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35 years after The Satanic Verses controversy, newly unearthed letters reveal some uncomfortable truths
Mahathir’s modernist brand of Islamism may well outlast Khomeini’s, despite the violent legacy of Khomeini’s fatwa against Rushdie
Ukraine invasion: Racist reportage, yet little mention of racism in Ukraine?
Western reporters focus on war-affected people being “people like us” and not some “third-world country”, fail to report on racist treatment of non-white people fleeing war zones by Ukrainian authorities
Plight of Ukraine’s Muslims amidst the Russian Invasion
Once persecuted and displaced, today the future of Muslims in Ukraine is plagued by uncertainty
Trolls hound UP village leader stuck in Ukraine for asking GoI for help
Vaishali Yadav, was elected Gram Pradhan last year, and is an MBBS student in Ivano Frankivsk National Medical University
Ukraine invasion: Indian student killed in Kharkiv, right-wing blames the victim!
When questions were asked on government’s lack of response and empathy towards students, the victim blaming began
US Law Firm seeks action against Yogi Adityanath and top UP cops for ‘encounter killings’
The issue was addressed by the Guernica 37 to US and UK governments
Open letter to our secular Muslim friends in India
The defense of victims of one (majority) religious fundamentalist extreme right should not lead to supporting another (be it minority) one.
Afghan citizens under the Taliban rule: Frustration, poverty, and displacement
An Afghan student’s appeal for compassion and international support for the common people
Towards Human Fraternity
The aim of ‘International Day of Human Fraternity’ celebrated on February 4 every year is to tell the world that everyone is free to choose their religious or irreligious belief
Afghanistan: Women, Economy and Taliban
By discrimination on the basis of gender, the Taliban are violating key principles of equality laid down in Islam
Why is the desi right wing embarrassing India by trolling the Canadian PM?
Justin Trudeau says, “Canada is not intimidated by ‘disgusting’ truckers' protest”, but Indian troll continue to mock
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