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Indonesians spend most on cigarettes, after Rice

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 [...]

Princess Tower enters Guinness Records

Princess Tower enters Guinness Records

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 [...]

Women join Saudi Security Forces

Women join Saudi Security Forces

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 [...]

Editorial

The Art of Professionalism

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 [...]

Masking the Bias

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 [...]

Time to Turn Eco-Friendly

Islam teaches that Muslims too have a responsibility to protect the environment, as stewards of the Earth that God created. Several Muslim organisations worldwide are taking that responsibility to an active level, dedicating themselves to environmental protection. But unfortunately, Muslims in India are yet to wake up to this reality. With the exception of very [...]

Community Round up

Conference on Inter-Faith Dialogue in  Shariah

Conference on Inter-Faith Dialogue in Shariah

New Delhi: Muslim scholars from different parts of India gathered in the University of Delhi to deliberate methods of inter-faith dialogue in Shariah. The three-day conference from April 22-24, in the University of Delhi campus, was jointly organised by the Islamic Fiqh Academy, Dept of Arabic of Delhi University, and Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural [...]

Delhi Minister’s Driver Drawing Wakf Board Salary

New Delhi: Revelations by the Qaumi Salamati’s media team about embezzlement in Delhi Waqf Board (WB) and the use of WB’s driver by Delhi Government Minister Yusuf Haroon has stunned everyone. This criminal act has been widely condemned and Qaumi Salamati has received several calls in this regard. Sources say that Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit [...]

Maharashtra Govt to set up Islamic Centre

Mumbra (Thane): The Maharashtra government on March 27 announced establishment of an Islamic Cultural Centre of International standard at Mumbra – a town in the Thane district some 40 km north east of Mumbai on the western coast. “The government has decided to establish a world class Islamic Cultural Centre at Mumbra for which the [...]

Globe Affairs

We are Overusing Earth’s Resources

We are Overusing Earth’s Resources

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 [...]

Where do Muslims Stand?

Where do Muslims Stand?

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 [...]

12.2 Billion ton Food is Wasted Annually

12.2 Billion ton Food is Wasted Annually

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, [...]

Religion

Azaan – A Sublime Musical Experience

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 [...]

Muslims Boycotting Each Other

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 [...]

Facing the Day of Decision

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 [...]

Special Report

A University for Minorities – Points to Ponder

A University for Minorities – Points to Ponder

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 [...]

Police Lies Exposed

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 [...]

“Every Muslim Child needs Education..” that’s My Dream

“Every Muslim Child needs Education..” that’s My Dream

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 [...]

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International Summer School at Jamia

| May 15, 2013 | 0 Comments

Jamia Millia Islamia officially launched its International Summer School programme (www.issnewdelhi.in) on April 22 at an event hosted by the Vice Chancellor, Najeeb Jung. The six-week programme aims at promoting international goodwill and cultural understanding among tomorrow’s leaders as they learn about India and its role in the twenty first century. It will run from [...]

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