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Kaleem Kawaja

Azamgarh Muslims: Breaking the Community’s Siege

The appearance of Ulema Council is the result of despair of the Muslims of Azamgarh

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.

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India Votes: What Are The Issues Of Indian Muslims As Elections Approach?

by Kaleem Kawaja

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?

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Muslims Are In India’s Mainstream

by Kaleem Kawaja

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

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Why I Support Bobby Jindal?

by Kaleem Kawaja

People who put neocon colors like that of Rush Limbaugh on Bobby Jindal do great injustice to him. We should look at Bobby Jindal with an open mind, and give him credit as a most enterprising hope to revive America and bring fairness in the public arena, after the terrible current economic slump.

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The Joy And Pain Of Being An Indian Muslim

by Kaleem Kawaja

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.

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Is India Really A Secular State?

by Kaleem Kawaja

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.

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Why Do Vice-Chancellors Fail At Aligarh Muslim University?

by Kaleem Kawaja

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?

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Mumbai Terrorist Attack: How Long With This Charade Go On?

by Kaleem Kawaja

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.

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