In today’s time when hijab has become an issue in so many parts of the world including India, I would like to share my Hijab story and how me and my friends came up with probably the first ever OT hijab in India.Carrying a hijab in public and professional places has always been a challenge...
Category: Opinion
Shamim Ahmad: Life and Services of a Human Rights Activist
By Shams Tabrez Qasmi Born and brought up in the Champaran district of Bihar, Shamim Ahmad has, for the last twenty five years, been matchlessly involved in various philanthropic and welfare activities including preservation of Human Rights, campaign against violence, movement for promotion of Urdu, agitation against state tyranny, helping the underprivileged section, food distribution...
Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) The perfect model for human life
By Tauqeer Ahmad Qasmi Kandhalvi The life of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) is a role model for every person of this world who believes in Allah and the Day of Judgment. This source of light and guidance (the Prophet ﷺ) can lead us completely. The world has seen a lot of scholars, philosophers and preachers...
Miracles of Allah’s Messenger Muhammad (SAWS)
Definition of Miracle: Mujizah is an Arabic word. Its plural is Mujizaat. Linguistically it means miracle and sign. In Islamic terminology, “A miracle is a supernatural act performed by a claimant to prophethood; while the entire world is unable to perform such an act. This is done so that it may become clear to the...
Brutal Killing, De-humanizing of IDPs in Assam: A Gross Violation of Human Rights and Land Policy
By M. Burhanuddin Qasmi Assam, the northeastern state of India with one-third Muslims in the state population, has nearly 3.62 lakh landless families in 31 of its 33 districts. They are Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in their own land. This has been mainly because of land erosion and devastation caused by the mighty Brahmaputra river....
Shams Tabrez Qasmi is Felicitated with Amar Shaheed Molvi Baqar Award 2021
By: Khursheed Alam Dawood Qasmi Shams Tabrez Qasmi, the CEO and the chief editor of Millattimes, has been honoured with “Amar Shaheed Molvi Baqar Award 2021”. The award is in the memory of the martyr and celebrated Urdu journalist Molvi Muhammad Baqar (1780-1857). The award was conferred upon him on 16th September 2021 in a...
UAPA: With 2.8% convictions, more a ‘political weapon’ to demonise Muslims as terrorists, reveals a Muslim inmate
Abdullah Danish From Tihar Jail Delhi Police on 5th December 2010 arrested 50-year-old Abdullah Danish, a member of banned Students’ Islamic Movement of India, who had been on the run for the last 19 years in a case of sedition and UAPA, said Delhi Police. After my arrest on December 5th, 2020 and during my...
Amirul Hind Qari Sayyid Muhammad Usman: A Brief Introduction to His Life and Contributions
Khursheed Alam Dawood Qasmi Qari Sayyid Muhammad Usman Mansoorpuri, popularly known as “Qari Sahib”, was from the famous Sadaat family of Mansoorpur. It is situated in Mazaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh in India. He was born on 12th August 1944 at his ancestral place. His father’s name was Nawab Sayyid Muhammad Isa. Qari Sahib’s Father:...
Opinion | A soaring Chinese relationship with Taliban is set to benefit all of Eurasia significantly
Andrew Korybko The Taliban’s political representatives recently visited China where they met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The Chinese diplomat said that “The Taliban in Afghanistan is a pivotal military and political force in the country, and will play an important role in the process of peace, reconciliation and reconstruction there.” He also said that...
Opinion | Konkan Disaster: Natural or Manmade? NGOs Need Better Coordination
M. Burhanuddin Qasmi Konkan Flood 2021 Extremely heavy downpour in the Western Ghats, also known as Sahyadri ranges, and discharge of water from Koyna and Kolkewadi dams flooded shallow rivers of coastal Konkan region leading to devastation in Raigad and Ratnagiri districts on 22 July 2021. The flooding began just in the late evening following...