ANALYSIS Caning, flogging and starving By Rafia Zakaria The lack of questioning of the blatant disregard for gender disparity so visible in all of these incidents is not...
Islam at crossroads: Who's to blame? By M. Rajaque Rahman It has become almost fashionable for a Muslim to say 'Islam is in danger'. The religion whose literal...
9/09/2009 04:06:00 PM | Filed under Issues, Opinion | Read More »
Buttering up Nitish government: Muslim journalists’ favourite pastime in Bihar
By Saroor Ahmed Sycophancy has its limit. And when one crosses it s/he loses all the self-respect. But the journalists and opinion-makers, in Bihar, especially Muslims, are caring...
9/02/2009 12:46:00 PM | Filed under Media | Read More »
Ramadan or Mah-e-Seyam: A month of Fasting, Charity and Piety

Ramadan like the other months in the Islamic lunar calendar begins with the sighting of the new moon over the horizon. Depending on the geographical locations, it appears...
9/01/2009 02:58:00 PM | Filed under Issues | Read More »
Can there be a Category called Dalit Muslims?
By Imtiaz Ahmad On the face of it, the ex-pression Dalit Muslims would appear to be a contradiction in terms. It is commonly held that Islam is an...
8/31/2009 04:19:00 PM | Filed under Minorities | Read More »