Interview with Aamir Bhai on www.orkutheroes.com

Aamir Edresy is a man with the mission on orkut. Founder of Association of Muslim Professionals community Aamir is on the way to make an NGO for the noble cause of Muslim youths. Aamir Edresy is invited on Orkut’s hall of fame to give more from the assoc of Muslim professional and the future of this community which is one of very active community on orkut.Welcome Aamir to Orkut’s Hall of Fame. Its my pleasure that you invited me in this community. Thanks for such a warm welcome and the opportunity for an interaction. It will be my pleasure to talk about AMP, its Objectives, its Vision/Mission and My team. This will be a great opportunity for...

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AMP 1st Meeting

Dear Friends,We have put this message on home page of our commmunity on Orkut.---------AMP 1st MEETING----------Dear Members,AMP is planning to have its first members meet on 19th April at Byculla or Kurla at 6pm.Kindly watchout this space for latest updates and feel free to mail us at: asso.muslimprofessionals@gmail.com---------------------------------------------Agenda for now isIntroducion to each other(Personal and Professional)Goals of AMPVision and Mission of AMPRegistration-- Name-- Activities to be included-- Type of Organization to be formed-- Members-- Advisory CouncilFund RaisingMembership-- Membership Drive-- Membership Type-- Who should be contacted for membership-- How to cover whole BombayActivities to start with-- Making incharges and committees for each activityNext Meeting--...

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On Building Young Muslim Leadership from Grass-roots

On Building Yong Muslim Leadership from Grass-rootsNot only from friends of the Muslim Community but within the Community itself, one always hears a litany of lament that the Muslim Community lacks leadership. This has a nugget of truth when leadership is identified with political status as it is normally done. But there is no lack of leadership in the theological domain or even in religious affairs in the field of education and to a lesser degree in the economic field.Apart from Muslim politicians, the Muslim society often turns towards its religious leaders for guidance. This creates the impression, which is rather mistaken that the Muslim society is basically in the hands of the Mullahs and practices, within the larger framework of democracy, a form of Mullahcracy!Considering that religious...

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Muslims Must Focus on School Education

Muslims Must Focus on School EducationBy M. Hanif LakdawalaIf Muslims wait another five or 10 years, they are going to lose millions of children.Sixty years after independence, with 40 per cent of its population under 18, the community is now confronting the perils of its failure to educate Muslims, notably the poor. If Muslims continue their apathy for another five or 10 years, they are going to lose millions of children to illiteracy. No doubt more Muslim children are in school than ever before, but the quality of Muslim managed schools has sunk to extremely low levels, as government schools have become reserves of children at the very bottom of the social ladder.The children in Muslim managed schools come from the poorest of families, who can’t afford to send them their young ones to other...

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Courage of my truth

Courage of my truthBy Bilkis Yakub Rasool BanoToday I stand before you vindicated. For my truth has been heard. For 20 days I was cross-examined in a courtroom in Mumbai and the courage of my truth saw me through. On Friday January 18, 2008 the Honorable Sessions Judge in Mumbai pronounced a judgement that has finally meant some closure to a long and very painful journey that was forced upon me and my family. Of course, many wounds will never heal but I am stronger today, and for that I am thankful.For the last six years I have lived in fear, shuttling from one temporary home to the other, carrying my children with me, trying to protect them from the hatred that I know still exist in the hearts and minds of so many people. This judgement does not mean the end of hatred but it does mean that...

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What a 'LOVELY' Justice ! With You Babri Masjid !

What a 'LOVELY' Justice ! With You Babri Masjid ! -Dr.M.K. Sherwaniwww.hindustantimes. com(India) 25.2.08------------ --------- --------- --------- -------The Liberhan Commission that was set up to fund outthe truth behind the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992needs more time to wrap up its report.The one-man commission comprising the former chiefjustice of the Madras High Court, Justice (retd) MSLiberhan, has asked the Home Ministry for anotherextension to be able to submit its report on itsfive-point terms of reference."The government has received another request for anextension from the commission," a senior home ministryofficial told HT. "It has promised to submit itsreport this time," the official said but was quick toadd that this wasn't the first time that such anassurance was being given.The...

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Jamiat in Jeopardy: Uncle-Nephew Strife Splits LeadingIndian Ulema Body

Jamiat in Jeopardy: Uncle-Nephew Strife Splits LeadingIndian Ulema BodyBy Yoginder SikandThe recent split in the Jamiat ul-Ulema-e Hind, theleading body of the Indian Deobandi ulema, hasreceived considerable coverage in the Urdu press. Mostof those who have written on the subjected havelamented the split and have called it entirelyavoidable. Many commentators have labeled it simply asa fall-out of a nasty struggle for power between thePresident of the Jamiat, Maulana Arshad Madani, andhis nephew and the Jamiat's General-Secretary, MaulanaMahmud Madani, both of whom have traded heated chargesagainst each other of being allegedly engaged inanti-Jamiat activities.'If God forbid, the Jamiat has split, then itsconsequences would be no less hurtful for the Muslimsof India than the partition of the...

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TURMOIL IN MUSLIM ORGANIZATIONS IS HARMING ALL INDIAN MUSLIMS

TURMOIL IN MUSLIM ORGANIZATIONS IS HARMING ALL INDIAN MUSLIMS By: Kaleem Kawaja It is no secret that today India's Muslim community needs much help from the Community's major organizations and parties in order to lobby with the government and political parties to develop and implement programs to uplift the much depressed and backward community. There are about a half dozen such organizations in India that are more than fifty years old, that have much credibility with the Muslims as well as the government, the majority Hindu community, media and the nation's power structure. Over the years India's major political parties have sought the help of these organizations in the electoral arena. Thus when the average Muslims in India hear of intense turmoil, infighting and cut-throat power struggle...

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Popular Front of India exhorts Muslims to change political strategy

Posted January 29th, 2008 by Pervez Bari,Bhopal: Muslims in India have been exhorted to change their election strategy of shifting supports among various political parties and to concentrate in the political empowerment of the community.The Popular Front of India, (PFI), made this call to the Muslims in its two-day annual meeting of the National General Assembly held at Green Valley campus at Manjeri in Kerala on January 26 and 27.The PFI in its Press release said that Muslims were supporting one secular party or other with the sole aim of defeating the fascist and communal parties in elections. This strategy has failed to establish their rights in the country’s policy setting and resource distribution. While in power, these parties not only failed to arrest communal fascist forces, but they...

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University on Ajmer Dargah land proposed

In his new role as president of the Ajmer Dargah Management Committee, the Prince of Arcot Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali has set his priorities for the Dargah. To tighten security arrangements in and around the shrine tops his agenda. Besides, he wants better connectivity for Ajmer city and better management of resources at the Dargah.Talking to mediapersons in Bangalore after a felicitation program organised in his honour by the Tamil Nadu Shia Muslim Convention, Nawab Mohammed Abdul Ali elaborated on his plans. "I have already written to the Civil Aviation Ministry about the need for an airport at Ajmer," he said. He said that he wanted to set up a university on one of the lands of the Dargah, the tomb of the Sufi saint Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chishti.The Nawab is the first from South India...

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Gulf Jobs

Dear All,Please review this very useful Link for Jobs in Gulf. Hope it may be a good guidance for some people.Visit this site www.gulfjobsbank. comThanksAa...

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Do You Know Ur Value....???

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a Rupee 500 note.In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this Rupee 500 note?"Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this note to one of you but first let me do this." He proceeded to crumple the note up. He then asked, "Who still wants it?"Still the hands were up in the air."Well," he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now all crumpled and dirty. "Now who still wants it?"Still the hands went into the air."My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson.No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth Rupee 500/-. Many times in our lives, we are...

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Major survey challenges Western perceptions of Islam

Salam Dear Friends,Major survey challenges Western perceptions of Islam, you can acess this here.http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080227/ts_alt_afp/usislamreligionethicsThanksA...

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MUSLIM SITUATION

What is wrong with Indian Muslims? Why are they not getting Angry ?V.T. Rajshekhar, Editor, Dalit VoiceWhat is happening to India’s Muslims who form the country’s single largest community with a 20% population plus endowed with a powerful religion? Some Dalit friends complain that despite DV giving so much support, Muslims are not coming to support it. This is true. Our representative in Hyderabad, Dr. Yadaiah, said every time the Muslims invited him to their meetings he would never fail but when he invited them there was hardly any response. Barring two leaders of the Tameer-e-Millat (Rahim Qureshi) and Jamate-Islami others did not turn up at our Hyderabad function. Even they also went away after speaking. Our Delhi silver jubilee celebrate on April 8, 2007 was attended by Syed Shahabuddin...

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Post Metric Scholarship Scheme for Minority Students

The good news is the last date of submission of application forms for "Post Metric Scholarship Scheme for minority students" has been extended from 10th February to 15th February 2007. Please forward this mail to as many people as possible because if less than 25 lac students apply for the scholarship this year, next year quota will be reduced. Scheme Detail: a) This is for current academic year.b) Last date to submit application form is: 15 February 2008.c) The filled-in application forms along with necessary documents should be submitted to the respective head of the school or higher educational institutions. The institutions should verify the applications and send them to the District Backward and Minorities Welfare Officer within February 10. The link for Hindu Daily is :http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/25/stories/2008012552720300.htm...

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Target 1000

Dear Friends,Currently we are few less than 150 members in the community.I want to set target of Membership count to reach 1000 before end of Feb 2008.Am I saying something not possible? I dont know the answer but I have a simple calculation.If everyone invites atleast 10 more professionals we can nearly add 1500 (10*150) members. And my target is less than that!!! 1000 Members looks very easy to me.I request everyone to please take it seriously and invite all your friends to join the community.I am going to start it right now...Lets see who else follows me........Thanks--AamirWe can Bring together Muslims from all walks of life to interact and act jointly with an objective to educate, motivate, inspire and instill confidence in our young generation. We can join hands to eradicate miseries...

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Congratulations !!!

Hello Everybody,We are gratified to announce that we have created a blog for our Orkut community 'Asso. of Muslims Professionals'. Basically the motive to create this blog is that those members who are not getting change to access Orkut in their offices can be active using this blog. So, we are hoping that members will take active participation in the issues related with our community. Thanks & Regards!Moderator - ...

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