Articles by A K Essack

December 26, 1970 naire theologians and their argument that change is taboo under the eternal law of Islam, It appears that this new generation is unwilling to be blackmailed in the name of Islam. As one commentator explained: ''Mr Bhutto's political campaign lay not so much in socialism as in modernism. As against an entire set of political parties which talked in terms of theological doctrines. Mr Bhutto talked in terms of the day-to-day problems of the people and used a language which is both fresh and familiar to them".

SOUTHERN AFRICA New Look in the Church ?
A K Essack IT was expected that, sooner or later, the World Council of Churches would be forced to take up a position with regard to the armed struggle in Southern Africa. The decision of the Council to donate 1,400,000 shillings to Freedom Fighters suggested that it had at last made up its mind. The amount is nominal, both in relation to the Church's vast financial resources and the needs of the Freedom Fighters. But its contribution signifies that the Church has 'chosen' now between the Fascist white minority regimes of Vorster, Smith and Caetano, and the national liberation movements. The donation was accompanied by much fanfare. And it was this which underscored the fact that the choice has been motivated more by the desire to save the Church in Southern Africa than by any wish to help the national movements here. The World Council of Churches has never thought of donating anything for the rehabilitation of the people in Indo-China. In fact, not humanitarianism so much as self-preservation has dictated its new stance in Southern Africa.

The Relevance of Non-Alignment A K Essack ALTHOUGH Tanzania played host to the preparatory meeting of the non- aligned countries earlier this year, and although its President gave a reasoned and logical exposition defending non- alignment, it was soon evident that he was not able to convince all the country's intellectuals about its relevance. Controversy broke out and the Nationalist, official organ of the ruling TANU (Tanganyika African National Union) party, opened its columns and invited supporters and critics of non-alignment to present their views.


ii) Branches of the State Bank of India at places where there is no branch of its Subsidiary Banks conducting Government treasury work.
Applications for Kerala State Development Loan will also be received at Treasuries and Sub- Treasuries in the State of Kerala at places where there is no branch of the State Bank of India or or its subsidiaries conducting Government Treasury work.

The Enlightened and the Cramped A K Essack WHITE South Africa goes to the polls this month. The major issues in the elections will be basically the same as it was in 1910, namely, how to frustrate and stunt the development of the mass of the voteless and rightless Africans, Coloureds and Indians. The four parties wooing the white voters are Nationalist Party of Balthazaar Vorster, Hersigte Nationalist Party of Albert Hertzog; United Party of De Villiers Graaf, and Progressive Party backed by South Africa's leading mining magnate, Harry Oppenheimer. The former two derive their voting strength from the Afrikaans-speaking section of the white population, while the latter two are supported by English-speaking whites.