Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama appealed to Muslims in India to make efforts to reduce Shia-Sunni conflicts that are prevalent in some other countries and asserted that Islam is a religion of peace. He lamented the bloodshed over denominational differences, which he said should be avoided as Islam teaches compassion and harmony. Addressing an event at the Goa Institute of Management, the…
Seoul: 2018 Conference for the Implementation of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War International cooperation for the peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula and world peace summit will be hosted on the 17-19 September 2018 in Seoul. High level meetings for HWPL Peace Advisory Council members and religious leaders for peaceful reunification of…
The 7th South India NGOs Conference titled,” Role of NGOs in Capacity Development” was hosted by CIGMA Foundation and LEAD Trust, Bangalore, on July 28 and 29th 2018, at the Canopy Hotel. Mr Akram Pasha, Director, Directorate of Minorities, Govt. of Karnataka was the chief guest, while Naseer Ahmed, Chairman, Karnataka State Minorities Commission, Govt.…
Independence Day Celebrations by students and staff of Wisdom School with Cleaning Helpers The Independence Day celebrations form an integral part of the co-curricular events on the academic calendar of the Wisdom Group of institutions. The celebration at Wisdom International School, Richmond Town, was an unique event where the students celebrated Independence day with a…
HWPL is an international peace organization, non-governmental, non-profit NGO, that has been officially registered in Korean ministry of Foreign Affairs and (affiliated with) United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). For the cause of leaving peace as a legacy for future generations, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) has worked towards the goal…
Community leaders said Muslims should respect the laws of their host country while maintaining their values and encouraging multiculturalism. By Sameen Ahmed Khan The first International Muslim Minorities Congress was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 8-9 May 2018. The Congress was convened by the Muslim Council of Elders to encourage the integration…
Peshawar: The Sikh community is arranging Iftar at various places in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, where Muslims are served with food. The Sikh community had arranged Iftar for labourers, passersby and shopkeepers in Ramadan last year as well. They are arranging Iftar dinners for the people at various localities in the provincial capital with…
Moom is home to some 4,000 Sikhs, 400 Hindus and 400 Muslims As mason Nazim “Raja” Khan toiled over the construction of a Shiva temple in a Punjab village, a thought nagged at him. There he was, a Muslim, building a Hindu temple. Yet there was no mosque nearby where he could worship. “We had…
Lucknow: Aaghaz Foundation, a Lucknow-based education initiative, has constituted a scholarship program in memory of the 8-year-old rape and murder victim in Kathua. The scholarship has been named as Asifa Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship carries a cash amount of Rs 50,000 which will be given to two underprivileged minor Indian girls annually to help them…
By Raqib Hameed Naik New Delhi: Of the total 990 successful candidates in the final list of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations, 41 Muslims have made it to this year’s result with Saad Miya Khan who was earlier coached at Jamia Millia Islamia Residential Coaching Academy bagging the 25th rank. The number of…
