Islam and Politics *Back To Congress Fold: Indian Muslims Shift Political Base <http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1411>*
*BACK TO CONGRESS FOLD * By Ravi Bajpai in New Delhi *THE ‘M’ FACTOR SHIFTS BASE* By Giridhar Jha in Patna *MULAYAM NO LONGER A MAULANA IN HOME TURF* By Piyush Srivastava in Lucknow *LEFT NOT RIGHT CHOICE ANYMORE IN BENGAL* Aloke Banerjee in Kolkata A Mail Today report More...<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1411> Debate *Religion a Source of Conflict or Resource for Peace? <http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1410>* It is an age old debate that religion is a source of conflict or resource for peace? Also can religion play any positive role in bringing about 1) stability in South Asia and 2) consolidating friendship between India and Pakistan? To debate these questions about 20 scholars and activists from India and Pakistan met at Dhulikhel, a mountain resort near Kathmandu, Nepal…. >From Pakistan *Prof. Mubarak Ali* threw detailed light on the kind of history text books which are taught there and hence education has become part of the problem. Hindus and India are portrayed in very poor light and in fact Hindus are blamed for many ills in medieval and modern history of Indian sub-continent. Prof, Mubarak Ali is an eminent historian from Pakistan. *Fahmida Riyaz*, said in her paper, Religion is perhaps the earliest human quest about the mystery of existence as well as the striving for order and collective living. It gave people laws to live by and whetted their wonderment and curiosity, leading to deep contemplation of the self and the universe. She also stressed that over thousands of years, religions have come to be an important part of collective and individual identities. She also dealt with phenomenon of fundamentalism. -- *Asghar Ali Engineer* More...<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1410> Radical Islamism & Jihad *Islamic madrasas turning boys into drones <http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1406>* *Organised Priestly Abuse of Children in Pakistani Madrasas* Remote madrasas may be turning boys into drones but then there are thousands of madrasas spread all over Pakistan’s urban centres that are producing millions of neo-drones who may not become suicide bombers but are totally unfit to live in this world. *These kids need to be rescued* Priestly abuse of children has been going on for as long as there have been priests and children. But never has this been done in such an organised manner as is the case here in Pakistan. This abuse (aside from the pervasive sexual abuse) spells disaster. Just step out of a large city and all you would see around you are hundreds and thousands of little children — from six to thirty-six months old. Until these kids are of an age to observe the ways of their elders, they live and behave like untrained dogs. That’s the real Pakistan and no military or political leader is having sleepless nights over this. -- *Nasir Abbas Mirza, *Daily Times, Lahore** More..<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1406> -- Syed M. Asadullah --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Asalam o Alaikum, You Are Receiving This Message, Because You Are A Member Of FOCUS ON ISLAM, A Google Group [..:: The Best Group For Nice Islamic Mails ::..] \/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<>\/ You can Post Your Comments and Suggestions to Me [Moderator of this Group] on this email address: [email protected] To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.google.com/group/focusonislam/ To post messages/mails to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Please forward our Mails to Your friends, and convence them to join our Group. Wanna subscribe to this group, send email to [email protected] \/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<>\/ *********************************************************** The Official Website of Group is LAUNCHED, http://www.geocities.co -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
