Kerala Muslim History : A Revisit Prof. K. M. Bahauddin, Other Books, New Way Building, Railway Link Rd., Calicut-673002 Email: [email protected] Rs. 290, Pages 253 Reviewed by Maqbool Ahmed Siraj High rating on Human Social Development Index for Kerala has often misled people to believe that Kerala’s is an egalitarian society. The book under review…
All India Directory of Muslim Colleges Compiled and Published by Saiyed Mohammed Ali 102-Al-Fatah Palace, Opp. Sir J. J. English School, Saiyedwada, Surat-395003 Ph: 0-98256-11661, [email protected] 71 pages, Rs. 100 Educational activist Saiyed Mohammed Ali from Surat has compiled the All India Directory of Muslim Colleges. He has undertaken the painstaking job of collecting the…
Urdu Ustad By Saiyed Mohammed Ali Modern Educational and Social Organisation 102-Al-Fatah Palace, Opp. Sir J. J. English School, Saiyedwada, Surat-395003 Ph: 0-98256-11661, [email protected] 40 pages, Rs. 30 Urdu Ustad is a Gujarati language guide for learning Urdu. Nine percent of Gujarat’s population consists of Muslims. They mainly speak Gujarati for normal interaction. Yet Urdu…
Five Years of Saffron Rule in Karnataka Edited by Ambrose Pinto Manak Publications Pvt. Ltd B-7 Saraswati Complex, Subhash Chowk Laxminagar, New Delhi-110092 Ph: 22453894, [email protected] 347 pages, Rs. 500 Reviewed by Maqbool Ahmed Siraj Golden Age of Criminality r Justice Michael F. Saldanha says the five-year rule was a golden age of criminality as elite offences…
Late Asghar Ali Engineer’s autobiography, released in 2012 reflects on what he sees as the purpose of his life”struggling to achieve social justice, promoting inter-communal harmony and building a new world. A Living Faith”My Quest for Peace, Harmony and Social Change Author: Asghar Ali Engineer Publisher: Orient Black Swan, Hyderabad Year: 2012 Pages: 345 Price:…
Jihad or Ijtihad Religious Orthodoxy and modern Science in contemporary Islam S. Irfan Habib HarperCollins Publishers India Rs. 299, 190 pages. Reviewed by Maqbool Ahmed Siraj Last three decades were the decades of rise of political Islam. Taking their cue from the Iranian revolution, Islamists came up with theories of Islamic banking, Islamic journalism, Islamic…
In Good Faith”A Journey in Search of an Unknown India Saba Naqvi Rainlight/Rupa, New Delhi 2012, 191 pages, Rs. 395 Reviewed by: Yoginder Sikand Religion as it is lived, does not correspond to the seemingly convenient textbook definitions of it. Such definitions seek to homogenize amazingly diverse forms of religious belief and expression and put…
Sachar ki Sifarishen By Abdur Rahman IPS Kashyap Publications B-48/UG-4 Dilshad Extension-2, DLF, Ghaziabad [email protected] Ph: 9313282945, 9868778438 Pages 258, Rs. 210 Reviewed by Maqbool Ahmed Siraj Hindi has emerged as the most widely known and used language among India’s 18 national languages. It is also one among the two official languages of the Central…
Minority Education in India: Issues of Access, Equity and Inclusion Edited by Dr. Abdul Waheed Serials Publication, New Delhi 4830/24-Prahlad St., Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi110002 Rs. 850, Pages 252 Reviewed by Maqbool Ahmed Siraj Minority Education in India: Issues of Access, Equity and Inclusion is edited compilation of 22 papers presented by a large number of educationists and…
Karnataka Muslims and Electoral Politics By Quazi Arshed Ali, MLC Bookware, 85 1st floor, Near Police station J. C. Nagar Bangalore-560006 Ph: 41491249 Email: [email protected] Price: Rs. 250, Pages258 Reviewed by Maqbool Ahmed Siraj The state of Karnataka assumed its present shape in 1956 following re-organisation of states on linguistic basis. It was a major gainer because prior to it,…
