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The West as Enigma: Why Muslims Must Understand the Occident on Its Own Terms

The ideas of Shariati, Mawdudi, Qutb, and Nadwi provide important critiques of Western materialism, imperialism, and secularism, but remain largely reactive in their approach.

Six months since Jamia violence, police brutalities not forgotten

As we witness worldwide #BlackLivesMatter protests and criticisms of police brutality in the USA, we also need to take a look at our own police system and how it perpetrates violence.

US slams India yet again on subject of religious freedom

International Religious Freedom Report for 2019 asks tough questions about CAA, cow vigilantism and Kashmir

Hate crimes in India: What makes lynching special?

India has seen a rigorous rise in the hate crimes towards minority communities in the last five years. Muslims and Dalits constituted a significant share of the victims of religious hate crimes. Being a Secular, Democratic, Republic, the responses from the state administration and machinery are contradicting these constitutional safeguards. Apart from that, leaders of the ruling political party and their affiliated organisations have played a crucial role in polarizing the country and further accelerating the hatred and violence. Later on, the fairness and credibility of state apparatuses have been questioned due to its partial interventions in the hate crime cases. This article intends to analyse the religious hate crimes in India, further focusing on the mob lynchings in the last five years. The paper brings into limelight the discourse of hate and power in the context of communalism in India. 

Palakkad, Kerala & death of a pregnant elephant: Communalisation of a Tragedy

 India, a plural society is undergoing the pangs of...

Muslim villagers in Bihar offer food to migrants on Mizoram-bound train in humanitarian gesture

Bihar was caught in a controversy after goons had attacked two north-east bound trains there last week

CJP writes to NBSA over Zee News’ deeply communal broadcast on “Zameen Jihad”

The channel has submitted its response and the hearing will commence once NBSA resumes functioning

Triple Talaq cartoon depicts BJP’s ideology; draws caricature of Indian Muslims: CORD

Athar Hussain, Director CORD said that through the depiction was condemnable by any standards of democracy and decency

Why does the Adityanath gov’t continue to ignore Dr Aarti Lalchandani’s anti-Muslim hate speech?

Outraged, CPI(M) leader Subhashini Ali demands an investigation, and says the doctor must be dismissed from her post.

Continued and systematic vilification of minorities during lockdown: Report

Image Courtesy:theprint.inThe London Story, an organisation that investigates and...

Maulana Saad deliberately neglected verbal warnings of COVID19: Delhi Police

A status report submitted by Delhi police in Delhi High Court states that Markaz management failed to inform the govt about the gathering

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