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Islamophobia At Work In Indian Media

by Guest Post

The style of the report accurately reflects the current status of Islamophobia in India. It explains the actions of the rulers in New Delhi, such as on Batla House fake encounter, eyewash retrials on post-Godhra pogrom, ban on SIMI, etc. In fact, PTI seems to stand for Press Tarnish of India to brand anyone professing the religion of Islam as a terrorist.

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Shahzad’s Arrest And Goebbels’ Lies

by Guest Post

Goebbels, the Nazi propagandist, believed that a lie repeated several times over would soon acquire the legitimacy of truth. The Delhi Police has surpassed Goebbels’ strategy. By deluging the press and the public with one lie after another, it hopes that the truth will never be extricated.

Adolescent At 60

by Guest Post

Democracy would be meaningless until neglected sections of society are empowered through targeted education, economic aid, job quotas and other interventions. Fair play and better participation of all classes of Indians are essential for a just and durable order. Hopefully, our republic will mature within the current decade to eliminate hunger, illiteracy and injustice.

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Poverty And Wealth

by Guest Post

“The absence of income is not the only reason for poverty, but non-availability of facilities such as education, health, proper employment, absence of peoples’ participation in politics is also poverty.” But in India caste is also one of the undeniable reasons for poverty.

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Wearing Burqa Will Now Be A Crime?

by Asghar Ali Engineer

This is for the first time that women would be penalized for wearing burqa. Earlier France had banned Muslim girls wearing hijab in schools. It argued that these religious symbols interfere with its commitment to secularism and its secular culture.

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Can “Allah” Be Monopolised By Any Community?

by Asghar Ali Engineer

Those who object to use of word Allah by Christians are on weak grounds. As Allah is one and creator of all of us cannot be monopolized by any one religious, much less linguistic community. The word Allah in Arabic was in use before Islam appeared on the scene in Mecca.

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Earthquake In Haiti

by Mirza Akhtar Beg

Earthquake in Haiti
Tens of thousands dead
Perished without warning
Silencing thoughts and feeling
Mourned by dazed family and friends

Islam-Capitalism or Socialism

by Asghar Ali Engineer

Islam has its central values like truth, justice and equality of all human beings. As per W.C. Smith, a noted Islamic scholar, Islam was the first systematic attempt in human history to create a socio-economically just society. The greatest contribution of Islam was the concept of welfare state and establishment of Bait al-maal.

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Amitabh Bachchan Cosying Up With Modi, Risking His Own Image

by Guest Post

Amitabh Bachchan’s recent visit to Gujarat and his praise for the state Chief Minister Narendra Modi are both surprising and dismaying, especially, for the clan of people which he hails from. Is it a confused move of his that he applauds a person like Modi, or is it a kind of ‘tasting the water’ theory?

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History Of Modern Education Among Malabar Muslims

by Kashif

Like Muslims of north India, Mappilas also lagged behind when it came to modern education. It was not until a generation ago that major effort was made to link the community to modern education without losing the religious and cultural identity.

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