Opinion
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.
Elections 2024
Democracy is at stake as India gears up for national elections
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his recent speeches has expressed confidence in coming back to power for...
Opinion
COVID19 is a crisis unlike any in 75-year history of United Nations: UN Secretary General
We are facing a global health crisis unlike any in the 75-year history of the United Nations — one that is spreading human suffering, infecting the global economy and upending people’s lives.
Editor's Pick
Law is lockup for Muslim leaders
Zeenia Parveen
A leading name against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Population Register (NPR), and National Register of Citizens (NRC) protests, Khalid Saifi’s arrest has been central to the reckless...
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Opinion
The nexus between the National Population Register and Census Act 1948
The Constitution of India has delegated the power to make laws on acquisition and termination of citizenship and all other matters relating to citizenship to the parliament of India under Article 11 of the Constitution. It was based on Article 11 of the Constitution, that the Government of India enacted The Citizenship Act 1955 to determine, grant and terminate the citizenship of the post-1950 generation.
Opinion
‘I still can’t believe he told my address to the mob.’
Standing amidst the ruins of her three-storey house in Shiv Vihar, a young girl stood next to her father, inspecting what could be salvaged from what was left of their home.
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Opinion
Narayanan and Zainuddin were arrested by British Raj. Freedom struggle memories that India shall never forget
Verdict statement issued by the Government of Madras (British Raj) against his father, late Zainduddin Naina and Kodath Narayanan Nair for taking part in Salt Satyagraha. Both were sent to prison for taking part in the Salt Satyagraha at Kozhikode,
Opinion
The eclipse of judicial integrity: A moral from Nasreddin Hodja
Chief Justice Bobde’s oral statement, while considering the Delhi riots case, that the courts were not equipped to handle palpable pressure and the Courts could not prevent anything is another shock to the common man who considers the Court as the last refuge for protection of his life, liberty and property. The statement of Chief Justice is an abdication of power and a dereliction of duty.
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Opinion
AMU students’ resistance against Hindutva to prevent Muslim genocide
Yes, the condition of students of Aligarh Muslim University along with the residents of Aligarh city when recently internet was again cut off for six days ( from the night of 23 February till 29 February).
Film and TV
Parasite: The divide that exists
Tapatrisha Das
The story starts in a semi-basement. Four beings searching for free wifi, and the laughs when they finally get it in the top right corner of the...
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Opinion
Uighurs and global brands – an entanglement of economic interests and human rights
Thousands of Muslims from China's Uighur minority group are working under coercive conditions at factories that supply some of the world's biggest brands. The so-called labor transfer scheme is the latest on the attacks on the community by the government.
Opinion
Channel ban: Don’t cross the diktats is the message
It is heartening to learn that the channels have resumed telecast when I sit down to write this. But the decision of the central government to ban these channels from telecasting was outrageous, an affront attack on the freedom of the press
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Editor's Pick
World exists only in her eyes, what her eyes saw in the carnage
Situation is still very tense in Mustafabad. Of all the sleepless nights, this one seems to be the longest – everyone here is concerned about the threat given to Shaheen Bagh by Ravikant Bhadana and his gang of Hindu terrorists. Every lane is dotted with groups of women and men sitting together, guarding their streets and talking about those 72 hours and their shadow that continues to grow thicker.
Opinion
SC ruling on the reservation could set a dangerous precedent
The Mukesh Kumar vs. Uttarakhand Government case in which Supreme Court ruled that reservation is not a fundamental right could spell well beyond normal logic and can have serious ramifications in the future, unless it is corrected at the highest court of justice. However, SC asserted that state government can promulgate an ordinance to make a reservation a fundamental right.
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