In Akbarnagar, Hyderabad’s Old City, mosques have been ingeniously repurposed into maktabs part-time schools offering free education in subjects like math, science, English, and Telugu. This initiative, spearheaded by a group of tech professionals, aims to support children from local government and budget schools. In the serene neighborhood of Akbarnagar, nestled within Hyderabad’s Old City,…
From June 26 to 28, 2024, I had the pleasure of visiting Jahangirabad Institute of Technology (JIT) in Barabanki, U.P., accompanied by my classmate Mr. Sheikh Maqsood Qadri and my friend Mr. Faisal Masood, both currently based in the USA. Our time at JIT was truly invigorating. Mr. Sheikh Maqsood and Mr. Faisal, both renowned…
MUMBAI: Ghulman Salim Ansari, 22, and Hafsa Abdul Wahab Dalvi, 24, both from Navi Mumbai, have excelled in the final Chartered Accountant (CA) exams held in May, securing top national ranks. Ghulman achieved an impressive third place nationally with 477 marks. Reflecting on his journey, he attributed his success to enrolling in regular CA classes…
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board, along with key religious and community organizations and madrasa rectors, has issued a strong condemnation of recent attempts by BJP-led state governments in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and other regions to undermine the status and identity of madrasas. They criticized an order from the Uttar Pradesh…
ALIGARH: Prof. M J Warsi, Chairman of the Department of Linguistics at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), has been awarded the prestigious Colin P. Massica Award for 2024. The honor was bestowed during the 51st All India Conference of Dravidian Linguists (AICDL), held at Tamil University, Thanjavur, from June 27-29, 2024. The conference was organized by…
Chennai: The Madras High Court has overturned a disciplinary action taken against a Muslim constable who was penalized for wearing a beard. The court deemed the punishment excessively harsh, citing India’s rich diversity of religions and customs. Justice L. Victoria Gowri’s ruling emphasized that maintaining a trimmed beard is consistent with the Muslim constable’s religious…
In a landmark ruling with profound legal implications, the Jammu & Kashmir High Court has decisively ruled that the mere utterance of the word ‘Talaq’ three times by a husband does not suffice to terminate a Muslim marriage. Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul delivered this pivotal judgement, underscoring significant requirements for the dissolution of marital bonds…
Mumbai: On June 28, the Muslim Welfare Association of Maharashtra reiterated its demand for a 5% reservation in government jobs and educational institutions, as previously ruled by the Bombay High Court. The group also called for political reservations, highlighting the decreasing representation of Muslims in state assemblies and parliament. Support for this demand has been…
Hyderabad: A coalition of social, political, and religious groups has launched a campaign to protect the Anees-ul-Ghurba orphanage after its transfer to the Telangana Minorities Residential Educational Institutions Society (TMREIS). The move has ignited a political dispute between the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and the ruling Congress party. Campaign leaders are determined to restore…
Aligarh: Prof. Mohammad Mobin from Aligarh Muslim University’s Department of Applied Chemistry has been appointed Vice Chancellor of Cluster University, Srinagar, for a three-year term. A distinguished academic with 40 years of experience, Prof. Mobin has supervised numerous research projects, authored over 180 papers, and received multiple awards for his contributions to corrosion science. He…
