We want to publish Assamese Edition of Islamic Voice to be circulated here in Assam. Please inform us about the details. How could this be possible? Toufiqul Hussain [email protected] Editor replies: You need registration for the newspaper in Assamese language from the Registrar of Newspapers in India (RNI). Kindly go to their website and check the details. There might be a regional office of RNI…
Motipur Sugar Factory The Single bench of the Patna High Court cancelled the lease agreement of the Bihar Government with M/s Indian Potash Limited under which the Motipur Sugar Factory and its landed assets were leased out to Indian Potash. It directed Indian Potash to return the factory and the lands to Bihar State Sugar Corporation Limited (BSSCL), and return the same to the former owners, The…
I was fortunate to be a participant from India at the World Conference on Women and Islamic Awakening in Teheran, recently. While the goal of the Conference was to exchange social, cultural and scientific experiences, it was positively heartening to witness an amazing number of courageous revolutionary women speaking about the struggles in their countries…
In a recent research entitled Understanding Society carried out by the Institute for Social and Economic Research it was found that British Muslims feel more strongly about their British identities. The study was released last month. The research enjoyed a wide participation of around 40,000 UK households. Those of Pakistani origin scored highest in the research and Bengalis and Indians shared the second place in their sense…
A new mosque bearing the name of Moroccan King Mohamed VI was consecrated in second week of June amid praise for the cooperation of the French authorities. The president of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (Conseil français du culte musulman), Mohammed Moussaoui, inaugurated the Mohamed VI Mosque in the southwestern French city of Saint-Ãtienne. The mosque, built on an area of 10,000 square meters, boosts a 14-meter high minaret…
A court in Germany has ruled that circumcision on religious grounds amounts to bodily harm, making it potentially punishable by law. Sociologist of religion Rolf Schieder says this is an unacceptable move that questions the right to religious freedom. Upon first glance, the Cologne district court is correct: any medical intervention in the case of a child amounts to bodily harm in Germany. The same applies to…
Dubai plans to build the first eco-friendly mosque near the Clock tower Roundabout in Deira. Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) said, the 45,000 square feet mosque would take shape over an area of 105,000 square feet. As the largest mosque in Dubai, the facility will accommodate 3,500 worshippers. Using green building techniques, the mosque is likely to be completed in 2013. The mosque will feature green spaces,…
A special village for orphans, abandoned children and those of unknown parentage is being built in Umm Al Qaiwain in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the lines of the world famous SOS Children’s Villages. The ministry of social affairs said the village, officially named “The Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Social Care Village”, is being constructed and funded by the Khalifa bin Zayed Humanitarian Foundation. The…
The Dutch Muslim Party (NMP) has dissolved, following the resignation of leaders Henny Kreeft and Jacques Visser. The two men, converts to Islam, started the party in 2007 with the purpose of decreasing the gap between Muslims and non-Muslims. The party had little electoral success, winning no seats in the 2010 federal elections, with 0.5% of the vote. The party dissolved because “the time is not…
Rabia Khedr and her younger sister Uzma Khan were awarded Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medals for their efforts in advocating for disabled people. The blind Muslim sisters were among more than 600 Canadian receiving the medals at Toronto’s Roy Thomson in third week of June. Khedr is a well-known Canadian Muslim who has worked tirelessly to raise awareness around disability issues. At university, she became actively involved with the…
