Rabbi Yosef Blau is the mashgiach ruchani at Yeshiva University and its affiliated rabbinical school Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yitzchal Elchanan. Rav Blau has been active in trying help survivors of abuse in the Orthodox community. Rav Blau has kindly agreed to offer his insights on Tzedek-Tzedek into the question of Rabbinical involvement in child abuse cases [...]
How a New York rabbi tried to remake the rules on converting to Judaism, until a sex tape—and a family feud between his wealthy backers—brought him down – Report by Allison Hoffman
A former British ambassador disclosed the details of CIA and their torture in prisons of Uzbekistan to the central Asian countries. He said that the so called reliable CIA depended on tortures such as raping the suspects with broken bottles and even boiling them alive. Craig Murray was UK’s ambassador to Uzbekistan until 2004 and [...]
Exclusive interview with Cheryfa Jamal, wife of “Toronto Seventeen” Suspect in Canadian Terror Trial by Author Khadija Abdul Qahaar of JUSone News Magazine Background of the events: On June 2 and June 3, 2006, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service carried out a series of brutal raids in eastern Canada arresting [...]
Ramjanambhoomi head priest Satyendra Das tells AJIT SAHI that the BJP doesn’t give a damn for Lord Ram or the temple. Here is the interview of the Head priest: LK Advani has said the BJP hasn’t given up on the Ram temple issue and is committed to building it. He is lying. The BJP has [...]
Israel, not Hamas, violated the truce: Hamas undertook to stop firing rockets into Israel; in return, Israel was to ease its throttlehold on Gaza. In fact, during the truce, it tightened it further Henry Siegman [Henry Siegman, director of the US Middle East Project in New York, is a visiting research professor at SOAS, University [...]
As religion becomes a fiery fault line, in an inspired move, a vast swathe of clerics seek to find the voice that reconciles rather than divides. SHOMA CHAUDHURY boards the peace train to test the mood. Photos by SHAILENDRA PANDEY MARSHAL EVERY stereo type of Muslims loudly proclaimed from public rallies, stereotypes drifting unquestioned in [...]
India is witnessing an increase in the incidence of both anti- minority violence and terrorism. Christians are under attack in Orissa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and now even Kerala, long held up as a model of pluralism. Leading the attacks are Hindu- extremist groups like the Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Shiv Sena, which [...]
Just like any other morning, I started with a good mood to my office. But unfortunately, it was a bad day for me. Real Bad. I had a bad experience today and hence thought of reiterating these golden words from Srihari. Inspired by all the mails, i thought why not ride a cycle to office. [...]
If I were to give credit to anyone after the two day acrimonious debate, it is not to any speaker but it is to the Speaker of the house. In recent times, I don’t recall any other speaker, in recent times, handling the house in a more efficient, involved and sincere manner. He made sure [...]
