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From Assam’s Soil to Detention and Back: The tragic death of Amzad Ali

Locked up in Matia detention camp despite generations-long roots in Assam, 49-year-old Amzad Ali dies of cancer as authorities ignore medical appeals; family finally lays him to rest in his native village

Triple talaq: counter–perspective

  The recent meeting of the All India Muslim Personal...

Laws relating to divorce in Muslim majority countries

  Algeria: Islam is the religion of the State and...

‘Us’ or ‘the enemy’

In their attitude towards notions of freedom of conscience,...

Face the facts

  Heated reactions and debates on reservations for Muslims, conjuring...

Article 16(4) was orginally meant for minorities’

It is generally not taken into consideration that special...

‘Muslim leaders don’t think, are ill-informed’

I think the Congress is not serious about helping...

‘Christians will support under-represented Muslims’

Principally, I am personally opposed to religion-based reservations and...

‘Stop pandering to the elite Mussalmaan’

The move of the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh...

Pages from our past

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Pre-natal history of Article 16

What is the pre-natal history of Article 16(4) of...

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