Category: Opinion
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
There is [...]
Power of Love, Service to Humanity
This story has been extracted and translated from an Urdu speech of Maulana Khalilur Rahman Sajjad Noamani, a scholar and a social worker from Lucknow [...]
Muslim Women’s Rights in the Light of Maqasid al-Shariah
Some Muslim scholars, based in certain Arab countries and in the West, are developing a contextually-relevant fiqh for women, or what is called fiqh [...]
Islam, Women and Islamic Feminism
I think that it is crucial for Muslim women to start studying Islam for themselves, for, undoubtedly, they can better understand the Islamic notion of [...]
Women in Islam: Beyond Stereotypes
The newer generation of Muslim women is trying to understand their social position from the Qur'an itself. Across the Muslim world, Islamic feminists [...]
Rohingyas – Myanmar Following Ethnic Cleansing
Around four lakh Rohingyas pushed into Bangladesh; 176 villages torched; UN describes 'textbook example' of ethnic cleansing
With nearly 400 [...]
Bangladeshi Minorities Condemn Violence against Rohingyas
Thousands of people in Bangladesh, mostly religious and ethnic minorities, protested on the streets of Dhaka to condemn ongoing deadly violence agai [...]
Muslims and the Internet
I am thoroughly disgusted with the verbosity I encounter on the Internet, irrespective of where it is coming from: Sunni, Barelvi, Deobandi or any oth [...]
Muslim Community’s Missed Chances
How many times have we sat and thought about the future - of coming generations - without playing victim?
By Fauzan Alavi
As a community, we have [...]
Who Benefits From Beef Ban?
The ban is highly divisive and discriminatory. It has divided citizens into two groups: those who do not eat cattle meat and think themselves to be mo [...]