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Sharia, Manusmriti or the Indian Constitution

Two extremes, the dominant Hindu right and a creeping conservatism among Muslims seek to undermine the constitutional mandate

Taliban 2.0: Old laws in newer package?

Better PR skills cannot hide the chaos that continues at Kabul airport, or the firing at Jalalabad where two people were killed and a dozen injured

Gujarat gov’t counsel explores different interpretation of conversion by marriage

He, reportedly, told the court that the context of conversion by marriage comes only if there is “force, allurement or by any fraudulent means”. When the court asked if it should record the same, he pleaded to seek instructions.

Highly objectionable, denigrates Muslims: Dwarka residents condemn ADRF letter against Haj House

They argue that state and central governments spend substantial amounts on Hindu festivals and gatherings 

Gyan Vapi mosque and Kashi Vishwanath temple exchange land

Mosque authority's general secretary SM Yasin rubbishes rumours of handing over more land

Madrasas: Islamic or Sectarian?

Instead Of Trying To Falsify Each Other, They Should Accept A Diversity Of Views

Maulvi and a feminist

First published on: October 2009Though religion per se was...

The Supremacy Myth

The bogus arguments and "proofs" on the basis of which the better half of God’s finest creation is kept under subjugation and servility is both shameful and sinful

Attempts to reform Muslim thought have always met with fierce resistance

Muslims have a very rigid notion of religion that prevents them from reform

Supersizing victimhood: Hindu Right’s appropriation of Islamophobia, the Jewish Holocaust & Indigenous struggles

Image Courtesy:india.comThe seemingly illogical idea of Hindu victimhood -...

Did a BJP worker give ‘Gau Mutra’ to a Covid-19 patient on a ventilator?

Disturbing video of man wearing saffron scarf over PPE pouring a yellow liquid down the patient's throat has been going viral

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