VOICE OF GLOBAL UMMAH

VOICE OF GLOBAL UMMAH

Volume 193, July 24, 2011
Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Editors: Mohamed & Rashida Ziauddin

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent and the Most Merciful

EDITORIAL:

We have continued our journey to the next major City of India which is Bangalore and would like to put the spotlight of this issue on Muslims in Bangalore as part of the series on DIVERSITY OF THE GLOBAL UMMAH. India is almost like a continent with varied differences in ethnicity, language, culture, religion and customs. Bangalore is known as GARDEN CITY OF INDIA because of its beautiful gardens and it was once called the PENSIONER'S PARADISE. Bangalore is also known as the Silicon Valley of India because of its position as the nation's leading IT exporter. Per Newsweek magazine, Bangalore is one of the top ten Internet technology cities in the world.

BANGALORE, KARNATAKA, INDIA

PART I

MUSLIMS IN BANGALORE


Mosque in Bangalore
www.muslimblog.co.in

Muslims comprise about 13.4% of the population in Bangalore, which again is roughly the same as the national average.

Muslims of Karnataka State, India
(30 daynet.com)

India has the second largest Muslim population in the world. Over 400 different people groups are present among India's 150 million Muslims. One of these groups is located in the south Indian region of Karnataka.

Along with being the capital of the state of Karnataka, Bangalore is also home to nearly one million Muslims. While some are computer programmers, rickshaw drivers or models, others are street sweepers or beggars.

The History of Karnataka State, India

Arab traders brought Islam into the South Indian state of Karnataka almost as soon as the faith was initiated in Arabia. Along with their faith, Muslims brought many products to the region. Muslims introduced coffee, incense sticks and the paper industry to the local economy.

Muslims became a political force in the region near the turn of the fourteenth century. The Islamic presence and power in the state reached its greatest heights during the reigns of Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan. Though killed by the British in 1799, Tipu Sultan was one of the only national leaders to defeat the British in battle and is still a hero to many Indians. Seven Million in Karnataka State, India. Today there are nearly seven million Muslims in Karnataka.

EID CELEBRATIONS IN BANGALORE DURING PAST YEAR

Indian Muslim boys, left, greet each other as Muslim girls look on after Eid-al-Fitr
prayers in Bangalore - Nov 10, 2010
(www.muslimblog.co.in)


PART II

A Muslim Wedding in South Karnataka, India
(www.zawaj.com)
4/27/10

Men and the groom pray in a colorful muslim wedding in south Karnataka, India
(www.zawaj.com)

The bride and the women stay in one room while the groom and the men stay in another room ( much bigger ) As seen in the photo the bride is young and appears very solemn, but both were smiling the day after.
(www.zawaj.com)

A fun part of the Wedding. The groom and the bride’s sister put colors on each
others face
(www.zawaj.com)

YET ANOTHER MUSLIM WEDDING IN KARNATAKA
(From Editorial Team's own Personal Collection)



PART III

WEBSITES FOR BANGALOREANS WHO HAVE SETTLED GLOBALLY:

(1) www.bangaloremuslims.org

"BangaloreMuslims.org has been created as the focal point for Muslims around the world who have an affinity to Bangalore. It caters to a wide variety of individuals. Muslims living in the city can come to know about the various events happening around the city. New immigrants in the city can familiarise oneself with the location of masjids and other organisations".

(2) www.muslimbangalore.com

"Bangalore city is the Silicon valley of India, with a computer savvy new generation who looks to a website for every kind of information. Here is an effort to cater to this category of users to help them gather information of Islamic and Muslim services in Bangalore city. The site is hosted by freelancers not affiliated to any Jamaat or socio-political group. THE SITE IS RECEPTIVE TO ALL ORGANIZATIONS, GROUPS ETC EMANATING FROM MUSLIMS IN BANGALORE"

PART IV

ISLAMIC EDUCATION IN BANGALORE

AL- SIDDIQUE TAHFEEZUL QUR’AAN CENTER (ATC)
BANGALORE
October 14, 2010

Rector of the Center: Moulana Hafiz Waheeduddin Khan Omri Madani

COURSE INFORMATION:

• It will be a 2-3 years course, depending upon the student’s ability, intelligence, memory and mental level.

• After HIFZ course, students will be prepared for government, 10th std exam. It may take another 2-3 years teaching and coaching to appear for the 10th std GOVT. exam.

• Languages: English and Urdu will be taught right from the beginning. Maths and Kannada will be taught from the second year of the course.

• Quarterly progress reports of the students will be sent to the Parents/ Guardians by post.

• Merit students, winners of the sports and students with best Islamic etiquette will be awarded along with the certificates.

• Parents / Guardians will be invited in the 4th week of Sha’baan every year for the
“Annual social day” program.

PART V

MUSLIMS IN POLITICS
BANGALORE



Bangalore Municipal Corporation Standing Committees Formed
May 2, 2011 in Bangalore
(www.karnatakamuslims.com)

Meanwhile, the BBMP has constituted its various “Standing Committees.” Each committee comprises of 11 members. While no Muslim corporator has been chosen to head any committee, seven Muslim corporators have made it to different committees as members.

* Prof. Nazneen Begum—Education

* A.R. Zakir—Major Works

* Fareeda Ishtiyaq—Social Justice

* Irshaad Begum—Public Health

* Noor Jahaan—Accounts

* Shaheen Taj—Appeals

* Syeda Haseena Taj—Accounts

The BJP government is ruling Karnataka State and Bangalore City Corporation is also headed by the BJP. While there are quiet a few Muslim seasoned politicians and senior corporators from major political parties none could emerge as a strong candidate for the coveted post of Mayor or deputy mayor. Now that various standing committees have been announced, no Muslim corporator could make it for the president’s post. This is the worth of Muslim leadership as considered by political parties? However, the only positive note was that veteran educationist Prof. Nazneen Begum has been chosen for the second time to be a member on the Education committee while, Rizwan Nawab retainedas deputy leader of opposition .it is high time Muslim leaders should engage themselvesin objective discussions cutting across political affiliations.

PART VI

MUMTAZ BEGUM FROM BANGALORE NOMINATED AS ONE OF THE MUSLIM LEGENDS AND LISTED IN www.indianmuslimlegends.com
(2005)

Mumtaz Begum

First Muslim Woman mayor

Mumtaz Begum (born 1956) is a former mayor of Bangalore, India. She was Bangalore's fourth woman mayor and 43rd mayor and was elected on November 30, 2005.

She is a three-time corporator of the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP). A member of the Indian National Congress Party, she was elected as a deputy mayor of Bangalore in 1984, when she contested under the Janata Party platform.

Ms Mumtaz Begum, Mayor of Bangalore, India deserves the award. Just for the simple reason that she is hard working, dedicated, innovative and has deep passion to serve Bangalore and its residents to get the best infrastructure, basic amenities and to make the city pleasant and comfortable for the Bangaloreans and visitors. My vote is for the present Bangalore Mayor, Ms Mumtaz Begum.



Ms Mumtaz Begum, Mayor of Bangalore, is the most deserving candidate for the award as she has shown that a woman can be a successful first citizen. She is doing wonders for the upkeep of this great city.

The Mayor is the most dynamic and daring personality who has no qualms about introducing changes for the betterment of the city of Bangalore. The mayor of Bangalore has helped the poor by providing shelter, food ,medicine to nearly five million people of Bangalore.

She modernised the infrastructure with public -private partnership, creating new roads, flyover, pavements etc. She has been called the 24-hour mayor of Bangalore. Please dear judges, elect her as the best mayor of the world. Thanks.

She is very hard working, energetic and full of courage. She is a lady from a backward class. She has a good vision to develop Bangalore into a world class city. Recently she received a doctorate from one of the university of China. I pray to God she is chosen as the World Mayor 2006. I am a great fan of her because of her good and hard working nature to develop our garden city Bangalore.
Source : Wikipedia, worldmayor.com

PART VII

BANGALORE, KARNATAKA
INDIA
(Below from Wikipedia)
Condensed version

Brindavan Gardens cityimage.net

Bangalore renamed Bengauru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. As of 2009, Bangalore was inducted in the list of global cities and ranked as a "Beta World City" alongside cities such as Dallas, Miami, Boston, Kuwait City, Lima, Brasilia and Munich in the studies performed by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network in 2008.

Today as a large city and growing metropolis, Bangalore is home to many of the most well-recognized colleges and research institutions in India. Numerous public sector heavy industries, software companies, aerospace, telecommunications, and defence organisations are located in the city.

The headquarters of Infosys, India's second largest IT company, is located in Bangalore

The headquarters of several public sector undertakings such as Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) and Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT) are located in Bangalore. In June 1972 the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was established under the Department of Space and headquartered in the city.

Bangalore is called the Silicon Valley of India because of the large number of information technology companies located in the city which contributed 33% of India's IT exports in 2006–07. Infosys and Wipro, India's second and third largest software companies are headquartered in Bangalore, as are many of the global SEI-CMM Level 5 Companies.

Infosys, Wipro, iGate, Tata Consultancy Services, Accenture and US based companies like Google, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Yahoo, Oracle Corporation, Cisco, Microsoft, Intuit and Intel have their research and development centers along with their corporate offices in Bangalore.

The Lal Bagh Glass House at night; famous for its flower shows, it is now a heritage monument.

PART VIII

BANGALORE: A MAJOR CITY FOR MEDICAL TOURISM:

(The Fortis-Wockhardt Hospital at Bangalore has been rated as the Worlds No. 1 for Medical Tourists - http://community.mtqua.org)

WHY INDIA ? WHY RECOVER DISCOVER ?
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