Author Archives: Adnan

About Adnan

Adnan has been blogging about Indian Muslims at his blog, Indscribe.

Double-faced Maharashtra govt saving killer cops

Posted on September 19, 2007 by Adnan

The Congress Chief Minister promises action on Sri Krishna Commission’s recommendations but his police department shamelessly files an affidavit in the High Court on Tuesday that there was no need for action against cops charged with killing innocent Muslims at … Continue reading →

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What about grooms for Muslim girls in orphanages?

Posted on September 15, 2007 by Adnan

It’s an old problem. Muslim girls in the Homes for Destitutes and Orphanages who don’t get proposals from Muslim youths in the society. They don’t have much choices. Either they remain unmarried. Or get married to non-Muslims but in this … Continue reading →

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His Lordship, Have mercy on this nation

Posted on September 6, 2007 by Adnan

The Liberhan commission has just got another extension, 41st ever since it was constituted to look into the demolition of Babri Masjid, 15 years ago. Though we are told that now the inquiry has almost completed, there is still no … Continue reading →

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Denying residence to Muslims in housing societies

Posted on August 5, 2007 by Adnan

Television Actor Aamir Ali has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Bombay High Court after he was refused a house in Lokhandwala, because of his religion. The court has asked the state government to respond in four weeks. … Continue reading →

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A signboard that needs police protection

Posted on July 16, 2007 by Adnan

The photograph on the left shows a policeman deployed to protect the signboard bearing the name of legendary Sarod maestro late Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan (father of Amjad Ali Khan) at Hanuman Chowk in Gwalior. For years the road sign … Continue reading →

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Begum Hazrat Mahal: The Forgotten Icon Of 1857

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Adnan

The role of Begum Hazrat Mahal in the first full scale war of independence to overthrow the British rule (1857) is often overlooked. Like Bahadur Shah Zafar, she also couldn’t get buried in her motherland, and her grave in Kathmandu … Continue reading →

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Through Civil Services via Urdu

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Adnan

The achievement of Mohammad Qaisar Abdul Haq who secured 32nd rank in the Civil Services examination, is doubly creditable as he not only comes from a small town like Malegaon but wrote his examination papers in Urdu. The son of … Continue reading →

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In Support Of Vinod Mehta And Outlook

Posted on January 21, 2007 by Adnan

The latest issue of Outlook published an article by Taslima Nasrin on burqa and now a section is up in arms against the editor of weekly magazine and demanding registration of police case against Vinod Mehta. Scores of memoranda and … Continue reading →

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Are Muslims protesting too much?

Posted on January 14, 2007 by Adnan

Muslims took to streets of Delhi on Friday to protest the execution of Saddam Hussein. They were marching towards the US embassy but were stopped near Daryaganj bridge. Thousands of Muslims carrying banners and placards participated in the demonstration. The ‘duaa’ was … Continue reading →

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Bosnian war criminal gets 24 yrs jail, what about rioters in India?

Posted on December 14, 2006 by Adnan

The appeals chamber of Bosnia’s war crimes court has sentenced Bosnian Serb Nedjo Samardzic to 24 years of imprisonment for persecution, sexual crimes against women and massacre of the Muslim populace. The sentence has come after the 13-year jail term … Continue reading →

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