![]() | EN Roundup |
India
Ravi Shankar appeals to Muslim groups on 'Vishwaroopam' row
Deccan Herald 29 January 2013
Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar today asked the Muslim community not to protest against Vishwaroopam, saying "movies are meant for entertainment and the best thing is to 
US Mumbai attacks plotter given 35 years
Legalbrief 28 January 2013
A US man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for his key role in plotting the deadly Mumbai attacks in 2008. A BBC News report notes that David Coleman Headley (52) was 
Muslim scholars challenge Salman Rushdie to debate on Islam
Times of India 28 January 2013
By Mohammed Wajihuddin
MUMBAI: A group of scholars who are also members of the powerful All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has invited controversial author Salman Rushdie to debate on Islam 
David Headley: India for US Mumbai attacker's extradition
BBC News 28 January 2013
India has said it will continue to press for extradition of David Coleman Headley, a US man sentenced to 35 years in prison for his key role in plotting the deadly Mumbai 
Muslim cop goes to Supreme Court to save beard
Times of India 23 January 2013
By Dhananjay Mahapatra
NEW DELHI: Does growing flowing beard by a religious Muslim policeman clash with his professional requirement? The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine the issue and 
13/7 Mumbai blast suspect arrested from Darbhanga
Times of India 22 January 2013
By Deeptiman Tiwary
NEW DELHI: Alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Danish Ansari, suspected to have played a role in the 13/7 blasts in Mumbai, was on Monday arrested by the National 
Pakistani cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri’s links to Sufis in India run deep
Times of India 18 January 2013
By Shoeb Khan
The man on the Pakistani centrestage, Tahir-ul-Qadri, may have divided the civil society opinion in his country, but he has many well-wishers across the border in Rajasthan. 
Non-Muslims want equal funeral rights in Turkey
Hurriyet Daily News 17 January 2013
By vercihan ziflioglu
Non-Muslim communities in Turkey have asked for municipal and state services at their funerals similar to the services given to the country’s Muslim citizens. Municipalities 
Protest in Delhi to protect cultural heritage in Saudi Arabia
TwoCircles.net 17 January 2013
In a clear message to the Government of Saudi Arabia, several Muslims in India today demanded here that the Saudi regime must sign a treaty with all the governments of the 
Muslim panchayat bans use of cellphones by girls
Times of India 11 January 2013
After the khaps in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, a Muslim community panchayat in Rajasthan on Thursday banned girls from using cellphones and also from dancing and singing at 
Candidate claims Islam to blame for misogyny in India
Yass Tribune 8 January 2013
By Adrian Van Der Byl
Dear Editor, Gary Johns writes in The Australian (January 1), entitled "Like India we must end misogyny” about the rape of a 23-year-old student in India, but focuses on 
Restaurant bill sparks Hindu-Muslim riots in India
Pakistan Daily Times 8 January 2013
A row over an unpaid restaurant bill in a western Indian city escalated into a riot between Hindus and Muslims that left four people dead and 175 injured, police said on 
India and Pakistan in border clash
Irish Times 7 January 2013
A Pakistani soldier was killed and another injured in a gunfight between Indian and Pakistani troops in Kashmir today, a disputed incident that could heighten tensions between 
Hindu girls still targeted for rape in Pakistan: world remains silent
People of Shambala 6 January 2013
By Angel Millar
The raping of Hindu women and girls “has almost become a trend in Sindh province,” in south Pakistan, claims the Daily Bhaksar. Since the beginning of December, at least two Hindu girls, one aged six and the other 14, have been attacked and raped. The six-year-old victim was allegedly kidnapped and raped by Hashim Magiro, the owner of a gambling den near the girl’s home in the Umerkot district of Sindh. 
Muslims to witness RSS ‘ekatrikaran’ programme
Times of India 3 January 2013
INDORE: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh seems to have taken a step to reach out to Muslims by allowing 100 Muslims from different parts of the country to witness its 
Indian student brutally attacked in Germany, assailants cut off his tongue for refusing to convert
India Today 2 January 2013
A 24-year Indian student in Bonn was brutally attacked by Islamic extremists who slashed his tongue when he refused to convert, German police said Thursday. The Indian 
Op-Ed: The Indian Gang Rape-Murder Just Scratched the Surface
Arutz Sheva 2 January 2013
By Prof. Phyllis Chesler
On leave from writing for A7 in order to finish her new book, the apalling murder-rape in India impelled the author to write this incisive and horrifying article about what 
Top Hindu priest advises women to wear Muslim veil to avoid rape
ummid.com 2 January 2013
Thanjavoor: The pontiff of Madurai mutt, Arunagirinatha Sri Gnanasambanda Desika Paramacharya Swamigal, popularly known as Madurai Adheenam, has appealed to women to impose 
Around 2% of LIC employees are Muslims
TwoCircles.net 7 December 2012
New Delhi: There are a total of 2,684 Muslim employees working for Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) according to Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena in a 
Tight security at India holy site 20 years after riots
Radio Netherlands 7 December 2012
Indian security forces on Thursday flooded the northern town of Ayodhya where a mosque was demolished by Hindu zealots 20 years ago in a move that unleashed a wave of deadly 



