Professor Syed Zahoor Qasim Presents AMU 3 Lakhs For Scholarship And Gold Medal

Noted scientist Professor Syed Zahoor Qasim today presented a cheque of Rs. Three Lakhs to the AMU Vice Chancellor, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis for the award of Scholarship and Gold Medal.

Prof. Qasim is an alumnus of this institution. While accepting the donation Prof. Azis said that this is a unique gesture on the part of Prof. Qasim.

The Scholarship and Gold Medal may be awarded from the next academic year to the student who secured highest marks in the final year exam of M. Sc. (Zoology).

Dr Asadullah Khan Awarded AMI-ALEMBIC Award of 2009

Dr Asadullah Khan, Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University has been awarded with the prestigious AMI-ALEMBIC Award of 2009. This award in conferred upon him for his magnanimous contributions in the field of medical microbiology.  Drug resistant micro organisms are the main interest of his work.
Dr. Khan has also been awarded Young Scientist Award of AMI in 2006 and BOYSCAST Fellowship of DST in 2005. Recently he has published a book on Multi-Drug resistance and has over 60 research articles published in journals of international repute to his credit. He is also a member of editorial board of various international journals of his field.

Rounded Up: Artificial Terrorists and Muslim Entrapment After 9/11 | NO LIES RADIO

Rounded Up: Artificial Terrorists and Muslim Entrapment After 9/11 | NO LIES RADIO

10 October 2009 Carl Strock pacificfreepress.com

New Book Scrutinizes Muslim Case
by Carl Strock l Daily Gazette

Allow me to plug a book. It is “Rounded Up: Artificial Terrorists and Muslim Entrapment After 9/11,” by Shamshad Ahmad, concerning the case of the two Muslim men in Albany who a few years ago were manipulated by the FBI in such a way that they could be accused of supporting terrorism.

Shamshad Ahmad was in a unique position to view this case. He was the founder of the storefront mosque on Central Avenue that the two men belonged to — one was the imam there — and was personally involved from the initial raid and arrests through the trial and appeals, negotiating with lawyers, supporting the families, and often serving as spokesman to the news media.

He is a Muslim, of course, and he views the case through that lens: what it means not just to the two men and their families but to the Muslim community in Albany and to Muslims in America generally that such an elaborate and devious plot could be devised by the United States government to bring down two ordinary guys who were not doing anything remotely related to terrorism.

But he is also an American, and a highly educated one at that — a professor of physics at SUNY Albany, resident in this country for the past 30 years — so he can see things from that angle also, can see the legal and constitutional questions and mourn for what has happened to his adopted land.

[For complete article referencel links, please see source at DhafirTrial.net here.]

I won’t attempt to summarize the case for those who might be unfamiliar with it. Suffice it to say that the FBI, under pressure following 9/11 to stop terrorists before they could strike again, resorted to manufacturing terrorists when no genuine ones could be found, and Yassin Aref, a Kurdish refugee from Iraq, and Mohammed Hossain, a Bangladesh-born pizza-shop owner, were two of those manufactured, or artificial, terrorists.
Aref was the primary target, based on the flimsiest of suspicions, and Hossain got roped in. The FBI deployed a Pakistani criminal who was facing deportation to set the two of them up, and it worked. Aref and Hossain were convicted and sentenced to 15 years each, which they are now serving.

Introducing the book Friday at a press conference at the mosque, Ahmad noted that the FBI deployed the same criminal in a more recent operation in Newburgh and said he expects such entrapment of Muslims to continue.
The book is a very able review of the Albany case, with an analysis of the evidence that should be useful to a newcomer and with many fresh insights and tidbits for the connoisseur.

Reading it, I got mad all over again at the misuse of government power, and I couldn’t help thinking, not for the first time, where were all those self-proclaimed foes of big government when this was going on, the ones we have heard so much from on the subject of health care?

If they want government out of people’s lives, why weren’t they protesting at the federal courthouse in Albany when the government was grinding two workaday family men under its gargantuan heel?

Where were the “Don’t Tread On Me” people with their nostalgic coiled-snake flags? Where the self-described conservatives who object on principle, or claim to object on principle, to big government?

Well, don’t get me going. You’ve heard this before, but Shamshad Ahmad’s book did get me stirred up again, that’s for sure.

The book is published by The Troy Book Makers and is available from their Web site, from Amazon.com, and from local bookstores, at a cost of $17.50, the proceeds to benefit Yassin Aref’s four children, who are in particular need.

Professor Saiyed Mohammad Ameen Mian Qadri 44th most influential Muslim

ALIGARH December 10: Professor Saiyed Mohammad Ameen Mian Qadri of the Urdu Department at the Aligarh Muslim University has been listed 44th most influential Muslim in the world by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre of the Georgetown University, USA.

The Prince Al-Waheed Bin Talal Centre for Muslim-Christian Understanding Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University has published a new book entitled the 500 most influential Muslims in the world-2009 rank Professor Saiyed Mohammad Ameen Mian Qadri 44th most influential Muslim in the world.

Prof. Saiyed Mohammad Ameen is patronizing a large number of institutions of modern and oriental tradition. He has written several books on Urdu literature and translated various books on mysticism.

Prof. Ameen is founder of Albarkat Educational Institutions and under its aegis several institutions are run.

Video of Janab Rahul Gandhi Sb Visit to AMU Aligarh.

Suspension Orders Of 18 AMU Students Revoked

Suspension orders of all the 18 students has been revoked with immediate effect. Though this good news comes with a condition that all the students will have to sign an undertaking with the disciplinary committee.
The  students were suspended on the charges of misconduct and disruption of academic acitivites.
Do you think the actions taken are in accordance with the conditions ? Let us know.

Aligarh Muslim University Opens Today:Press Release

ALIGARH December 1: The Aligarh Muslim University re-opened today and the classes in the Faculty of Medicine, Unani Medicine, Engineering & Technology, Management, Life Sciences, Bio-technology, Agricultural Sciences and Class XII along with all the University maintained schools from Nursery to Class X were started and the majority of students have reported to assume classes.

The students were received by NSS volunteers at the Railway Station and special conveyance were also provided to reach the hostels.

The Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis directed all the provosts to open the dining halls yesterday itself. The Vice Chancellor also directed building department to provide electric connection fixing heaters and electric press.

Classes for Faculty of Science, Commerce and Law will commence from December 4, 2009 while the classes in the Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences, Theology along with Class XI and Diploma in Engineering will be starting from December 8, 2009.

Swiss Referendum on Mosque Minarets

The referendum banning the construction of mosque minaret in Switzerland is another indication that Islamophobia is eroding the liberal secular image of Europe.
According to The Associated Press the referendum backed by nationalist parties was approved by 57.5 % of population.
Prior to the referendum, on television and in the news papers Swiss flag was shown superimposed with images of minarets as missiles and a woman covered in black from head to toe.
The supporters of ban claim that number of Muslims has sharply grown in Switzerland since 1980, but in reality they only constitute 4 percent of the 7.5 million Swiss. The majority of Muslim immigrants in Switzerland are from Bosnia and Turkey.
The Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf and other legal experts have raised the questions whether ban on the minarets is compatible with the Swiss constitution and international human right code.
The Swedish foreign minister, Carl Bildt, whose country holds the rotating E.U. presidency, described the vote as “an expression of quite a bit of prejudice and maybe even fear.”
Asma Jahangir the United Nation’s special investigator on religious freedom considers “the ban a clear discrimination against member of Muslim community in Switzerland”.
Similar sentiments are expressed by Daniel Warner the Swiss American political scientist at the Graduate Institute in Geneva “Switzerland’s self image of tolerance and multiculturalism has taken a huge hit”
This may be beginning of a new crusade?



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Swiss Ban Masjid Minaret Construction, Label As Islamic Terrorism

Projection: Swiss vote to ban new minarets

GENEVA – Swiss voters approved a move to ban the construction of minarets in a Sunday vote on a right-wing initiative that labeled the mosque towers as symbols of militant Islam, projections by a widely respected polling institute showed. Read More..
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Agitating AMU Students Call Off Their Dharna

ALIGARH November 27: The agitating students of Aligarh Muslim University yesterday called off their Dharna at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi and decided to withdraw their month long agitation. They were protesting over the murder of a student, Shanawaz Alam on October 25, 2009.

The agitating students said in a press release that they have full confidence in the Vice Chancellor and hoped that the Vice Chancellor will protect their interest and would not let their career suffer adversely. The students appreciated the persuasive role of Prof. Ziauddin Khairoowala, Dean Faculty of Commerce who was engaged as the chief negotiator instilling confidence in the students.

AMU Vice Chancellor Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis has expressed happiness over the withdrawal of the month long agitation by some students. Prof. Azis has assured that no student who participated in the dharna and agitation will be victimized and a review will be made on the suspension order on a fast track basis. To meet this end the meeting of the Discipline Committee is slated for November 30, 2009.

The Vice Chancellor has especially appreciated the role of Dr. Najma Heptullah, former Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Mr. Kamal Farooqui, Chairman, Delhi Minorities Commission, Dr. Manzoor Alam, Chairman, Institute of Objective Studies and several other well wishers of the University for their positive role in the reconciliatory exercise. Prof. Azis also praised the efforts made by Prof. Ziauddin Khairoowala for persuading the agitating students call off their agitation.

The Vice Chancellor reiterated that the University will be opened on December 1, 2009 and appealed to the AMU fraternity to help in restoring peaceful environment in the campus for the academic resurgence that the University has been working over the last two years. He said that the peaceful and tranquil academic atmosphere is the essential ingredient for all academic activities including the teaching and holding of examinations.

The examinations in the Medicine Faculty will be held as per the schedule announced earlier.

What Is The Cause Of Bleeding Gums And Bad Breath ? What Is The Treatment ?

Bleeding gums and bad breath are common complaints of most of my patients. I thought to write about the causes and treatment for my readers.

The Bacterial Colonies
The oral cavity or the mouth harbours 200 - 300 different types of bacterial species. In the absence of brushing these bacterial species grow to form a layer on the tooth known as dental plaque. Various metabolic products released from these bacteria are the major cause of bad breath. These metabolites affect the teeth, gums and deeper supporting tissues as well. In response to these toxin the margins of the gums adjacent to the tooth start getting inflamed and red which is the starting point of bleeding gums. This is known as Gingivitis.

The Calculus Formation
As time passes the minerals of the saliva get deposited in the plaque which hardens gradually leading to calculus formation. Calculus is the hard yellow to brown deposit on the tooth surface especially seen at the junction of the tooth and gums, which cannot be removed by brushing alone. After the formation of calculus a viscous cycle starts where calculus leads to more plaque formation and more plaque in turn gives rise to more calculus.

Gingivitis to Periodontitis
If the bacterial plaque and calculus cycle continues, the attachment of the gums to the tooth gets destroyed leading to Periodontitis. Still further destruction leads to exposed roots, mobile teeth and pocket formation. This is a very slow process and takes years to reveal its signs and symptoms so the patients almost never complain of pain even if the tooth or teeth become too mobile to be restored back to its original health.

How To Prevent And Treat It ?
Routine brushing disrupts and washes away the layer of plaque. This is the best method to stop the initiation and progression of gingivitis and periodontitis. Brushing of a child should be started as soon as the child gets his full set of teeth i.e. about 24 to 30 months of age. It should be noted however that even when the first tooth erupts in the mouth, about 6 to 7 months of age, cleaning should be performed with a damp cloth, mounted on the finger of the kid's parents.
Adults should brush twice a day, with greater emphasis on the bedtime brushing. If bleeding has started, a dentist prescribed mouthwash can help. If the calculus has been deposited, and bleeding occurs spontaneously, without any stimulation, it is the time for professional oral prophylaxis by a dentist.Specialized hand instruments as well as ultrasonic instruments are used to remove the calculus.


If you have any more questions please feel free to ask.
The author Dr. Hamid Raihan is the founder President Of Discovering Dentistry. It is a  Continuing Education Site For Dental Professionals, which guides on the latest advancements of dentsitry and its clinical procedures.

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AMU Aligarh Reopens On 1st December 2009: Press Release

The Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University, Professor P.K. Abdul Azis today announced that the university will be re-opened on December 1, 2009.

The classes in the Faculty of Medicine, Unani Medicine, Engineering & Technology, Management, Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Agriculture and Class XII and all University maintained school from Nursery to Class X will be started on December 1, 2009. This will facilitate 3443 residential students to return to their halls and hostels. Classes for Faculty of Science, Commerce and Law will commence from December 4, 2009. Whereas the Classes in Faculty of Arts, Social Science, Theology along with XI and Diploma in Engineering will be starting from December 8, 2009.

Addressing a press conference at Press Club of India, New Delhi, Professor Azis said that arrangements will be made in all the Halls of residence to receive the students two days ahead of the date of commencement of their classes.

University’s Proctor and Dean Students’ Welfare will arrange 24 hours transportation to the students from the Bus Stand and Railway Station to their respective halls of residence. Provosts will also keep open the Dining Hall and other facilities to welcome the students and facilitate their smooth accommodation in the respective hostels.

Backdrop of the agitation: Vice Chancellor, Professor Azis said that the University was closed on October 30, 2009 in the backdrop of a murder of a student, Mr. Shahnawaz Alam on October 25, 2009 over a motor cycle parking row outside the campus.

The decision to close down the University was taken in a Consultative Meeting after long deliberations. The Deans of the Faculties, Principals of the Colleges, Local Members of the Executive Council, Senior faculty Members and other functionaries unanimously recommended the closure of the University in order to avoid eruption of violence and police intervention. Earlier two groups of teachers were sent to persuade the students to vacate the busy Delhi-Howrah railway track blocked by them to return back to the campus. On 25th night itself soon after the dead body of Mr. Shahnawaz was brought to the Hospital the Vice Chancellor visited the Medical College Hospital and appealed to agitating students to remain calm and peaceful. He again met the agitating students at the Administrative Block gate the next day afternoon and explained the initiatives taken to address the problem. At different point of time various groups of teachers tried to negotiate a settlement and on 29th October about 150 senior teachers went to the dharna site and interacted with the students in order to persuade them to withdraw their agitation but all efforts went in vain.

Professor Azis said that the dharna, disruption of classes, highly provocative speeches, false rumours and allegations, name calling and pretentious rhetoric made by the agitating students supported by outside elements including former Student Union leaders and some political workers who visited and delivered inflammatory speeches at the Dharna site has surcharged the atmosphere and on 30th October morning University had no other option left than to declare closure in order to avert any major crisis.

Winter Vacation: Consequent to the abrupt closure of the University and in order to minimize the loss of working days, the University has declared winter vacations from November 16 to November 30, 2009.

Disciplinary Action: The University has agreed to the demand made on behalf of agitating students by certain well wishers of the University that the students involved in the dharna should not be victimized. Although the students are under suspension as per the university regulations, the University assured them that no one will be victimized for participating in the current dharna. All students so exonerated will be required to submit the undertaking that they will fully observe the University’s Code of Conduct.

Restoration of AMU Students’ Union: Considering the extremely criminalized activities of the Students’ Union leaders in collusion with outside elements during 2004-2007 in AMU, the University community has its own apprehension about sustaining a peaceful academic environment in the campus once the Union is revived. However, considering the need for a democratic platform for students, the University will examine afresh the restoration of the Students’ Union.

A High Level Committee will be appointed soon to examine the modalities of operationalising the Lyngdoh Committee Report. The Committee will be asked to submit its report within three months.

Grievance Redressal: The University already has a representative body called ‘Students’ Grievance Redressal Committee’. This Committee consists of toppers (boys and girls) from each course. The Committee at the Departmental level also consists of the Chairman, a senior most Professor, a senior most Reader and senior most lecturer. This Committee meets regularly in the Department and grievances raised by the students are addressed at this level.

The Vice Chancellor holds University level Grievance Redressal Committee two to three times per year. This year, Vice Chancellor has held a meeting of Students’ Redressal Committee for nine hours.

All grievances related to halls of Residence and the various Department of Studies were immediately followed up.

In the context of the present situation, the Deans’ Committee has gone to the issues raised by students and addressed them on a priority basis. Accordingly, the canteen facilities have been extended to 12 O’clock in the night in the Halls. Common facilities for heaters and iron boxes will be provided in all the Halls of residence.

Baseless Rumours: During the last two years, the University administration has not suspended or rusticated any student for violation of code of conduct rules. The propaganda that hundreds of students have been suspended by the University is totally baseless and designed to create ill will towards University authorities by some individuals and others whose design is political. It is an attempt to malign the University. The tranquil and peaceful atmosphere was vitiated by rumour mongering and hate-mails issued by a few students sitting on dharna. University has refuted all the allegations. The allegation that the University has collected several lakhs of rupees as fine is a blatant lie to mislead students and the general public. The present Hall administration is only trying to establish the rule of law and in accordance with the already existing rules imposing fines as a means of reform rather than vengeance. In the current academic year out of 11000 plus students only 29 students in all the 18 Halls of residence were fined.

The propaganda that the Provosts of various Halls of residence have taken very harsh and dictatorial action on a large number of students living in various halls is also baseless. It is pointed out that out of nearly 11000 students living in various Halls, only 14 students have been shifted to NRSC for gross violation of code of conduct rules during the current academic session.

Dharna at Jantar Mantar, Delhi: The agitating students do not have the support of the AMU students. Some agitating students were misled and taken to Delhi by vested interest groups and this act of shifting of dharna has been viewed by University community as a step devoid of any logic that ultimately tarnish the image of the alma mater.

Peaceful and tranquil atmosphere to be sustained: The University wants to move in a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere. The University feels concerned that the innocent boys are misled by the vested interests and the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Azis appealed to everyone to allow the University to work as a centre of excellence rather than converting into a political battle field. Everyone should remember that it is an institution of national importance of the country and the country has great hopes in the contributions the AMU is going to make in the coming years.

Achievements during the last two years: The University was brought back on the academic track after the turmoil of 2007 with the relentless efforts of the University community. Some of the landmark achievements were:

·       AMU has ranked as one of the top ten Indian Universities in scientific research publication in the country.

·       Information Communication Technology (ICT) was raised from 0.5 mbps to 144 mbps and each department of study, Halls of residence and Colleges have been provided with computers and internet connectivity.

·       A Digital Resource Centre has been established in the Maulana Azad Library enabling access to online catalogue.

·       Five Special Centres of AMU in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Kerala have been proposed at a cost of Rs. 2000 crores. The Government of West Bengal, Kerala and Bihar have already come up with the required land. The Govt. of India has sanctioned Rs. 25 Crore each for the West Bengal and Kerala Centre. A committee is preparing detail blue print.

·       The upgradation of J N Medical College to the level of an institute of Medical Sciences at an estimated cost of Rs. 150 Crore is in the process of advance stage

·       Two new Halls of residence have been inaugurated.

·       Astroturf has been provided with a cost of Rs. 4 Crore to AMU to produce better hockey players.

·       45 students were admitted to IIT's in 2009; 4 students selected for Fulbright Fellowship.

·       25 students were selected in Judicial services.

·       A chaotic and criminal campus brought back to normal functioning.

·       Rule of law established.

·       Modern security system is underway to improve the security in the campus.

·       Building contracts given to CPWD to remove middlemen and brokers.

·       Government of India rules strictly complied with

·       Hostels - all illegal occupants were removed; room allotted to bonafide students.

·       Issued ID cards to all students and staff

·       An atmosphere of academic rejuvenation created - 391 Ph.D's in 2008-09.

·       UGC Grant of Rs. 185 Crores for XI Plan was on all time record for the University.

·       Participatory and academic-centred management by involving active and eminent teachers.

·       MoUs with Foreign Universities in USA, Iran, Australia, Muscat; students getting foreign scholarships.

·       Sir Syed Ahmad Khan International Award instituted; Prize money: Rs. 5 lakhs.

·           Admission tests extended to different states to expand the national character of AMU.

·       Setting up of Students Grievance Redressal Committees involving the best students of each class; Multi-tier consultations at different levels.

·       Admission tests made more transparent; OMR Sheets returned to candidates; largest number of candidates applied in 2009; peaceful campus is cited as the main reason.

·       Several new courses launched: Islamic Banking and Finance, Nanotechnology, Biodiversity Management, Remote Sensing and Ecology Management etc.

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The Committee of Deans AMU Submitted Its Report

The Committee of Deans constituted by AMU Vice Chancellor Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis to examine in detail the grievances of the University students has submitted its report yesterday and the Vice Chancellor has issued orders to take prompt action as suggested in the Deans’ report.

The grievances of the students covered a wide sphere of residential life and academic activities of the University. The demand for restoration of Students Union, to 24 hours canteen facility, lack of proper parking space in residential halls, absence of additional electric points in hostel rooms for mobile charging, heater and ironing clothes, raising of boundary wall of IG Hall, construction of road from Qila road to the Department of Wild Life Sciences, installation of water cooler in the corridor leading to the Department of Persian and Sanskrit, internet facility in the departments, installation of photocopy machine in the seminar libraries, removal of jammers and use of mobile in Maulana Azad Library were some of the common issues the students brought to the notice of the committee.

The students also emphasized the need for keeping book issue section of M A Library open on Sundays, more computer units in the Computer Centre, increasing dining hall timings, training of proctorial guards to properly behave with the students, canteen facility in each hall, allowing food facility to the wait listed students in halls, common menu of food in all halls, campus placement for all the students completing master courses and increasing students’ interaction with the Vice Chancellor.

They also demanded allowing parents and relatives of the students to meet and stay with their wards for two-three days, reducing application fee for PhD courses, promotion of freedom of expression in all halls of residence especially in girls’ halls, improving cleanliness in toilets of the hostels, speeding up the construction work of auditorium at JN Medical College, construction of mosque and the common room at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Hall, increased stipend for interns, modification in the composition of grievance committee allowing students to elect their representatives and the raids by university administration should not be made only in hostels.

While expressing his firm belief in the democratic values, Prof. Azis ordered for the fast and early solution to the genuine grievances of the students in line with the glorious traditions of the University.

The grievance redressal committee report states that the surprise visit of the Vice Chancellor, Proctor, DSW or the Provosts should not be considered as raid. Its main purpose is to interact with common students and to prevent anti-social elements and unauthorized persons to take shelter in the University. Such regular visits were in the interest of the students.

The report exhorted the Deans, Chairmen, Provosts and other functionaries to look into each and every grievance of the students and work for their solution expeditiously in order to put everything in order before the re-opening of the University.

The committee asked the University Engineer to prepare estimate for the construction work where necessary. Similarly the finance department has also been asked to prepare an estimate for meeting out the demands of the students that have financial implications. The report has however indicated that the work having financial implications may require approval of the concerned bodies.

Regarding the creation of additional electric points and use of heater in hostel rooms, the MIC, Electricity has been requested to consult the provost of halls to arrange two additional points for heater and one point for ironing clothes for every 50 students. The committee also suggested installation of electric meters to monitor the consumption of electricity used for this purpose.

On installation of water coolers, increase in the number of computers and availability of latest editions of text books in the Maulana Azad Library the Deans Committee directs the concerned authorities to resolve the issues on fast track basis. The demand of allowing use of mobile in the M A Library and removal of jammers was however was not favoured in the larger interest of the majority of students who need tranquility while studying in the library.

The issue of Students’ Union was also examined and the committee observed that the University stands by its commitment to restore academic environment in the campus as a priority and that the Students’ Union shall be restored as per the recommendations of Lyngdoh Committee when a conducive atmosphere is created.

To endure better security for the students the Committee asked the Proctor of the University to depute adequate security on the road leading to Allama Iqbal Hall from behind the University Polytechnic and the road behind the Architectural Department. The Proctor was also requested to conduct special training programmes for the security personnel of the University to sensitize them on the skills required for dealing with the students. The committee observed that if needed special workshops and training sessions may be arranged for this purpose.

The committee of Deans suggested the concerned chairmen of departments to take appropriate measures for ensuring internet facilities to the students and pointed out that the advancement of information communication technology in the University has been a core agenda of the Vice Chancellor Prof. Azis and the University has already achieved great success in providing high speed internet facility to every department and halls of residence to enable the students to access the online information.

Displaying a favourable attitude to the demand of providing canteen facility in every hall and increasing the timings of the University Canteen, the Deans’ committee suggested that the provost of the halls should make all necessary arrangement to start canteen in their halls up to 12 midnight. It also said that the timings of University Canteen may be increased to a little more after due consultation with the contractor.

It was suggested that the reduction of fee for PhD application form may be put into the agenda for next Academic Council meeting. The matter pertaining to the stay of parents or relatives with their wards for two-three days, the committee stated that the parents may be allowed to visit their wards and provision of their stay be made in the University Guest House. The students were advised to apply for the guest house facility for their stay on the usual terms and conditions of the University. It also recommends setting up of a visitors’ room in halls of residence by the concerned provost to avert any inconvenience to the visitors.

Various Delhi University Students Join AMU Students Protest

Students from AMU were sucessful in gathering support for their cause from the students of Delhi University, JNU and Jamia Millia Islamia. The dharna that started on Nov 3 at jantar mantar has accumulated a massive strength now.
The VC declared sine die closure of the university on Oct 30 th. The students were ordered to vacate the premises within 48 hours. 19 students have already been declared out of bounds.
The students are demanding, restoration of academic session and resignation of VC.

AMU Administration Press Release

The Deans of Faculties and Principals of Colleges of Aligarh Muslim University have urged the agitating students and teachers to call off their agitations and create a conducive atmosphere for the reopening of the University as soon as possible. The appeal was made after the meeting held on November 8-9, 2009.

The University has decided to declare the winter vacation from November 15 to minimize the loss of working days. It was also resolved to re-open the University in a phased manner by giving priority to students belonging to the faculties of Medicine, Unani Medicine, Engineering and Technology, management and +2 second year. Although there was no mention of any particular date for the reopening of the University, however it may take place in the first week of December providing the agitating leaders of students and teachers work for a conducive atmosphere in the campus for such a decision, sources said. The meeting of Deans also endorsed that the code of conduct and discipline rules 1985 be applied in all cases of indiscipline.

The meeting has also decided to organize parent-teacher meetings in all the faculties and schools to create a conducive environment for smooth functioning of the University.

AMU Vice Chancellor, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis while discussing the issues relating to the agitation carried by the AMU Teachers’ Association, said that he had a fruitful interaction with office bearers of Teachers’ Association and some other teachers belonging to the other segment. The Vice Chancellor has appealed to all of them to cooperate in maintaining the dignity and image of the University.

AMU Vice Chancellor Prof. Azis has appealed to the Teachers’ Association to withdraw their dharna and assured them that the latest representation received from Tariq Islam will be given due consideration.

Prof. Azis also stressed that in meetings held in the campus teachers should maintain highest degree of decorum true to the traditions of AMU. The Executive Council will meet on November 21 and 22, 2009 to review the situation and take follow up action, he added.

Press Release from the AMU Students Struggle Committee

The 30 students of Aligarh Muslim University Students Struggle Committee are still sitting on dharna since 1 November, 2009 at the Jantar Mantar, New Delhi with the hope that the Hon'able Minister of HRD and PMO would intervene in this issue and end this deadlock for the interest of this institution of national importance and the university which offers the only hope for the minority education in India.
Recently the students were visited by Mr. Kaukab Hameed from the parent Old Boys Association who expressed full solidarity with the agitating students and asked them to drop the demand for the removal of the Vice-Chancellor and assured that he would work earnestly for the immediate reopening of the university, and that university take no action against any agitating students and immediate representation of the students through elected AMUSU, in the AMU Court and AC as mentioned in the AMU Act. When students painfully complained about the systematic campaign launched by the AMU administration through its PRO by sending bogus reports in the media houses in contravention to the statements issued by SSP, Aligarh to defame the meritorious students sitting on Dharna as anti-socials and criminals and such endorsement by some Old Boys Associations in their resolutions, Mr. Kaukab Hameed said that the students must be assured that the parent Old Body is with them and as students did not damage a single penny of university property, they deserve all the praises for such historic peaceful agitation.
The students were also visited by Minister of State for Tourism, Govt. of India Mr. Sultan Ahmad on November 7 , 2009 who sought the intervention of Prime Minister Mr. Manmohan Singh and Minister of HRD Mr. Kapil Sibal in an official statement issued by him. Date: 08/11/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/08/stories/2009110857900300.htm
On November 7, 2009- For the first time Sir Syed Day was organized at the JNU and was attended by many distinguished Old Boys and other important personalities. The JNUSU started a signature campaign on the behest of the struggling AMU students for the immediate intervention by the Visitor of AMU to end this deadlock and provide campus democracy to the students of AMU also condemning the action by the AMU administration for coming down heavily on the students agitating peacefully under the ambit of article 19 of Indian Constitution. More than 100 old boys and other important personalities including media persons, journalists, retired IAS officers and other luminaries signed that petition for the students.
On November 8, 2009- JNUSU in its on going programme to express solidarity with the struggling AMU students who even after facing lots of difficulties still remain at the Dharna site for the justice towards the entire AMU students community, hold a public meeting at the Tapti Hostel Mess at 10 pm.
This Public Meeting was attended by 200 JNU students who were affiliated to almost all the student bodies' i.e AISA, NSUI, SFI, DSU etc. The inaugural address was given by the JNUSU President Mr. Sandeep Singh who mentioned about his personal visit to AMU during this agitation and his interaction with the common class going students where he found a deep seated anger against the entire AMU administration for their high handedness with the student community for the past few months. He also stated that JNUSU is a responsible Student Union body praised by entire intellectual community of India which only after going into facts and figures expressed full solidarity with such peaceful democratic movement of AMU students. He laughed off the fact that some students were suspended for "spoiling peace by inviting JNUSU leaders at the campus" and termed AMU a dystopia for the students where no democratic voice can be raised. He also criticized AMU administration for all the fee hikes. JNUSU is now planning to extend this signature campaign among the distinguished personalities of India.
From the AMU Students Struggle Committee, Mr. Irfan Khan of Phd Mass Communication and Md. Adil Hossain of M.A(Prev)Mass Communication represented at this Public meeting and they stated about the systematic oppression by the AMU administration led by this Vice-Chancellor along with facts and figures collected from the RTI revelation by Md. Adil Hossain and how this murder spark the entire students agitation with an overall attitude towards administration. It was stated by them that how article 19 of the Indian Constitution ( freedom of speech, freedom to assemble without arms) has no meaning at the campus and how students are being booked by draconian rules of the Proctor. Md. Adil Hossain also lamented on the fact that the entire left and right lobby of AMU is now with this Vice-Chancellor and students without any support just fighting for the student causes. They also stated about the ignorance of UPA administration towards the affair of an institution with minority character and established the fact how without campus democracy there is a systematic approach by the Govt. to muffle the voice of the active and liberated Muslim youth community of India. The closure of AMU in 2 and half years and the deep seated reasons behind this crisis demands a thorough inquiry that what's the loophole in the system that instigate students time and again against the AMU administration and AMU administration without addressing such root causes find solace in repressive measures.
In the Presidential Address, Prof.Chaman Lal of Dept of Hindi, JNU and an Executive Member of JNU Teachers Association expressed all solidarity and assure to mobilize JNU Teachers Community for the cause of agitating students after hearing their grievances with all facts and figures and the continued oppression by the AMU administration. He advised the AMU Vice-Chancellor to go on leave till the enquiry is going on against him following the natural principle of justice. Prof Chaman Lal also lamented on the fact that how Vice-Chancellor act like feudal lord in universities and everything they decide term as in controversial "good faith". He stated such students' crisis is a commonplace now a days in India and Govt. of India is total ignorant to such issues which will literally hamper the academic future of India. He said that when many university authorities and respective Governments banned students union at the campus citing reason that it may improve the academic atmosphere there, after many years it is proved that nothing has been changed and no visible academic improvement can be seen. He praised the AMU students' community for their peaceful mode of agitation and congratulated those students who went on to hunger strike saying that when someone take the last resort to give oneself systematic pain to touch the moral of an erring person, the internal strength rises and make that human more compatible for this world. He advised students to be politically aware to know the sinister designs to exploit them. He said students must know that even if they are not interested in politics, politics is always interested in them.


Adil Hossain
M.A. (Prev) Mass Communication
Media Coordinator
AMU Students Struggle Committee

Why AMU Students Fail To Get Their Point Across Authorities ?

It is the very nature of civilized and educated individuals to express their concerns, if something happens wrong or unjust in the society. However it has been seen multiple times that AMU students fail to put their point across authorities. What is the reason behind this failure?
From the days I was in AMU I recall that when any incident happens, students get swayed by the moment and forget the logic and reasoning behind their actions. They loose focus on the main event and fill their agenda with "satellite" demands.
Needless to mention, the forces that destabilize the university, take this as an opportunity for their own benefit. Gradually the list is weakened by past events that may or may not bear a true relationship with the current situation. When the agenda is handed over to the authorities, they hold the weakest point that could distract the genuinely demanding students. Now when the new communication starts with the authorities, the main reason vanishes in the heap of weired discussions over past events. Result, you are aware with. Neither the victim gets any benefit nor the fellow brethren are satisfied.
In order to show the concerns for a victimized students they should keep the demands straight that is related with the current event and forget to mingle the past.
Not to mention, the welfare of the university should be the main aim of any protest and the same should be goal of authorities dealing with the matter. Whether it is the student or the authorities, the steps taken should finally benefit the the students as well as the university.

Sir Syed Day 2009, AAA WashingtonDC, Mustafa Hashmi,plays as Sir Syed

The closure of the Aligarh Muslim University

 

 

ALIGARH, November 1: “The closure of the University was very painful decision and its was unanimously decided in the meeting of Deans of Faculties, Principals of Colleges and Senior Faculty Members of the University”, said Professor P.K. Abdul Azis, Vice Chancellor, Aligarh Muslim University, while addressing a meeting of the Chairmen of the Department of studies.

Professor Aizs said that the decision was taken to prevent the nefarious designs of the anti-social elements and safeguard the interest of the University.

Apprising the senior faculty member of the details of the event took place after the killing of a student Professor Azis said that it is very painful. A handful of students raised some demands which are no in way related to the killing and conspiracy was hatched to destabilize the administration, he said.

According to the Vice Chancellor a group of senior teachers led by Professor M. Saleemuddin tried to persuade the student not to block the railway track. A number of anti-social elements and rusticated students joined the protest. A handful student staged a Dharna and used highly abusive language against the teachers. Professor Ziauddin Khairuwala, as a chief negotiator tried to initiate dialogue with the students but obstinate posture adopted by one student derailed the negotiation.

Rumors about the death of a student was spread to provoke the students while the majority of the students were busy in attending the classes. The students sitting on fast refused to take medicine and their condition deteriorated. Since, the threat of violence loops imminent, the decision of closure was taken.

Professor P.K. Abdul Azis pointed out that he is yet to receive the Charter of Demands of the agitators. The unexpected closure deeply hurt the academic resurgence drive set in motion by the University. The Vice Chancellor said that opening of the University is an easy task but to preserve values and traditions is an uphill task and he asked the teachers to evolve a strategy to strengthen value system.

The faculty members of the Medical College urged the administration to get the medical faculty open as early as possible to save the academic session of the College.

Parking At Life's Risk, AMU Student Suffers

Shahnawaz, a final year BSc student succumbed to death, owing to a bulet fired by Kallu Khan; a local goon.  
Shahnawaz was reportedly getting back after having his dinner at a restaurant near railway station. This bizzare and shocking incident happened when they got involved in an altercation over parking of vehicle.
The accused has been arrested and security tightened in the university area.

Professor R.K. Gaur Elected as President of Indian Psychiatric Society

*ALLIGARH, October 23:* Professor R.K. Gaur, a senior Psychiatrist at
Department of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim
University, Aligarh was unanimously elected as President of Indian
Psychiatric Society, Central Zone which comprises four states – UP, MP,
Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh. He took over the charge of Presidentship on
the occasion of 31st Annual conference of Indian Psychiatric Society,
Central Zone held at Orchha, Jhansi.

Prof. R.K. Gaur has participated regularly in national and international
seminar and conferences and has published a number of research papers in
various national and international journals.

Sir Syed Day Celebrated With Great Enthusiasm, Many Constructive Projects Initiated

Prof. Obaid Siddiqi receiving the Sir Syed Ahmad Khan Intrnational Award for Life Sciences 2009 from AMU Chancellor, Justice A. M. Ahmadi

Prof. S. Zahoor Qasim addressing the gathering at Commemoration Meeting on the occasion of Sir Syed Day 2009

Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah receiving the memento

ALIGARH October 17: “In order to resolve energy crisis and to cater to ever growing energy needs of the country the Central Government will launch Solar Mission on November 14 and Aligarh Muslim University may also set up a separate Department of Renewable Energy”, said Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy while speaking at Sir Syed Commemoration Meeting today.

He said that the government will launch a solar mission to mark the birth anniversary of Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru. Our country imports petrol, oil, coal and millions of rupees are spent on it but enormous resources of solar and wind energy remains unused. The government has decided to tape these natural resources and Aligarh Muslim University can play an important role in setting up renewable energy department. The country will produce 20000 megawatt electricity through solar energy by 2020, he added.

Paying rich tribute to Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the most seminal figure in the 19th century India, Dr. Abdullah said, “Sir Syed was fully committed to the well-being of his countrymen and for him caste, creed and religion had no meaning. If Sir Syed’s Ideals of large hearted tolerance and peaceful co-existence are adhered to, regional differences will disappear. At political level SAARC countries emulate European Union model and use their resources on the well-being of people”.

Dr. Abdullah asked AMU students to concentrate on achieving excellence in every walk of life and they should work towards shaping the destiny of India. He asked the students to zero in on what is coming in their way and hoped that AMU will produce a Nobel laureate.

On this occasion, AMU Chancellor and retired Chief Justice of Supreme Court Justice A. M. Ahmadi conferred the prestigious Sir Syed Ahmad Khan International Award-2009 in the field of Life Sciences on eminent scientists and researchers and AMU alumni, Prof. Syed Zahoor Qasim and Prof. Obaid Siddiqi for their remarkable contributions in Marine Biology and Molecular Biology respectively. The winners of the All India Essay Writing Competition on “Sir Syed’s Vision and Mission: Relevance in the New Millennium” were also awarded prizes by the Pro-chancellor Nawab Rahmatullah Khan Sherwani.

Welcoming the guests from all parts of the globe, the Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis said that the University is on resurgent track. The University has been able to get Rs. 185 Crores for various development initiatives during the XI Plan. The Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College has been declared for upgradation at a cost of Rs. 150 Crore. The Government of India has sanctioned Rs. 50 Crore for starting two special Centres of AMU in Wes Bengal and Kerala. A residential Civil Services Coaching Academy at a cost of Rs. 14 Crore is to start soon. The Schools under the AMU are on a modernization drive. The University is expecting support to the tune of Rs. 85 Crore for creating facilities including appointment of 120 teachers, badly needed at these Schools.

He announced that the Aligarh Muslim University has the 8th Rank among the Indian universities in terms of research publications. The Government of India has granted a sum of Rs. 9 Crore for the promotion of advanced research in the University.

Prof. Azis said that the AMU believes that it has a role to play in making quality education accessible to people in different parts of the country. In response to the status of backwardness brought out by the Sachar Committee, the Aligarh Muslim University has decided to establish 5 special Centres of the University: Murshidabad in West Bengal, Katihar in Bihar, Malappuram in kerala, Pune in Maharashtra and Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. The Government of India has been graceful in approving the idea and allocated Rs. 50 Crore as a token grant to start these Centres during the current year.

The Vice Chancellor said that the Deans of various faculties of the University have been requested to initiate consultations with Faculty members for preparing e-lessons and e-learning tools. He said that the Controller of Examination is working on the possibility of making online submission of admission forms, online counseling, online admissions, online internal assessment and online University examinations.

The commemoration programme was conducted by AMU Registrar, Prof. V. K. Abdul Jaleel and the Dean, Students’ Welfare, Prof. M. Zubair Khan proposed the Vote of Thanks. Apart from the alumni from all over the world including Pakistan and Tanzania, the programme was attended by the diplomats of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Libya. Earlier in the morning the recitation of the Holy Qura was organized at Jama Masjid and a flower bed was laid on Sir Syed’s grave by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis. Later an exhibition of Sir Syed’s books and photographs was inaugurated by the Vice Cahcellor at Sir Sye Academy.

All India Essay Writing Competition on Sir Syed Ahmad Khan Winners Declared

Tahir Ashraf Siddiqui

Jyotsana Gautam

Bharat Bhatti

ALIGARH: Tahir Ashraf Siddiqui of National Law Institute, Jodhpur, Rajasthan bagged the first prize of All India Essay Writing Competition on Sir Syed Ahmad Khan organized by the Aligarh Muslim University, while Jyotsana Gautam of Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla and Bharat Bhatti of Delhi University got the second and third prizes respectively.

The Essay Writing Competition carried cash prizes of rupees twenty five thousand for first, rupees fifteen thousand for second and rupees ten thousand for third position. Besides these cash prize of rupees five thousand are given to individual participants each from different states as state topper.


In addition to the above, prizes for the best essays from each state have also been announced. The winners are – Vivekanand Kumar, St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi (Jharkhand), Amit Laddha, Gujarat National Law Institute, Gandhinagar (Gujarat), Tarique Ashraf Siddiqui, National Institute of Technolog Kurukshetra (Haryana), Mushtaqul Haq Ahmad Sikander, Univesity of Kashmir (J & K), Shaikh Sadab A Gulab, Nowrosjee Wadia College, Pune (Maharashtra), Mahmood Alam Siddiqui, Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi), Bhupinder Singh Bedi, Punjab University, Chandigarh (Punjab), Anusha N., Jaya Engineering College, Thiruninravur, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Abhishek Kumar, Chanakya National Law University, Patna (Bihar), and Asma Shahid from Raza P.G. College, Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) and Arina Khan, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (Uttar
Pradesh) shared the prize of state topper from UP.

The prizes will be given away to the winners at the Sir Syed Day Commemoration Meeting to be held on October 17^th at 10 am at University Athletics Ground.

Sir Syed Day Ki Dili Mubarakbad

Diwali Mubarak

May the Divine Light Of Diwali Spread Prosperity, Peace, Happiness And Good Health In Your Life.
Wish You And Your Family A Very Very Happy Diwali.

AMU Digest October 2009 1st Edition

CONTENTS
10 Facts About Sir Syed, Every Alig Should Know   
59th Annual Convocation of AMU, A.R. Rahman An AMU Degree Holder Now   
Khushboo Mirza: The Girl Behind Glorious Voyage of Chandrayaan-1   
JNMC To Enjoy Institute Status , Just Like AIIMS   
AMU Will Now Spread To Educate    
Rapid Fire News    5
Prof. Akhtar Haseeb Awarded With “VIGYAN GAURAV”    
Tanveer Azam conferred upon "Young Scientist Award-2009"   
ZHCET among TOP 5 in GOOGLE’s Challenge   
Feel The Zeal of JNMC   
Dr. Nadeen A. Ansari Presented Paper on Novel Diagnostic Biomarkers Of Diabetes in Turkey   
7 Reasons That Make Aligs An Unbeatable Blogger   
3 Indispensable Tools To Make Research Work On Web, A Breeze   
List Of Institutions Providing Scholarships    
Dr. Rafiuddin Ahmad "The Father Of Indian Dentistry" Was An AMU Alumnus    

AMU Digest October 2009 1st Edition

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Challenges Among Civilizations By :Syed Waris Shere

A great visionary of all times Mohandas K. Gandhi in his article in 1938 writes his views about the Arab-Jew question on Palestine and the persecution of the Jews. At that time, Hitler was ruling Germany and the clouds of a terrible conflict begun to form shows his incredible sense of right and wrong. He writes, “My sympathies are all with the Jews. I have known them intimately in South Africa . Some of them became life-long companions. Through these friends I came to learn much of their age-long persecution. They have been the untouchables of Christianity. The parallel between their treatment by Christians and the treatment of untouchables by Hindus is very close. Religious sanction has been invoked in both cases for the justification of the inhuman treatment meted out to them. Apart from the friendships, therefore, there is the more common universal reason for my sympathy for the Jews. But my sympathy does not blind me to the requirements of justice.

The cry for the national home for the Jews does not make much appeal to me. The sanction for it is sought in the Bible and the tenacity with which the Jews have hankered after return to Palestine . Why should they not, like other peoples of the earth, make that country their home where they are born and where they earn their livelihood? Palestine belongs to the Arabs in the same sense that England belongs to the English or France to the French. It is wrong and inhuman to impose the Jews on the Arabs. What is going on in Palestine today cannot be justified by any moral code of conduct. The mandates have no sanction but that of the last war. Surely it would be a crime against humanity to reduce the proud Arabs so that Palestine can be restored to the Jews partly or wholly as their national home. The nobler course would be to insist on a just treatment of the Jews wherever they are born and bred. The Jews born in France are French in precisely the same sense that Christians born in France are French. If the Jews have no home but Palestine, will they relish the idea of being forced to leave the other parts of the world in which they are settled? Or do they want a double home where they can remain at will? This cry for the national home affords a colorable justification for the German expulsion of the Jews. But the German persecution of the Jews seems to have no parallel in history. The tyrants of old never went so mad as Hitler seems to have gone. And he is doing it with religious zeal. For he is propounding a new religion of exclusive and militant nationalism in the name of which many inhumanity becomes an act of humanity to be rewarded here and hereafter.

The crime of an obviously mad but intrepid youth is being visited upon his whole race with unbelievable ferocity. If there ever could be a justifiable war in the name of and for humanity, a war against Germany, to prevent the wanton persecution of a whole race, would be completely justified. But I do not believe in any war. A discussion of the pros and cons of such a war is therefore outside my horizon or province." According to Mahatma Gandhi, let the Jews who claim to be the chosen race prove their title by choosing the way of non-violence for vindicating their position on earth. Every country is their home including Palestine, not by aggression but by loving service."
 
Mahatma Gandhi sums up very profoundly with a word to the Jews in Palestine. "I have no doubt that they are going about it the wrong way. The Palestine of the Biblical conception is not geographical tract. It is in their hearts. But if they must look to the Palestine of geography as their national home, it is wrong to enter it under the shadow of the British gun. A religious act cannot be performed with the aid of the bayonet or the bomb. They can settle in Palestine only by the goodwill of the Arabs. They should seek to convert the Arab heart. The same God rules the Arab heart, who rules the Jewish heart. They can offer satyagraha in front of the Arabs and offer themselves to be shot or thrown in to the Dead Sea without raising a little finger against them. They will find the world opinion in the their favor in their religious aspiration. There are hundreds of ways of reasoning with the Arabs, if they will only discard the help of the British bayonet. As it is, they are co-sharers with the British in despoiling a people who have done no wrong to them." Victims who rose up against human indignity in the Warsaw Ghetto are called heroes. Those who lost their lives are called martyrs. On the other hand the Palestinian who tosses a rock in desperation is a terrorist according to Judith Tamar Stone, a jew, who founded Voice Dialogue Connection. As an internationally renowned Psychotherapist, Teacher, Facilitator and Communications Leader, she writes that the Jewish dead cannot be brought back to life and neither can the Palestinian massacred be resurrected. David Ben Gurion once said, "Let us not ignore the truth among ourselves...politically, we are the aggressors and they defend themselves. No body can deny that Palestine is a land that has been occupied and emptied of its people. Its cultural and physical landmarks have been obliterated and replaced by tidy Hebrew signs. The history of a people was the first thing eradicated by the occupiers. The history of the indigenous people has been all but eradicated as though they never existed. And all this has been hailed by the world as a miraculous act of God. According to Stone, Israel's existence is not even a question of legality so much as it is an illegal fiat accompli realised through the use of force while supported by the Western powers. Human atrocity was and continues to be perpetuated against an innocent people who couldn't come up with the arms and money to defend themselves against the western powers bent upon their demise as a people, concludes Judith Stone.
About the Author: WARIS SHERE was educated at the Aligarh Muslim University, University of London and Technische Hochschule, Aachen Germany. He has authored eight books in the field of Applied Mathematics, International Affairs and Academic Futures: Prospects for Post-Secondary institution. He has taught Applied Mathematics at the University of Manitoba, Canada and Red River College, Canada for several years. His work on critical issues of International Affairs has been published globally. His main interests are Emerging International Order, Security and the Prospects for East-West relations and Dilemmas in Policy-Making for Education.

Religious Clothing By Dr. Asad U Khan

For centuries clothes have been an expression of one’s identity and religiosity.
Even before we speak to someone in a meeting, or at a party or on the street, our clothes express important information (or misinformation) about our occupation, origin, personality, opinions, and tastes. We unconsciously (or consciously) register the information, and judge one another based on our perceptions.



In the scriptures of all three of the Abrahamic faiths, there are guidelines regarding matters of a woman’s dress. In the Bible in Timothy 2.9-10.NIV women are instructed to dress modestly: “I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearl or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.”

The Qur’an also lays down principles of modesty regarding dress. In chapter 24 verses 30 and 31, the concept of modesty is enjoined on both men and women:

“Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that will make for Greater purity for them; and God is well acquainted with all that they do. And say to the believing women That they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; and they should not display beauty and ornaments except what (most ordinarily) appears thereof; that they must draw their veils over their bosom and not display their beauty except to their husbands, fathers, their husband’s father, their sons, their husband’s sons, or their women…”

Chapter Ahzab verse 59 of the Qur’an says: “O prophet Tell Thy wives and daughters with the Believing women, that they should cast their outer garment over their person (when outside); that they should be known (As such) and not molested”

The Qur’an does not specifically mention that women should cover their hair as it does that they should cover their breast. Verse 31 of chapter 24 is most frequently quoted by scholars in support of wearing a headscarf, hijab, but not all Muslim scholars agree that the head scarf is ordained for women. In his book, “The Message of Qur’an”, Mohammad Asad explains how the headscarf became attributed to modest dress for women. Asad writes that the female head covering (khamir the Arabic term for headscarf) was customarily used by Arab women in the pre-Islamic era and was considered a stylish garment (fashion statement), which hung loose on the head. According to Asad, the fashion during this period was for women to wear low-neck lines that exposed their breasts. It is in this context that the headscarf is mentioned in this verse, and women are asked to pull their scarf over the chest. It will be correct to say that the scarf is recommended for women by the majority of Muslim scholars.

In the ideological struggle surrounding the definition of Islam’s nature and its role in the modern world the scarf, or hijab, has become a symbol of Muslim identity.

Regardless of whether the Qur’an ordains Muslim women to wear the scarf or not, if one decides to wear it as an expression of her modesty (Tuqwa), or family tradition or Islamic identity, we have no right to deny her the choice to do so in a free society.

However, the covering of the face by wearing a veil (niqab) is an all-together different issue. The veil in Muslim society did not appear until the tenth century. The Qur’an does not suggest that women should be veiled or that they should be kept apart from the world of men. On the contrary, the Qur’an is very clear about the full participation of women in society and in the religious practices prescribed for men.

In his book, “Sunnah between Fiqh and Hadith,” Sheikh Mohammad al-Ghazali argues that women are not to cover their face during the performance of Hajj and when performing daily prayers. Then how can it be justified to ask women to cover their faces in every day life. An overwhelming number of Islamic scholars both past and present are of the opinion that women should not veil their face or cover their hands.

Recently the learned Islamic scholar of Egypt’s Al-Azhar University, Sheikh Mohammad Sayyid Tantawi, criticized women for covering from head to toe, and veiling their faces in public places. Tantawi referred to the women’s dress as a Wahabi tradition and denounced it as having nothing to do with the Islamic faith. He also announced that he would issue a Fatwa condemning the practice of covering the face with a veil (niqab).

The recent trend of adopting the veil (niqab) is part of the growing sense among some Muslim women that they no longer wish to identify with the West and that they reaffirm their Muslim identity by wearing a visible sign such as the veil (niqab).


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Barak Obama's Finest Hour By :Syed Waris Shere

Less than a year after taking office, Barack Obama, 48, won the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize award, an honor that came after he made history by becoming the country’s first African-American president. "Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Barack Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future," the committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland said. "His diplomacy is founded in the concept that those who are to lead the world must do so on the basis of values and attitudes that are shared by the majority of the world's population," the citation said.

Obama is the third sitting U.S. president -- and the first in ninety years. Woodrow Wilson was awarded the Nobel prize in 1919, and Theodore Roosevelt was the recipient in 1906. The enthusiastic approval of the present President seems to be a slap at the former President George W, Bush, from a committee that severely criticised him for taking unilateral military action in Iraq. The committee praised Barack Obama for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples" during his short time in office and singled out for special recognition Obama's call for a world free of nuclear weapons. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei says he "cannot think of anyone today more deserving of this honour." "In less than a year in office, he has transformed the way we look at ourselves and the world we live in and rekindled hope for a world at peace with itself."

According to Mohamed Elbaradei, Obama "has provided outstanding leadership on moving towards a world free of nuclear weapons." "He has shown an unshakable commitment to diplomacy, mutual respect and dialogue as the best means of resolving conflicts." President Shimon Peres of Israel, in praise of Obama said: “Very few leaders if at all were able to change the mood of the entire world in such a short while with such a profound impact. You provided the entire humanity with fresh hope, with intellectual determination, and a feeling that there is a lord in heaven and believers on earth.” “President Obama embodies the new spirit of dialogue and engagement on the world’s biggest problems: climate change, nuclear disarmament and a wide range of peace and security challenges.”, said Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary general. In his 1895 will, the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel suggested that the peace prize should be awarded "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations and the abolition or reduction of standing armies and the formation and spreading of peace congresses". In this respect President Barrack Obama has proven to be the best gift that the United States could have given to the world. Earlier this year, President Obama went to Cairo to make a historical speech on relations with the Muslim world, badly tarnished by President George W. Bush's order to invade Iraq.

As of now the world Muslim population stands at 1.57 billion, meaning that nearly one in four people on the globe practises Islam, according to a study. President Obama wishes to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world, one based on mutual interest and mutual respect, and one based upon the truth that America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap and share common principles, principles of justice and progress, tolerance and the dignity of all human beings. In his address the President said, we can recall the words of Thomas Jefferson, who said: "I hope that our wisdom will grow with our power and teach us that the less we use our power, the greater it will be." President Obama's Harvard Law School education served him very well in talking about the rights of individuals. In an editorial, the Financial Times called Obama a born leader. "There is no bombast or chauvinism or phony sentiment in Obama's oratory. He inspires, yet his appeal is always to the intellect; still he holds an audience of this size spellbound. President Obama can end "years of tension and confrontation" between the West and Islam, Arab League chief Amr Moussa said. "The general relationship between the West and Islam was very much affected by policies in the last few years," the secretary-general of the 22-nation bloc told the BBC. "The relationship between the West and Islam - the years of tension and confrontation should come to an end now. "The New York Times has rightly noted that Barack Obama's oratory conforms to the tripartite ideal laid down by Aristotle, who stated that good rhetoric should consist of pathos, logos and ethos - emotion, argument and character. It is in the projection of ethos that Obama particularly excels.

According to the Times of London, no one in the Arab world can remember anything quite like it. President Obama's mission in the heart of Islamic culture was to tell Muslims that the United States is "not, and never will be, at war with Islam,". Barack Obama was surprised and deeply humbled by the honor, and planned to travel to Oslo to accept the prize, which he so richly deserves. "I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many transformative figures that have been honored by this prize," he said. "I will accept this award as a call to action, a call for all nations to confront the challenges of the 21st century." The Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland had a high praise for President Barack Obama and for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples", citing his outreach to the Muslim world and push for nuclear disarmament.


About the Author: WARIS SHERE was educated at the Aligarh Muslim University, University of London and Technische Hochschule, Aachen Germany. He has authored eight books in the field of Applied Mathematics, International Affairs and Academic Futures: Prospects for Post-Secondary institution. He has taught Applied Mathematics at the University of Manitoba, Canada and Red River College, Canada for several years. His work on critical issues of International Affairs has been published globally. His main interests are Emerging International Order, Security and the Prospects for East-West relations and Dilemmas in Policy-Making for Education.