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Articles 10021 through 10120 of 19042:
- ‘I Felt That Because Of Being A Muslim, Such A Vicious Witchhunt Was Done Against Me And Is Still Being Done’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Feb 14, 2006)
‘I felt that because of being a Muslim, such a vicious witchhunt was done against me and is still being done’
- Pakistan To Raise Cross-Border Firing With Afghan President (Indian Express, ROD MCGUIRK, Feb 14, 2006)
Pakistani civilian casualties from rockets and artillery originating from Afghanistan are likely to be on the agenda when the Afghan president visits Islamabad this week, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
- Iran Resumes Nuclear Enrichment Work (Indian Express, MARK HEINRICH, Feb 14, 2006)
Iran has resumed some uranium enrichment work, geared to making fuel for nuclear reactors or bombs, in defiance of a vote to engage the UN Security Council in efforts to rein in Tehran’s atomic ambitions, diplomats said.
- Dialogue With Ulfa (Daily Excelsior, M V Naina, Feb 14, 2006)
Political expediency in time for the assembly polls in Assam in May 2006 appears to have guided the second round of talks between the Central Government and the 11-member Peoples Consultative Group (PCG), hand-picked by the outlawed . . .
- Logic Of It (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 14, 2006)
Since the hate campaign goes on we wish to reiterate that it is entirely illogical to blame a country or a government for the views of a newspaper.
- Politics In A State Of Flux (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Feb 14, 2006)
The prevailing political turbulence in the country can be ascribed to many factors: the string of state assembly elections starting with West Bengal, Mr Deve Gowda’s dubious role in his son’s collective defection to the Bharatiya Janata Party . . .
- Army Against Recruitment By Religion, Says Gen Singh (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
The Army chief, Gen J J Singh, on Monday vehemently opposed the government’s move to gather information on the number of Muslims in the armed forces, saying that every citizen had an equal chance to serve in uniform.
- Assam: Sonia Orders Healing Touch (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Apparently worried about a voter backlash in the run up to the Assembly elections in Assam, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said she has taken “serious” note of the death of nine people in police firing in the state and asked the Centre . . .
- Iran Resumes Some Atom Enrichment Work - Diplomats (Reuters, MARK HEINRICH, Feb 14, 2006)
Iran has resumed some uranium enrichment work, geared to making fuel for nuclear reactors or bombs, in defiance of a vote to engage the U.N. Security Council in efforts to rein in Tehran's atomic ambitions, diplomats said.
- Musharraf Backs Iran Gas Pipeline: Us Asked To Help On Kashmir (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf said on Monday that he supported plans to build a gas pipeline from Iran to Pakistan and India, despite opposition from the United States.
- A Setback For Washington (Dawn, Niall Ferguson, Feb 14, 2006)
While the United States has become fixated on the Muslim world, a region much closer to home has been quietly spinning out of American control.
- The Right To Abuse And Insult? (Dawn, Qazi Faez Isa, Feb 14, 2006)
The odious cartoons depicting the Prophet of Islam, Hazrat Mohammad (PBUH), lit a fuse that Osama bin Laden would have loved to ignite.
- It's An Indian Army (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 14, 2006)
The person heading the Prime Minister's High Level committee on the social, economic and educational status of the Muslim community, Rajinder Sachar, has eminently secular credentials.
- Iran Affirms Commitment To Npt (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Iran affirmed its commitment to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty today, a day after its hard-line President issued a veiled threat to withdraw from the pact.
- Reports Announce Establishment Of ‘Islamic State’ In Waziristan (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
After taking “virtual control” of the entire North Waziristan province of Pakistan, Taliban and Al-Qaida have recently “declared” the establishment of an ‘Islamic State’ in the area and gained a major base for their operations against the US-led . . .
- Survey On Muslims: Pmo Clarifies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Data being sought from all departments and agencies, not just the armed forces It is part of the assignment to prepare a report on the social, economic and educational status of the Muslim community
- Pakistan To Raise U.S. Incursions With Karzai (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 14, 2006)
Death of women in firing will figure in talks
- Be A Facilitator, Musharraf Tells U.S. (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 14, 2006)
`As the superpower it has a responsibility in the resolution of all conflicts including Kashmir'
- Us Can Help Solve Kashmir Issue, Says Musharraf (News International, KAMAL SIDDIQI, Feb 14, 2006)
Terror suspects violated our sovereignty; Balochistan to be largely converted into ‘A’ areas; Pakistan to go ahead with Iran pipeline
- A Budding Relationship Between U.S. And India (US News & World Report, Thomas Omestad, Feb 14, 2006)
Through a period of foreign policy upheaval dominated by the Bush administration's war on terrorism, a major shift in U.S. policy with enduring consequences has received far less public attention in America: Washington's embrace of New Delhi and . . .
- We Follow Secular Norms: J.J. Singh (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Feb 14, 2006)
Chief of the Army Staff J.J. Singh said here that the military would continue to follow secular norms in recruiting soldiers. The armed forces never considered recruitment on the basis of community.
- Pakistan Powerless To Stop Us Attack On Iran: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
* Pakistan going ahead with Iran pipeline
* Cartoons issue uniting moderate and radical Muslims
* Uniform no threat to democracy
- What Is The Need To Hurt Sentiments? (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Feb 14, 2006)
The western world has to reassess its values after the violation
- Rethink In Bjp On Iran Vote? (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Feb 14, 2006)
RSS stand may influence view
Statement likely today Emphasis can shift to U.S. pressure Brajesh Mishra special invitee
- Shaukat’S Misplaced Optimism (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 14, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that he is satisfied with the working of the National Assembly. He expressed the view while talking to Chief Whip in the National Assembly Sardar Nasrullah Dareshak, who called on him in Islamabad on Sunday.
- Torching Of Telenor Outlet (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Reports from across the country speak of surging protests against publication of blasphemous cartoons by newspapers of Denmark and other European countries.
- Kashmir Ripe For Resolution: President (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf Monday emphasized that Pakistan and India must seize the opportunity for addressing the longstanding Kashmir dispute, which he said was “absolutely ripe for a resolution.”
- Lessons Of Desert Fox (Boston Globe, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
A Radical leader of an Islamic country confronts the United States and threatens Israel. The United States suspects that this country's leaders are not being truthful about their nuclear program.
- Howzzat For Charm? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 13, 2006)
Anyone who has watched Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf pad up to deflect Indian anger over cross-border terrorism, or observed him spin a fine delivery on the imperative of Indo-Pak peace, can have no doubt about it.
- Geelani Rejects Self-Rule, Sticks To U.N. Resolutions (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Feb 13, 2006)
Self-rule or autonomy not a solution to the Kashmir issue
- "Muslim Societies Must Discover A Contemporary Meaning Of Islam'' (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Feb 13, 2006)
Ziauddin Sardar, an internationally renowned Muslim scholar and the author ofDesperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys of a Sceptical Muslim, represents one of the most authoritative moderate voices in Islam.
- Khaleda May Put Past Behind (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 13, 2006)
Bangladesh Prime Minister to hold talks with Aziz on a whole range of ties
- Freedom Of Speech — At Public’S Cost (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Feb 13, 2006)
What do Ramdevji, cartoons of the Prophet, Farah from Aligarh Muslim University, Times of India, Hindustan Times have in common? Nothing on the face of it. However, let us, in media parlance, go behind the scenes.
- Attacking Islam (Times of India, Javed Anand, Feb 13, 2006)
You do not have to be a particularly devout Muslim to feel deeply hurt or offended by cartoons of Prophet Mohammad that have inflamed the Islamic world.
- Denmark Seeks Malaysian Help On Cartoon Fury: Media (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
Denmark has sought Malaysia's help to calm Muslim outrage over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad that were printed in a Danish newspaper, a Malaysian newspaper said today.
- Al Jaafari To Head New Iraqi Govt (Indian Express, QASSIM ABDUL ZAHRA, Feb 13, 2006)
Shi’ite lawmakers today chose Prime Minister Ibrahim al Jaafari to head the new government, selecting the incumbent by a one-vote margin over Vice-President Adil Abdul Mahdi, Shi’ite officials said.
- Shia Lawmakers Choose Jaafari For Prime Minister (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Feb 13, 2006)
Leaders set to begin the difficult task of government formation
The United Iraqi Alliance (UIA), the Shia grouping that has won the maximum number of seats in Iraq's parliamentary elections, has picked Ibrahim al-Jaafari as its candidate . . .
- Media’S Subversive Role (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Feb 13, 2006)
Prophet Mohammed cartoons show how the media takes sides
- U.N. To Help Quake-Hit Pakistan Despite Cartoon Row (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
The United Nations said on Sunday it would continue to help survivors of October's deadly earthquake in Pakistan despite security concerns triggered by anti-Western protests over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
- Balochistan Issue To Be Resolved Through Talks: Pm (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday expressed his government’s resolve to solve all issues of Balochistan through dialogue but warned no one would be allowed to challenge the writ of the government.
- Resurrection Of Congress In Up (Daily Excelsior, Pramod Mishra, Feb 13, 2006)
Congressmen in Uttar Pradesh are enthused as in-fighting in the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) intensified.
- Violence In Kargil (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 13, 2006)
Nip it in the bud for communal amity
IT is unfortunate that the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir is in the grip of communal tension.
- Musharraf 95 Pct Sure U.S. Airstrike Killed Five Al Qaeda (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday he was almost certain a U.S. airstrike which killed 18 Pakistani villagers near the Afghan border last month also killed five al Qaeda militants.
- Protest Is Easier Than Reform, Say Moderate Muslims (Reuters, Clarence Fernandez, Feb 13, 2006)
Muslim protests across the world condemning cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad are driven by fears Islam is under attack, and by the fact that it is easier to protest than to battle tough social issues, moderate Muslims say.
- Taliban, Al-Qaeda Establish ‘Islamic State’ In Pak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
After taking "virtual control" of the entire North Waziristan Province of Pakistan, Taliban and Al-Qaeda have recently "declared" the establishment of an ‘Islamic State’ in the area and gained a major base for their operations against the . . .
- India Voices `Deep Concern' Over Snowballing Cartoon Controversy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Outrage expressed in October last itself to the Danish Government
- Pakistani Islamists Call For Strike Over Cartoons (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Pakistan's opposition Islamist parties called on Saturday for a nationwide strike on March 3 to protest the publication by European newspapers of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad which have enraged the Muslim world.
- Vip Violators Of Traffic Rules (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 12, 2006)
On the first day of traffic rules’ enforcement, the Islamabad Traffic Police issued over 2,500 tickets to violators of rules. The long list contains names of several Federal Ministers (including a lady advisor), Ministers of State, bureaucrats, . . .
- Iran ‘Could Quit’ Nuclear Treaty (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned today the Islamic republic could quit the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if forced by the West to limit its disputed nuclear programme.
- Reservations For Minorities Will Not Help:tarlochan Singh (Tribune, T R Ramachandran, Feb 12, 2006)
Mr Tarlochan Singh bowed out as the Chairman of the National Commission of Minorities (NCM) last Wednesday, after a three year term. He has served as its Vice-Chairman as well, and was the first Sikh and non-Muslim to have headed the NCM.
- U.K.: Muslims Denounce Violence (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Feb 12, 2006)
No to incitement in the name of religion, say moderate leaders
- Cartoon Issue Takes Cyber Turn (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Feb 12, 2006)
The widespread anger over publication of cartoons of Prophet Muhammed in a Danish newspaper spilled over to the cyber world, with hackers defacing the homepages of hundreds of Denmark websites on Saturday.
- A Gift From The Fundoos (Telegraph, GITHA HARIHARAN, Feb 12, 2006)
It’s not as if we have forgotten what the Hindu fundoos are capable of. But since the electoral defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre, many of us have been tempted to take a break from foregrounding resistance . . .
- Denmark Seeks Malaysian Help On Cartoon Fury - Media (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Denmark has sought Malaysia's help to calm Muslim outrage over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad that were printed in a Danish newspaper, a Malaysian newspaper said on Sunday.
- Zawahri’S Relative Died In Bajaur... (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday condemned the US air strike in Bajaur and termed it interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign country. At the same time he said those illegally staying in the country by exploiting religion were also wrong.
- Eye On Polls, Sonia Woos Minorities (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
A day after the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government decided to amend the Foreigners Act, Congress President Sonia Gandhi launched the party’s campaign to win back the trust of Muslims in poll-bound Assam.
- Iran May Boycott Npt, Says Ahmadinejad (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday rejected Western pressure to freeze the country's nuclear programme and issued a veiled threat to walk away from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
- Danish Envoys To Indonesia, Iran Quit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
The Danish ambassadors to Indonesia and Iran have left those countries due to threats against them over the publication of cartoons of the Prophet, the Danish foreign ministry said on Saturday.....
- Muslim Bodies Hold Protest Against Cartoons (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
A massive protest was mounted by various Muslim organisations before the Vidhan Sabha in Lucknow on Saturday to demonstrate against the publication of cartoons of Prophet Mohammed by a Danish newspaper.
- The Secret Route (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 12, 2006)
The growing involvement of U.S.-based emissaries with no real base in the Kashmir Valley in closed-door meetings with the Indian establishment raises concern.
- Nepal Hits Back At Global Criticism Of Polls (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Nepal's royalist government hit back on Saturday at global condemnation of local elections it held this week, saying the polls were a victory against a Maoist revolt that has disrupted democracy in the country.
- The Silence Of Liberal Muslims (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Feb 12, 2006)
I am sorry if you feel you have had enough of the latest religion vs freedom of expression controversy: the fuss over the Danish cartoons that featured the Prophet Mohammed.
- Musharraf 95 Pct Sure U.S. Airstrike Killed Five Al Qaeda (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday he was almost certain a U.S. airstrike which killed 18 Pakistani villagers near the Afghan border last month also killed five al Qaeda militants.
- Iran Threatens Revision Of N-Policy (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
The Iranian President on Saturday rejected Western pressure to freeze the country's nuclear programme and issued a veiled threat to walk away from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
- Eu's Solana In Mideast To Limit Fallout Of Cartoon Row (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana embarks on a Mideast charm offensive Monday to calm protests over blasphemous cartoons, and to limit the diplomatic fallout from the row.
- No Let-Up In Worldwide Protests Against Cartoons (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Demonstrations were staged in London, Paris and the west German city of Duesseldorf and in Asia on Saturday as Muslims were set to rally across Europe to vent their anger over the blasphemous sketches.
- Putin’S Initiative With Hamas And Middle East Peace Is Welcome (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Feb 12, 2006)
Putin’s initiative with Hamas and Middle East peace is welcome
- Stranded For Long And Still Waiting (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Feb 12, 2006)
Earleir this week, newspapers here and abroad published a photograph showing the police beating a protesting “Pakistani refugee” in Dhaka. The person getting the beating is a refugee not because he left his country but, as someone poignantly put it, . . .
- John Cherian (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Feb 12, 2006)
The Hamas victory in the Palestine elections, facilitated by the corruption in the Palestinian Authority run by the Fatah, promises a dramatic change in West Asian politics characterised by an Islamist upsurge.
- A General On The Edge (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 12, 2006)
The multiple crises facing Pakistan have a disturbing precedent: the last time around, they ended with the execution of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the rise of the Islamist military dictatorship of Zia-ul-Haq.
- Free Speech Not Absolute (Dawn, Agha Shahi, Feb 12, 2006)
The European newspapers which have printed the outrageous cartoons demonizing the Holy Prophet (PBUH) of Islam have given the deepest possible offence to more than a billion of his followers across the world.
- Limits To Freedom Of Expression And Protests (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Feb 12, 2006)
I am a strong proponent of freedom of expression. Nonetheless in my view the noble cause of freedom of expression was not furthered by deliberately offending religious feelings of the Muslim community by publishing cartoons of Prophet Mohammad . . .
- Cartoon Crisis: A Cartoonist’S Take (Indian Express, E.P.UNNY, Feb 12, 2006)
Occasional cartoonist and Kerala’s Muslim League Minister, Dr MK Muneer, has a finessed take on the current row over Prophet Muhammad’s caricature. He deplores the publication of the cartoons ‘‘in the strongest terms’’ . . .
- Mending Our India Policy (Dawn, Javid Husain, Feb 12, 2006)
IT is not an exaggeration to say that Pakistan’s relations with India since its inception have been the central or rather the determining factor of its foreign policy.
- Dal (U) Backs Up Mulayam (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav’s recent announcement to bring a no-confidence motion on the Iran issue has spurred the Janata Dal (United) into action.
- Myths About Iran Conflict (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 11, 2006)
Is there anything the West can do, short of a highly dangerous military option, to prevent Iran from going forward with its nuclear program? The answer is clearly yes.
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 11, 2006)
I do not wish to minimise the difficulties (involved in India’s ties with Islamabad), but I believe the destiny and history of our two countries oblige us to stay engaged.
- Violent Protest (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 11, 2006)
It is time all those hurt by the publication of the blasphemous cartoons in a Danish newspaper paid heed to the joint call by the Organization of Islamic Conference, the European Union and the UN.
- Higher Prices, Lower Wages (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Feb 11, 2006)
Sugar prices in Pakistan are very high now because of high world prices, says Jehangir Tareen, minister for industries, production and special initiatives.
- Silver Lining In Dhaka Clouds (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 11, 2006)
It was a sea of humanity. Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis converged on Dhaka early this week after trudging along for four days from different parts of the country.
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