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The “Angry Hindus” And The Muslims

by Kaleem Kawaja

Some Hindus are angry – at Indian state and at Indian Muslims. What are the reasons behind it and what is the rationale?

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Anand Math & Vande Matram – II

by Adnan Alavi

Do I feel good writing such pieces about Vande Matram (originally Bande Mataram in Bengali) or digging out passages from a controversial over-a-century-old novel? No, I hate doing it but every time I see debates on televisions and public fora where nobody just wants to listen to any other viewpoint and the anchors turn so [...]

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Things People Do And Stuff Journos Make Up

by Mohib Ahmad

Indian Express:
LUCKNOW, AUGUST 29: The Darul Uloom of Deoband, the supreme body of the majority Sunnis, has declared life insurance as illegal but prominent Shia leaders have opposed the decree.
One sentence, two fallacies. Darul Uloom Deoband is NOT the supreme body of Sunnis (What is the supreme body of Sunnis anyway, if there is [...]

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Look Who’s Talking

by Mohib Ahmad

Mir Taqi Mir, disenchanted with the standard of poetry composed during his times complained,
kyaa rahaa hai MushaairoN meN ab
log kuch jam’aa aan hote haiN
What is there in poetry recitations, anymore
Some people gather, and that is it.
The National Conference of Muslims convened by Ahmed Bukhari seems to be another such exercise. Enamoured by the show of [...]

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