INDIA: STEPS, NGO for Muslim Women's Development ....

A PROGRESSIVE JIHAD: The Arabic word, “Jihad” means struggle. Among various minorities in India, Muslims in particular, the social and economic condition is very deplorable (Report by Rajinder Sachar, Chief Jusice of Delhi High Court). STEPS, http://www.stepswomenjamaat.org/ an Indian women's NGO (non-government organization) under the leadership of Ms. Daoud Sharifa Khanam, is working hard for the enhancement of social, educational and economic status and health of women of this minority. For details see the article by Asra Nomani in the Washington Post, Nov 4, 2007 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/01/AR2007110101035 (type asra nomani in search) Sachar Report: http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=11646 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachar_Committee STEPS Women’s Development Organization Near Union Office Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, 622001 India Email: sherifasteps@yahoo.com Documentary Produced by: Dr.Zafar Nomani Tag:.. Muslim Islam south India indo american Tamil Nadu Thandeeswara NGO India women minority dalit untouchables Pudukkottai Pudukottai Madurai Trichy Chennai Andhra Pradesh Kerala Karnataka West Bengal Pakistan Bangladesh Morocco Indonesia central asia middle east Hyderabad Banglore Karachi Mumbai Bhopal New Delhi Lucknow Azamgarh Dhaka Dubai UAE Dhaka Lahore USA Kuwait DC London New York Los Angeles documentary religon Progressive jihad travel religion mosque jamaat masjid