By Moosa Khan
A basic tension between modernity and Islam arises, when philosophically modernity privileges reason as the main source of knowledge and the source of law and ethics in human beings, while Islam relies on revelation as the primary source of knowledge and on God as the source of law and ethics.
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 Arman Kazmi
Mubarat conveys a sense that dissolution of marriage should be based on the same principle as its annulment, that is realising the importance of giving equal weightage to consent of both the partners.
By Aindrila Chakraborty
The global war on terror and the security narratives produced thereafter has not only put forth complex challenges to the question of war and peace, but it has also strategically produced images, carrying gendered connotations, categorically identifying certain communities. Such constructions tend to be consumed globally, even today.
By Subhajit Pal
An understanding of these intricacies of Muslim life, based on both difference and commonality, is important to effectively counter mainstream Islamophobia.
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 Masidur Rahaman
My process of transformation, a religious Muslim to an ardent atheist, started with a book called “Why I am an Atheist” by Bhagat Singh.
By Subhajit Pal
To dig deeper, the cityscape of Srinagar in Kashmir is filled with mosques and bazaars and the placement of mosques in every neighbourhood testifies to its Islamic roots and belonging.
By Nafis Haider
The only ground where the argument against this transfer of power can be based is on the condition of the minorities that are present in Turkey and what it means to them.
Cafe Dissensus Everyday 