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		<title>India Independence &#8211; Forgotten pages of history</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faizan Ahmed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forgotten pages of History contributions of Ulama in the freedom of India By Maulana Burhanuddin Qasmi August 2007, the 60th anniversary of India&#8217;s freedom, we undivided Indians will celebrate it with proud and all possible glitters. That&#8217;s alright! But remember, what our history is telling about freedom struggle is not all— there are pages deliberately [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afaizan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=216980&amp;post=80&amp;subd=afaizan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Madrasa with a Difference</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faizan Ahmed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Madrasa with a Difference by Yoginder Sikand Contrary to how the media generally portrays them, madrasas in India are not entirely opposed to reform. Indeed, the winds of change are being felt even in the portals of the more conservative madrasas, such as the vast network of Deobandi seminaries spread across the country. One [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afaizan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=216980&amp;post=79&amp;subd=afaizan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Report: South Indian Muslim Convention, Kochi, Kerala</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faizan Ahmed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The release of the report of the Sachar Committee, appointed by the Government of India to investigate the conditions of India’s Muslims, has generated considerable discussion and debate in the community. Although many Muslim leaders are apprehensive that the Government lacks serious commitment to acting on the report’s recommendations, Muslim organizations across the country are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afaizan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=216980&amp;post=77&amp;subd=afaizan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kashmir&#8217;s Muslim clerics learn English to turn global</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faizan Ahmed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kashmir&#8217;s Muslim clerics learn English to turn global Awantipora (Jammu and Kashmir), June 21: Steadfast to go global, Muslim clerics in Kashmir have enrolled themselves in a university to learn English. Over 36 clerics from across the State have enrolled for an &#8216;Intensive English Course&#8217; at the University of Science and Technology in Awantipora. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afaizan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=216980&amp;post=74&amp;subd=afaizan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Muslims threaten protest over Sivaji (The Boss)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faizan Ahmed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Muslims threaten protest over Sivaji (The Boss) Chennai, 21 June (AKI/Asian Age) &#8211; Muslims in India&#8217;s southernmost state of Tamil Nadu have threatened protests outside cinemas against superstar Rajnikanth’s latest blockbuster Sivaji (The Boss). They are upset that the movie shows the hero converting a huge amount of black money extorted from villains into legal [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afaizan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=216980&amp;post=73&amp;subd=afaizan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Urdu and Muslim Identity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faizan Ahmed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Urdu and Muslim Identity by Balraj Puri Nineteen eminent scholars, belonging to different disciplines, including foreigners, commissioned by Ather Farouqui, have joined in an exercise in Redefining Urdu Politics in India, in the form of a book with this title. Many among them do not know Urdu. But all of them are friends of Urdu. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afaizan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=216980&amp;post=72&amp;subd=afaizan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Socio-Cultural Empowerment Of Indian Muslims</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faizan Ahmed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Socio-Cultural Empowerment Of Indian Muslims By Yoginder Sikand 19 June, 2007 Countercurrents.org (Paper presented at a conference on the Sachar Committee Report in Kochi, 16th-17th June, 2007 organised by the Al-Ameen Educational Trust and the Forum for Faith and Fraternity) I have been asked to speak on the subject of the social and cultural empowerment [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afaizan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=216980&amp;post=71&amp;subd=afaizan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Muslims Inc. &#8211; Their Market &amp; Global Business Impact</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faizan Ahmed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assalamu alaikum A good report on the socio-economic state of Indian Muslims. Indian Muslims Inc. &#8211; Their Market &#38; Global Business Impact Nevertheless, given the significant size of this demographic in a country that is becoming a global economic powerhouse, very little is known or explored about the overall market of Muslims in India. For [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afaizan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=216980&amp;post=70&amp;subd=afaizan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bringing Up Muslim Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faizan Ahmed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bringing Up Muslim Children Hadhrat Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said, “Most of the people do not pay necessary attention required for the proper upbringing of children. They postpone accurate training in childhood saying they are just kids. However, this is the age for establishing permanent habits. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afaizan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=216980&amp;post=69&amp;subd=afaizan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Islamic investors turn to India</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Faizan Ahmed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Islamic investors turn to India By Indrajit Basu KOLKATA &#8211; The relentless rise of the price of oil over the past two years has hardly been good news for India&#8217;s stock markets and economy. While high oil prices gave the country&#8217;s stock investors many sleepless nights, its impact on the economy was greater, including a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=afaizan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=216980&amp;post=68&amp;subd=afaizan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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