In a judgement minorities called historic, a court last week declared Delhi’s Jamia Milia Islamia – preferred by many Muslim students — as a minority institution. Read more

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Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 2:32 pm
Filed under Religion · Tagged AIHEC, Aligarh, anti-British activity, culture, curriculum, education features, HACU, HBCU, Higher Education Act, Hindustan Times, Jamia Milia Islamia, Jamia Society, kapil sibal, linguistic, minorities, minority institution, Muslim students, National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions, news, religious
Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egypt’s second president and one of the most important political figures of the Arab world, would often proudly say: “Nah-nu Abna-ul Feroin.” That’s Arabic for “We are sons of the Pharaohs”. Read more

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Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 5:38 pm
Filed under World · Tagged Cairo, Egypt, Egyptian President, Gamal Abdel Nasser, hamas, Hosni Mubarak, iran, Israel, Jordan, Muslim Brotherhood, Palestine, Pharaohs, Sayed Qutb, tahrir square, Tunisia, Tutankhamun, yemen
Nations can sometimes be found grappling with an odd political dilemma: should controversial leaders be praised when they get things right? Read more

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Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 7:35 pm
Filed under India · Tagged chief minister, Darul-Uloom, evidence, geospatial technology park, Gujarat, Hindu-Muslim riots, Hindustan Times, industrial production, Industrialists, Maulana Vastanvi, Mukesh Ambani, Narendra Modi, news, political dilemma, Ratan Tata, Sunni Islam, water down