Category: Opinion
Fahmida Riaz
Progressive Urdu writer and poet Fahmida Riaz of Pakistan died on November 21 in Lahore. She was 72. Fahmida authored 15 books on fiction and poetry [...]
The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize – Spotlighting an Epidemic of Sexual Violence
The joint recognition of Murad and Mukwege was an ingenious way for the Nobel Prize Committee to highlight sexual violence against women worldwide.
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Is the RSS opening up?
Dr. Mohammad Manzoor Alam
When RSS sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat made certain observations during a three-day lecture series at Delhi's Vigyan Bhawan, [...]
The Endgame of Triple Talaq
Criminalising triple talaq will not save marriage from arbitrary divorce
By Flavia Agnes
The Union Government has finally done what it has been th [...]
Returning to Hapur
By Harsh Mander
This is what India has become: One more pitiless lynching. This time of two older men, a petty goat trader and a marginal farmer in [...]
No Neutrality When it Comes to Truth and Democracy
Veteran Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai calls for retrieving moral authority to reestablish the credibility of the media. Values should be the axis for st [...]
It’s Time to Recollect Mahatma Gandhi’s Views on Namaz
Mahatma Gandhi ensured that nothing stood in the way from preventing Muslims from offering namaz. He believed that preventing it was against the Sarva [...]
Transforming Underprivileged Muslims from Beneficiaries to Benefactors
Some organisations in India are in the process of streamlining the process of Zakat Collection. Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) is one among [...]
How a Beef Rumour Ruined a Muslim Wedding in Koderma
It was just a regular wedding organised by two Muslim families for their friends and relatives. What followed next day has become a frighteningly comm [...]
Avoiding the Trap of Rhetoric
Utopian dreams can lead to unconventional tools disruptive of peace and harmony. Muslim youth must be wary of them, says Maqbool Ahmed Siraj
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