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India Votes: Muslim MPs’ Performance In Lok Sabha

by Ayub Khan

One way to measure performance of elected representatives is to look at their activities in the legislatures. Ayub Khan analyzes the performances the 36 Muslim MPs and finds that most of them approached their legislative duties with seriousness.

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Postcolonial Insecurities: India, Sri Lanka, And The Question Of Nationhood

by Ayub Khan

Postcolonial nation building in South Asia has followed a bloody trajectory full of unfulfilled aspirations, subdued identity assertions, and conflicting notions of national authenticity and purity. The exercise in postcolonial nation building in the region was never completed and its consequences continue to pose the challenge of insecurity to the states and to the peoples to this day

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We Are The New ‘Coolies’

by Ayub Khan

When I was denied to board the flight to Toronto at the Heathrow airport I was reminded of Gandhi in South Africa who was pushed off the train.

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Language Paves The Way To Unity

by Ayub Khan

Languages remain one of the most potent weapons in the fight against bigotry and intolerance

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Book Review: Chasing A Mirage

by Ayub Khan

In his book, Tarek Fatah takes a one-sided approach while analyzing political Islam and its relevance.

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Maulana Maududi’s Terrifying Vision For Indian Muslims

by Ayub Khan

According to Maulana Maududi, the founder of Jamaat-e-Islami, Indian Muslims were fair game for persecution.

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Naat Translation – The Exalted Glory of Ahmed

by Ayub Khan

An English translation of a naat composed by Nawab Bahadur Yar Jang on the occasion of Eid Milad-un-Nabi.

The Adventures Of Amir Hamza

by Ayub Khan

Review of a book on the fabled character, Amir Hamza.

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The Problem of Caste among Indian Muslims

by Ayub Khan

The book explores the tradition of un-Islamic practice of caste in the Indian Muslim society

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Master Qawwal Jani Babu Is No More

by Ayub Khan

The ‘Damadam Mast Qalandar’ and ‘Jhoom Barabar Jhoom’ qawwal is no more

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