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Category Archives: Book Review
Book Review: A Guide To Uplift Minorities
The empowerment of Muslim community in India has become a major issue of debate ever since the famous Sachar Committee submitted its report, within both the circles: Government as well as Community. The main reasons of backwardness of Muslim community in India are also two fold: first and foremost is government’s apathy towards the empowerment of the community and second, the lack of proper community initiatives itself. Much can be said about the government’s apathy towards the upliftment of the Muslim community. However, it would not be unfair to say that even the community has failed to tap the resources available for its development. The reason can be attributed to lack of information about the schemes, organisational setup and trained human resource, etc. Continue reading
Book Review: A Necessary Engagement—Reinventing America’s Relations With The Muslim World
Relations between the ‘Muslim world’ and the ‘West’ have rapidly deteriorated in recent years, and, despite repeated calls for dialogue, they only seem to be further worsening. The marked tendency of many senior American officials to see the world through the lens of terrorism, to refuse to recognize that most Muslims do not support terrorism, and to be unwilling to acknowledge that the majority of Muslims do indeed support ideas of good governance and are willing to enter into meaningful dialogue with others, including America. Continue reading
Book Review: Khaki & Ethnic Violence In India
The book is an eye opening work in many ways and unravels many popular beliefs like the army and intelligence agencies are secular. Author in this book examines is the impacts of under-representation of ethnic and religious groups especially Muslims in this sector—low percentage in Police and Biased/Partisan/Active Hostility.The book also details about the un-written policy of non-recruitment of Muslims in Intelligence Services. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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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. Continue reading
Sufism: The Heart of Islam (New Book by Sadia Dehlvi)
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. Continue reading
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Tagged delhi, Indian Sufism, Khushwant Singh, Sadia-Dehlvi, Sufism
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Postcolonial Insecurities: India, Sri Lanka, And The Question Of Nationhood
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 Continue reading
Nellie Still Haunts
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. Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, India, Journalism, Politics
Tagged assam, communal riots, Nellie, Nellie Massacre
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Making Sense Of “Packaged” Terrorism
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. Continue reading
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Tagged Susan Moeller, Terrorism, War On Terror
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Peace In A Plural Society
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. Continue reading
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Tagged communal-violence, Hindu, India, Islam, muslim, Prophet-Muhammad, quran, RSS
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