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Muslim societies need counter-narrative to radicalisation and religious extremism
Extremism did not appear out of nowhere. It is a treasured offspring of religious philosophy that is taught and studied at our madrasas and religious schools.
EXCLUSIVE! Assam priest’s widow shoots down claims of “forced conversion”
Two Assam BJP leaders had alleged that the wife and son of Shiva temple priest were forcibly converted to Islam, but Parbati Das tells us that her marriage to a Muslim man happened after her first husband died, and her conversion was voluntary
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
No SC quota for Dalits converting to Islam & Christianity to contest elections: Centre to RS
However, Dalits adopting other faiths could contest elections from SC reserved seats
The Secular onslaught on the Muslim public psyche
As I write this piece, the public discourse is...
Zakir Naik Showcases the Rot within Islamic Theology
Image Courtesy:economictimes.indiatimes.comFor the Rwala Bedouins of Northern Arabia, heaven...
Can Islam and Homosexuality be Reconciled?
There seems to a consensus within Islamic theology that...
Badruddin Ajmal is wrong, Islam encourages family planning
In response to the Assam government’s recent decision against providing government jobs to people having more than two children, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Maulana Badruddin Ajmal has said Muslims will continue to produce children and they will not listen to anyone. The maulana from Assam is merely reiterating the conviction of many among the ulema in India that Islam is opposed to family planning. However, basing herself on the Quran, Hadith and the Shariah, activist-scholar Qutub Jahan Kidwai, debunks such claim
Communal violence across borders: Riots erupt in Bangladesh over Facebook post about Islam
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A derogatory remark against Prophet Muhammad prompted scores of...
The Curious Case of RSS’ Praise for Dara ‘Shukoh’
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In this episode of Present, Past and the Future,...