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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

Why did Pak Minister plagiarise PM Modi’s ‘ghar me ghuskar’ line?

Is Pakistan guilty of terror attacks? But how did it dare attack India ‘ghar me ghuskar’? Bhakts on both sides are confused!

Appeal to Americans to reject Hindu nationalism in the US: Hindus For Human Rights 

The US-based peace organisation of eminent Hindu-American citizens, mostly of Indian origin has urged their fellow citizens to stay inclusive

Debate: To blame or not to blame Islam for the Paris beheading?

‘Defamation in the guise of criticism is Western Hypocrisy’, argues Faizur Rahman; ‘Absolving Islam of all responsibility is an apologist argument,’ responds Arshad Alam

Pakistan: At least 7 killed, 70 injured in blast at Peshawar Madrassa

The blast took place in a seminary during a Quran class, around 8 AM after an unidentified man left a bag in the study hall

Pakistan: Goddess Durga’s idol vandalised in Sindh during Navratri

Temple was vandalised, and the idol of Goddess Durga was desecrated in this communal attack in Nagarparkar area of Pakistan’s Sindh province

Muslim intellectuals, activists condemn Paris beheading, demand abolition of apostasy and blasphemy laws

From religious interpretations on blasphemy and apostasy to secular and liberal condemnations of the same, the meet was clear, disagreements need to be peaceful and democratic, not violent

The Beheading of a School Teacher in France: The Politics of Blasphemy

It must be said that the act was inspired by certain teachings of Islam, which command its followers to kill anyone disrespecting the Prophet.

Slain teacher martyr for Freedom of Expression: French Imam

Hassen Chalghoumi, Imam of a Parisian mosque was paying homage to a teacher who was beheaded for showing a picture of Prophet Mohammed last week

The False Binary of the Secular versus Islamic Needs to Be Broken

If the French continue with their existing state policies and Muslims continue to let antiquated viewpoints go unchallenged, there will emerge no winners from such a clash of positions.

Paris beheading: The genesis of such hate crimes

Like fascists and nazis, Islamists believe their superiority grants them the right and the duty to physically eliminate the untermensch (the sub-humans)

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