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Babri Masjid speaks
Submitted by admin3 on 3 October 2010 - 8:24pm
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If Babri Masjid can speak, what will it say? Rehan Ansari of TwoCircles.net imagines.
My Kids, the Indians,
May peace and blessings be upon you.
I am the (late) Babri Majid and am feeling like demolished and humiliated again. I remember the hammering on my head (dome) again and the blast like situation inside me. The wounds that Karsewaks under the BJP leader L.K.Advani, had given me is raked up again.
The wounds were bearable but this decision has shred my heart because it questioned my dignity and truth that I was ever existed. Especially the claim of Justice Sharma that there was no mosque since it was built by violating Islamic laws.
I don’t understand the legalities but I know that I was there in Ayodhya for more than last 400 years i.e. since 1528 under the patronage of Muslims and Hindus started claiming Ram Janmbhoomi inside me only after 350 years.
I am a witness of The British’s policy of “Divide and Rule” because of which-on my name-the first incident of communal violence took place in 1859. I remember when the Faizabad district court had rejected the plea of Mahant Raghubir in 1885. I was shocked when in the dark night of 1949 an Idol of Shri Ram kept under my dome. I also remember the first title suit was filed in 1950 and how the other parties like Nirmohi Akahada, Sunny Waqf Board got involved with the movement. I was terribly disappointed when in 1989 Rajiv Gandhi allowed shilanyas ceremony on undisputed site.
I am also a witness of Rath yatra and have seen the vandals under the leadership of L.K.Advani, Uma Bharti and other BJP leaders gathered in Ayodhya of Shri Ram. I was very frightened with the slogans of “Jai shri Ram” but was contented, because I thought that the Karsewaks will not hurt me and will follow lord Ram. I was also quiet because one Ram Bhakt Kalyan Singh had promised that he will take care of me.
But, alas, neither the Kar sewaks followed Shri Ram nor the Ram Bhakts could keep their words and finally I was murdered in the broad day light of December 6, 1992.
I was crying to see the riots that broke out after my demise. I was in great distress that many innocent men and women, boys and girls were looted and slaughtered. It was really terrible when the bomb exploded one after another in Mumbai and killed naive people. I am also the witness of Sri Krishna Commission and the court cases of bomb blasts of 1992. I have seen that the bomb blasts victims were jailed and given death penalties and the criminals of communal violence who were named in Sri Krishna commission were left free.
I was surprised to see how the Congress government under Narsimha Rao kept quite when I was getting demolished and took political mileage by dismissing all the 4 states government under the rule of BJP. I have also seen after my demolition, congress could not make its government in the centre on its own.
I have seen that using my name, Lal Krishna Advani and Kaliyan Singh got their ambitions fulfilled and also a witness how their own party isolated them.
I have seen the rise and fall of Mulayam Singh and also seen his wounds when he befriended with Kaliyan Singh.
I am also the observer of the Justice Liberhan Commission report submitted after the 17 years in 2009 where he claimed that all bureaucrats and police officers of Uttar Pradesh, who served under the Kalyan Singh regime, and whose names find a place in the list of 68 persons, culpable of creating communal violance.
I also observed when Justice Liberhan goes on to say, “It cannot be assumed even for a moment that L.K. Advani, A.B. Vajpayee or M.M. Joshi did not know the designs of the Sangh Parivar. Even though these leaders were deemed and used by the Parivar … to reassure the cautious masses, they were [in fact] party to the decisions which had been taken.”
I have also seen how the report is kept under the cold storage.
I like to request my kids, the Indians that please forget me and move on with your life because I don’t want to see any more bloodshed on my name. I don’t want to feel the pain of demolishing again. The world does not end here; there is a world hereafter too.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Ramzan night in Minara masjid
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Ramzan night at Minara Masjid in Mumbai
Submitted by admin4 on 26 August 2010 - 1:32pm
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By Mohammad Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: The sight of grilled kebabs, aroma of sizzling sweet malpuas and phirnis is what you need to send your daily diet routine for a toss. This is exactly what you will find at Khau Galli during Ramzan.
Situated in densely populated area of Minara Masjid at Mohammed Ali Road, this lane comes to life as soon as dusk sets in as the faithful break their day-long fast.
If you are foodie and crave for delicious non-veg food then you can’t miss this place. Famous for loyal customers from Bollywood, one can find film actors like Javed Jaffery, Rakshanda Khan and Priety Zinta enjoying their meals late in the night.
One will find this lane bustling with people from all walks of life right up to saheri (dawn) when the fast starts.
The moment you step in, food-stall owners on either side of the lane will start dragging you towards their stall that offers, Meat Kebabs, Chicken Tikka, Khichda, Liver, Kidney, Brain Fry Quail etc. "We saw some middle class non Muslims with teeka on their forehead, enjoying brain and kidney-fry." Khalid, a stall owner told us, “Nearly 25% of the customers are non Muslims and it’s a routine all Ramzan."
Our journey of feasting, after a day of fast, began with The Salwa, an Arabic word for Quail. I wanted to taste the food sent to Bani Israel from Jannah. We ordered a roasted quail and a boy sacrificed the quail in front of us and mixed some masala in it and started roasting.
Meanwhile we asked the waiter about it and he replied, “The quail is especially brought in for Ramzan from poultry forms in Pune, Bhusawal etc districts situated near Mumbai and we have to order it a month before Ramzan.” We were very disappointed to see the roasted quail as we have to search hard to find the meat of quail from its bone. But I told my friend Naved that it’s from Jannah and has to be rare and we both started laughing.
After this ‘tragic’ incident our hunger took us to other stall named as Bade Miyan. We were familiar with this name. It’s a famous eatery situated behind Taj Mahal Hotel near Gateway of India. We decided to move and it was difficult to find a place but finally we sat down on a table in a 10 by 10 sq. feet shop just opposite the backdoor of Minara Masjid.
Disappointment followed us here too; the menu was too costly for us. Chicken soup Rs.90, liver, Zaban and tilli soup was around Rs.80. Everything else was above Rs.100. we helplessly ordered one Zaban and liver soup. We wanted to eat something so we finished the soup fast and moved out of the shop.
Now we were desperate to have something and saw a camera crew of a news channel shooting the stall of Shawarma, a fast food staple of Middle East like a sandwich, boneless chicken, meat, and beef hanged on a rod like thing, grilled for a day and it’s ready to eat. Khalid Miyan shaved some chicken and wrapped it in a roti for us in only Rs.30 a piece.
Then we started moving and had the aroma of Nalli Nehari, Kihchda, which was free of course, and started looking for good chicken fry.
We were shocked to see, a Burqa clad woman, in her late 40’s, sitting on the counter of Zee Chinese and tawa center, a lone woman, in the whole Bazar of nearly 200 stalls.
We got in and asked for menu. But this time, luckily, waiter said they don’t have the menu because, “We used to sell Chinese food throughout the year and tawa food only in Ramzan.” I told Naved, my friend, that let’s eat first. We hurriedly ordered a dry chicken 65 and a mixture of liver and kidney gravy with bread.
I was very anxious to know about the brave lady and wanted to ask her but failed to collect the courage to talk to a burqa clad woman. So we concentrated on chicken 65 and liver fry. After finishing I asked a waiter, “Is this lady alone here or she has a son.” Luckily waiter took us to her son Afnan, a 22-year-old boy standing in front of the stall.
He was a shy guy, contrary to her mother who was shouting and ordering all the time to the waiters and busy catering to the customer. Afnan, the eldest son, told us, “His father, Ehsan Patni, died 8 years ago and I was very young to handle the shop, then my mother Farida Patni took over.” He is only HSC passed and has a younger brother Fauzan studying in an ICSE school Golden Jubliee in Std IX.
Then our craving for sweet took us to Suleman Usman Mithaiwala, famous for the delicious sweets. We wanted to have a Malpua- that evil, fried, delicious egg-filled, syrup-doused delicacy but we were full so we agreed to have a Malai Khaja.
Although our stomach was full but “Dil was still mange more.” We wanted to taste Noorani’s sweet lassi and Masala milk but kept it pending for the next time.
Ramzan night at Minara Masjid in Mumbai
Submitted by admin4 on 26 August 2010 - 1:32pm
Posted in
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By Mohammad Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: The sight of grilled kebabs, aroma of sizzling sweet malpuas and phirnis is what you need to send your daily diet routine for a toss. This is exactly what you will find at Khau Galli during Ramzan.
Situated in densely populated area of Minara Masjid at Mohammed Ali Road, this lane comes to life as soon as dusk sets in as the faithful break their day-long fast.
If you are foodie and crave for delicious non-veg food then you can’t miss this place. Famous for loyal customers from Bollywood, one can find film actors like Javed Jaffery, Rakshanda Khan and Priety Zinta enjoying their meals late in the night.
One will find this lane bustling with people from all walks of life right up to saheri (dawn) when the fast starts.
The moment you step in, food-stall owners on either side of the lane will start dragging you towards their stall that offers, Meat Kebabs, Chicken Tikka, Khichda, Liver, Kidney, Brain Fry Quail etc. "We saw some middle class non Muslims with teeka on their forehead, enjoying brain and kidney-fry." Khalid, a stall owner told us, “Nearly 25% of the customers are non Muslims and it’s a routine all Ramzan."
Our journey of feasting, after a day of fast, began with The Salwa, an Arabic word for Quail. I wanted to taste the food sent to Bani Israel from Jannah. We ordered a roasted quail and a boy sacrificed the quail in front of us and mixed some masala in it and started roasting.
Meanwhile we asked the waiter about it and he replied, “The quail is especially brought in for Ramzan from poultry forms in Pune, Bhusawal etc districts situated near Mumbai and we have to order it a month before Ramzan.” We were very disappointed to see the roasted quail as we have to search hard to find the meat of quail from its bone. But I told my friend Naved that it’s from Jannah and has to be rare and we both started laughing.
After this ‘tragic’ incident our hunger took us to other stall named as Bade Miyan. We were familiar with this name. It’s a famous eatery situated behind Taj Mahal Hotel near Gateway of India. We decided to move and it was difficult to find a place but finally we sat down on a table in a 10 by 10 sq. feet shop just opposite the backdoor of Minara Masjid.
Disappointment followed us here too; the menu was too costly for us. Chicken soup Rs.90, liver, Zaban and tilli soup was around Rs.80. Everything else was above Rs.100. we helplessly ordered one Zaban and liver soup. We wanted to eat something so we finished the soup fast and moved out of the shop.
Now we were desperate to have something and saw a camera crew of a news channel shooting the stall of Shawarma, a fast food staple of Middle East like a sandwich, boneless chicken, meat, and beef hanged on a rod like thing, grilled for a day and it’s ready to eat. Khalid Miyan shaved some chicken and wrapped it in a roti for us in only Rs.30 a piece.
Then we started moving and had the aroma of Nalli Nehari, Kihchda, which was free of course, and started looking for good chicken fry.
We were shocked to see, a Burqa clad woman, in her late 40’s, sitting on the counter of Zee Chinese and tawa center, a lone woman, in the whole Bazar of nearly 200 stalls.
We got in and asked for menu. But this time, luckily, waiter said they don’t have the menu because, “We used to sell Chinese food throughout the year and tawa food only in Ramzan.” I told Naved, my friend, that let’s eat first. We hurriedly ordered a dry chicken 65 and a mixture of liver and kidney gravy with bread.
I was very anxious to know about the brave lady and wanted to ask her but failed to collect the courage to talk to a burqa clad woman. So we concentrated on chicken 65 and liver fry. After finishing I asked a waiter, “Is this lady alone here or she has a son.” Luckily waiter took us to her son Afnan, a 22-year-old boy standing in front of the stall.
He was a shy guy, contrary to her mother who was shouting and ordering all the time to the waiters and busy catering to the customer. Afnan, the eldest son, told us, “His father, Ehsan Patni, died 8 years ago and I was very young to handle the shop, then my mother Farida Patni took over.” He is only HSC passed and has a younger brother Fauzan studying in an ICSE school Golden Jubliee in Std IX.
Then our craving for sweet took us to Suleman Usman Mithaiwala, famous for the delicious sweets. We wanted to have a Malpua- that evil, fried, delicious egg-filled, syrup-doused delicacy but we were full so we agreed to have a Malai Khaja.
Although our stomach was full but “Dil was still mange more.” We wanted to taste Noorani’s sweet lassi and Masala milk but kept it pending for the next time.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Israel Vs.UNO
A list of UN Resolutions against "Israel"
Here is a list of UN resolutions that Israel has not complied. As far as I know they have ignored every single resolution. But the situation is far worse than would at first appear, it involves the serious distortion of the official Security Council record by the profligate use by the United States of its veto power. (See Table)
Israel's, defiance goes back to its very beginnings. This collection of resolutions criticizing Israel is unmatched by the record of any other nation.
A list of UN Resolutions against "Israel"
1955-1992:
* Resolution 106: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for Gaza raid".
* Resolution 111: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for raid on Syria that killed fifty-six people".
* Resolution 127: " . . . 'recommends' Israel suspends it's 'no-man's zone' in Jerusalem".
* Resolution 162: " . . . 'urges' Israel to comply with UN decisions".
* Resolution 171: " . . . determines flagrant violations' by Israel in its attack on Syria".
* Resolution 228: " . . . 'censures' Israel for its attack on Samu in the West Bank, then under Jordanian control".
* Resolution 237: " . . . 'urges' Israel to allow return of new 1967 Palestinian refugees".
* Resolution 248: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for its massive attack on Karameh in Jordan".
* Resolution 250: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to refrain from holding military parade in Jerusalem".
* Resolution 251: " . . . 'deeply deplores' Israeli military parade in Jerusalem in defiance of Resolution 250".
* Resolution 252: " . . . 'declares invalid' Israel's acts to unify Jerusalem as Jewish capital".
* Resolution 256: " . . . 'condemns' Israeli raids on Jordan as 'flagrant violation".
* Resolution 259: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's refusal to accept UN mission to probe occupation".
* Resolution 262: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for attack on Beirut airport".
* Resolution 265: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for air attacks for Salt in Jordan".
* Resolution 267: " . . . 'censures' Israel for administrative acts to change the status of Jerusalem".
*Resolution 270: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for air attacks on villages in southern Lebanon".
* Resolution 271: " . . . 'condemns' Israel's failure to obey UN resolutions on Jerusalem".
* Resolution 279: " . . . 'demands' withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon".
* Resolution 280: " . . . 'condemns' Israeli's attacks against Lebanon".
* Resolution 285: " . . . 'demands' immediate Israeli withdrawal form Lebanon".
* Resolution 298: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's changing of the status of Jerusalem".
* Resolution 313: " . . . 'demands' that Israel stop attacks against Lebanon".
* Resolution 316: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for repeated attacks on Lebanon".
* Resolution 317: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's refusal to release Arabs abducted in Lebanon".
* Resolution 332: " . . . 'condemns' Israel's repeated attacks against Lebanon".
* Resolution 337: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for violating Lebanon's sovereignty".
* Resolution 347: " . . . 'condemns' Israeli attacks on Lebanon".
* Resolution 425: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanon".
* Resolution 427: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to complete its withdrawal from Lebanon.
* Resolution 444: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's lack of cooperation with UN peacekeeping forces".
* Resolution 446: " . . . 'determines' that Israeli settlements are a 'serious
obstruction' to peace and calls on Israel to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention".
* Resolution 450: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to stop attacking Lebanon".
* Resolution 452: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to cease building settlements in occupied territories".
* Resolution 465: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's settlements and asks all member
states not to assist Israel's settlements program".
* Resolution 467: " . . . 'strongly deplores' Israel's military intervention in Lebanon".
* Resolution 468: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to rescind illegal expulsions of
two Palestinian mayors and a judge and to facilitate their return".
* Resolution 469: " . . . 'strongly deplores' Israel's failure to observe the
council's order not to deport Palestinians".
* Resolution 471: " . . . 'expresses deep concern' at Israel's failure to abide
by the Fourth Geneva Convention".
* Resolution 476: " . . . 'reiterates' that Israel's claim to Jerusalem are 'null and void'".
* Resolution 478: " . . . 'censures (Israel) in the strongest terms' for its
claim to Jerusalem in its 'Basic Law'".
* Resolution 484: " . . . 'declares it imperative' that Israel re-admit two deported
Palestinian mayors".
* Resolution 487: " . . . 'strongly condemns' Israel for its attack on Iraq's
nuclear facility".
* Resolution 497: " . . . 'decides' that Israel's annexation of Syria's Golan
Heights is 'null and void' and demands that Israel rescinds its decision forthwith".
* Resolution 498: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to withdraw from Lebanon".
* Resolution 501: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to stop attacks against Lebanon and withdraw its troops".
* Resolution 509: " . . . 'demands' that Israel withdraw its forces forthwith and unconditionally from Lebanon".
* Resolution 515: " . . . 'demands' that Israel lift its siege of Beirut and
allow food supplies to be brought in".
* Resolution 517: " . . . 'censures' Israel for failing to obey UN resolutions
and demands that Israel withdraw its forces from Lebanon".
* Resolution 518: " . . . 'demands' that Israel cooperate fully with UN forces in Lebanon".
* Resolution 520: " . . . 'condemns' Israel's attack into West Beirut".
* Resolution 573: " . . . 'condemns' Israel 'vigorously' for bombing Tunisia
in attack on PLO headquarters.
* Resolution 587: " . . . 'takes note' of previous calls on Israel to withdraw
its forces from Lebanon and urges all parties to withdraw".
* Resolution 592: " . . . 'strongly deplores' the killing of Palestinian students
at Bir Zeit University by Israeli troops".
* Resolution 605: " . . . 'strongly deplores' Israel's policies and practices
denying the human rights of Palestinians.
* Resolution 607: " . . . 'calls' on Israel not to deport Palestinians and strongly
requests it to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention.
* Resolution 608: " . . . 'deeply regrets' that Israel has defied the United Nations and deported Palestinian civilians".
* Resolution 636: " . . . 'deeply regrets' Israeli deportation of Palestinian civilians.
* Resolution 641: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's continuing deportation of Palestinians.
* Resolution 672: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for violence against Palestinians
at the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount.
* Resolution 673: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's refusal to cooperate with the United
Nations.
* Resolution 681: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's resumption of the deportation of
Palestinians.
* Resolution 694: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's deportation of Palestinians and
calls on it to ensure their safe and immediate return.
* Resolution 726: " . . . 'strongly condemns' Israel's deportation of Palestinians.
* Resolution 799: ". . . 'strongly condemns' Israel's deportation of 413 Palestinians
and calls for there immediate return.
1993 to 1995
UNGA Res 50/21 - The Middle East Peace Process (Dec 12, 1995)
UNGA Res 50/22 - The Situation in the Middle East (Dec 12, 1995)
UNGA Res 49/35 - Assistance to Palestinian Refugees (Jan 30 1995) l
UNGA Res 49/36 - Human Rights of Palestinian Refugees (Jan 30 1995)
UNGA Res 49/62 - Question of Palestine (Feb 3 1995)
UNGA Res 49/78 - Nuclear Proliferation in Mideast (Jan 11 1995)
UNGA Res 49/87 - Situation in the Middle East (Feb 7 1995)
UNGA Res 49/88 - The Middle East Peace Process (Feb 7 1995)
UNGA Res 49/149- Palestinian Right- Self-Determination (Feb 7 1995)
UNGA Res 48/213 - Assistance to Palestinian Refugees (Mar 15, 1994)
UNGA Res 48/40 - UNRWA for Palestinian Refugees (Dec 13, 1993)
UNGA Res 48/41 - Human Rights in the Territories (Dec 10 1993)
UNGA Res 48/58 - The Middle East Peace Process (Dec 14 1993)
UNGA Res 48/59 - The Situation in the Middle East (Dec 14 1993)
UNGA Res 48/71 - Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Mideast (Dec 16 1993)
UNGA Res 48/78 - Israeli Nuclear Armanent (Dec 16 1993)
UNGA Res 48/94 - Self-Determination & Independence (Dec 20 1993)
UNGA Res 48/124- Non-interference in Elections (Dec 20 1993)
UNGA Res 48/158- Question of Palestine (Dec 20 1993)
UNGA Res 48/212- Repercussions of Israeli Settlements (Dec 21 1993)
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U.S. Vetoes of UN Resolutions Critical of Israel
(1972-2002)
Vetoes: 1972-1982
Subject
Date & Meeting
US Rep Casting Veto
Vote
Palestine: Syrian-Lebanese Complaint. 3 power draft resolution 2/10784
9/10/1972
Bush
13-1, 1
Palestine: Examination of Middle East Situation. 8-power draft resolution (S/10974)
7/2/1973
Scali
13-1, 0 (China not partic.)
Palestine: Egyptian-Lebanese Complaint. 5-power draft power resolution (S/11898)
12/8/1975
Moynihan
13-1, 1
Palestine: Middle East Problem, including Palestinian question. 6-power draft resolution (S/11940)
1/26/1976
Moynihan
9-1,3 (China & Libya not partic.)
Palestine: Situation in Occupied Arab Territories. 5-power draft resolution (S/12022)
3/25/1976
Scranton
14-1,0
Palestine: Report on Committee on Rights of Palestinian People. 4-power draft resolution (S/121119)
6/29/1976
Sherer
10-1,4
Palestine: Palestinian Rights. Tunisian draft resolution. (S/13911)
4/30/1980
McHenry
10-1,4
Palestine: Golan Heights. Jordan draft resolution. (S/14832/Rev. 2)
1/20/1982
Kirkpatrick
9-1,5
Palestine: Situation in Occupied Territories, Jordan draft resolution (S/14943)
4/2/1982
Lichenstein
13-1,1
Palestine: Incident at the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. 4-power draft resolution
4/20/1982
Kirpatrick
14-1, 0
Palestine: Conflict in Lebanon. Spain draft resolution. (S/15185)
6/8/1982
Kirpatrick
14-1,0
Palestine: Conflict in Lebanon. France draft resolution. (S/15255/Rev. 2)
6/26/1982
Lichenstein
14-1
Palestine: Conflict in Lebanon. USSR draft resolution. (S/15347/Rev. 1, as orally amended)
8/6/1982
Lichenstein
11-1,3
Palestine: Situation in Occupied Territories, 20-power draft resolution (S/15895)
8/2/1983
Lichenstein
13-1,1
Security Council Vetoes/Negative voting 1983-present
Subject
Date
Vote
Occupied Arab Territories: Wholesale condemnation of Israeli settlement policies - not adopted
1983
S. Lebanon: Condemns Israeli action in southern Lebanon. S/16732
9/6/1984
Vetoed: 13-1 (U.S.), with 1 abstention (UK)
Occupied Territories: Deplores "repressive measures" by Israel against Arab population. S/19459.
9/13/1985
Vetoed: 10-1 (U.S.), with 4 abstentions (Australia, Denmark, UK, France)
Lebanon: Condemns Israeli practices against civilians in southern Lebanon. S/17000.
3/12/1985
Vetoed: 11-1 (U.S.), with 3 abstentions (Australia, Denmark, UK)
Occupied Territories: Calls upon Israel to respect Muslim holy places. S/17769/Rev. 1
1/30/1986
Vetoed: 13-1 (US), with one abstention (Thailand)
Lebanon: Condemns Israeli practices against civilians in southern Lebanon. S/17730/Rev. 2.
1/17/1986
Vetoed: 11-1 (U.S.), with 3 abstentions (Australia, Denmark, UK)
Libya/Israel: Condemns Israeli interception of Libyan plane. S/17796/Rev. 1.
2/6/1986
Vetoed: 10 -1 (US), with 4 abstentions (Australia, Denmark, France, UK)
Lebanon: Draft strongly deplored repeated Israeli attacks against Lebanese territory and other measures and practices against the civilian population; (S/19434)
1/18/1988
vetoed 13-1 (US), with 1 abstention (UK)
Lebanon: Draft condemned recent invasion by Israeli forces of Southern Lebanon and repeated a call for the immediate withdrawal of all Israeli forces from Lebanese territory; (S/19868)
5/10/1988
vetoed 14-1 (US)
Lebanon: Draft strongly deplored the recent Israeli attack against Lebanese territory on 9 December 1988; (S/20322)
12/14/1988
vetoed 14-1 (US)
Occupied territories: Draft called on Israel to accept de jure applicability of the 4th Geneva Convention; (S/19466)
1988
vetoed 14-1 (US)
Occupied territories: Draft urged Israel to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention, rescind the order to deport Palestinian civilians, and condemned policies and practices of Israel that violate the human rights of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories; (S/19780)
1988
vetoed 14-1 (US)
Occupied territories: Strongly deplored Israeli policies and practices in the occupied territories, and strongly deplored also Israel's continued disregard of relevant Security Council decisions.
2/17/1989
Vetoed 14-1 (US)
Occupied territories: Condemned Israeli policies and practices in the occupied territories.
6/9/1989
Vetoed 14-1 (US)
Occupied territories: Deplored Israel's policies and practices in the occupied territories.
11/7/1989
Vetoed 14-1 (US)
Occupied territories: NAM draft resolution to create a commission and send three security council members to Rishon Lezion, where an Israeli gunmen shot down seven Palestinian workers.
5/31/1990
Vetoed 14-1 (US)
Middle East: Confirms that the expropriation of land by Israel in East Jerusalem is invalid and in violation of relevant Security Council resolutions and provisions of the Fourth Geneva convention; expresses support of peace process, including the Declaration of Principles of 9/13/1993
5/17/1995
Vetoed 14-1 (US)
Middle East: Calls upon Israeli authorities to refrain from all actions or measures, including settlement activities.
3/7/1997
Vetoed 14-1 (US)
Middle East: Demands that Israel cease construction of the settlement in east Jerusalem (called Jabal Abu Ghneim by the Palestinians and Har Homa by Israel), as well as all the other Israeli settlement activity in the occupied territories
3/21/1997
Vetoed 13-1,1 (US)
Call for UN Observers Force in West Bank, Gaza
3/27/2001
Vetoed 9-1 (US),with four abstentions(Britain, France, Ireland and Norway)
Condemned acts of terror, demanded an end to violence and the establishment of a monitoring mechanism to bring in observers.
12/15/2001
Vetoed 12-1 (US) with two abstentions (Britain and Norway)
Source: U.S. State Department
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06/01/2009 --------500 Palestinians killed so far. 2500 Palestinians injured so far. And Alot of BABIES & WOMEN & PREGNANT among them..0 Israeli homes have been demolished by Palestinians and 18,147 Palestinian homes have been demolished by Israel since 1967.Raise your voice. Get angry. Don’t just lay back and watch the news. You can help them out by showing up and supporting the cause of the nation
Here is a list of UN resolutions that Israel has not complied. As far as I know they have ignored every single resolution. But the situation is far worse than would at first appear, it involves the serious distortion of the official Security Council record by the profligate use by the United States of its veto power. (See Table)
Israel's, defiance goes back to its very beginnings. This collection of resolutions criticizing Israel is unmatched by the record of any other nation.
A list of UN Resolutions against "Israel"
1955-1992:
* Resolution 106: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for Gaza raid".
* Resolution 111: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for raid on Syria that killed fifty-six people".
* Resolution 127: " . . . 'recommends' Israel suspends it's 'no-man's zone' in Jerusalem".
* Resolution 162: " . . . 'urges' Israel to comply with UN decisions".
* Resolution 171: " . . . determines flagrant violations' by Israel in its attack on Syria".
* Resolution 228: " . . . 'censures' Israel for its attack on Samu in the West Bank, then under Jordanian control".
* Resolution 237: " . . . 'urges' Israel to allow return of new 1967 Palestinian refugees".
* Resolution 248: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for its massive attack on Karameh in Jordan".
* Resolution 250: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to refrain from holding military parade in Jerusalem".
* Resolution 251: " . . . 'deeply deplores' Israeli military parade in Jerusalem in defiance of Resolution 250".
* Resolution 252: " . . . 'declares invalid' Israel's acts to unify Jerusalem as Jewish capital".
* Resolution 256: " . . . 'condemns' Israeli raids on Jordan as 'flagrant violation".
* Resolution 259: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's refusal to accept UN mission to probe occupation".
* Resolution 262: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for attack on Beirut airport".
* Resolution 265: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for air attacks for Salt in Jordan".
* Resolution 267: " . . . 'censures' Israel for administrative acts to change the status of Jerusalem".
*Resolution 270: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for air attacks on villages in southern Lebanon".
* Resolution 271: " . . . 'condemns' Israel's failure to obey UN resolutions on Jerusalem".
* Resolution 279: " . . . 'demands' withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon".
* Resolution 280: " . . . 'condemns' Israeli's attacks against Lebanon".
* Resolution 285: " . . . 'demands' immediate Israeli withdrawal form Lebanon".
* Resolution 298: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's changing of the status of Jerusalem".
* Resolution 313: " . . . 'demands' that Israel stop attacks against Lebanon".
* Resolution 316: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for repeated attacks on Lebanon".
* Resolution 317: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's refusal to release Arabs abducted in Lebanon".
* Resolution 332: " . . . 'condemns' Israel's repeated attacks against Lebanon".
* Resolution 337: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for violating Lebanon's sovereignty".
* Resolution 347: " . . . 'condemns' Israeli attacks on Lebanon".
* Resolution 425: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanon".
* Resolution 427: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to complete its withdrawal from Lebanon.
* Resolution 444: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's lack of cooperation with UN peacekeeping forces".
* Resolution 446: " . . . 'determines' that Israeli settlements are a 'serious
obstruction' to peace and calls on Israel to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention".
* Resolution 450: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to stop attacking Lebanon".
* Resolution 452: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to cease building settlements in occupied territories".
* Resolution 465: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's settlements and asks all member
states not to assist Israel's settlements program".
* Resolution 467: " . . . 'strongly deplores' Israel's military intervention in Lebanon".
* Resolution 468: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to rescind illegal expulsions of
two Palestinian mayors and a judge and to facilitate their return".
* Resolution 469: " . . . 'strongly deplores' Israel's failure to observe the
council's order not to deport Palestinians".
* Resolution 471: " . . . 'expresses deep concern' at Israel's failure to abide
by the Fourth Geneva Convention".
* Resolution 476: " . . . 'reiterates' that Israel's claim to Jerusalem are 'null and void'".
* Resolution 478: " . . . 'censures (Israel) in the strongest terms' for its
claim to Jerusalem in its 'Basic Law'".
* Resolution 484: " . . . 'declares it imperative' that Israel re-admit two deported
Palestinian mayors".
* Resolution 487: " . . . 'strongly condemns' Israel for its attack on Iraq's
nuclear facility".
* Resolution 497: " . . . 'decides' that Israel's annexation of Syria's Golan
Heights is 'null and void' and demands that Israel rescinds its decision forthwith".
* Resolution 498: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to withdraw from Lebanon".
* Resolution 501: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to stop attacks against Lebanon and withdraw its troops".
* Resolution 509: " . . . 'demands' that Israel withdraw its forces forthwith and unconditionally from Lebanon".
* Resolution 515: " . . . 'demands' that Israel lift its siege of Beirut and
allow food supplies to be brought in".
* Resolution 517: " . . . 'censures' Israel for failing to obey UN resolutions
and demands that Israel withdraw its forces from Lebanon".
* Resolution 518: " . . . 'demands' that Israel cooperate fully with UN forces in Lebanon".
* Resolution 520: " . . . 'condemns' Israel's attack into West Beirut".
* Resolution 573: " . . . 'condemns' Israel 'vigorously' for bombing Tunisia
in attack on PLO headquarters.
* Resolution 587: " . . . 'takes note' of previous calls on Israel to withdraw
its forces from Lebanon and urges all parties to withdraw".
* Resolution 592: " . . . 'strongly deplores' the killing of Palestinian students
at Bir Zeit University by Israeli troops".
* Resolution 605: " . . . 'strongly deplores' Israel's policies and practices
denying the human rights of Palestinians.
* Resolution 607: " . . . 'calls' on Israel not to deport Palestinians and strongly
requests it to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention.
* Resolution 608: " . . . 'deeply regrets' that Israel has defied the United Nations and deported Palestinian civilians".
* Resolution 636: " . . . 'deeply regrets' Israeli deportation of Palestinian civilians.
* Resolution 641: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's continuing deportation of Palestinians.
* Resolution 672: " . . . 'condemns' Israel for violence against Palestinians
at the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount.
* Resolution 673: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's refusal to cooperate with the United
Nations.
* Resolution 681: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's resumption of the deportation of
Palestinians.
* Resolution 694: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's deportation of Palestinians and
calls on it to ensure their safe and immediate return.
* Resolution 726: " . . . 'strongly condemns' Israel's deportation of Palestinians.
* Resolution 799: ". . . 'strongly condemns' Israel's deportation of 413 Palestinians
and calls for there immediate return.
1993 to 1995
UNGA Res 50/21 - The Middle East Peace Process (Dec 12, 1995)
UNGA Res 50/22 - The Situation in the Middle East (Dec 12, 1995)
UNGA Res 49/35 - Assistance to Palestinian Refugees (Jan 30 1995) l
UNGA Res 49/36 - Human Rights of Palestinian Refugees (Jan 30 1995)
UNGA Res 49/62 - Question of Palestine (Feb 3 1995)
UNGA Res 49/78 - Nuclear Proliferation in Mideast (Jan 11 1995)
UNGA Res 49/87 - Situation in the Middle East (Feb 7 1995)
UNGA Res 49/88 - The Middle East Peace Process (Feb 7 1995)
UNGA Res 49/149- Palestinian Right- Self-Determination (Feb 7 1995)
UNGA Res 48/213 - Assistance to Palestinian Refugees (Mar 15, 1994)
UNGA Res 48/40 - UNRWA for Palestinian Refugees (Dec 13, 1993)
UNGA Res 48/41 - Human Rights in the Territories (Dec 10 1993)
UNGA Res 48/58 - The Middle East Peace Process (Dec 14 1993)
UNGA Res 48/59 - The Situation in the Middle East (Dec 14 1993)
UNGA Res 48/71 - Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Mideast (Dec 16 1993)
UNGA Res 48/78 - Israeli Nuclear Armanent (Dec 16 1993)
UNGA Res 48/94 - Self-Determination & Independence (Dec 20 1993)
UNGA Res 48/124- Non-interference in Elections (Dec 20 1993)
UNGA Res 48/158- Question of Palestine (Dec 20 1993)
UNGA Res 48/212- Repercussions of Israeli Settlements (Dec 21 1993)
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U.S. Vetoes of UN Resolutions Critical of Israel
(1972-2002)
Vetoes: 1972-1982
Subject
Date & Meeting
US Rep Casting Veto
Vote
Palestine: Syrian-Lebanese Complaint. 3 power draft resolution 2/10784
9/10/1972
Bush
13-1, 1
Palestine: Examination of Middle East Situation. 8-power draft resolution (S/10974)
7/2/1973
Scali
13-1, 0 (China not partic.)
Palestine: Egyptian-Lebanese Complaint. 5-power draft power resolution (S/11898)
12/8/1975
Moynihan
13-1, 1
Palestine: Middle East Problem, including Palestinian question. 6-power draft resolution (S/11940)
1/26/1976
Moynihan
9-1,3 (China & Libya not partic.)
Palestine: Situation in Occupied Arab Territories. 5-power draft resolution (S/12022)
3/25/1976
Scranton
14-1,0
Palestine: Report on Committee on Rights of Palestinian People. 4-power draft resolution (S/121119)
6/29/1976
Sherer
10-1,4
Palestine: Palestinian Rights. Tunisian draft resolution. (S/13911)
4/30/1980
McHenry
10-1,4
Palestine: Golan Heights. Jordan draft resolution. (S/14832/Rev. 2)
1/20/1982
Kirkpatrick
9-1,5
Palestine: Situation in Occupied Territories, Jordan draft resolution (S/14943)
4/2/1982
Lichenstein
13-1,1
Palestine: Incident at the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. 4-power draft resolution
4/20/1982
Kirpatrick
14-1, 0
Palestine: Conflict in Lebanon. Spain draft resolution. (S/15185)
6/8/1982
Kirpatrick
14-1,0
Palestine: Conflict in Lebanon. France draft resolution. (S/15255/Rev. 2)
6/26/1982
Lichenstein
14-1
Palestine: Conflict in Lebanon. USSR draft resolution. (S/15347/Rev. 1, as orally amended)
8/6/1982
Lichenstein
11-1,3
Palestine: Situation in Occupied Territories, 20-power draft resolution (S/15895)
8/2/1983
Lichenstein
13-1,1
Security Council Vetoes/Negative voting 1983-present
Subject
Date
Vote
Occupied Arab Territories: Wholesale condemnation of Israeli settlement policies - not adopted
1983
S. Lebanon: Condemns Israeli action in southern Lebanon. S/16732
9/6/1984
Vetoed: 13-1 (U.S.), with 1 abstention (UK)
Occupied Territories: Deplores "repressive measures" by Israel against Arab population. S/19459.
9/13/1985
Vetoed: 10-1 (U.S.), with 4 abstentions (Australia, Denmark, UK, France)
Lebanon: Condemns Israeli practices against civilians in southern Lebanon. S/17000.
3/12/1985
Vetoed: 11-1 (U.S.), with 3 abstentions (Australia, Denmark, UK)
Occupied Territories: Calls upon Israel to respect Muslim holy places. S/17769/Rev. 1
1/30/1986
Vetoed: 13-1 (US), with one abstention (Thailand)
Lebanon: Condemns Israeli practices against civilians in southern Lebanon. S/17730/Rev. 2.
1/17/1986
Vetoed: 11-1 (U.S.), with 3 abstentions (Australia, Denmark, UK)
Libya/Israel: Condemns Israeli interception of Libyan plane. S/17796/Rev. 1.
2/6/1986
Vetoed: 10 -1 (US), with 4 abstentions (Australia, Denmark, France, UK)
Lebanon: Draft strongly deplored repeated Israeli attacks against Lebanese territory and other measures and practices against the civilian population; (S/19434)
1/18/1988
vetoed 13-1 (US), with 1 abstention (UK)
Lebanon: Draft condemned recent invasion by Israeli forces of Southern Lebanon and repeated a call for the immediate withdrawal of all Israeli forces from Lebanese territory; (S/19868)
5/10/1988
vetoed 14-1 (US)
Lebanon: Draft strongly deplored the recent Israeli attack against Lebanese territory on 9 December 1988; (S/20322)
12/14/1988
vetoed 14-1 (US)
Occupied territories: Draft called on Israel to accept de jure applicability of the 4th Geneva Convention; (S/19466)
1988
vetoed 14-1 (US)
Occupied territories: Draft urged Israel to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention, rescind the order to deport Palestinian civilians, and condemned policies and practices of Israel that violate the human rights of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories; (S/19780)
1988
vetoed 14-1 (US)
Occupied territories: Strongly deplored Israeli policies and practices in the occupied territories, and strongly deplored also Israel's continued disregard of relevant Security Council decisions.
2/17/1989
Vetoed 14-1 (US)
Occupied territories: Condemned Israeli policies and practices in the occupied territories.
6/9/1989
Vetoed 14-1 (US)
Occupied territories: Deplored Israel's policies and practices in the occupied territories.
11/7/1989
Vetoed 14-1 (US)
Occupied territories: NAM draft resolution to create a commission and send three security council members to Rishon Lezion, where an Israeli gunmen shot down seven Palestinian workers.
5/31/1990
Vetoed 14-1 (US)
Middle East: Confirms that the expropriation of land by Israel in East Jerusalem is invalid and in violation of relevant Security Council resolutions and provisions of the Fourth Geneva convention; expresses support of peace process, including the Declaration of Principles of 9/13/1993
5/17/1995
Vetoed 14-1 (US)
Middle East: Calls upon Israeli authorities to refrain from all actions or measures, including settlement activities.
3/7/1997
Vetoed 14-1 (US)
Middle East: Demands that Israel cease construction of the settlement in east Jerusalem (called Jabal Abu Ghneim by the Palestinians and Har Homa by Israel), as well as all the other Israeli settlement activity in the occupied territories
3/21/1997
Vetoed 13-1,1 (US)
Call for UN Observers Force in West Bank, Gaza
3/27/2001
Vetoed 9-1 (US),with four abstentions(Britain, France, Ireland and Norway)
Condemned acts of terror, demanded an end to violence and the establishment of a monitoring mechanism to bring in observers.
12/15/2001
Vetoed 12-1 (US) with two abstentions (Britain and Norway)
Source: U.S. State Department
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Saturday, May 15, 2010
Everybody loves a bad fatwa
Everybody loves a bad fatwa
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
Everybody loves a bad fatwa. And why not? It fills column space for newpapers; It brings in viewers for Television channels; it plays into the image of Muslims as a backward community for communalists; and it gives activists a chance to reinforce their secular credentials. Never mind that this fatwa will not change the lives of millions of Muslims and text of the fatwa could be not what has been reported or maybe the said fatwa doesn't even exist.
Fatwa is nothing but a religious opinion from a religious scholar to a question asked by a Muslim on a particular situation that he or she may be facing at the time or might face in future and doesn't know what should be an appropriate way to act in light of Islamic teachings. A mufti then issues a fatwa or opinion based on his understanding of the question and Islam. Just as different medical doctors will have a difference of opinion regarding a diagnosis and treatment plan, it is common for different muftis to give different opinion for the same question.
Media circus
Frontpage of The Times of India, Delhi Edition, May 11, 2010
At least once every year, on a slow news day, some enterprising journalist finds a fatwa that will fit the stereotype about Muslims being backward or Muslim scholars being ignorant or out of touch with the real world or all of the above reasons, and will publish a news story based on this 'prized' fatwa. Let's take the example of the fatwa issued by Darul Uloom Deoband that is making the round in news cycles this week.
The fatwa in question was issued more than a month ago and one can ask the question, why is there a sudden interest by the media in this particular fatwa? A fatwa that is only a sentence long has had numerous newspaper column space and hours of airtime devoted to it. The media bosses have decided that it is an important fatwa because it has all the right keywords to keep the attention of readers & viewers, and therefore will keep a flow of revenue coming in.
One has to question the motive of the major media regarding the publicizing of a fatwa. There is more to this than meets the eye when the Indian media that is obsessed with breaking news and exclusives these days picks up a fatwa that was issued more than a month ago. Within 24 hours of this news being flashed on NDTV on May 11th, 2010, all major media networks of India had reported it. And every new report had added information that was not even there. Let's look at the fatwa first.
Question number 21031 ((http://darulifta-deoband.org/viewfatwa.jsp?ID=21031) to Darul Ifta (house of fatwas) of Darul Uloom Deoband asked by someone in India states: “Asalamu-Alikum: Can muslim women in india do Govt. or Pvt. Jobs? Shall their salary be Halal or Haram or Prohibited?” Answer published on April 4th, 2010 simply answers it as: “It is unlawful for Muslim women to do job in government or private institutions where men and women work together and women have to talk with [to] men frankly and without veil.”
Headlines
Now let's look at some of the headlines of news reports about this fatwa:
Fatwa against working Muslim women: NDTVFatwa to working Muslim women: Don't talk to male colleagues: NDTVWomen's earnings haram, says Deoband: The Times of India [Print edition]Deoband fatwa: It's illegal for women to work, support family: The Times of India [Online]Don't talk to male colleagues: Darul Uloom's fatwa to all working women: DNAMuslim women can't work: Deoband: Samay LiveDarul Uloom says Muslim women can't work in public: India TodayNow, fatwa against working women: Indian ExpressWomen Working with Men Un-Islamic: Deoband: OutlookFatwa against men-women proximity at workplace: Zee News
In case you ever wondered why there isnt a successful supermarket tabloid in India, here is your answer. There is no need for one because major media houses in India do that job very well.
Fatwa-checking
Now let's look at the fatwa again. It doesn't talk about a woman's earnings being haram or unlawful, Islamically speaking. It also not talking about whether women can work or not, rather it is a learned scholar giving his opinion that Islamically it will be unlawful for a Muslim women only if she is in a job that will require her to speak to men "frankly and without veil." I am not sure what mufti sahib meant with the "speaking frankly" phrase, but there is no ruling saying women cannot work or that their earning is haram. This did not stop media houses from publishing news report after news report with sensational headlines that had nothing to do the with the original fatwa.
A simple fact-checking, if Indian media had that system, would have clarified the matter and this fatwa would have remained a non-news. However, this was not to be. Why should anyone bother with minor annoyance when there are pages and airtime to be filled without impunity.
Television channels went a step further and dug up old fatwas dating back to 2005 and 2006 to run on the screens when they were talking about this issue. It is anyone's guess what issues those fatwas displayed on-screen would have dealt with. We can't blame readers and viewers when they see a conspiracy in all this.
Tabassum Khan who is an Assistant Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Riverside argues that the media jumps on these issues because "It further tatters the already tarnished image of the Muslims." And when there is not enough facts to go around they simply add fiction to make it sound more interesting.
Fatwas, good or bad, have only limited public appeal and influence. Sadia Khanam, a journalist with The Eastern Post in Kolkata, says, "I don't encounter many situations where I need to seek the guidance of a fatwa." And maybe it will sound strange to journalists with a very low image of Muslim women, Khanam adds, "It depends on my personal understanding to decide which fatwa can be held correct and followed."
And Sadia is not alone in this, Tabassum Khan has done extensive research on the Muslim youth of New Delhi and she says that "The women paid little attention [to fatwas], but among the young men there were a few who gave importance to these fatwas. But they were isolated and few and far in between in numbers."
So, why are major media houses ready to give up prime space and time for a fatwa that the majority of Muslims pay little attention to? "Mainstream media has no stake in the image of Muslims. They are in the business of enforcing and perpetuating stereotypes. So, if a maulvi works to tatter the already tarnished image, they are the first to give him importance and project his view as the view of the entire community," explains Khan.
Measured response
Darul Uloom Deoband did the right thing by issuing a denial but the damage had already been done. So how should Muslims respond in situations like these? First of all, those who are activists, community leaders, and commentators, and first lines of contact for these journalists who are seeking them for opinions, need to pay more attention to the story. They need to realize that they don't need to respond to all media queries. If they do decide to respond, even if it is going to be along predictable lines, they need to see the source of the story. In this case, it would have been to see the original fatwa.
For half an hour, Shazia Ilmi, Sadia Dehlvi, and Kamal Farooqui debated on this topic on Sagarika Ghose's program "Face The Nation" on CNN-IBN on Wednesday. Strangely, none of them had actually even read the original fatwa. Based on other hearsay news reports, this only served the purpose of keeping untainted the image of Muslims as a monolith community out-of-touch-with-the-modern-world, and women who need to be rescued. Of course, interest of Muslim women is the least of the concerns of the Indian media who are competing for all-important ratings.
One thing is clear that Muslims have no say or control over the media's actions, but that doesn't mean that they have to be passive. Polite but firm emails should be sent to reporters and their editors. Muslim community organizations should send a letter on their official letter-heads to the editors and seek meetings with the editorial staff. In these meetings, examples of serious lapses by media when reporting on issues related to Muslims should be brought to their attention.
Media is not a one-way street and they don't exist in vacuum. In this day and age, readers and viewers have much more power than anyone would like to acknowledge. This power should be used to demand correct and factual coverage. At the same time Muslims need to take these kinds of episodes as opportunity to engage with their non-Muslim colleagues and friends to explain Islam and Muslim practices.
Muslim religious leadership is not above criticism but they need to be engaged to develop a new kind of thinking that takes what Islam has to offer and apply it to the modern world. Religious scholars need to offer solutions to the problems associated with modern life without dragging the whole community to a medieval view of the religion and the world. For this to happen both university-educated and madrasa-educated Muslims need to interact and engage each other.
As Prof. Tabassum Khan rightly states, "It is important for middle-class Muslims to become more vocal and not let uninformed and biased opinions be representative of the community."
http://twocircles.net/2010may13/everybody_loves_bad_fatwa.html
By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net
Everybody loves a bad fatwa. And why not? It fills column space for newpapers; It brings in viewers for Television channels; it plays into the image of Muslims as a backward community for communalists; and it gives activists a chance to reinforce their secular credentials. Never mind that this fatwa will not change the lives of millions of Muslims and text of the fatwa could be not what has been reported or maybe the said fatwa doesn't even exist.
Fatwa is nothing but a religious opinion from a religious scholar to a question asked by a Muslim on a particular situation that he or she may be facing at the time or might face in future and doesn't know what should be an appropriate way to act in light of Islamic teachings. A mufti then issues a fatwa or opinion based on his understanding of the question and Islam. Just as different medical doctors will have a difference of opinion regarding a diagnosis and treatment plan, it is common for different muftis to give different opinion for the same question.
Media circus
Frontpage of The Times of India, Delhi Edition, May 11, 2010
At least once every year, on a slow news day, some enterprising journalist finds a fatwa that will fit the stereotype about Muslims being backward or Muslim scholars being ignorant or out of touch with the real world or all of the above reasons, and will publish a news story based on this 'prized' fatwa. Let's take the example of the fatwa issued by Darul Uloom Deoband that is making the round in news cycles this week.
The fatwa in question was issued more than a month ago and one can ask the question, why is there a sudden interest by the media in this particular fatwa? A fatwa that is only a sentence long has had numerous newspaper column space and hours of airtime devoted to it. The media bosses have decided that it is an important fatwa because it has all the right keywords to keep the attention of readers & viewers, and therefore will keep a flow of revenue coming in.
One has to question the motive of the major media regarding the publicizing of a fatwa. There is more to this than meets the eye when the Indian media that is obsessed with breaking news and exclusives these days picks up a fatwa that was issued more than a month ago. Within 24 hours of this news being flashed on NDTV on May 11th, 2010, all major media networks of India had reported it. And every new report had added information that was not even there. Let's look at the fatwa first.
Question number 21031 ((http://darulifta-deoband.org/viewfatwa.jsp?ID=21031) to Darul Ifta (house of fatwas) of Darul Uloom Deoband asked by someone in India states: “Asalamu-Alikum: Can muslim women in india do Govt. or Pvt. Jobs? Shall their salary be Halal or Haram or Prohibited?” Answer published on April 4th, 2010 simply answers it as: “It is unlawful for Muslim women to do job in government or private institutions where men and women work together and women have to talk with [to] men frankly and without veil.”
Headlines
Now let's look at some of the headlines of news reports about this fatwa:
Fatwa against working Muslim women: NDTVFatwa to working Muslim women: Don't talk to male colleagues: NDTVWomen's earnings haram, says Deoband: The Times of India [Print edition]Deoband fatwa: It's illegal for women to work, support family: The Times of India [Online]Don't talk to male colleagues: Darul Uloom's fatwa to all working women: DNAMuslim women can't work: Deoband: Samay LiveDarul Uloom says Muslim women can't work in public: India TodayNow, fatwa against working women: Indian ExpressWomen Working with Men Un-Islamic: Deoband: OutlookFatwa against men-women proximity at workplace: Zee News
In case you ever wondered why there isnt a successful supermarket tabloid in India, here is your answer. There is no need for one because major media houses in India do that job very well.
Fatwa-checking
Now let's look at the fatwa again. It doesn't talk about a woman's earnings being haram or unlawful, Islamically speaking. It also not talking about whether women can work or not, rather it is a learned scholar giving his opinion that Islamically it will be unlawful for a Muslim women only if she is in a job that will require her to speak to men "frankly and without veil." I am not sure what mufti sahib meant with the "speaking frankly" phrase, but there is no ruling saying women cannot work or that their earning is haram. This did not stop media houses from publishing news report after news report with sensational headlines that had nothing to do the with the original fatwa.
A simple fact-checking, if Indian media had that system, would have clarified the matter and this fatwa would have remained a non-news. However, this was not to be. Why should anyone bother with minor annoyance when there are pages and airtime to be filled without impunity.
Television channels went a step further and dug up old fatwas dating back to 2005 and 2006 to run on the screens when they were talking about this issue. It is anyone's guess what issues those fatwas displayed on-screen would have dealt with. We can't blame readers and viewers when they see a conspiracy in all this.
Tabassum Khan who is an Assistant Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Riverside argues that the media jumps on these issues because "It further tatters the already tarnished image of the Muslims." And when there is not enough facts to go around they simply add fiction to make it sound more interesting.
Fatwas, good or bad, have only limited public appeal and influence. Sadia Khanam, a journalist with The Eastern Post in Kolkata, says, "I don't encounter many situations where I need to seek the guidance of a fatwa." And maybe it will sound strange to journalists with a very low image of Muslim women, Khanam adds, "It depends on my personal understanding to decide which fatwa can be held correct and followed."
And Sadia is not alone in this, Tabassum Khan has done extensive research on the Muslim youth of New Delhi and she says that "The women paid little attention [to fatwas], but among the young men there were a few who gave importance to these fatwas. But they were isolated and few and far in between in numbers."
So, why are major media houses ready to give up prime space and time for a fatwa that the majority of Muslims pay little attention to? "Mainstream media has no stake in the image of Muslims. They are in the business of enforcing and perpetuating stereotypes. So, if a maulvi works to tatter the already tarnished image, they are the first to give him importance and project his view as the view of the entire community," explains Khan.
Measured response
Darul Uloom Deoband did the right thing by issuing a denial but the damage had already been done. So how should Muslims respond in situations like these? First of all, those who are activists, community leaders, and commentators, and first lines of contact for these journalists who are seeking them for opinions, need to pay more attention to the story. They need to realize that they don't need to respond to all media queries. If they do decide to respond, even if it is going to be along predictable lines, they need to see the source of the story. In this case, it would have been to see the original fatwa.
For half an hour, Shazia Ilmi, Sadia Dehlvi, and Kamal Farooqui debated on this topic on Sagarika Ghose's program "Face The Nation" on CNN-IBN on Wednesday. Strangely, none of them had actually even read the original fatwa. Based on other hearsay news reports, this only served the purpose of keeping untainted the image of Muslims as a monolith community out-of-touch-with-the-modern-world, and women who need to be rescued. Of course, interest of Muslim women is the least of the concerns of the Indian media who are competing for all-important ratings.
One thing is clear that Muslims have no say or control over the media's actions, but that doesn't mean that they have to be passive. Polite but firm emails should be sent to reporters and their editors. Muslim community organizations should send a letter on their official letter-heads to the editors and seek meetings with the editorial staff. In these meetings, examples of serious lapses by media when reporting on issues related to Muslims should be brought to their attention.
Media is not a one-way street and they don't exist in vacuum. In this day and age, readers and viewers have much more power than anyone would like to acknowledge. This power should be used to demand correct and factual coverage. At the same time Muslims need to take these kinds of episodes as opportunity to engage with their non-Muslim colleagues and friends to explain Islam and Muslim practices.
Muslim religious leadership is not above criticism but they need to be engaged to develop a new kind of thinking that takes what Islam has to offer and apply it to the modern world. Religious scholars need to offer solutions to the problems associated with modern life without dragging the whole community to a medieval view of the religion and the world. For this to happen both university-educated and madrasa-educated Muslims need to interact and engage each other.
As Prof. Tabassum Khan rightly states, "It is important for middle-class Muslims to become more vocal and not let uninformed and biased opinions be representative of the community."
http://twocircles.net/2010may13/everybody_loves_bad_fatwa.html
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
फतवों से ऊपर उठकर कुछ करने का वक्त
फतवों से ऊपर उठकर कुछ करने का वक्त
फतवों से ऊपर उठकर कुछ करने का वक्त12 May 2010, 0136 hrs IST,नवभारत टाइम्स
यूसुफ किरमानी बीते शुक्रवार यानी जुमे को अखबारों में पहले पेज पर दो खबरें थीं, एक तो कसाब को
फांसी की सजा सुनाई जाने की और दूसरी सिविल सर्विस परीक्षा में ऑल इंडिया टॉपर शाह फैसल की। आप इसे इस तरह भी देख सकते हैं कि एक तरफ मुसलमान का पाकिस्तानी चेहरा है तो दूसरी तरफ भारतीय चेहरा। हर जुमे की नमाज में मस्जिदों में खुतबा पढ़ा जाता है जिसमें तमाम मजहबी बातों के अलावा अगर मौलवी-मौलाना चाहते हैं तो मौजूदा हालात पर भी रोशनी डालते हैं। अक्सर अमेरिका की निंदा के स्वर इन खुतबों से सुनाई देते हैं। उम्मीद थी कि इस बार जुमे को किसी न किसी बड़ी मस्जिद से आम मुसलमान के इन दो चेहरों की तुलना कोई मौलवी या मौलाना करेगा, लेकिन मुस्लिम उलेमा यह मौका खो बैठे। जिक्र का हकदार देश की आजादी के बाद यह चौथा ऐसा मौका है जब किसी मुस्लिम युवक ने आईएएस परीक्षा में बड़ी सफलता पाई है। जिसके पिता का आतंकवादियों ने कत्ल कर दिया हो, जिसने एमबीबीएस परीक्षा भी पास कर ली हो और जिसकी शिक्षक मां ने उसे रास्ता दिखाया, वह जुमे के खुतबे में या तकरीर में कम से कम उल्लेख किए जाने का हकदार तो है ही। लेकिन कुछ और वजहों से भी शाह फैसल का उल्लेख मस्जिदों और मदरसों से लेकर गली-कूचों तक में किया जाना जरूरी हो गया है। शाह फैसल की सफलता ने भारतीय मुसलमानों की उस युवा पीढ़ी में एक उम्मीद जगा दी है, जो फतवों से ऊपर उठकर कुछ करना चाहती है, जो अपने मजहब और देश के कल्चर में रहकर ही कुछ पाने की तमन्ना रखती है।
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और स्टोरीज़ पढ़ने के लिए यहां क्लिक करेंइस बात पर जब-तब बहस होती रही है कि भारतीय मुस्लिम युवक शिक्षा के नजरिए से बाकी समुदायों के मुकाबले बहुत पिछड़े हुए हैं। नैशनल सैंपल सर्वे के आंकड़े के मुताबिक मुसलमानों की कुल आबादी में कॉलेज ग्रैजुएट सिर्फ 3.6 फीसदी हैं। सिविल सेवा परीक्षा के लिए न्यूनतम शैक्षणिक योग्यता ग्रैजुएट है। मुसलमानों में शैक्षणिक पिछड़ेपन की बहस को अंत में सरकार की नीतियों और रिजवेर्शन पर ले जाकर खत्म कर दिया जाता है। राजेंद्र सच्चर कमिटी की रिपोर्ट आने के बाद से इस बहस को और भी मजबूती मिली है। फैसल बने रोल मॉडल लेकिन, बात जुमे पर पढ़े जाने वाले खुतबे से शुरू हुई थी। सरकार जब कुछ करेगी, तब करेगी। नमाज पढ़ाने वाले इमाम या मौलवी जुमे पर जुटने वाली भीड़ से क्या कभी यह कहते हैं कि हमें ज्यादा मुस्लिम युवकों को आईएएस-आईपीएस बनाने के लिए या आईआईएम तक पहुंचाने के लिए स्टडी सेंटर चाहिए? कितने ऐसे उलेमा या मौलाना हैं जो अपने समुदाय के लोगों से यह अपील करते नजर आते हैं कि हमें भी बिहार और झारखंड के सुपर 30 मॉडल को अपनाकर अपने बच्चों को आईआईटी तक पहुंचाने का रास्ता बनाना चाहिए? जिस अजमेर शरीफ दरगाह को भारत ही नहीं, पूरी दुनिया के मुसलमान एक पवित्र स्थान के रूप में जानते हैं, क्या वहां की कमिटी ने कभी कोई यूनिवर्सिटी या प्रफेशनल कॉलेज खोलने की पहल की? राजधानी दिल्ली की बात करें तो यहां हजरत निजामुद्दीन औलिया की दरगाह में अजमेर के मुकाबले कम चढ़ावा नहीं आता, लेकिन उस पैसे का इस्तेमाल क्या देश में कई और शाह फैसल पैदा करने में खर्च नहीं किया जा सकता? आप मस्जिद और मदरसे के लिए चंदा मांग सकते हैं तो इस नेक काम के लिए परहेज क्यों? जिस अजमेर शरीफ दरगाह को भारत ही नहीं, पूरी दुनिया के मुसलमान एक पवित्र स्थान के रूप में जानते हैं, क्या वहां की कमिटी ने कभी कोई यूनिवसिर्टी या प्रफेशनल कॉलेज खोलने की पहल की? राजधानी दिल्ली की बात करें तो यहां हजरत निजामुद्दीन औलिया की दरगाह में अजमेर के मुकाबले कम चढ़ावा नहीं आता, लेकिन उस पैसे का इस्तेमाल क्या देश में कई और शाह फैसल पैदा करने में खर्च नहीं किया जा सकता? अकेले अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम यूनिवसिर्टी (एएमयू) और जामिया हमदर्द डीम्ड यूनिवर्सिटी में स्टडी सर्कल चलाकर आप बड़ी तादाद में आईएएस, आईपीएस या आईआईटियन पैदा नहीं कर सकते? क्या अनंतनाग या सीवान का हर युवक शाह फैसल की तरह दिल्ली आकर हमदर्द स्टडी सर्कल में सिविल सविर्सेज की तैयारी कर सकेगा? अगर शाह फैसल को रोल मॉडल बनाकर आप इसे एक आंदोलन का रूप दे दें तो यह मुमकिन है। शाह फैसल ने आपको एक मौका दे दिया है। तिरुपति देवस्थानम द्वारा संचालित शिक्षण संस्थाएं वेल्लूर से लेकर दिल्ली तक फैली हुई हैं और इनमें प्राइमरी स्कूल से लेकर डिग्री कॉलेज तक हैं। इनकी संस्थाओं में गरीब बच्चे पढ़कर आईएएस और आईआईटी की मंजिल तय करते हैं। अम्मा के नाम से विख्यात मां अमृतानंदमयी तो अब उत्तर भारतीय लोगों में भी उतनी ही प्रसिद्ध हो गई हैं जितनी दक्षिण भारत में। आज वह अपने प्रवचन से ज्यादा स्कूल-कॉलेज और यूनिवर्सिटी खोलने के लिए जानी जा रही हैं। कर्नाटक में गुलबर्गा शरीफ दरगाह में आने वाले चढ़ावे और दूसरी आमदनियों से वहां की कमिटी कई सफल वोकेशनल कॉलेज चला रही है। शिया धर्म गुरु मौलाना कल्बे सादिक ने अलीगढ़ में एकदम एएमयू की तर्ज पर एक ऐसा शिक्षण संस्थान खड़ा किया है, जहां कई रोजगारपरक विषयों की पढ़ाई हो रही है। पर, शिक्षा के क्षेत्र में काम को ईसाई मिशनरियों की तरह जितनी गंभीरता से लिया जाना चाहिए था, मुस्लिम समुदाय ने इसे उस रूप में नहीं लिया। एक रुपये से तब्दीली मुमकिन दिल्ली की सबसे बड़ी शाही जामा मस्जिद में हर जुमे को नमाज पढ़ने वाला मुसलमान अगर एक रुपया भी इस काम के लिए दे तो आप कुछ साल में एक अच्छा प्रफेशनल शिक्षण संस्थान खड़ा कर सकते हैं। पैगंबर हजरत मोहम्मद साहब तो धर्म के अलावा इल्म की बात भी बताकर गए थे, पर कितने लोग हैं जो इल्म की अलख जगाने के लिए मौजूदा हालात में सामने आए हैं। यहां पर उन लोगों का जिक्र बेमानी होगा जिन्होंने एमपी-एमएलए बनने के बाद निजी हितों के लिए शिक्षण संस्थाएं खोलीं। ये वे लोग हैं जो प्रधानमंत्री रोजगार योजना और अल्पसंख्यक कल्याण निगमों से कर्ज दिलाने की बात कर आपको हमेशा दस्तकार बनाए रखना चाहते हैं। ऐसे लोग नहीं चाहते कि फिरोजाबाद में कांच की भट्ठी में तपने वाला मुस्लिम युवक आईएएस बनने का सपना भी देखे। वे लोग लखनऊ के चिकन कपड़ों का एक्सपोर्ट लाइसेंस तो खुद हासिल करेंगे लेकिन अपने समुदाय के लड़के-लड़कियों से चाहेंगे कि वे सारी जिंदगी उन कपड़ों पर चिकन की कढ़ाई करते रहें!
http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5917951.cms
फतवों से ऊपर उठकर कुछ करने का वक्त12 May 2010, 0136 hrs IST,नवभारत टाइम्स
यूसुफ किरमानी बीते शुक्रवार यानी जुमे को अखबारों में पहले पेज पर दो खबरें थीं, एक तो कसाब को
फांसी की सजा सुनाई जाने की और दूसरी सिविल सर्विस परीक्षा में ऑल इंडिया टॉपर शाह फैसल की। आप इसे इस तरह भी देख सकते हैं कि एक तरफ मुसलमान का पाकिस्तानी चेहरा है तो दूसरी तरफ भारतीय चेहरा। हर जुमे की नमाज में मस्जिदों में खुतबा पढ़ा जाता है जिसमें तमाम मजहबी बातों के अलावा अगर मौलवी-मौलाना चाहते हैं तो मौजूदा हालात पर भी रोशनी डालते हैं। अक्सर अमेरिका की निंदा के स्वर इन खुतबों से सुनाई देते हैं। उम्मीद थी कि इस बार जुमे को किसी न किसी बड़ी मस्जिद से आम मुसलमान के इन दो चेहरों की तुलना कोई मौलवी या मौलाना करेगा, लेकिन मुस्लिम उलेमा यह मौका खो बैठे। जिक्र का हकदार देश की आजादी के बाद यह चौथा ऐसा मौका है जब किसी मुस्लिम युवक ने आईएएस परीक्षा में बड़ी सफलता पाई है। जिसके पिता का आतंकवादियों ने कत्ल कर दिया हो, जिसने एमबीबीएस परीक्षा भी पास कर ली हो और जिसकी शिक्षक मां ने उसे रास्ता दिखाया, वह जुमे के खुतबे में या तकरीर में कम से कम उल्लेख किए जाने का हकदार तो है ही। लेकिन कुछ और वजहों से भी शाह फैसल का उल्लेख मस्जिदों और मदरसों से लेकर गली-कूचों तक में किया जाना जरूरी हो गया है। शाह फैसल की सफलता ने भारतीय मुसलमानों की उस युवा पीढ़ी में एक उम्मीद जगा दी है, जो फतवों से ऊपर उठकर कुछ करना चाहती है, जो अपने मजहब और देश के कल्चर में रहकर ही कुछ पाने की तमन्ना रखती है।
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देवबंदी इबादत करें, दखलअंदाजी नहीं
'मना है मर्दों के साथ काम करना'
मुस्लिम लड़कियों का मॉडलिंग करना हराम: देवबंद
मुस्लिम महिलाओं का बॉडी स्कैन से इनकार, यात्रा से रोका गया
सिलिकॉन इम्प्लांट पर न बजे बम की घंटी
और स्टोरीज़ पढ़ने के लिए यहां क्लिक करेंइस बात पर जब-तब बहस होती रही है कि भारतीय मुस्लिम युवक शिक्षा के नजरिए से बाकी समुदायों के मुकाबले बहुत पिछड़े हुए हैं। नैशनल सैंपल सर्वे के आंकड़े के मुताबिक मुसलमानों की कुल आबादी में कॉलेज ग्रैजुएट सिर्फ 3.6 फीसदी हैं। सिविल सेवा परीक्षा के लिए न्यूनतम शैक्षणिक योग्यता ग्रैजुएट है। मुसलमानों में शैक्षणिक पिछड़ेपन की बहस को अंत में सरकार की नीतियों और रिजवेर्शन पर ले जाकर खत्म कर दिया जाता है। राजेंद्र सच्चर कमिटी की रिपोर्ट आने के बाद से इस बहस को और भी मजबूती मिली है। फैसल बने रोल मॉडल लेकिन, बात जुमे पर पढ़े जाने वाले खुतबे से शुरू हुई थी। सरकार जब कुछ करेगी, तब करेगी। नमाज पढ़ाने वाले इमाम या मौलवी जुमे पर जुटने वाली भीड़ से क्या कभी यह कहते हैं कि हमें ज्यादा मुस्लिम युवकों को आईएएस-आईपीएस बनाने के लिए या आईआईएम तक पहुंचाने के लिए स्टडी सेंटर चाहिए? कितने ऐसे उलेमा या मौलाना हैं जो अपने समुदाय के लोगों से यह अपील करते नजर आते हैं कि हमें भी बिहार और झारखंड के सुपर 30 मॉडल को अपनाकर अपने बच्चों को आईआईटी तक पहुंचाने का रास्ता बनाना चाहिए? जिस अजमेर शरीफ दरगाह को भारत ही नहीं, पूरी दुनिया के मुसलमान एक पवित्र स्थान के रूप में जानते हैं, क्या वहां की कमिटी ने कभी कोई यूनिवर्सिटी या प्रफेशनल कॉलेज खोलने की पहल की? राजधानी दिल्ली की बात करें तो यहां हजरत निजामुद्दीन औलिया की दरगाह में अजमेर के मुकाबले कम चढ़ावा नहीं आता, लेकिन उस पैसे का इस्तेमाल क्या देश में कई और शाह फैसल पैदा करने में खर्च नहीं किया जा सकता? आप मस्जिद और मदरसे के लिए चंदा मांग सकते हैं तो इस नेक काम के लिए परहेज क्यों? जिस अजमेर शरीफ दरगाह को भारत ही नहीं, पूरी दुनिया के मुसलमान एक पवित्र स्थान के रूप में जानते हैं, क्या वहां की कमिटी ने कभी कोई यूनिवसिर्टी या प्रफेशनल कॉलेज खोलने की पहल की? राजधानी दिल्ली की बात करें तो यहां हजरत निजामुद्दीन औलिया की दरगाह में अजमेर के मुकाबले कम चढ़ावा नहीं आता, लेकिन उस पैसे का इस्तेमाल क्या देश में कई और शाह फैसल पैदा करने में खर्च नहीं किया जा सकता? अकेले अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम यूनिवसिर्टी (एएमयू) और जामिया हमदर्द डीम्ड यूनिवर्सिटी में स्टडी सर्कल चलाकर आप बड़ी तादाद में आईएएस, आईपीएस या आईआईटियन पैदा नहीं कर सकते? क्या अनंतनाग या सीवान का हर युवक शाह फैसल की तरह दिल्ली आकर हमदर्द स्टडी सर्कल में सिविल सविर्सेज की तैयारी कर सकेगा? अगर शाह फैसल को रोल मॉडल बनाकर आप इसे एक आंदोलन का रूप दे दें तो यह मुमकिन है। शाह फैसल ने आपको एक मौका दे दिया है। तिरुपति देवस्थानम द्वारा संचालित शिक्षण संस्थाएं वेल्लूर से लेकर दिल्ली तक फैली हुई हैं और इनमें प्राइमरी स्कूल से लेकर डिग्री कॉलेज तक हैं। इनकी संस्थाओं में गरीब बच्चे पढ़कर आईएएस और आईआईटी की मंजिल तय करते हैं। अम्मा के नाम से विख्यात मां अमृतानंदमयी तो अब उत्तर भारतीय लोगों में भी उतनी ही प्रसिद्ध हो गई हैं जितनी दक्षिण भारत में। आज वह अपने प्रवचन से ज्यादा स्कूल-कॉलेज और यूनिवर्सिटी खोलने के लिए जानी जा रही हैं। कर्नाटक में गुलबर्गा शरीफ दरगाह में आने वाले चढ़ावे और दूसरी आमदनियों से वहां की कमिटी कई सफल वोकेशनल कॉलेज चला रही है। शिया धर्म गुरु मौलाना कल्बे सादिक ने अलीगढ़ में एकदम एएमयू की तर्ज पर एक ऐसा शिक्षण संस्थान खड़ा किया है, जहां कई रोजगारपरक विषयों की पढ़ाई हो रही है। पर, शिक्षा के क्षेत्र में काम को ईसाई मिशनरियों की तरह जितनी गंभीरता से लिया जाना चाहिए था, मुस्लिम समुदाय ने इसे उस रूप में नहीं लिया। एक रुपये से तब्दीली मुमकिन दिल्ली की सबसे बड़ी शाही जामा मस्जिद में हर जुमे को नमाज पढ़ने वाला मुसलमान अगर एक रुपया भी इस काम के लिए दे तो आप कुछ साल में एक अच्छा प्रफेशनल शिक्षण संस्थान खड़ा कर सकते हैं। पैगंबर हजरत मोहम्मद साहब तो धर्म के अलावा इल्म की बात भी बताकर गए थे, पर कितने लोग हैं जो इल्म की अलख जगाने के लिए मौजूदा हालात में सामने आए हैं। यहां पर उन लोगों का जिक्र बेमानी होगा जिन्होंने एमपी-एमएलए बनने के बाद निजी हितों के लिए शिक्षण संस्थाएं खोलीं। ये वे लोग हैं जो प्रधानमंत्री रोजगार योजना और अल्पसंख्यक कल्याण निगमों से कर्ज दिलाने की बात कर आपको हमेशा दस्तकार बनाए रखना चाहते हैं। ऐसे लोग नहीं चाहते कि फिरोजाबाद में कांच की भट्ठी में तपने वाला मुस्लिम युवक आईएएस बनने का सपना भी देखे। वे लोग लखनऊ के चिकन कपड़ों का एक्सपोर्ट लाइसेंस तो खुद हासिल करेंगे लेकिन अपने समुदाय के लड़के-लड़कियों से चाहेंगे कि वे सारी जिंदगी उन कपड़ों पर चिकन की कढ़ाई करते रहें!
http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5917951.cms
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Snapshot of TV advertising during Q1 2010 - Part 1
Snapshot of TV advertising during Q1 2010 - Part 1
http://www.indiantelevision.com/tamadex/y2k10/may/tam18.php
TV advertising grew by 44%.
http://www.indiantelevision.com/tamadex/y2k10/may/tam18.php
TV advertising grew by 44%.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
TErrorism Reality and Propaganda
Terrorism, Propaganda and Reality
In the world of Economic and commerce it is said that if the U.S.A economy gets cold the world market and economy sneezes but after 9/11 the same has happened with Terrorism. After the attack on the Twin tower, according to some the statue of Capitalism, America successfully lobbied and finally convinced the world that the Islamic Terrorism is the most dangerous phenomenon of the modern humanity. Our country India is no exception, instead a step forward. We are toeing the same line and charging a deprived community for every act of terrorism causing further deterioration.
Knowing the history of U.S. terrorism from Vietnam to Nicaragua, from Afghanistan to Iraq, the Uno is unable to define the terrorism and so is true for our country. If a bomb blast is a terrorist attack than what is the bombardment on the civilians, children and women by the Israelis in Lebanon? How will one define the using of Atom Bomb on Japan? Horror camps in Guantanamo? Killing of Jews by Hitler? Using Chemical weapons against human being of other country? Invading of Iraq, by America and its European allies causing a Million death and that too without the sanction of the UNO?
Politically speaking our learned Prime Minister has once said that Terrorism and Naxalism are the two major causes of concern and a threat to our nation. Knowing his politeness and closeness with the U.S one can easily understand that by terrorism he meant Islamic Terrorism. It was not expected from a person belonging to the Minority community specially who was targeted the same way in the recent past.
In spite of the financial crisis (subprime) and deteriorating dollar, ballooning fiscal and trade Deficit, our business community, as concluded in a conclave of the leaders organized by the noted media house, is not far behind and they see the Bright future of our country in siding with the U.S. and letting of our historic non alignment policy.
Bureaucrats have also joined the war on Terror. Security advisor to the Prime Minister Mr.M.K.Narayanan suspected terrorist funding in our share market but never said a word against the Hedge Funds. He also did not cautioned our little investors who lost lacks of rupees of their saving in the stock market when the George Soros Short more than 3 lacks of nifty future twice as reported by the newspapers.
High cast dominant and corporate media houses are very clever. After minutes of any blasts or attack they don’t only suspects but declare the culprits, ands quoting agencies discover the cell phones; tap the conversation to Pakistan and Dubai.
Instead of the majority of Indians, who are just, as always, few but dominant and powerful are creating a havoc and terrorizing our society for their vested interest.
In Fitna, the movie by the far right dutch Geert Wilders, has reiterated the false propaganda that Islam teaches violence and hence the religion is in question. Fighting with evil is not the exception with Quran or the teaching of Islam alone but every religious scripture or religion commands the same with its follower. It’s in the Old Testament, New Testament, Geeta and Mahabharata. Not only the religion but the modern states of today follow the same to eradicate evil (read terrorism).
S. Michael Houdmann, President and founder of gotquestions.org, explains, “Many people make the mistake of believing the Bible says, "You shall not kill," and seek to apply this command to war. However, the Bible actually says, "You shall not murder" (Exodus 20:13). The Hebrew word literally means "the intentional, premeditated killing of another person with malice." God often ordered the Israelites to go to war with other nations (1 Samuel 15:3; Joshua 4:13). God ordered the death penalty for numerous crimes (Exodus 21:12; 21:15; 22:19; Leviticus 20:11). So, God is not against killing in all circumstances, but rather only murder. War is never a good thing, but sometimes it is a necessary thing. In a world filled with sinful people (Romans 3:10-18), war is inevitable. Sometimes the only way to keep sinful people from doing great harm is by going to war with them.
He further elaborates, “In the Old Testament, God ordered the Israelites to: "Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites" (Numbers 31:2). See also Deuteronomy 20:16-17. "For hands were lifted up to the throne of the LORD. The LORD will be at war against the Amalekites from generation to generation." Also, 1 Samuel 15:18, "Go and completely destroy those wicked people, the Amalekites; make war on them until you have wiped them out." So, obviously God is not against all war. Jesus is always in perfect agreement with the Father (John 10:30), so we cannot argue that war was only God's will in the Old Testament. God does not change (Malachi 3:6; James 1:17). http://www.gotquestions.org/war-Bible.html,
In the September 2001 issue of "The Theosophist" magazine Lester Smith in his article DOES THE GITA JUSTIFY WAR? argues that ate the time of great war of 1914 theosophist turned to Bhagvadgita and, thinking they saw in it a justification of warfare, threw over the teaching of the Buddha and the Christ, and joined their countrymen in the prosecution of the war.
What is causing Terrorism if it’s not the religion. About Iraq War, after initial adamant, the Australian Prime Minister, John Howard accepted that war in Iraq was due to oil. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7t_u641NyM&feature=email
Former Chairman of Federal Reserve, Allan Green span, in his book, the Age of Turbulence, acknowledged,” it’s politically inconvenient to acknowledge what everyone knows that the Iraq war is largely about Oil.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiWGqGCFcZg&feature=related
Therefore, Terrorism is not the religious but social, economical and political phenomenon and who so ever is preaching violence and killing innocent in the name of religion is completely misguided. It should be concluded by a quote of Retired Justice Hosbet Suresh that “State Terrorism is a reality and else is propaganda.”
A.M.Rehan.
Amr789@gmail.com
In the world of Economic and commerce it is said that if the U.S.A economy gets cold the world market and economy sneezes but after 9/11 the same has happened with Terrorism. After the attack on the Twin tower, according to some the statue of Capitalism, America successfully lobbied and finally convinced the world that the Islamic Terrorism is the most dangerous phenomenon of the modern humanity. Our country India is no exception, instead a step forward. We are toeing the same line and charging a deprived community for every act of terrorism causing further deterioration.
Knowing the history of U.S. terrorism from Vietnam to Nicaragua, from Afghanistan to Iraq, the Uno is unable to define the terrorism and so is true for our country. If a bomb blast is a terrorist attack than what is the bombardment on the civilians, children and women by the Israelis in Lebanon? How will one define the using of Atom Bomb on Japan? Horror camps in Guantanamo? Killing of Jews by Hitler? Using Chemical weapons against human being of other country? Invading of Iraq, by America and its European allies causing a Million death and that too without the sanction of the UNO?
Politically speaking our learned Prime Minister has once said that Terrorism and Naxalism are the two major causes of concern and a threat to our nation. Knowing his politeness and closeness with the U.S one can easily understand that by terrorism he meant Islamic Terrorism. It was not expected from a person belonging to the Minority community specially who was targeted the same way in the recent past.
In spite of the financial crisis (subprime) and deteriorating dollar, ballooning fiscal and trade Deficit, our business community, as concluded in a conclave of the leaders organized by the noted media house, is not far behind and they see the Bright future of our country in siding with the U.S. and letting of our historic non alignment policy.
Bureaucrats have also joined the war on Terror. Security advisor to the Prime Minister Mr.M.K.Narayanan suspected terrorist funding in our share market but never said a word against the Hedge Funds. He also did not cautioned our little investors who lost lacks of rupees of their saving in the stock market when the George Soros Short more than 3 lacks of nifty future twice as reported by the newspapers.
High cast dominant and corporate media houses are very clever. After minutes of any blasts or attack they don’t only suspects but declare the culprits, ands quoting agencies discover the cell phones; tap the conversation to Pakistan and Dubai.
Instead of the majority of Indians, who are just, as always, few but dominant and powerful are creating a havoc and terrorizing our society for their vested interest.
In Fitna, the movie by the far right dutch Geert Wilders, has reiterated the false propaganda that Islam teaches violence and hence the religion is in question. Fighting with evil is not the exception with Quran or the teaching of Islam alone but every religious scripture or religion commands the same with its follower. It’s in the Old Testament, New Testament, Geeta and Mahabharata. Not only the religion but the modern states of today follow the same to eradicate evil (read terrorism).
S. Michael Houdmann, President and founder of gotquestions.org, explains, “Many people make the mistake of believing the Bible says, "You shall not kill," and seek to apply this command to war. However, the Bible actually says, "You shall not murder" (Exodus 20:13). The Hebrew word literally means "the intentional, premeditated killing of another person with malice." God often ordered the Israelites to go to war with other nations (1 Samuel 15:3; Joshua 4:13). God ordered the death penalty for numerous crimes (Exodus 21:12; 21:15; 22:19; Leviticus 20:11). So, God is not against killing in all circumstances, but rather only murder. War is never a good thing, but sometimes it is a necessary thing. In a world filled with sinful people (Romans 3:10-18), war is inevitable. Sometimes the only way to keep sinful people from doing great harm is by going to war with them.
He further elaborates, “In the Old Testament, God ordered the Israelites to: "Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites" (Numbers 31:2). See also Deuteronomy 20:16-17. "For hands were lifted up to the throne of the LORD. The LORD will be at war against the Amalekites from generation to generation." Also, 1 Samuel 15:18, "Go and completely destroy those wicked people, the Amalekites; make war on them until you have wiped them out." So, obviously God is not against all war. Jesus is always in perfect agreement with the Father (John 10:30), so we cannot argue that war was only God's will in the Old Testament. God does not change (Malachi 3:6; James 1:17). http://www.gotquestions.org/war-Bible.html,
In the September 2001 issue of "The Theosophist" magazine Lester Smith in his article DOES THE GITA JUSTIFY WAR? argues that ate the time of great war of 1914 theosophist turned to Bhagvadgita and, thinking they saw in it a justification of warfare, threw over the teaching of the Buddha and the Christ, and joined their countrymen in the prosecution of the war.
What is causing Terrorism if it’s not the religion. About Iraq War, after initial adamant, the Australian Prime Minister, John Howard accepted that war in Iraq was due to oil. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7t_u641NyM&feature=email
Former Chairman of Federal Reserve, Allan Green span, in his book, the Age of Turbulence, acknowledged,” it’s politically inconvenient to acknowledge what everyone knows that the Iraq war is largely about Oil.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiWGqGCFcZg&feature=related
Therefore, Terrorism is not the religious but social, economical and political phenomenon and who so ever is preaching violence and killing innocent in the name of religion is completely misguided. It should be concluded by a quote of Retired Justice Hosbet Suresh that “State Terrorism is a reality and else is propaganda.”
A.M.Rehan.
Amr789@gmail.com
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