One of my favorite bands is the Irish band Cranberries. I like the voice of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan (there is something sexy about a rock band whose lead singer is a woman). Many of their songs are about the troubles in Northern Ireland. The one I like the most is “Zombie” which was actually [...]
In an editorial on Saamana (Shiv Sena party mouthpiece) Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray has mentioned that “fundamentalist Muslims are the biggest threat to the country and that we need to fight against it”. He added that “Except some like Salim Khan, Javed Akhtar, Mukhtar Abbas and Farooq Abdullah, the rest are trying to destroy [...]
I am sure that most of you have by now heard about the shootings at the American base in Foot Hood, Texas. An American soldier, Major Nidal Malik Hasan shot and killed 13 soldiers before he was shot down himself (he is currently recovering in a nearby hospital).
“Former President George W Bush is a great friend of our country. We, in India, recognize the important role he played in the fruition of the civil nuclear cooperation initiative”. These were the statements made by our Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a
There is an ongoing debate in most Western countries about whether or not they should allow Muslim women to wear the Burqas in public. The most intense debate is going on in France where there is a parliamentary commission that is holding six months of hearing to decide whether or not a law banning Muslim [...]
Writer and activist Arundhati Roy has said in an interview on CNN-IBN that the Maoists are “justified in taking up arms”. She added “my fear is that because of this economic interest the government and establishment actually needs a war. It needs to militarize.
This is a very simple question. On the surface the answer seems to be very obvious. Since 9/11 there have been no terrorist attacks on American soil. There were some attacks on American interests abroad but nothing major. There are constant reports of senior members of
The Israeli consulate in Mumbai has launched a Hindi and Urdu version of their website called “Namaste Israel”. In addition the Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched a web site called “Gaza Facts” which provides a lot of detail about “Operation Cast Lead”.
According to PTI news bulletin, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has decided to hold seminars and discussions at various mosques to make people “aware of the ills of divorce”. Participants will be informed on how and when a Muslim can seek divorce and still be within the framework of the Quran. AIMPLB [...]
