Report of the Seminar at Aurangabad The Centre for Promotion of Democracy and Secularism (CPDS) a non-profit organization in Maharashtra, in collaboration with the Department of Political Science and Maulana Azad Chair of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad and with the sponsorship of ICSSR, organized a two-day national seminar on the theme of, “What…
Fine-tuning Demand for Rape Law Reforms by Malika B. Mistry Majlis (Legal Services for women), founded by Flavia Agnes, a well-known women’s rights lawyer and activist, organized a national conference on August 10 and 11 in Mumbai on “Negotiating Spaces : Fine tuning our Demand for Rape Law Reforms”. The participants discussed the issues threadbare.…
The nearly 120-year old Muslim Orphanage in Bangalore has failed in its task of turning out self-respecting and qualified individuals. By Maqbool Ahmed Siraj The Muslim Orphanage, nestling in the serene corner of Diskenson Road in Bangalore’s Cantonment area, is an historic institution. But there rests its importance. It has refused to rise from history…
By A Staff Writer Happenings within the Muslim Orphanage have followed a bizarre pattern in recent months. Sample the following: * A memo signed and circulated by the administrator among the Orphanage staffers asked them to enroll at least 25 members each for the general body. (Remember elections for the 11-member executive committee are due next…
Setting up a university could be a fanciful idea in the current context of mega ventures, but ground realities suggest that Muslims suffer more due to absence of good quality education at the lower level. By Maqbool Ahmed Siraj The proposal to set up a university named Tipu Sultan at his erstwhile capital Srirangapatna has…
How much success the police across the country had in getting those it accused and arrested for committing terrorism? Almost nil. Nearly two dozen people were arraigned before the various courts in Delhi since 1992 in 16 different incidents. Almost all of them were acquitted by the courts except a few who are still facing…
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…
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…
