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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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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Give Urdu all official language rights: Muslim leaders

Submitted by Tarique on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 17:40.

By TwoCircles.net correspondent,

Patna: Muslim leaders have demanded the Bihar government to give Urdu all rights of being state’s second official language and to establish fully the long-promised Maulana Mazharul Haque Arabic, Persian University.

Ahmad Ashfaque Karim, chairman, Bihar Minority Educational Board and Katihar Medical College, and Abdul Quayum Ansari, general secretary, Bihar Minority Educational Board and secretary Anjuman Taraqui Urdu Bihar, made the demands in a joint press statement released on 7th May in the capital.

They reminded Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of his pre-election promise that he would solve all issues related to Urdu on priority basis. They alleged that no Urdu translator, instant translator and Urdu knowing computer operator have been appointed against the vacant posts in different government offices in the state.

Neither the Urdu directorate has been made powerful, nor minority cell, established on district as well as state levels, has been made operational, they alleged. The cell was meant to monitor the functioning and implementation of 15 point programmes for minorities.

The Muslim leaders alleged that the work of teaching has not been started in the Maulana Mazharul Haque Arabic, Persian University so far. Neither has the government allotted 100 acres of land for buildings as promised. The government has not appointed teaching or non-teaching staff for the university either.