Abusing Hanuman: Where’s the leash to deter the barking Netflix

I once heard Salman Rushdie say: “I might be indifferent to religion but if it acts as a balm to billions, who am I to quarrel with.” This is a perfect...

Tablighi Jamaat: Why FBI finds it a “recruiting ground” for Al Qaeda?

Tablighi Jamaat hates attention from the world. They prefer secrecy. But once Corona Vurs patients narrated their travel history from around India, the Nizamuddin...

Modi government’s new tack on Wakf properties

Union Minority Affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi announced this week that all Wakf properties in India would be geo-tagged and digitized. The plans are afoot...

Why Islam is such a magnet for suicide-bombers?

Islamic State (IS) chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has resurfaced and claimed that suicide-bombings in Sri Lanka which left over 250 dead was a revenge for being ousted in...

Why Lanka terror holds such an important message for Indian Muslims

You might be aware of details but they bear a recount before I stress that reformation of Islam can no longer be swept under the carpet in the name of...

After Sabrimala, do SC have a choice in petition for women in mosques?

In the wake of allowing women into Sabrimala temple last year, Supreme Court had waded into the tricky area of religious faith of individuals and groups and now the muck...

Christchurch attack: Past is casting a long shadow on present and future

Basic facts about the horrific Christchurch attack are thus in order: On Friday, a gunman strolled into a mosque on Deans Ave, and live streamed his attack with a semi-automatic...