A few days ago, it was the attire of Sania Mirza, an Indian tennis player, playing in the US Open, that drew more attention in certain quarters in India. A Muslim cleric from her hometown, Hyderabad, commentedthat her dress "leaves nothing to...
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The symbolic significance of New Orleans may be greater than the physical damage caused by hurricane Katrina. It not only destroyed the port city of New Orleans and exposed the seamy side of American society but may also signal the end of Americam...
The importance of networking the international community into an effective tool in fighting global jihadi terrorism was the underlying theme of speeches at a function on September 23 at N. Delhi.
Speaking at the function, Mr. G.C. Saxena 'Garry',...
The demand by Muslims in Milan (Italy) to set up a school where their children can learn Arabic and the Koran alongside the normal state curriculam cannot be justified. It smacks sectarian approach for which Muslims have already earned notoriety. None...
Terrorism has become a frankenstein's monster in Pakistan. Pakistan's rulers, civilian or army generals, continue to raise terrorists overtly and covertly since its birth way back in 1947 following partition of the Indian sub-continent in India and...
The prestigious US magazine "Foreign Affairs" in its September/October 2005 has carried an article by F. Gregery Gause III "Can Democracy Stop Terrorism". The same magazine has another related article by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and George W. Downs...
"Once we come together and become one, terror will be exorcised like a nightmare. We must fight this war without condemning any religion. We are defending human freedom", said Dr. L.M. Singhvi, former Indian High Commissioner to UK. He added that "...
"This is a serious issue, the man( Sarabjit Singh, accused of being an Indian spy and sentenced to death in Pakistan) has carried out terrorist attacks and killed people here. Now should I have sympathy towards him?" said Pervez Musharraf, President of...
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Three Amsterdam mosques have adopted a code of conduct to fight radicalism, promote democratic values and encourage Muslim clerics to use Dutch. In exchange, the government has pledged to fight discrimination of Muslims. The mosques began work..
Four Palestinians were killed and more than a dozen wounded when an explosion destroyed the home of a family closely linked to the Islamic faction Hamas in Gaza City. Neighbours said the blast was apparently caused by explosives that detonated...
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