PANAJI/NEW DELHI: The All India Catholic Union (AICU) has urged South Asian governments to safeguard religious minorities. At its AGM in Tamil Nadu, AICU re-elected Anthony Chinnappan as National Vice President. The Union highlighted the importance of minority scholarships and restoring rights for Dalit Christians and Muslims. AICU President Er. Elias Vaz praised Nobel laureate…
Diana was determined to spend her vacation at her grandmother’s house in the countryside. Every year, her family used to visit there together. On the contrary, this year owing to some family problems they canceled the trip. In fact, her mother with surety agreed to join her granny on the following vacation. Diana, a loving…
Content of the article
The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) recently launched “India’s biggest” kidney dialysis facility at the Gurudwara Bangla Sahib complex. The Guru Harkishan Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Kidney Dialysis Hospital will offer dialysis facility to 101 patients simultaneously and it can cater to 500 patients daily, the DSGMC said in a statement. The…
Ghana’s 100-year-old Grand Mufti Promotes Harmony Pictures of Sheikh Osman Sharubutu, sitting attentively in the pews of Accra’s Christ the King Catholic Church, went viral on social media some months ago. The grand mufti, leader of the Muslim community in Ghana, in West Africa, wants to ensure that his legacy is peace the fruit of…
How Budha Ismail Jam, a Gujarati fisherman, challenged multinationals in a US Court. By Nikhat Fatima In 2005/06, when coal plants were set up in Kutch District of Gujarat district, locals were promised employment. The project, set up by Adani and Tata Groups and backed by international financial institutions, was considered ‘efficient’ and aimed at…
From being a ‘poster boy’ pasting career guidance posters in Bangalore, to becoming the founder and CEO of Cigma India, Ameen-e-Mudassar’s life is a story of grit, courage, determination, perseverance and unconditional service to the community and society! By Nigar It was way back in 2001 that a lanky, thin lad in a faded T-shirt…
I have spent my life studying Islam and can say with conviction that this kind of violent ideology, while being a permanent threat to world peace, has nothing to do with Islam. By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan The suicide attack on the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on February 14, 2019, was a dastardly act…
It is almost impossible to remain unimpressed by the newly published book on women in Islam authored by Dr. Moin Qazi. Beautifully titled, “Women in Islam: Exploring New Paradigms,” and Published by Notion Press, Chennai in 2015, Qazi describes Prophet Muhammad’s (Pbuh) revolutionary reforms that he sought to bring about to elevate the status of…
Minority Scholarship Scheme While there would be jubilation at the runaway success of the scholarship scheme, MSDP calls for course-correction. By Maqbool Ahmed Siraj Now that the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2007-2012) is reaching its conclusion, it appears that the Union Government’s Minority Scholarship scheme has achieved success far in excess of what it had originally…
