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Aurangzeb in Banaras Hindu University

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Kashif

So most of the people guessed it right in our Quiz about a Mughal firman poll. Yes, indeed it was Aurangzeb who issued that firman and that too just months after becoming the Emperor of India. But the most interesting … Continue reading →

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Quiz: A Mughal firman

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Kashif

We all are familiar with famous Mughals. So let’s play a quiz and see if you can figure out which emperor may have issued this royal firman. Translation is below the picture. … therefore in accordance with holy law we … Continue reading →

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My Travels to Delhi

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Raza Rumi

Delhi’s present day chaos cannot belittle its grand past, which created a civilisation and shaped the contours of Indo-Muslim identity Continue reading →

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Death Of A Patriot

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Rupa Abdi

In 1947 while other princes of Junagarh were opting for Pakistan, Imamuddin Khan Babi chose India. Continue reading →

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Holi’s Muslim History

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Yousuf Saeed

Though Holi may be a Hindu festival it has a Muslim history too. Continue reading →

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Protests Against Jodhaa Akbar – History And Community Honor

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Ram Puniyani

What are the reasons behind recent protests against the movie Jodhaa Akbar? Continue reading →

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Derasar And Dargah Coexist In Gandhi’s Gujarat

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Rupa Abdi

At the face of it Jainism and Islam seem to share hardly anything in common – but is it so? Continue reading →

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India’s Muslim Kings Implemented Enlightened Sharia Laws

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Kaleem Kawaja

Muslim rulers of India took good care of cultural and religious practices of their non-Muslim subjects. Continue reading →

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The Problem of Caste among Indian Muslims

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Ayub Khan

The book explores the tradition of un-Islamic practice of caste in the Indian Muslim society Continue reading →

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India’s Islam

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Guest Post

India needs to reassert its Islamic heritage and reclaim the ownership of subcontinental Islam to solve the communal problem Continue reading →

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