Opinion
Bookshelf
Polynomial Politics: Imagining India as a Country Led by Lower Castes
This article is a review of the book Indian Philosophy, Indian Revolution: On Caste and Politics by Divya Dwivedi and Shaj Mohan, edited by Maël Montévil, published in April 2024.
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Opinion
Unmasking institutionalized communalism against Muslims in India
Discriminatory legislation, prejudiced conduct in educational settings, and biased portrayals in media outlets contribute to the marginalization of Muslims across different areas. This sustains an environment of apprehension and uncertainty, hampering societal cohesion and advancement
Elections 2024
Muslim in blood: Are there no alternatives to BJP?
Strangely, even as the anti-Muslimness of this regime is, “of course, there!,” nobody openly talks about them as factors that should constrain vote for BJP. The Muslim question i.e. the violence against Muslims, has been derided into a non-issue in electoral calculations just like how the left has wanted which often claims, “let’s focus on real issues [and not on religious issues even as the entire Hindutva practice today is organized around religion about which I have written elsewhere]”
Features
Analysing dip in Academic Freedom Index: Who takes the deepest plunge?
Dr. Shirin Akhter, Dr. Vijender Singh Chauhan
The recent revelation on the Academic Freedom Index (AFI) shows that academic...
Film and TV
“Aadujeevitham”: Fails in its adaptation, survives on visual grandeur and built-up anticipation
One can understand how the idea of Najeeb’s Iman in the novel is universalised into Hope in the film. This might appear as nit picking but given the current situation, I cannot help but highlight how Islamic narratives are appropriated by liberal language use.
Opinion
An unbroken covenant with God: what the Hajj means for Muslims
Ali Hammoud, Western Sydney University
Millions of men, women and children have converged on Mecca this week for the Hajj pilgrimage. The Saudi government says it will be the largest...
India
Debunking myths, misinformation: Truth about Rohingya Refugees in Jammu
Despite the presence of Rohingya refugees in the Jammu region of India, there are numerous misconceptions and falsehoods surrounding their situation.
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India
Reimagining mosques: Strengthening the Muslim community
A 21-day, nationwide, complete lockdown was suddenly announced on the evening of March 24, 2020. In an effort to contain the now deviant coronavirus, which had given many unheeded...
Opinion
How traditional Indigenous education helped four lost children survive 40 days in the Amazon jungle
Eliran Arazi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The discovery and rescue of four young Indigenous children, 40 days after the aircraft they were travelling in crashed in the remote Colombian rainforest,...
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Opinion
Law Commission’s recommendations on sedition strengthen colonial legacies
It was only 13 months ago that the Indian Prime Minister asked his government to ‘reconsider and re-examine’ the provisions of Section 124A of the Indian penal code which...
Opinion
How CUET fails the test of quality education?
Education should not become a luxury that benefits only the rich and causes stress to everyone around which it currently seems to be hurtling towards. Only time will tell whether CUET and NEP is able to pass the test of time.
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Editor's Pick
Erasure of Muslim intellectuals in Indian academia
During a marathon 15-hour academic council meeting on May 27th this year, Delhi University decided to remove poet-philosopher Mohammad Iqbal from its Political Science syllabus, specifically from a chapter...
Opinion
Chad on the brink: how war in Sudan hurts its fragile neighbour
Helga Dickow, University of Freiburg
Since the 15 April outbreak of hostilities in Sudan, the civilian population has been bearing the brunt.
The Rapid Support Forces, led by General Mohamed Hamdan...
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India
Attack on space and Citizenship of Muslims in India
Saddam Hussian & Nafis Haider
The process of “otherisation” of Indian Muslims is not limited merely to their religious and cultural aspects but is extending to their spaces as well....
Opinion
How AI could take over elections – and undermine democracy
Archon Fung, Harvard Kennedy School and Lawrence Lessig, Harvard University
Could organizations use artificial intelligence language models such as ChatGPT to induce voters to behave in specific ways?
Sen. Josh Hawley...
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Opinion
Why 40°C is bearable in desert but lethal in tropics?
Alan Thomas Kennedy-Asser, University of Bristol; Dann Mitchell, University of Bristol, and Eunice Lo, University of Bristol
This year, even before the northern hemisphere hot season began, temperature records were...
Opinion
If we’re going to label AI an ‘extinction risk’, we need to clarify how it could happen
Nello Cristianini, University of Bath
This week a group of well-known and reputable AI researchers signed a statement consisting of 22 words:
Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be...
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