Tag: INDIA
Muslim teenager reportedly dies after being set on fire in India
Khalid had been left with burns covering 60% of his body after being set on fire for refusing to chant a Hindu slogan. Police, however, have rejected this report and instead claim…
Kashmir Requires Statesmanship Not Showmanship
Ironically by being captured, Wing Commander Abhinandan may well have averted a war fuelled by jingoism and irresponsible rhetoric.
Pulwama: the most important question no one is asking
Why are young Kashmiri men turning to militancy?
Face to Face: Muslim Integration
ʿAbd Allāh Thomson dispels common myths about Muslims and so-called "integration".
India’s Justice System Condemned After Yet Another Child Rape
Asifa, an eight-year-old child filled with innocence and the joy of life, was drugged, gang-raped and brutally murdered in a Hindu Temple in Indian-occupied Kashmir. Many had not heard of Asifa Bano…
Indian Revolt 1857: the role of the Ulama 160 years on
Z A Rahman ponders over the difference: the revolt led by the Ulama of India in May 1857 & the Ulama of CVE in 2017...
The Politics of Demonising Dr Zakir Naik
Hindu scholar from India speaks out against the Islamophobic campaign against Dr Zakir Naik Ever since a Bangladeshi newspaper reported that Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik “inspired” Dhaka militants, a new frenzy of…
Sikhs: Victims & Proponents of Islamophobia
Asim Qureshi reviews the book, Unsettling Sikh and Muslim Conflict by Dr Katy Sian “I wonder what happened to her? I think the last I heard was that she was in Pakistan…”…
Arabic Language: Past, Present & Future
Arabic is the main surviving language of the Semitic family. It is spoken in the Arab East and Arab West, popularly known as the Middle East and North Africa, as well as…
A lesson from the Musalmans of Colonial India
Dispelling myths of Muslim integration Part 2: A lesson in integration from the Musalmans of Colonial India Click here for part 1 In 1871, in post Mutiny colonial India, Sir William Wilson…