Only 33% Muslims Work Lowest Among All Socio-Religious Communities the Key Reason Behind Low Low Work Participation Industry and Services As 'Other', Buddhists
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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful ISLAMIC VOICE, February 2016 1 32 Pages Rs. 25 Bengaluru English Monthly February 2016 Vol. 29-2 No. 350 Rabiul Aakhir/Jumadil Awwal 1437 H Only 33% Muslims Work Lowest Among All Socio-Religious Communities The key reason behind low low work participation industry and services as 'Other', Buddhists. The highest share of `Household Industry' category work participation rates in some of women. Women's a convention since British workers involved in agriculture which is mainly artisanal work participation is just 15% times. This makes up 41% of all is among Hindus, at 57%. The like carpentry, etc. communities seems to be the low for Muslims and Sikhs, workers. Only 13% of Jains are Jain community is predominantly Among tribal communities work participation of women. and even lower at 12% involved in agriculture, the lowest working in industry and classified under 'Other Religions', among Jains. Among for any community. While 41% services. Muslims too are largely over 80% of their members are New Delhi: Muslims have the Hindus, there are 27% working of Muslims and Christians work concentrated in these sectors as working in agriculture, indicating lowest share of working people - women, while it is 31% for in agriculture, this goes up to are Christians. Muslims are also their poor economic status.n about 33% - among all religious Christians and 33% for Buddhists. 47% among Sikhs and to 54% for notably more involved in the (Subodh Varma | TNN) communities in India. This is Several smaller faiths fall under lower than the nationwide average 'Other Religions'. These are mostly work participation rate of 40%. tribal communities from peninsular Eight Distinguished Scholars Win King Faisal Prize The figure for Jains and Sikhs India and the northeastern states. The King Faisal Prize for Science in Biology was shared by stands at 36% each. Buddhists, Their work participation rates are comprising mostly Dalits who markedly different from other Professor Vamsi Krishna Mootha from the US and Professor embraced Buddhism in the 20th communities. Nearly 48% of Stephen Philip Jackson from the UK. By Mohammed Rasooldeen has put forth strenuous effort, profound wisdom, deep vision Riyadh: Eight distinguished scholars from various and positive influence in dealing with contemporary parts of the world, won the prestigious King Faisal fiqh (jurisprudence) issues. Prize in different categories. Prof. Abdullah bin Yousif Al-Ghunaim, The event was held under the patronage president of the Kuwaiti Studies and of Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Makkah Research Center, was the winner of governor and chairman of the King the King Faisal International Prize for Faisal Foundation, who delivered the Islamic Studies. It was given to him in welcome address. The awards were in recognition of his seminal contributions century, have a high working members of this section work, five categories: Service to Islam, Arabic both as an author and critical editor population share at 43%. For more than any of the country's language and literature, Islamic studies, Saleh bin Humaid Wins of original manuscripts of Muslim Hindus, the figure is 41%. Drawn six major religious communities. medicine and science. King Faisal Prize for geographic legacy and his distinguished Service to Islam from the Census 2011 data, the Women's work participation is The King Faisal International Prize for venture to revive ancient Arabic terms statistics show a faith-based profile also highest in tribal communities, Service to Islam was awarded to Grand Mosque on shapes of the earth’s surface and adapt them to of India's 482 million strong at nearly 44%. imam and former Shoura Council Chairman, contemporary geography. work force. The figures have not The Census data also provides a Saleh bin Humaid. Humaid is a consultant at the The King Faisal International Prize for Arabic changed much from the 2001 picture of how many are engaged Saudi Royal Court, member of the Commission of Language and Literature was awarded to Prof. Census, indicating a stasis in the in what kind of work. For the Senior Scholars and president of the Jeddah-based Mohammed Al-Ghazawani Muftah from Morocco economic status of communities. country, 55% of workforce is in International Islamic Fiqh Academy. and Prof. Mohammed Abdul Muttalib Mustafa The key reason behind low agriculture, as cultivators or as from Egypt. work participation rates in some agricultural workers. The Census The prize was awarded in appreciation of his leading Professor Mohammed Muftah is Page 7 communities seems to be the classifies all occupations in role in the International Islamic Fiqh Academy. He ISLAMIC VOICE, SPECIAL REPORT February 2016 2 Corporate Social Responsibility villagers build a house, providing How it helps? Corporates need not online certificate course. The Corporate Social Responsibility is not solar lanterns to rural students in go to the field to carry out social fee is Rs. one lakh for the entire merely donation for a social cause un-electrified homes, installing work. CSR enables the Corporates 9-month course. The fee can or one-off affair. It is constant hand- solar panels in rural homes, etc.) and civil society organisations be paid in three instalments. to donate its profits. to operate with synergistic Corporates can sponsor the holding between the Corporate body cooperation. It is not merely candidates. For details log on to: and an NGO. How to do it? The companies donation for a social cause or www.iica.in. will have to start with an end in one-off affair. It is constant hand- mind and should have clarity holding between the Corporate Ms. Benazeer Baig, secretary of By A Staff Writer amount has to be channelised about the project, have trust in body and an NGO. At every level, the Raza Education and Social through registered NGOs for its functionaries, should be well the expertise of professionals Welfare Society introduced the Bengaluru: The Raza Educational purposes like poverty alleviation, aware of the credibility and track is involved. The Project Report Excellent School which educates and Social Welfare Society improving the quality of life, record of the voluntary work and charts the trajectory. It documents children rescued from child labour held an orientation programme better healthcare or beneficial the organisation, should prepare a the conditions prior to taking up sites and workshops and said they for NGOs on Corporate Social programmes like improvement had instead started providing Responsibility (CSR) in the of the environment or any other skill development programme City on January 8. Nearly 150 recognised effort to take the for the mothers of these children. representatives of various civil society towards better standards The Society is being helped by society organisations participated. of life. several corporates such as Tech Director General and CEO of Mahindra, etc. the Indian Institute of Corporate What does it mean? Corporate Mr. Syed Mohammad Beary, Affairs (IICA) introduced the Social Responsibility is a form Chairman, Bearys Group narrated CSR to the audience. of corporate self-regulation his ascent from a humble origin integrated into a business model in a coastal village of Karnataka We reproduce below the to further social good, beyond the into a successful realtor, builder proceedings for the benefit of the interests of the firm and that which Mr. Bhaskar Chatterjee of IICA addressing the CRS Orientation programme and developer who channelizes Islamic Voice readers: is required by the law. A company by Raza Education and Social Welfare Society. the profits from his enterprise can choose an NGO (or voluntary detailed project, should monitor the project and post-operations to a group of 32 educational What is CSR? As per the new organisation that is imparting the project at each stage through and builds up visual record. The institutions which include an Indian Companies Act 2013, a literacy, providing education to a professional and evaluate the professionals decide as to where engineering college. Maqbool company that has a net worth of adult illiterates, imparting skills to result at the end. each rupee would go, at what time Ahmed Siraj, journalist and Rs. 500 crore, an annual turnover household women, rejuvenating and for what, and how it would advisor of the Society conducted of up to Rs. 1,000 crore and annual village ponds and lakes, planting CSR Potential in India: There are bring about change. the programme. An open session profit of Rs. 5 crore, should spend trees, coaching underprivileged eleven lakh companies in India. followed after the orientation two per cent of the “Average Net students for competitive exams, Of these, 30,000 come under the Any courses in this regard? The programme. Representatives Profits of the block of previous organising village artisans, CSR i.e., annual turnover of Rs. Indian Institute for Corporate of nearly a hundred NGOs three years on CSR activities. The restoring old monuments, helping 1,000. Affairs (IICA) runs a 9-month participated in the programme. n peace & HARMONY ISLAMIC VOICE, February 2016 3 Hajo, in Assam, Shows the Right Way Forward Sarma, head priest of Hayagriva the procession to send a message we still believe in that harmony The procession rally in Hajo was a Madhava Temple, exchanged across the globe about communal and humanity. We should shun heartwarming case of harmony and peace flags and started the procession. harmony and brotherhood. Though violence and follow God’s between Hindus and Muslims. teaching on peace,” said Painuruddin Ahmed after the procession. It is said The occasion of Magh Bihu Powa Mecca, a Muslim sacred that Powa Mecca was is cause for celebration across site, and Hayagriva Madhava constructed from the soil Assam. For the people of the Temple, a holy place for both brought from the city of state, it is also an opportunity to Hindus and Buddhists.