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Seminar on Dr. Hameedullah

Hyderabad: The Academy of Research, Translation and Islamic Dawah here will organize a 3-day international seminar on the life, works and mission of renowned Islamic researcher Dr. Hameedullah, a citizen of former Nizam State who later migrated to Paris and continued his writing career spanning over nearly five decades. The seminar will be held on September 21-23, 2012 in Hyderabad and will highlight his multifarious contribution to literature on Quran,…

Safar-e-Insaf-o-Bhaichara Caravan concludes in Hyderabad

By Mohd. Ismail Khant Hyderabad: The 5000-km long, ten-day yatra that began from Batla House in Delhi on 12th April with an aim to create awareness  regarding illegal arrests of Muslims, ended at Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad on April 21. The caravan named “Safar-e-Insaf-o-Bhaichara” was organised jointly by Khudai Khidmatgar, National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM), Mission Bhartiyam, Act Now for Harmony and Democracy (ANHAD), National Confederation of Human Rights Organisations, and…

Three Doctors Receive Honours

by Indira Satyanarayan Mumbai: April 14 was a memorable day in the history of elegant Saifee Hospital when hree of its leading doctors were feted with honours. Dr. H. R. Undre, Head of the Department of Surgery, was honoured for receiving the Scroll of Honour by the National Board of Examination, New Delhi under the Ministry of Health. The young Achievers Award was presented to Dr. Aijaz Ashai,…

HBS Hospital Commissioned

By A Staff Writer Bangalore: The Hazrat Bismillah Shah Hospital was commissioned here on April 10. The foundation for the hospital was laid in 1996 on  Cockburn Road in the city’s Cantonment area. Located on a quarter acre of land leased out by the Wakf Board, the Hospital will cater to the health care needs of the poor and the downtrodden at minimal cost. It is…

Dargah Committee Scraps Sitting Fee

Bangalore: The Dargah  Hameedshah and Muhibshah Management Committee has stopped the payment of sitting fee of Rs. 1,000 to its members, according to a resolution it passed following criticism of the decision in a report in November 2011 issue of Islamic Voice  which hit the stand on November 1, 2011. In a reply given to an RTI query to Mr. Moinuddin Chishty, an advocate, the Secretary said…

Natural Born Futurist

In the future, we are not going to get any new ideas from the west ““ all really new ideas are going to come from the non-western cultures. By Ziauddin Sardar I am not an easy person to pin down. I am several things; yet none of them. I was born in Pakistan but, as many Pakistanis would be  eager…

Loud on Rhetoric

The Muslim Personal Law Board has once again proved that it is loud on rhetoric and short on fulfilling its own responsibility of initiating reforms within the Muslim society. In its recently concluded session at Mumbai, the Board warned the Government against interference in the Muslim Personal law. The Board would have carried more conviction had it shown…

Desperation in the Saffron Ranks

Frustration is building up into desperation in the ranks of the right wing Hindutva  extremists. They are increasingly demonstrating  their restiveness over absence of a worthwhile cause capable of lighting the communal fuse. The throwing of a piece of beef by one of  their activists in the Pochamma Temple in Hyderabad serves as an index of their anxiety…