Author: Islamic Voice

Cupping, A traditional remedy

It is said to have been endorsed by the Holy Prophet too as a remedy. Dr. Yasir Arafath Cupping is an ancient method of treatment whereby a glass or cup is placed on the body surface and a vacuum is created and toxins or morbid material is sucked out from the deeper tissues or the diseased organs of the human body. According to…

HBS Hospital Commissioned

By A Staff Writer Bangalore: The Hazrat Bismillah Shah Hospital was commissioned here on April 10. The foundation for the hospital was laid in 1996 on  Cockburn Road in the city’s Cantonment area. Located on a quarter acre of land leased out by the Wakf Board, the Hospital will cater to the health care needs of the poor and the downtrodden at minimal cost. It is…

“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…

Three Doctors Receive Honours

by Indira Satyanarayan Mumbai: April 14 was a memorable day in the history of elegant Saifee Hospital when hree of its leading doctors were feted with honours. Dr. H. R. Undre, Head of the Department of Surgery, was honoured for receiving the Scroll of Honour by the National Board of Examination, New Delhi under the Ministry of Health. The young Achievers Award was presented to Dr. Aijaz Ashai,…

Some Progress, Some Concerns

Inclusive growth has emerged as the key theme of the Planning in the country in the wake of high degree of inequalities. The Right to Compulsory and Free Education Act was passed two years ago and will become justiciable from April 1, 2013. Under the Act every  child in the age group of 6 to 14 can demand free education from the State. It incorporates the…

Tobacco, the Killer

Tobacco was responsible for 1,20,000 death””84,000 men and 36,000 women””adults in 2010 in India, according to a paper published in The Lancet. Oral cancer is said to cause twice as many death as lung cancer. Which means those who chewed tobacco (pan  masala, zafrani patti etc) were more vulnerable to death. About 170 million Indians chewed tobacco and 120 million smoked, according to a 2009- 2010 survey. The tobacco-related cancers constitute…

Safar-e-Insaf-o-Bhaichara Caravan concludes in Hyderabad

By Mohd. Ismail Khant Hyderabad: The 5000-km long, ten-day yatra that began from Batla House in Delhi on 12th April with an aim to create awareness  regarding illegal arrests of Muslims, ended at Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad on April 21. The caravan named “Safar-e-Insaf-o-Bhaichara” was organised jointly by Khudai Khidmatgar, National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM), Mission Bhartiyam, Act Now for Harmony and Democracy (ANHAD), National Confederation of Human Rights Organisations, and…

Global Warming : Interview with Neeraj Jain

‘Rise of Sea Level will Gobble Up 50 Major cities’ Neeraj Jain is a social activist and is one of the founders of the Lokayat, an activist group based at Pune taking up several causes in the  public interest. Ecology is one among them. He recently made a presentation at the Poona College on the threat of Greenhouse Effect in  the threeday conference on ‘Worldview of Development: Challenges and Alternative…