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Topic: Islam

As a Pasmanda Muslim woman, it pains me that India took 70 years to question talaq-e-hasan

Talaq-e-hasan is often described as the “preferable” method because it stretches the process for three months, but it is not fair. It remains a one-sided, extrajudicial mechanism in India.

Dr Umar Nabi has shattered a popular misconception about terrorism

The good and the bad in the Islamic tradition are so intertwined that there is no good Islam to fight the bad one. The way out is not the true Islam, but the true nationalisation of it.

Mamdani must face blind spots of his Muslim identity—and the wrongs done in its name

Zohran Mamdani says he is not apologetic about being a Muslim. He shouldn’t be. But should he be assertive about it?

Saudi Arabia is changing. It can shape the future of Muslim world

A section of Muslims has started to argue that the reforms in Saudi Arabia do not necessarily reflect the teachings of Islam.

‘Nones’ were 3rd largest group globally after Christians, Muslims in 2010-2020, finds Pew survey

The latest Pew survey also found that Hindu share of the global population remained strikingly stable, growing along with the total world population.

Bakrid needs a makeover. India’s poor need laptops & AC, not gift of meat

Now that people don’t really look forward to a gift of meat from a wealthy neighbour, does the purported rationale of feeding the poor still validate animal sacrifice?

A new Indian Islam must rise—and it must start by questioning the Muslimness of terrorists

After the Pahalgam attack, there has been a loud condemnation from the Muslim society. But it's too early to say that the ideological hegemony of militant Islam has begun to erode.

Imagine Muslims playing Holi on the way to namaz—why can’t this be India’s normal?

Indian Muslims have already been celebrating Holi and other Hindu festivals on social media. Why not make this virtual trend a ground reality?

Salwan Momika, Quran burner who shook up international relations & sparked protests across Middle East

A day before he was to be sentenced for anti-Islamic activities, Momika was killed in his apartment in Sweden by assailants who entered his room while he was live-streaming on TikTok.

Albania’s Muslim Vatican will show Islam isn’t monolithic. An inspiration for other religions

What is more interesting is that two words — ‘Islamic’ and ‘State’ — put together evoke alarm rather than optimism. However, the Albanian proposal gives more hope than fear.

On Camera

Rajnath Singh is discovering India-Pakistan civilisational ties

Even as India, Pakistan have seemed on the edge of war, their intelligence services have often sought to find space to de-escalate tensions and reduce risks for the two countries.

Chhattisgarh pitches state as hub for ‘specialty steel’, nets investment plans of Rs 6,321 crore

Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector. 

India eyes more S-400s with upcoming Putin visit, Su-57 likely to stay off radar

Not only did S-400 record its longest hit during India-Pakistan 88-hour conflict, ability of the system to shoot and scoot in a short time, which allows it to evade enemy fire, was also proved.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.