Current affairs
*Babri Mosque Demolition: Does justice matter after 17 years?
<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1525>*
Whether advertently or inadvertently, Justice Liberhan protected
politicians on both sides of the great divide. -- *MJ Akbar*
When asked about the impact of the French Revolution, Mao Zedong is said to
have quipped: "It's too soon to tell." In missing the deadline for his
report on the Ayodhya demolition of 1992 some 48 times, Justice M S Liberhan
may not have been driven by any such noble quest for detachment. Yet, we
need not be too harsh on this deft management of superannuation. In the
context of a 480-year-old dispute, the delay isn't even a footnote: 17 years
may be a long time in politics, but it is a mere blip in history. -- *Swapan
Dasgupta*
More...<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1525>
Islam and Politics
*An Israeli View of Iranian Democracy
<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1522>*
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of Iranian citizens pour into the streets in order to
protest against their government! What a wonderful sight! Gideon Levy wrote
in Haaretz that he envies the Iranians.
And indeed, anyone who tries these days to get Israelis in any numbers into
the streets could die of envy. It is very difficult to get even hundreds of
people to protest against the evil deeds or policies of our government --
and not because everybody supports it. At the height of the war against
Gaza, half a year ago, it was not easy to mobilize ten thousand protesters.
Only once a year does the peace camp succeed in bringing a hundred thousand
people to the square -- and then only to commemorate the assassination of
Yitzhak Rabin. The atmosphere in Israel is a mixture of indifference,
fatigue and a "loss of the belief in the ability to change reality", as a
Supreme Court justice put it this week. A very dramatic change is needed in
order to get masses of people to demonstrate for peace.
FOR MIR-HOSSEIN MOUSAVI hundreds of thousands have demonstrated, and
hundreds of thousands have demonstrated for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. That says
something about the people and about the regime.Can anyone imagine a hundred
thousand people gathering in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to protest against the
official election results? The police would open fire before a thousand had
assembled there.
Would even a thousand people be allowed to demonstrate in Amman against His
Majesty? The very idea is absurd. -- *Uri Avnery*
** 2 Comments
More...<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1522>
Urdu Section
*Unity, Trinity and Femininity: Muslims’ marital relationship with
Ahl-e-Kitab
<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1520>*
*By Syed Mansoor Agha*
**
More...<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1520>
Islam and Human Rights
*Islam 'recognizes homosexuality'
<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1518>*
Siti Musdah Mulia of the Indonesia Conference of Religions and Peace cited
the Koran's al-Hujurat (49:3) that one of the blessings for human beings was
that all men and women are equal, regardless of ethnicity, wealth, social
positions or even sexual orientation. "There is no difference between
lesbians and non-lesbians. In the eyes of God, people are valued based on
their piety," she told the discussion organized by non-governmental
organization Arus Pelangi. "And talking about piety is God's prerogative to
judge," she added. "The essence of the religion (Islam) is to humanize
humans, respect and dignify them." Musdah said homosexuality was from God
and should be considered natural, adding it was not pushed only by passion.
Mata Air magazine managing editor Soffa Ihsan said Islam's acknowledgement
of heterogeneity should also include homosexuality. -- *Abdul Khalik*
6 Comments
More.<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1518>
--
Syed.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
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
