Book review: Unveiling the Hidden History of Women Ulema

Book Review- Banat-e Islam Ki Dini Wa Ilmi Khidmat ('The Religious and Intellectual Contributions of Muslim Women') by Yoginder Sikand

Books in English and Urdu on Muslim history rarely, if ever, mention the role and contribution of numerous remarkable Muslim women scholars. Yet, as the author of this fascinating monograph, the late Qazi Athar Mubarakpuri (1916-1996), points out, early Muslim history records many such women, several of whose names are mentioned in contemporary Arab chronicles. Indeed, he asserts, many of these texts had separate chapters devoted to such women. Some early Arab Muslim writers even penned separate books dealing with women scholars.

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Serial blasts rip through Jaipur, 60 dead; JIH condemns

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net

Jaipur: Terror struck again. This time they chose one of the most busy tourist cities in the country: Jaipur. It was 7:30 pm, 13th May, prime time for shopping when daytime temperature is above 40 degree. Markets were bustling but within minutes they were shaking with serial blasts. Seven blasts rocked the city of Jaipur, killing 60 (by 11:30 pm report from TwoCircles.net (TCN) source in the city) and wounding 100. The blasts of medium intensity took place in the walled city whose residential areas are heavily Muslim populated.

Rajasthan unit of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) has condemned the blasts in strongest terms.

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Serb, Croatian fans clash at Australian Open

Submitted by kashif on Mon, 01/15/2007 - 20:39.

Melbourne, Jan 15 (DPA) Balkan battles flared on opening day at the Australian Open Monday with 150 troublemakers evicted from the grounds after fighting broke out between Serbian and Croatian fans.

The row broke out an hour after the start of the season's first Grand Slam and witnesses say trouble began after Serbs shouted abuses at Croatians watching their player Mario Ancic's match on a nearby court.

The incident escalated, with 40 police and security staff rushing to separate the stick brandishing, flag-waving groups, who were hurling bottles and cups of beer at each other in the Garden Square precinct at Melbourne Park.

A crowd of shocked ticket holders looked on, media reports said.

Police sought to play down the incident, saying they moved quickly to isolate the ringleaders.

The countries, both once part of the Serbia-dominated former Yugoslavia, fought a war in the early 1990s with Croatia earning independence.

Since then, the new European nation has gone on to consistent sporting glory, including winning the 2005 Davis Cup.

Serbia - with top 20 players Novak Djokovic, Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic - has begun crashing the tennis party.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 01/16/2007 - 06:59.

Worst article i've ever read.

1) it's bias
2) lacking information
3) your last paragraph is rubbish and unsupportered
4) this article seems politically motivated