Muslims court arrest to demand right to pray at Nawab Masjid

By Tarique Anwar, TwoCircles.net

Vellore (Tamilnadu): A sea of Muslims disciplined and peacefully descended on the famous Vellore Fort to demand their right to pray. Located within Vellore Fort, Muslims are not allowed to pray in 250 years old Nawab Masjid. Muslims of Tamilnadu have been demanding for a long time that the masjid be opened up for prayers. On Friday, about ten thousand Muslims under the banner of Tamilnadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) marched towards the fort to be allowed to pray. They were prevented from entering the fort, as a result they offered prayers outside the fort on the road. More than two thousands of them detained and later released.

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Anti-terrorism conferences to spread Islamic teachings: Arshad

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net

New Delhi : The anti-terrorism conferences being organized in the country by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) or other Muslim organizations are not meant to clean the image of the Muslim community or madrasas, said Maulana Arshad Madani, ex-president, JUH on 10th May.

Rather, these conferences are just to spread the Islamic teachings of peace and brotherhood and also to expose hands that are hell-bent to tarnish the image of Islam and the Muslim community, said he who has been instrumental behind these conferences after the 25th February national anti-terrorism conference organized by Darul Uloom Deoband.

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Buddhist institute coming up in Bihar

Submitted by Mudassir Rizwan on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 08:55.

By IANS

Patna : A Japan-based organisation is setting up a research institute of Buddhism and oriental studies in Bihar's Bodh Gaya, a city revered for being the place of Buddha's attainment of enlightenment.

The institute set up by the International Buddhist Brotherhood Association (IBBA) will promote world peace and understanding of different cultures through research and learning, according to officials of the association.

Yataro Daikubara, general secretary of IBBA, said the Institute of Buddhist and Oriental Studies would start functioning from 2010.

Bihar Governor R.S. Kidwai laid the foundation of the institute Tuesday near Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, about 110 km from here.

Lord Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree behind the temple about 2,550 years ago. The Mahabodhi temple was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2002.

Yataro Daikubara said the institute would help all those keen on studies and research on Buddhism and oriental subjects.

The institute will offer facilities for higher studies and research work for scholars around the world.

"It will be a centre of excellence for scholars, researchers and students interested in pursuing comparative studies in history, languages, history of art, particularly Buddhist art, humanities, cultural heritage and religions of the world. It will be an autonomous institute," he said.

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