By Mohammad Asim Siddiqui
Thoughtfully titled, Zeyad Masroor Khan’s coming of age memoir ‘City on Fire: A Boyhood in Aligarh’, the word fire in the title of the book captures the riot-prone history of Aligarh and the volatile nature of peace that exists in the town.
By Afsana Siddiqui
Certainly, I don’t want to rant about other religions or degrade them, but as a woman, I must ask: who are you to tell us what we should wear and what we shouldn’t?
By Mujeeb Jaihoon
Imposition of State-led top-down approach will hurt the pace of internal reforms of Muslim community. Reforms should be the outcome of a community-led process.
By Sanyogita Singh
Both ‘sulli’ and ‘bulli bai’ are Islamophobic slurs used for Indian Muslim women. Such largescale attacks are not aimed at settling individual personal scores, another phenomenon rampant on social media, but to systematically demean a particular religious group.
By Aindrila Chakraborty
Despite its innumerable flaws, one may argue that the planning and implementation of a ‘secular’ India during the Nehruvian era, did provide for what can be called Dar al-Iman for the Muslim communities of India, though it is a matter of altercation and debate.
By Shahid Habib
The lack of record keeping among Muslim organizations needs a thorough investigation and analysis, as to why Muslim leaders are so negligent in undertaking this basic task.
By Mujeeb Jaihoon
The majoritarian regime may be racing to evict and erase the Muslim identity from history and national identity. But the Muslim will remain an integral part of India’s legacy – past, present and future.
By Abu Osama
Muslims need to understand that the solutions to worldly problems are rooted in worldly systems.
By Saniya Ahmad
Contrary to popular belief, Mr. Modi did not disrupt harmony between Hindus and Muslims because that harmony existed only superficially. He exacerbated a deeply entrenched anti-Muslim sentiment, creating a favorable climate for his bigoted politics to thrive.
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