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Book Review

Guzishta Lucknow

Guzishta Lucknow by Abdul Halim Sharar (1869 – 1926) is a detailed historical account of the Lucknow society during the rule of Nawabs. It is filled with countless lesser known facts and fascinating stories about yesteryear’s Lucknow and gives you an insight into the daily lives of the Nawabs and the commoners of the city.

Review – Sufism: The Heart of Islam

Sadia Dehlvi’s latest offering, “Sufism: The Heart of Islam”, traces the history of Sufism, the major Sufi silsilas or Master-Pupil chains, the early Sufis, the essence of the Sufi ‘experience’ and the foundation of Sufism in faith or deen. She speaks with passion and clarity and leavens her narrative with personal observations and experiences.

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Sufism: The Heart of Islam (New Book by Sadia Dehlvi)

by Raza Rumi

Sadia Dehlvi’s book is a timely addition to the debates on Islam, Sufism and its accessibility and reader-friendliness. Whilst exploring the core of Sufi thought, the book traces the extraordinary lives of the early Sufis including the companions of the Prophet (PBUH), their sayings, and their emphasis on the purification of the heart.

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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Nellie Still Haunts

by Kashif

Journalist Hemendara Narayan witnessed the Nellie massacre of February 18th, 1983 and the death of hundreds if not thousands killed in a matter of hours. The memory of dead and those who survived haunted him for years and after 25 years he prepared this booklet to preserve the memory for future.

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Making Sense Of “Packaged” Terrorism

by Zafar Anjum

If you are thinking why we are talking about a book on the media coverage of terrorism in a space like this one, let me tell you one thing upfront: One, because this is a rare and important book and two, because terrorism, no matter where you are and what your profession is, can claim you as a victim.

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Peace In A Plural Society

by Yoginder Sikand

By its very nature, there will be differences of opinion in a pluralistic society. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan in his book Aman-e-Alam (Global Peace) argues for more tolerance and acceptance of differences for communal harmony.

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