Dawoodi Bohra Forum

Brother Reporter i share your pain , I assume you are from Mumbai, if so have you tried contacting the local representatives of the Aam Aadmi Party, and tell them of the plight and torture of ordinary bohras, this party promises to be a corruption free party, all the others have been bought over by...

This email is doing rounds on the Internet. -------------------------------------------------------------- Dear All, I am from Dawoodi Bohra community. (We are Shi’a Muslim) We believe in Allah and Quran, swear on both that, whatever I am writing here is "TRUTHFULLY & ONLY TRUTHFULLY" ...

MUMBAI: The Supreme Court order on retaining mandatory open and recreational spaces around skyscrapers in Mumbai is likely to impact the city's biggest redevelopment project in Bhendi Bazaar. The verdict is a major victory for civic activists and town planners who opposed government policies that al...

This is not true. Yes, free dabbas were sent to many reformist houses, some accepted but many did not. However everybody told the delivery people not to come again. What were they thinking that reformists can be bribed with a free meal?

In the New Year life for Bohras in Udaipur begins on a sour note. Muffadal Mansoos left Udaipur last night, Dec 31st, declaring a renewed baraat (ex-communication) against reformists. The newspaper ads inviting reformists come back into the fold proved to be just gimmicks as suspected all along. The...

The atmosphere in Udaipur is one of celebration and festivity. Bohras (of the Burhani kind) are falling over each other and outdoing each other to take part in the celebration and add to the Khushi of Muffadal Mansoos. The fact that it is a sombre, solemn occasion of Chehlum has not dampened their f...

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Muffadal Maula is going to be visiting Udaipur soon. All Burhani Bohras (Shabab) are in high spirits and decking up shops, homes and streets to welcome him. Also the local Burhani jamat has issued an appeal in the local papers requesting Dawoodi Bohras to join the Burhani cult. The appeal makes no r...

Another story from Yemen about improvements being done for Yemeni "bohras". The whole effort is not altruistic as it may seem, the underlying reason is to win the isolated and forgotten "bohras" back into the fold. The Kohtar has to be sensitive here as to how far they can go wit...

Dawood Bohra reformist group - Bohra Youth - in Udaipur have decided to boycott the Rajasthan state assembly election in protest against the indifference of political parties to their long-standing grievances. The orthodox Dawoodi Bohras - the Shabab group - that controls certain properties like dar...

Counseling for genetic disorders The Syedna Burhanuddin Department of Genetics is one of the leading centers of field located at the Karachi University which was built by the generous funding by Syedna Burhanuddin – the spiritual leader of the Bohra community – and formally inaugurated by himself i...

Pearls of Wisdom:

Momin-Modi bhai bhai...

Why Bohras are reluctant to attend Waez, yet flock to listen other orators. Check this out:

Swipe cards, SMS reminders ensure Bohras attend Muharram sermons By Sharmeen Hakim Indorewala, Mumbai Mirror | Nov 9, 2013, 01.35 AM IST This year, the morning sermons - known as 'waaz' - are being conducted by Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin and relayed live to the 65 centers across Mumbai. Two members ...

Karbala ma hun hate - Gujrati Poem by Dr Hasnain Walji
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This list has been put up in Rodat Tahera informing that ur names are not valid and must be changed with immediate effect.

Madhya Pradesh's chief minister, Chouhan Shivraj who belongs to the BJP party being feted by Bohras on Eid Day. Watch this video:
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The Dawoodi Bohra Jamat of Udaipur held its 11th General Election on 20 October 2013. The elections were organized at Bohra Youth Public School, and 58% of the electorate voted a 21-member team to office. Twenty eight candidates contested the election. The elected members will appoint key executives...

This week we travel to outskirts of Hyderabad to interview His Highness The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili Community and Founder and Chairman of The Aga Khan Development Network. He speaks about how he bridges the east and the west and brings different communities together. He says that t...

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01588/19MODINEW_1588848f.jpg Skullcap secularism For the Jaipur rally, the BJP distributed 5,000 caps and burqas free. Women who normally don’t wear burqas turned up wearing them. It’s been an article of faith for the RSS to denounce Muslims who stress the...

On June 11, 2013, Bexar County Sheriff’s Department arrested Amil Saheb Shk. Yusuf Ezzi’s sons, Husain & Burhanuddin. For nearly one year, the district attorney's office had been investigating their business for fraud. Both Husain & Burhanuddin Ezzi were handcuffed and taken to Bexar County ...

Dawoodi Bohra Jamat in Udaipur organized the 18th mass marriage event on Aug 17, 2013 with great success. Find out more › http://www.udaipurtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bohra-youth-wedding-mass-7.jpg http://www.udaipurtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bohra-youth-wedding-mass-3.jpg

Reformists pray druing Lailatul Qadr in Udaipur at Rasoolpura masjid.

Zehra Cyclewala prays in masjid after 28 years under police protection.

No country for Shias Aakar Patel July 31, 2013 First Published: 00:38 IST(31/7/2013) | Last Updated: 00:40 IST(31/7/2013) Attacks against the Shias of Pakistan are now so frequent and so normal that they are seen in run rate terms. Last Friday, after 57 Shias were murdered by two suicide bombers ne...

Here is an email and audio clip doing the rounds on the Internet. I'm reproducing it here: I know a lot of people are not going to agree or may have some criticism of what I am going to write, but this message has to be put out in the open, with what this Maula is talking. Click here to listen to t...

This is on the homepage of Houston jamat website : Wajebaat Takhmeen Process As mentioned in earlier email communications Anjuman-e-Shujaee, Houston will conduct, and complete wajebaat takhmeen and collection in Rajabul Asab, and Shabaan-ul-Karim . The jamaat office will close one week before pehli ...

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Apparently Sayedna Saheb is back in Saifee Mahal and Mansoos and Mazun have patched up.