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Indian Princess who sold jewels to save Jews and died for them

Nakul Shivani/ New Delhi India’s first health minister, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur’s namesake and her cousin Amrit Kaur’s name is etched in history for showing magnanimity in selling her precious jewels to help the Jews during the second world war. Amrit Kaur the Princess of Mandi was subsequently arrested in Paris …

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Has identity politics helped the Indian Muslim community?

Shomaila Warsi Identity politics has been prevalent in Indian politics for a long time. However, there is growing concern that it may not be benefiting Indian Muslims as much as it should.  Muslims are a significant voting bloc. As per the 2011 census, Muslims are 14.2% of the Indian population, …

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There is need for professional education in madrasas: Dr. Muhammad Ahmad Naeemi

Dr. Muhammad Ahmad Naeemi Ghaus Siwani/New Delhi Dr. Mohammad Ahmad Naeemi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theology at Hamdard University, New Delhi. Author of many books, he also delivers motivational speeches in Madrassas to attract the students to modern education. Ghaus Siwani of Awaz-the Voice, Urdu, spoke …

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Yusuf Khan to launch the first private university in Mewat for benefit of Meo community

Yusuf Khan (Standing) with the girls who passed out from boards and the Policemen of Jaipur (Courtesy India tomorrow) New Delhi Thousands of young children in over 790 villages of Rajasthan’s Mewat region dominated by Meo Muslims mostly end up as school dropouts and never reach the secondary level of …

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Madiha Pathan secures10th rank in Gujarat Civil services exam

Mohammad Akram / New Delhi   Madiha Habibullah Khan Pathan of Juhapura, Ahmedabad, has secured 10th rank in the Gujarat Public Service Commission in her first attempt.   Madiha Pathan, 24, was home-taught by her father Habibullah Khan Pathan, who is a class one officer in the Gujarat High Court. …

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Why Jamia Millia’s recent Republic Day Mushaira is making headlines?

On India’s Republic Day, a Mushaira was organized in the Engineering and Polytechnic Auditorium of Jamia Milia Islamia University, Delhi. This event saw some of India’s most prominent Hindi and Urdu literary voices as Ashok Chakrdhar, Ahmad Mahfooz, Dinesh Raghuvanshi, Salma Shaheen, Ahmad Naseeb Khan, Aleena Itrat Rizvi, Majid Deobandi, …

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Sirajuddin Khan embarks on mission to set up library in every house of Kashmir village

Malick Asghar Hashmi/New Delhi Inspired by the idea of a library village in England and Maharashtra, a Kashmiri youth Sirajuddin Khan has set up libraries in more than 22 houses in his native village Aargam in north Kashmir’s Bandipore district. The village is home to some 500 people and has …

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Indian contestant Kari Manjur Ahmed wins 4th position in world Quran recitation

Satananda Bhattacharjee/Karimganj Kari Manjur Ahmed, 26, hailing from the Kaliganj village in Karimganj district of Barak Valley in South Assam won the fourth position for India in the International Quran Recitation Competition held in Egypt. He has participated in such international competitions in Turkey and Malaysia and won the fifth …

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Jameela Nishat’s Shaheen has given wings to women in Hyderabad

Sheikh Muhammad Yunus/ Hyderabad Jameela Nishat was born in 1955 to Syed Bin Mohammad, a portrait artist, and Fatima Sayeed. Her father was an excellent painter. A Nawab in Hyderabad spotted Syed’s artistic skills and sponsored his education in fine arts. Syed Bin Mohammad went on to become a professor …

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