Islamic Voice invites children to use their creative talents by sending us short original stories (within 400 words), write-ups on nature, wildlife, their life experiences and any other positive writings for the Children’s Page. Please mention the name of your school, class and complete postal address with phone number. Contributions should reach us by mail [...]
A group of like-minded Muslim professionals have got together to try and solve the problem that small and medium enterprises face in availing of finance, resulting in the establishment of Rehbar Financial Consultants (RFC). It strives to guide businesses and investors to fulfil their financial needs in a Sharia-compliant manner. RFC is led by a [...]
The Congress has got the chair now in Karnataka. There were good reasons for that. Though there was consolidation of Muslim votes in favor of Congress in few cases, we missed the boat and JDS took advantage of the situation. However the Congress romped home with a thumping majority. Many who had dreamt for the [...]
If we reflect on Nature, we find that nature is always calm and surrenders itself to the power of the Supreme Creator. Take animals, birds, trees, rivers, oceans, sea, mountains, forests—all creations of God that are at peace with themselves always. It is only man who always complains, grumbles and ends up blaming others for [...]
Can the 1,000-year Muslim civilisation make an original contribution to the concert of cultures and civilizations? By Tariq Ramadan From Asia to North America, by way of the Middle East, Africa and Europe, the conclusion is inescapable : The contemporary Islamic conscience is in deep crisis. How to be a Muslim today? How to be [...]
Jaipur: The new Haj House was inaugurated by chief minister Ashok Gehlot on May 7. The building took ten years to complete as the RSS and VHP opposed the project cleared by Gehlot in his previous tenure in 2003. The foundation stone was laid by BJP chief minister Ms. Vasundhara Scindia in 2006 braving opposition [...]
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Government has announced construction of a memorial to celebrate the services of legendary Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan and his father Hyder Ali in Dindigul district. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa made an announcement to this effect on the floor of the Tamil Nadu Assembly on May 16. The memorial will be part of [...]
New Delhi: Thirty one Muslim candidates figure among the list of total 998 toppers of the UPSC examination 2012 who will be posted against vacancies in 27 key central services. Of the 998 toppers, 457 have been drawn from general pool. 295 have been picked up from 27% quota for OBCs while 169 are from [...]
Bhopal: Foundation stone was laid here for the first ever Haj House in Madhya Pradesh by Chief Minsiter Shivaraj Singh Chauhan on April 30. The Haj House will come up at Singar Choli village in the outskirts of the city. Muslim scholar Peer Saiyid Mian read out the Quranic verses prior to the foundation stone [...]
Aligarh: The Aligarh Muslim University would name the proposed Centre for Strategic Studies after Tipu Sultan. Indication to this effect was given by Vice Chancellor Lt. Gen. (Retd) Zameeruddin Shah at a seminar convened here by the Sir Syed Awarness Forum on “Life and Works of Tipu Sultan to mark his 214th martyrdom anniversary on [...]
Anti-tobacco advocates in Indonesia plan to file a class action lawsuit this month using cases of child addicts in the hope of forcing tougher regulations on a society where one in three people smokes. The suit against tobacco companies and the Indonesian government argues that feeble regulation has left children dangerously exposed to the risks of smoking. Indonesia is something of a paradise for both smokers [...]
The 107-storey-tall Princess Tower in Dubai has been recognised by Guinness World Records as the world’s tallest residential building. Measuring 414 metres from base to tip, the tower comprises six basement floors, a ground floor and 100 above-ground residential levels. The tower occupies an area of 37,410 square feet and houses 763 luxury apartments. Dubai already has a Guinness Record in its name for the tallest building in the [...]
Thirty women were recruited as privates at the Passport Department’s offices at border crossings like King Fahd Causeway and Salwa border point in the east of the Saudi Kingdom. A recent study of Naif University for Security Sciences’ Studies and Research Center showed that Saudi women have been embarking on security work as volunteers. The study “Women Police in Arab Countries” indicated a real potential for an effective [...]
If we reflect on Nature, we find that nature is always calm and surrenders itself to the power of the Supreme Creator. Take animals, birds, trees, rivers, oceans, sea, mountains, forests—all creations of God that are at peace with themselves always. It is only man who always complains, grumbles and ends up blaming others for [...]
Muslims do have money, no doubt, there are many poor too. Those who have money may have set up institutions, educational, business, in healthcare, media, banks or other welfare NGOs which are contributing to the good of the community. Big glass towers, decorative office spaces, schools, colleges, hospitals, NGOs can be seen scattered across different [...]
As if arrest of innocent Muslim youth and their long incarceration was not enough, there are increasing evidences that Police across the country attempt to present the victims in distinctly Muslim attire and insist on their carrying the markers of identity. It seems they are acting to the script of a drama designed well in [...]
Jaipur: The new Haj House was inaugurated by chief minister Ashok Gehlot on May 7. The building took ten years to complete as the RSS and VHP opposed the project cleared by Gehlot in his previous tenure in 2003. The foundation stone was laid by BJP chief minister Ms. Vasundhara Scindia in 2006 braving opposition [...]
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Government has announced construction of a memorial to celebrate the services of legendary Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan and his father Hyder Ali in Dindigul district. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa made an announcement to this effect on the floor of the Tamil Nadu Assembly on May 16. The memorial will be part of [...]
New Delhi: Thirty one Muslim candidates figure among the list of total 998 toppers of the UPSC examination 2012 who will be posted against vacancies in 27 key central services. Of the 998 toppers, 457 have been drawn from general pool. 295 have been picked up from 27% quota for OBCs while 169 are from [...]
Living Planet Index Report 2012 We are just past yet another Earth Day on April 22. We need to question if we are concerned at the deteriorating conditions of our environment that threatens the existence of man, animals and the vegetative cover. In this context the Living Planet Index is a vital indicator of the [...]
Scientific Research and Development # Muslims constitute around 23% of the world population and number around 1.7 billion. * Jews are merely 14 million. Thus for every single Jew, there are more than 100 Muslims. # Muslims have produced only two Nobel Laureates in Physics, Chemistry and Medicine. Both received their Nobel prize after moving [...]
Globally 30 to 50 per cent of total food produced around the world is wasted. It is estimated that 12.2 billion tons of the total food produced on the Planet Earth, i.e., 30 to 50 per cent, is wasted before reaching the human stomach. It is revealed in a report titled Global Food: Waste Not, [...]
From the Azaan, flows wisdom which waters spiritually parched souls. It was the month of Ramadan and when the the Azaan came through, I felt like I was in a fairy land. By Indira Satyanarayan During the fasting month of Ramadan, my friend Zaheer Memon ( NCP National secretary- Advocate Majid Memon’s son) gave me the book, ‘’Muhammad- A Biography of the [...]
Q: These days, Muslims look down upon each other. Each considers the other as inferior and many groups go to the extent of denouncing each other. Then what is all this talk of Brotherhood? Is it all only in books? Please explain. “Do not hate each other and do not envy one another, and do not turn your back on each [...]
We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in mere idle play. We created them all for nothing other than a true purpose, but most of them do not understand. The Day of Decision is the time appointed for all of them. It is a day when no friend shall [...]
Setting up a university could be a fanciful idea in the current context of mega ventures, but ground realities suggest that Muslims suffer more due to absence of good quality education at the lower level. By Maqbool Ahmed Siraj The proposal to set up a university named Tipu Sultan at his erstwhile capital Srirangapatna has [...]
How much success the police across the country had in getting those it accused and arrested for committing terrorism? Almost nil. Nearly two dozen people were arraigned before the various courts in Delhi since 1992 in 16 different incidents. Almost all of them were acquitted by the courts except a few who are still facing [...]
Meher Tabassum is a Scientist working at the Division of Remote Handling and Robotics, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India. She is a Government of India employee, with an official status of Class I Gazetted Officer. In an interview with TwoCircles.Net, she shares her aspirations and the importance of education for young Muslims today. “I was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, to a highly educated Sunni Muslim family. Since my [...]
Islamic Voice invites children to use their creative talents by sending us short original stories (within 400 words), write-ups on nature, wildlife, their life experiences and any other positive writings for the Children’s Page. Please mention the name of your school, class and complete postal address with phone number. Contributions should reach us by mail [...]
