Threat of fanatic fatwas looming large in Indian Muslim community

Not long ago, Darul Uloom Deoband issued an edict (fatwa) declaring its ideological offshoot—Tablighi Jama’at—as “misguided”, “preacher of perverted views” and “misinterpreter of Quran More...

The straitjacket of Islamism

When the Bharatiya Janata Party is in the Opposition, it bemoans about Muslim appeasement, the clout of mullahs, and so on. However, when in power, it doesn’t bother about the nefarious activities of Islamists. More...