The participation of Muslims in political process is minimal. According to a study by Honnurali earlier this year conducted in DK and Gulbarga districts, the Muslim participation in electoral process is much lower than the national average. Honnurali classifies 15 stages of political participation and examines to what extent Muslims in the above mentioned districts…
Congress MP Rahman Khan’s group will take over the reins of administration of the Amanath Cooperative Bank for the next five years. All the eleven candidates of a syndicate put up by him registered a landslide victory in the elections held on Sunday, September 23. The high and the mighty among the Muslim elite of Bangalore, several among whom have cases pending against them in…
Name of Anwar Manippady, the chairman of the Karnataka State Minorities Commission, unnerves many a Muslim politician in the state. Distinct in style, the first non-Urdu speaking chairman is known for setting the cat among the pigeons and leaving several people shamefaced. Yes, he comes from the BJP rank and file. And that earns his…
Aconference of Muslim and Christian religious leaders that concluded here last fortnight, denounced the recent release of a video film and cartoons offensive to Prophet Muhammad and drawing of graffiti insulting Prophet Eisa (Jesus Christ) on the walls of churches. In a final communique, issued at the end of the conference, the participants urged followers of heavenly religions not to be misled by campaigns aimed at spreading religious…
The chartered Hajj flights will commence flying out of Bangalore to Jeddah from October 2 and will ferry the pilgrims till October 12. A total of eleven flights will ferry the pilgrims from Bangalore while another five flights will fly from Mangalore between September 28 and October 2. While flights emanating from Bangalore will carry…
‘Minority Commission’s Interference is Unlawful’ The Karnataka Wakf Board had been in the news with a lot of allegations flung against it by the Chairman of the Karnataka Minority Commission. It is one year since intrepid advocateMr. Abdul Reyaz Khan has been heading the Board as chairman. He recently spoke to Maqbool Ahmed Siraj on the affairs within the Board and the charges being heard…
The ‘Vishwa Beary Sammelana’ will be organized next year and leaders of the community across the world will take part,”said Karnataka Beary Sahithya Academy president Rahim Ucchil here at a press meet here on September 3. The event is scheduled to be held in Shimoga and a preparatory meet will be organized in this regard…
The Dubai Bearys Cultural Forum distributed scholarships to the tune of Rs. 15 lakh among 450 students here at a function held in the St. Aloyssius PU College auditorium in the last week of August. Speaking at the occasion, Dr. K. B. Yusuf, president of the Forum said the organization had been giving away scholarships for…
Professor K. A. Nizami Centre for Quranic Studies will be inaugurated at the Aligarh Muslim University by vice-president, Hamid Ansari. The Centre for Quranic Studies has been named after late Prof. Khaliq Ahmad Nizami (1925- 1997), who was associated with AMU for nearly half a century. He was a prolific scholar who wrote over 50…
Making best use of her education and excellent networking skills, Nasreen Sattar’s Seeds of Success, an organization which combines philanthropy with grassroots activism is reaching out to help people, irrespective of religion, caste, creed and gender. Her example needs to be emulated by the community today. How many of us make good, productive use of…
