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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Pakistan bans tobacco ads - almost

Submitted by Tarique on Fri, 06/01/2007 - 13:19.

By IANS

Islamabad : Pakistan has moved to ban tobacco advertisements from the print and television media as well as billboards, keeping only a one-hour early morning window open on television for them.

The tobacco industry has been asked to remove billboards by the end of this year. But they would have to reduce the size of billboards to one sq ft with immediate effect.

The ban in the print media would be complete, Federal Health Minister Muhammad Nasir Khan announced Thursday on the occasion of No Tobacco Day.

"Tobacco advertisements in electronic media will be allowed only between 3 a.m. to 4 a.m., while earlier this permission was from midnight to 6 a.m.," Khan said at a press conference.

He said the ministry of health would expand its advocacy meetings with district officials to fully implement the ban on smoking in district assemblies, offices, schools and public transport.

He also appealed to people not to smoke at public places, the Daily Times said.