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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Road linking Laos, Thailand and China to be finished

Submitted by Tarique on Wed, 03/21/2007 - 04:24.

Vientiane, March 20 (NNN-VNA) Final work on construction of a road linking Laos, Thailand and China is undergone for opening to traffic in June.

The road from China’s Kunming to Thailand’s Bangkok via two provinces of Laos is being built with jointly investment by the three countries at a total of 1 billion baht (28.6 million USD).

The road named R3 has a 222-km long section running through Bokeo and Louang Namtha provinces in Laos, said Loa Dounheun, Director of the Bokeo Post, Telecommunications, Transport and Construction Department.

The Lao government gave financial priority to the construction of R3 and considered it a chance for the two northern provinces to boost trade and economic development with neighbouring countries and other regional countries.

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