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The Land of Olives (Fun way to learn about Palestine Activity book)
The Land of Olives is a fun and educational children’s Palestine activity book. Filled with interesting facts about Palestine and lots of activities to keep children busy, this book is bound to teach children about Palestine in an entertaining way. (A4 sized pages, colourful activity book)
Reading Savarkar
Savarkar’s journey from anti-British, anti-Caste Revolutionary to Sectarian Nationalist
The Glorious Quran – English Translation with annotations based on earliest authoritative sources (English only Edition, Hard bound)
A new English Translation with parallel Arabic-English Texts — An accurate rendering Of the Holy Quran based on earliest authoritative sources
With Extensive Annotations of Verses, Laws, Names and Places mentioned in the Qur’ān. And Appendices on: The Holy Book, The Last Prophet of Islām (pbuh), The Beautiful Names of Allāh, The Prophets Mentioned in the Qur’ān, A Dictionary of Islamic Terms, A Subject Index of the Qur’ān
The Glorious Quran – English Translation with annotations based on earliest authoritative sources (with Parallel Arabic Text, Hard bound)
A new English Translation with parallel Arabic-English Texts — An accurate rendering Of the Holy Quran based on earliest authoritative sources
With Extensive Annotations of Verses, Laws, Names and Places mentioned in the Qur’ān. And Appendices on: The Holy Book, The Last Prophet of Islām (pbuh), The Beautiful Names of Allāh, The Prophets Mentioned in the Qur’ān, A Dictionary of Islamic Terms, A Subject Index of the Qur’ān
Letters of Spies — How British captured Delhi in 1857
Little is known about the Revolt of 1857 from the rebels perspective. But there is a large body of official records, diaries and personal narratives of the British officials and others who witnessed the ‘Mutiny’. Even though these mainly contain the heavily biased British version, they also contain significant details about the rebels and their cause. For more than a decade the author has been collecting rare documents (in Persian, Urdu, English and Hindi) of the period of 1857 rebellion from India and outside.
اسپتال سے جیل تک—گورکھپور اسپتال سانحہ Aspataal se jail tak — Gorakhpur aspataal Saaneha (Urdu)
منہدم سرکاری صحت خدمات، سنگین طبی بحران۔ 63 ؍ بچوں، 18؍بالغوں کا قتل عام۔ اصل میں کیا ہوا، آزمائش میں گرفتار ڈاکٹر کی زبانی۔ 10 ؍اگست 2017 کی شام کو گورکھپور، اتر پردیش کے گورنمنٹ بابا راگھو داس میڈیکل کالج کے نہرو اسپتال میں مائع آکسیجن ختم ہوگئی۔ اطلاعات کے مطابق، اگلے دو دنوں میں، اسّی سے زیادہ مریض — تریسٹھ بچے اور اٹھارہ بالغ — اپنی جان سے ہاتھ دھو بیٹھے۔ درمیانی گھنٹوں میں کالج کے شعبہ اطفال کے سب سے جونیئر لیکچرارڈاکٹر کفیل نے آکسیجن سِلنڈروں کو محفوظ بنانے، ہنگامی علاج کے انتظام اور مزید اموات کو روکنے کے لیے عملے کو جمع کرنے کے لیے غیر معمولی کوششیں کیں۔ جیسے ہی اس سانحے نے قومی توجہ حاصل کی، ڈاکٹر خان کو بحران پر قابو پانے اور صحت کے نظام کی طرف توجہ مبذول کرنے کے لیے ان کے انتھک کام کے لیے ایک ہیرو کے طور پر سراہا گیا، لیکن کچھ دن بعد، انھوں نے خود کو معطل اور برطرف پایا۔ ان کے خلاف ایف آئی آر درج کی گئی۔ ان کے ساتھ نو افراد پر بد عنوانی اور طبی غفلت سمیت سنگین الزامات عائد کیے گئے۔ جلد ہی انھیں اس کے لیے جیل بھیج دیا گیا۔ گورکھپور اسپتال کا سانحہ اور اگست 2017 کی اس اندوہناک رات کے واقعات ڈاکٹر کفیل خان کی زندگی کا پہلا تاریخی تجربہ ہیں اور اس کے بعد جو کچھ تلخ جدوجہد، غیر معینہ مدت تک کی معطلی، آٹھ ماہ کی طویل قید اور اس کے بعد کا دور تھا، انتہائی بے حسی اور ہراساں کرنے نیز انصاف کے لیے ایک انتھک جدوجہد کی کہانی ہے۔
नंगे पाँव बालक का उदय—एक आत्मकथा Nangey paanw balak ka uday: Ek atmakatha (Hindi)
लेखक देश के प्रसिद्ध वैज्ञानिक, शिक्षा विशेषज्ञ, शिक्षा प्रबंधक, पद्मश्री प्रोफ़ेसर जलीस अहमद ख़ाँ तरीन का जन्म 6 अप्रैल 1947 को मैसूर में हुआ। उन्होंने 1967 से 2007 तक का समय मैसूर विश्वविद्यालय में शिक्षण एवं शोधकार्य में व्यतीत किया। 2001 से 2004 के दौरान कश्मीर विश्वविद्यालय के कुलपति रहे, फिर 2007 से 2013 के दौरान पांडिचेरी विश्वविद्यालय के कुलपति रहे और 2013 से 2015 के दौरान ही एस. अब्दुर्रहमान विश्वविद्यालय, चेन्नई के कुलपति रहे। वह मुस्लिम एजुकेशन सोसाइटी मैसूर के संस्थापक सचिव थे और फ़िल्हाल उसके अध्यक्ष हैं।
अस्पताल से जेल तक—गोरखपुर अस्पताल त्रासदी Aspataal se jail tak — Gorakhpur aspataal traasdee (Hindi)
“ध्वस्त सरकारी स्वास्थ्य सेवा, भयानक चिकित्सा संकट।
63 बच्चों, 18 वयस्कों का नरसंहार।
वास्तव में क्या हुआ, आज़माइश में फंसे डॉक्टर की ज़ुबानी।
10 अगस्त 2017 की शाम को, उत्तर प्रदेश के गोरखपुर में राजकीय बाबा राघव दास मेडिकल कॉलेज के नेहरू अस्पताल में तरल ऑक्सीजन ख़त्म हो गई। सूचना के अनुसार, अगले दो दिनों में, अस्सी से अधिक रोगियों —तिरसठ बच्चों और अठारह वयस्कों — की जान चली गई। बीच के घंटों में, कॉलेज के बाल रोग विभाग में सबसे जूनियर लेक्चरर डॉ. कफ़ील ख़ान ने ऑक्सीजन सिलेंडरों को सुरक्षित करने, आपातकालीन उपचार करने और अधिक से अधिक मौतों को रोकने के लिए कर्मचारियों को एकजुट करने के असाधारण प्रयास किए। …
हिन्दू राष्ट्रवाद और आरएसएस Hindu Rashtravaad aur RSS (Hindi)
शम्सुल इस्लाम दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय में राजनीति शास्त्र के अध्यापक रहे हैं और जन नाट्यकर्मी हैं। शम्सुल इस्लाम ने एक लेखक, पत्रकार और स्तम्भकार के तौर पर भारतीय उपमहाद्वीप में धार्मिक कट्टरता, अमानवीकरण, साम्राज्यवादी मंसूबों, महिलाओं और दलितों के दमन के ख़िलाफ़ हिन्दी, उर्दू और अंग्रेज़ी में लगातार लिखा है। वे राष्ट्रवाद के उदय और उसके विकास पर मौलिक शोध कार्यों के लिए दुनिया भर में जाने जाते हैं।
Hindu Nationalism and RSS
Shamsul Islam taught political science at the University of Delhi. As an author, columnist and dramatist he has been writing against religious bigotry, dehumanization, totalitarianism, persecution of women, Dalits and minorities. He is known globally for fundamental research work on the rise of nationalism and its development in India and the world.
ब्राह्मणवादियों के धमाके, मुसलमानों को फाँसी Brahmanvaadion ke dhamake, Musalmanon ko phaansi (Hindi)
ब्लास्ट कर के मुसलमानों पर दोष डालने का ब्राह्मणवादी खेल—-अत्यंत लोकप्रिय पुस्तक ‘करकरे के हत्यारे कौन?’ और ‘26/11 की जांच—न्यायपालिका भी क्यों नाकाम रही?’ के लेखक, पूर्व शीर्ष पुलिस अधिकारी एसएम मुशरिफ़ की यह एक और किताब है। इस किताब का विषय है देश भर में होनेवाले बम धमाकों के पीछे ब्राह्मणवादी छल-प्रपंच और बेगुनाह मुसलमानों पर दोष मढ़ना। अदालतों में दायर कई आरोपपत्रों और उनके द्वारा दिए गए कुछ महत्वपूर्ण निर्णयों की शब्द-दर-शब्द जांच के बाद, और प्रासंगिक अवधियों की प्रेस कतरनों के एक विशाल संग्रह को देखने के बाद, लेखक इस निष्कर्ष पर पहुंचे हैं कि 2002 के बाद से अधिकांश बम विस्फोटों में आरएसएस, अभिनव भारत, बजरंग दल, जय वंदे मातरम, सनातन संस्था आदि जैसे ब्राह्मणवादी संगठनों का हाथ था। लेकिन आईबी, एनआईए और राज्यों में आतंकवाद निरोधक दस्तों ने, ब्राह्मणवादी तत्वों के सक्रिय समर्थन और मीडिया द्वारा ब्राह्मणवादियों की ओर इशारा करनेवाले महत्वपूर्ण सुराग़ों को जान-बूझकर दबाने के लिए बेगुनाह मुसलमानों पर आरोप लगाया। यहां तक कि कुछ अदालतें भीं प्रभावित हुईं। कुछ अदालतें मीडिया के प्रचार से प्रभावित थीं तो कुछ अभियोजन पक्ष द्वारा गुमराह। लेखक ने सुझाव दिया है कि यदि ऐसे सभी मामलों का पुनरावलोकन कुछ वरिष्ठ न्यायिक अधिकारियों द्वारा किया जाए और उनमें से संदिग्ध लोगों की एक स्वतंत्र और निष्पक्ष एजेंसी द्वारा पुन: जांच की जाए, तो यह पता चलेगा कि इन सभी घटनाओं में ब्राह्मणवादी संलिप्त हैं, उन घटनाओं में भी, जिनमें मुसलमानों को दोषी ठहराया जा चुका है और सज़ा सुनाई जा चुकी है।
طفلِ برہنہ پا کا عروج Tifl-e Barhanapa ka Urooj – Aap Beeti (Urdu)
”طفل ِبرہنہ پا کا عروج“ ان کی دلچسپ آپ بیتی ہے جو ان کے ۷۲ ؍سال کے تجربات اور یاد داشتوں کا نچوڑ ہے۔ اس کا لب لباب یہ ہے کہ اگر انسان کا عزم راسخ ہو اور وہ جدو جہد کرتا رہے تو شدید ترین مشکلات کے با وجود ترقی کی اعلی ترین منزلیں طے کر سکتا ہے۔ اس کتاب میں انہوں نے اپنی قوم کو ایک خاص پیغام دیا ہے: رجعت پسند کٹر پنتھی گروہوں کا یہ دعویٰ کہ وہ اکثریت کے نمائندے ہیں ایک مغالطہ ہے۔ اکثریت نہ متعصب ہے، نہ غیر روادار، نہ کٹر پنتھی ، نہ منافرت پسند۔ امن و آشتی کا راستہ یہ ہے کہ اکثریت سے ربط و ضبط اور میل ملاپ بڑھایا جائے اور ان کے ساتھ مل کر کام کیا جائے۔
Ishrat Jahan Encounter (Urdu) عشرت جہاں انکاؤنٹر
یہ تحقیقی کتاب مقتولہ عشرت جہاں کے گھر والوں اور دوسرے متعلقین سے مل کر اور اس حادثے سے متعلق
گیارہ سال سلاخوں کے پیچھے Giyarah Saal salaakhon ke peeche (Urdu)
اکشر دھام مقدمے میں ذیلی عدالتوں سے پھانسی کی سزا پانے کے بعد سپریم کورٹ سے باعزت رہا ہونے والے مظلومکی دردناک سچی خودنوشت
Contours of an Islamic State
This book highlights the true nature of an Islamic state in the light of the teachings of the Holy Qur’an and the exemplary conduct, both personal and collective, of the Prophet of Islam and the Rightly-Guided Caliphs.
Savarkar Unmasked
Quote by Khushwant Singh: [Savarkar] in his presidential speech at the Mahasabha conference in Ahmedabad in 1937, said: ‘As it is, there are two antagonistic nations living side by side in India’…The Hindu Mahasabha had no problem in joining the Muslim League Government in Sind and Bengal. He was also the supporter of the princely order and thought it would not be a bad idea if the King of Nepal became the Hindu emperor of India…If you want to recheck what I have written, take a look at Shamsul Islam’s book on Savarkar. —Khushwant Singh
Gujarat Behind The Curtain (revised edition)
A top police officer, who saw Modi Govt in Gujarat from close quarters, raises the curtains. A must read to understand the man who is now our PM.
AG Noorani wrote in Frontline: An important addition to the documentation of the 2002 pogrom. The book deserves a wide readership.
Towards a Sociology of Islam
This work attempts to critically examine the empirical method adopted in the modern social sciences evolving in the historical context of post-medieval European society. It highlights the points of conflict that this method has with the Islamic worldview which created and sustained a distinct Islamic society on the Madinan model. After outlining the singular features of Islamic society, it argues for adopting a new method based on the primacy of Islamic criteria of truth and reality.
Innocent Prisoners (Begunah Qaidi)
Stories of Muslim youth falsely implicated in 7/11 Mumbai train blasts and other terror cases
“Structured by a masterful plot line” — Veena Das, Professor of Anthropology,
Johns Hopkins University
“Powerful work of prison literature”— Mahmood Farooqui, Hindustan Times
Taqseem-e-Hind Ke Mukhalif Musalmaan (Urdu) تقسیمِ ہند کے مخالف مسلمان
Urdu translation of “Muslims Against Partition of India — Revisiting the legacy of patriotic Muslims”.
ملک کو بچانے کے لئے انگریزوں ،مسلم لیگ، ہندُتووادیوں اور کانگریس سے لوہا لینے والے محب وطن مسلمانوں کی وراثت کا جائزہ
गोलवलकर की ‘हम या हमारी राष्ट्रीयता की परिभाषा’ —एक आलोचनात्मक समीक्षा
यह पुस्तक आरएसएस के प्रकाशनों और दस्तावेज़ों की रोशनी में गोलवलकर के जीवन और विचारों के बारे में वास्तविक सच्चाइयों को सामने लाने का एक प्रयास है। इस पुस्तक में गोलवलकर की 1939 में लिखी “वी ऑर अवर नेशनहुड डिफ़ाइंड” पुस्तक भी है जिसका हिंदी अनुवाद यहाँ प्रस्तुत है। यह पुस्तक 1947 के बाद उपलब्ध नहीं रही है।
We are witnessing a concerted attempt by the RSS to establish MS Golwalkar as the ‘prophet of a resurgent India,’ ‘a saint,’ ‘the best son of Bharat mata,’ and the ‘biggest gift to Hindu society in the 20th Century,’… This inspite of the fact that Golwalkar, throughout his life, remained committed to the concept of Hindutva which meant an inherent faith in Casteism, Racism and Imperialism. He stood for the establishment of a Hindu rashtra, or nation, where minorities like Muslims and Christians could exist only as second class citizens. This book attempts to put across actual facts about Golwalkar’s life and beliefs in the light of his original writings, publications of the RSS, documents available in its archives and many other RSS documents the writer collected over the last 35 years from different parts of the country, especially the original text of his book We or Our Nationhood Defined (1939) which is being fully reproduced in this book. It is the most important text in order to understand the RSS’ concept of Hindu state, and has not been available to the public after 1947.
Godse’s Children: Hindutva Terror in India
The book ably documents evidence of saffron terror. — A.G. Noorani in Frontline
Hindutva terror has finally emerged. It was on 6 April, 2006 when Nanded witnessed a bomb blast at the house of Laxman Rajkondwar, a longtime RSS activist, killing his son and another Sangh activist. The blast brought to the fore the systematic manner in which people associated with RSS and allied outfits were engaged in making and storing explosives, imparting arms training and planning to bomb minorities as part of their mission to establish Hindu Rashtra in India. Five years later, investigating agencies are in the know of the involvement of Hindutva supremacists in dozens of earlier and later blasts like Malegaon and Samjhauta Express. The role of international linkages and networks of different Hindutva formations in collecting funds, mobilising resources and supporting the cause has added further ferocity to this project. The present book, the first comprehensive treatment of the subject, shows that Hindutva terror is not a mere regional or rare phenomenon. Apart from bringing forth the commonality of tactics used by these terror modules, the book also looks at the phenomenon historically and presents hitherto unexplored evidence. It also underlines the Himalayan task which awaits the investigating agencies as they are yet to nab any of the masterminds, planners, financiers and ideologues of these terror attacks despite ample evidence.
Jang-e Azadi aur Musalman (Hindi) जंगे आज़ादी और मुसलमान
ख़ालिद मोहम्मद ख़ान, नवाब सरदार दोस्त मुहम्मद ख़ान, संस्थापक रियासत भोपाल (मध्य प्रदेश) के परिवार से है। उनके द्वारा इस
Ram Janambhumi–Babri Masjid Ka Sach (Urdu) رامجنمبھومی- بابریمسجد کا سچ
جب پرسکون اجودھیا میں کچھفرقہپرست طاقتیں گنگا جمنی تہذیب کو آگ لگانے کی کوشش کرنے لگیںتو ایسے حالات میں شیتلا
Secrets of the Kashmir Valley: My journey through the conflict between India and Pakistan
“Qazi skillfully connects us to the intense, complex and remarkably strong women of Kashmir. Their fascinating and emotionally touching stories are deeply moving and need to be heard.”
ROSS KAUFFMAN, Academy Award-winning film-maker of “Born Into Brothels”
In this timely and important book, Farhana Qazi traces the lives of women in the deeply divided Kashmir Valley and shows how they have survived a 60-plus-year conflict. With unique access, Qazi is an American storyteller who travels extensively through the region to interview mothers of martyrs, militants’ wives, prisoners, protestors, and political activists. Her evocative reporting and extensive interactions brings to life these women’s stories—their individual oral histories make up a collective chronicle of suffering and struggle.
Ultimately, this is a hopeful book. With strong voices and will power, the women of Kashmir are changing their society. These reformers are the people leading the way forward.
This crucial book on Kashmir is a brilliant and thought-provoking work. Qazi’s unique perspective on Kashmir and deep passion for the women she writes about make this a definitive account of a proud people.”
Brahminists Bombed, Muslims Hanged
Contents: Introduction / 1. Brahminists’ reverse swing / Ajmer Sharif blast: first case to be reinvestigated / Mecca Masjid (Hyderabad) blast of 2007 / Samjhauta Express blast 2007 / Malegaon blast 2006 / 2. False cases and wrong investigation — IB, the main culprit for falsely implicating Muslims / 3. Vital clues pointing towards Brahminist elements left unpursued / 4. In many cases, innocent Muslims walked free after languishing in jail for years / 5. Mumbai suburban train serial blast case, 11 July 2006 (7/11) Scientific evidence of CDRs discarded; oral evidence of dubious witnesses accepted / 6. German Bakery (Pune) blast 2010 / 7. Investigation of huge haul of arms and explosives (Aurangabad) 2006 / 8. Dilsukhnagar (Hyderabad) bomb blast, 2013 / 9. Mohammadia Masjid, Parbhani bomb blast case / 10. Acquittal in Mecca Masjid blast case / 11. Pleading guilty without a fight / 12. Faraskhana (Dagduseth Ganapati) blast 2014 / 13. Supreme Court missed the chance to end real terrorism
सावरकर–हिन्दुत्व मिथक और सच Savarkar-Hindutva: Mithak aur Sach (Hindi)
1857 की अनकही हैरत अंगेज़ दास्तानें (Hindi) 1857 ankahi hairat angez dastanein
Who Killed Karkare? The Real Face of Terrorism in India
Political violence, or terrorism, by State as well as by non- State actors has a long history in India. The allegation that sections of and individual Indian Muslims indulged in “terrorism” surfaced for the first time with the ascent of the Hindutva forces in mid-1990s and became state policy with the BJP’s coming to power at the Centre. With even “secular” media joining the role as stenographers of security agencies, this became an accepted fact so much so that common Indians and even many Muslims started believing in this false propaganda. This book, by a former senior police officer, with a distinguished career that included unearthing the Telgi scam, peeps behind the propaganda screen, using material mostly in the public domain as well as his long police experience. It comes out with some startling facts and analysis, the first of its kind, to expose the real actors behind the so-called “Islamic terrorism” in India whose greatest feat was to murder the Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare who dared to expose these forces and paid with his life for his courage and commitment to truth. While unearthing the conspiracy behind the murder of Karkare, this book takes a hard look at some of the major incidents attributed to “Islamic terrorism” in India and finds them baseless.
પડદા પાછળનું ગુજરાત Parda Paachhalnu Gujarat (Gujarati)
આર. બી. શ્રીકુમાર ગુજરાત કૅડરના સેવાનિવૃત્ત આઈ.પી.એસ. અધિકારી છે. રાજ્યમાં જુદા જુદા ઉચ્ચ પદો પર ફરજો બજાવ્યા ઉપરાંત 9 એપ્રિલ 2002થી 18 સપ્ટેમ્બર 2002 દરમિયાન તેઓ ગુજરાતમાં ઇન્ટેજલિજન્સ વિભાગના અધિક પોલીસ મહાનિદેશક તરીકે રહી ચૂક્યા છે. આ જ કારણે તેઓએ ગુજરાતમાં ઘટેલી ઘટનાઓ અને તે પછી ઊભી થયેલી પરિસ્થિતિઓને બહુ જ નજીકથી નિહાળી અને તત્કાલિન રાજ્ય સરકારને સાથ નહીં આપવાના કારણસર તથા પંચ સમક્ષ સાચે સાચું બયાન આપવાના કારણે તેઓ સરકારના ઉગ્ર પ્રકોપનો શિકાર પણ બન્યા. જો કે અંતે સત્યનો જય થાય છે એ ઊક્તિ અનુસાર તેઓને અદાલત તરફથી ન્યાય તો મળ્યો જ!