Category: Special Reports

Untouchability Among Muslims
A recent study provides empirical evidence of presence of untouchability among Muslims
By Maqbool Ahmed Siraj
Does untouchability exist among Mus [...]

Interest-Free Banking – Echoes in the Hallowed Corridors of Finance
Concerted lobbying has resulted in institutions like the Reserve Bank of India and the Planning Commission taking note of interest-free banking as a v [...]

Zakia Soman of Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan says: ‘Patriarchy is Deeply Entrenched’
BMMA has so far trained 30 women Qazis
Zakia Soman and Noorjahan Safia Naz are two known faces spearheading the movement for justice for Muslim wome [...]

Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility is not merely donation for a social cause or one-off affair. It is constant hand-holding between the Corporate body an [...]

Mudhol Violence – Arsonists Selectively Targeted Muslim Businesses
A meeting convened in Bengaluru to hear the victims and a visiting delegation from Mudhol was told that some elements within the local police aided th [...]

Nov. 10 to be ‘Tipu Day’
The Government will be releasing Rs. 50,000 for official ceremonies at district level and Rs. 25,000 at the taluka level.
Bengaluru: The Karnataka [...]
“Use Loud Speakers Only When Required”: Kerala Sunni Mahallu Federation
Indian Currents, an Indian Catholic magazine, reports that the Kerala State Sunni Mahallu Federation, which has 8,000-odd mosque committees affiliated [...]

Solar Synergy
A Humble Farmer Reaps a Sunny Harvest
By A Staff Writer
Vijayapura (Previously Bijapur): Farmer Imamsab Tikoti was facing a gloomy future two yea [...]

Scholarships by Aasra Women’s Helpline
Bengaluru: Aasra Women's Helpline distributed scholarships to around 200 students on September 12 at an impressive function attended by Mr. Roshan B [...]

Uttar Pradesh Waqf in Total Disarray
Efforts to bring in transparency were scuttled from higher-ups in the Ministry.
By A Staff Writer
The Waqf Department in Uttar Pradesh"a state w [...]