Headley’s claims that Ishrat Jahan was a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative.

Shubradeep Chakravorty, who has made a short film titled, Encountered on Saffron Agenda, told DNA that four encounters in Gujarat, including Ishrat’s, were fake.

The Al Qaeda and Al Qaeda inspired terrorism remains the biggest threat to the UK’s national security and over 2,000 people in the UK, including many of Pakistani origin, pose a threat to the country, a report by a top British think-tank has suggested.

The report, ‘Islamist Terrorism : The British Connections’, compiled by London-based Centre for Social cohesion, said most terrorism in Britain is committed by home-grown terrorists.

In January 1991, we went to war in the Middle East against Saddam Hussein, Iraq’s dictator who was our ally during the Iran-Iraq war. A border dispute between Kuwait and Iraq broke out after our State Department gave a green light to Hussein’s invasion.

In the name of Allah, the All Compassionate, the Merciful. May the peace of Almighty Allah (SWT) be on our noble Prophet and Leader, Muhammad bin Abdullah (SAW) his companions and to his household together with those who follow his noble foot path till the day of judgement (Amen).

May the peace of Almighty Allah (SWT) be on all readers of this piece. Our focus in this piece is on fasting in Islam: A 29/30 days refresher course.

Clinching documentary evidence corroborates serious charges against Narendra Modi and key officials in his administration

BY TEESTA SETALVAD

One thing is missing in the ‘Free Gaza’ movement. Activists and civil societies and journalists who support the Palestinian cause are rightfully angry at Israel’s murderous campaign against the aid-loaded ‘Freedom Flotilla’ that was going to the besieged and starved residents of Gaza, but they ignore the overall conditions in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the refugee camps.

The Nanavati-Mehta commission, which has been probing the infamous 2002 Godhra riots, is likely to see a crucial turn in the coming days, with regard to summoning chief minister Narendra Modi, former ministers and bureaucrats.

Addressing large groups of people from Bushehr province, southern Iran marking the birth anniversary of Imam Ali (AS) on Saturday, World Shia Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei called on the nation and officials to be cautious against enemy plots and deception.

Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei called on the audience to clear their line with enemies and be alert against their deception and lies.

Gujarat government has made many claims about vibrant Gujarat. Recently, it has also made claims that Muslims in Gujarat are in much better condition that many other states of India. When Narendra Modi’s newspaper ad in Bihar was found to be using image of the UP Muslims, BJP spokesperson claimed that facts about minorities of Gujarat remain the same. He said his party is ready to debate the data.

“Just tell Me, if the source of your water becomes dry, who, besides Allah, is capable of giving you another source of water?” —Qur’an 67: 30.

Praise be to Allah, our Lord and Cherisher, the Lord of goodness, the Praiseworthy. It is He alone Who provides abundance of water for human consumption.

In spite of their exceptional suffering, Palestinian women display remarkable endurance qualities. Living under stress in poverty, their homes destroyed, lands razed or expropriated, children sick, husbands imprisoned, fathers killed, and more, they plant seeds of hope, fulfill their daily social role, and participate in political and every day resistance. Since the 1948 Nakba, they’ve been denied basic human rights, security, free expression and movement, a safe and healthy environment, and education.

National Consultation On The Communal Violence (Prevention, Control & Rehabilitation of Victims)