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Author Archives: Kaleem Kawaja
Babri Mosque Dispute: Muslims’ Options
The flaws in the UP High Court judgement on the title to the Babri mosque land are so basic and so numerous and have been so succinctly pointed out by a lot of people, about half of them Hindus. Unfortunately many Muslims who speak on this issue have hardly any communication with Hindus as their lives have always revolved in Muslim circles only. Instead of looking at today’s real India they think of an idealistic divine India where every Hindus should be a Gandhi. Look at the long history of India where a minority of upper caste Hindus have dominated over an overwhelming majority of low caste Hindus for many milleniums, despite countless Hindu saints, reformers and do-gooders. Today it behoves Indian Muslims to think of their future with cool heads, evaluate their real options, not their idealistic dreams, and advise their leadership to take the right step forward that can bring the community out of the doghouse and into the mainstream and pinnacle of the nation. Continue reading
Azamgarh Muslims: Breaking the Community’s Siege
The appearance of Ulema Council is the result of despair of the Muslims of Azamgarh Continue reading
Posted in Featured
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India Votes: Muslim Leadership Problems
With the Sachar Committee report released about two years ago Muslims had assumed that most Muslim leaders in mainstream parties and the Muslim organizations will make sure that the implementation of this committee’s findings is an integral part of the election platform of all mainstream parties. But that is not what we find on the eve of the election. Continue reading
Posted in India Elections 2009
Tagged India Elections 2009, Parliamentary Elections 2009
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India Votes: What Are The Issues Of Indian Muslims As Elections Approach?
As another election to the parliament in India approaches, the question comes up “What are Indian Muslims Thinking? What are the issues on the basis of which they will vote for various parties? Are their issues the same as those of other Indians or do they have some distinct issues of their own? Continue reading
Posted in DesiPundit, Featured, India Elections 2009
Tagged Democracy, Elections, Issues 2009, leadership-problems, Political Lea
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Muslims Are In India’s Mainstream
The Muslim identity of India is a thoroughly Indian identity, very different from the Islamic identity of other Muslim countries. This unique Indo-Islamic identity has evolved over centuries of intermingling of traditions, culture, religion and social contacts Continue reading
The Joy And Pain Of Being An Indian Muslim
It makes Indian Muslims proud to see their country become one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world. However it them to find that most Muslims continue to be marginalized and stereotyped in India and often suspect in their nationalism. Continue reading
Posted in DesiPundit, India
Tagged APJ-Abdul-Kalam, Indian Muslims, Nationalism, Sufism
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Is India Really A Secular State?
In reading Dr Khalidi’s article, “Why is India not a Secular State”, I find that he has presented irrefutable points to back his basic premise. My difficulty is largely with the wording of the title and the conclusive paragraph of his meaningful essay. Continue reading
Posted in DesiPundit, India
Tagged Communalism, Hinduism, Indian Secularism, indian-constitution, Islam, Pseudo Secularism, Secular Democracy, secularism
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Why Do Vice-Chancellors Fail At Aligarh Muslim University?
If we look at the tenures of Vice Chancellors (VCs) at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in the last couple of decades we find that most of them, even though they were distinguished and competent managers, ran into substantial problems. What might be the reason behind this? Continue reading
Mumbai Terrorist Attack: How Long With This Charade Go On?
Enough is enough. Our people and institutions have suffered too long from terrorism. The time has come for us to take effective steps. India is not short in brain power to stop this terrorism juggernaut. Continue reading
Posted in India, Terrorism
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