Islamophobia in Britain
Recent discussions about the prevalence of the phenomenon of Islamophobia place most in a quandary. Despite repeated assertions by many that it prevails and requires action to combat, hardly any clarity is evident More...
A Nineteenth Century Prehistory of Pakistan
Hostile Attitude of the Mahommedans…Pronounced and Apparent In the year 1885, certain politically minded upper middle class urban professionals, led by an Irish civil servant called Allan Octavian Hume (1829-1912), More...
For extremists, is Ramzan fasting month or killing month?
Pakistan breaching the Line of Control, Shelling from Pakistanis, Civilians injured, 12 BSF Jawans including children deaths, over 60 people injured – These were the headlines, news in any of the dailies during More...
Does India need Sufism?
Introduction In the backdrop of the 9/11 attack and the war against terrorism that surfaced as an aftermath, several western scholars have exhibited a strong tendency towards promoting “Sufism” against the idea More...
Interview with Yazidi Human Rights Activist Mirza Ismail
The Yazidi community are a Ezidiki speaking people who live primarily in northern Iraq, and they refer to themselves as the People of the Peacock Angel. They have a rich spiritual tradition and believe in peaceful More...
Padmavat: Jauhar, Rights, Liberty and Values
In a recent article by Swara Bhaskar “At The End of Your Magnum Opus… I Felt Reduced to a Vagina – Only”, she criticizes the act of Jauhar and terms it disgraceful and against women rights. She casts doubt More...
Wrecking Machine: When the Pagan Mongols Nearly Wiped Out Islam
There is a clear polarization among Hindus and Muslims when it comes to the history of Muslim rule in India. It doesn’t matter how barbaric a Muslim ruler was, in the eye of the Muslim he had some redeeming qualities. More...
Shivaji: The Great Maratha- An excerpt
Editor’s Note: “Shivaji: The Great Maratha” chronicles the magnificent life and times of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in graphic detail. This epic text, originally written by Ranjit Desai in Marathi More...
Terror Unlimited: The Staggering Loot and Lust of Alauddin Khilji
Until the arrival of Alauddin Khilji (1250-1316), no foreign ruler had looted southern India of its wealth which had accumulated for centuries. According to contemporary travellers like Marco Polo and historians More...
Galloping Growth of Madrasas in India
Islam is hell-bent on re-conquering India. Post-independence through Madrasa multiplication Darul Uloom Deoband has laid a formidable siege to India. The task was facilitated by secularism-doped Hindus swearing More...