Tag Archives: minorities

Minority Ministry Ad Misinforms Public, Hoodwinks Muslims

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Guest Post

The full page Advertisement by the Ministry of Minority Affairs on 18 February, 2010 on its achievements under Prime Minister’s 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of the Minorities has been designed to misinform the public and to bluff the minorities and particularly hoodwink the Muslims. Indeed, the Advertisement conceals more than it reveals. Continue reading →

Posted in General, Guest Article | Tagged minorities, Minority Ministry | 4 Comments

Islamophobia: How Muslim Minorities Can Combat It

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Guest Post

Islam can live comfortably with multiple political and economic structures and the Muslims should be prepared to accept any system & any culture which recognises their religion, guaranteed them identity and freedom and protects them from cultural absorption and assimilation. Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Article, World | Tagged Islamophobia, minorities | 8 Comments

Hindutva Terror: Why?

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Manas Shaikh

Arrest of Sadhvi accused of terrorism is an important turn in our history. We need to understand what drives the masterminds and the foot soldiers in order to address the problem. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged ABVP, communal, congress, Constitution, Hindutva, indian history, Kanpur, Mangalore Blasts, minorities, nanded, Newspapers, Pragyan Singh Thakur, Sangh Parivar, Society, terrorists | 55 Comments

Then They Came For Christians

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Ram Puniyani

Violence against minorities is spreading in India and now Christians are being targeted in Orissa after Muslims in Gujarat. Continue reading →

Posted in News & Analysis | Tagged bjp, Christian, Churches, communal, Godhra, indian-constitution, maoists, minorities, muslims, Orissa, RSS, vhp | 68 Comments

Muslims In Europe: Perceptions Of Discrimination And Islamophobia – II

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Guest Post

Second and concluding part of the challenges facing Muslims In Europe. Continue reading →

Posted in World | Tagged discrimination, Europe, European Union, European-born Muslims, Islam, minorities | 38 Comments

Need For Equitable Representation Of Minorities In The Administration Of Indian Government

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Mirza Akhtar Beg

Indian Muslims need equitable representation for us to call India a truly successful democracy Continue reading →

Posted in India | Tagged discrimination, economic disparity, government failure, Indian Police, minorities, Reservations, Sachar-committee | 61 Comments

The Nuclear Deal and the Desperation

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Seema Mustafa

The Manmohan Singh’s desperation for nuclear deal may just add to Congress’ woes Continue reading →

Posted in India | Tagged congress, India, Manmohan Singh, media, minorities, mj akbar, nuclear deal, Sonia-Gandhi, Women | 15 Comments

UPDATED – India Budget 2008-09 And Minorities

Posted on March 1, 2008 by Mohib Ahmad

What does P Chidambaram have in store for the minorities of India? Continue reading →

Posted in India | Tagged Education, Indian Budget, Manmohan Singh, minorities, P Chidambaram, Sachar-committee | 11 Comments

Cow’s Urine As Medicine!

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Guest Post

What is behind the recent proposal of Uttarakhand government to procure Cow’s urine? Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged bjp, Cows, Gaushala, hindus, India, Jan Sangh, Madhya-Pradesh, minorities, muslim, Uma Bharti, Uttarakhand | 11 Comments

My Vision For India – Pluralism, Secularism, Economic Growth

Posted on February 16, 2008 by Kaleem Kawaja

Kaleem Kawaja writes about his vision of India as pluralistic, secular and economically strong. Continue reading →

Posted in India | Tagged bjp, economic disparity, Education, Gujarat, hindus, India, minorities, muslim, secularism, terrorists, urdu | 32 Comments