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Topic: Islam

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.

Zakir Naik’s empire of hate is built on two centuries of toxic religious identity politics

Maulana Rahmatullah Kairanawi's rebuttal of missionary critiques of Islam profoundly influenced Ahmad Deedat, a South African cleric. The pop-Salafism pioneered by Deedat would, in turn, prepare the ground for Naik.

Zakir Naiks shouldn’t be the only ones interpreting Islam. Make way for feminist views

Islamic scholars are expected to engage in question-and-answer sessions and debates, but Naik’s behaviour is typical of the way some maulvis react when faced with challenging questions.

Turkey’s Erdogan calls for Islamic alliance against ‘growing threat of expansionism’

In what he described as Israeli arrogance, banditry and terrorism, Erdogan condemned the 'killing of' Turkish-American protestor by Israeli forces.

How did East Bengal become Muslim-majority? Changing Ganga, Sufi entrepreneurs

Before and after 1947, Bengal experienced many episodes of religious violence, often driven more by 20th-century nationalism than by the region’s rich Islamic history.

Islam didn’t originate in India but reached it in various ways—before nation-states existed

In 'A Brief History of the Present: Muslims in New India', Hilal Ahmed rethinks the role of minorities in 'New India' and provides an accurate picture of Indian Muslims.

SC alimony order gives Muslim women agency to file for divorce. Ask how many will dare to do it

Unless we address the root cause, which is personal civil codes, Muslim women will never be able to obtain justice.

Rahul Gandhi ignorantly linked ‘abhay mudra’ to Islam in speech. Abrahamic religions are complex

If we want to focus on the symbol of the hand specifically as part of Islamic culture, it does exist among Middle Eastern Muslims and is called Hamsa in Hebrew and Khamsa in Arabic.

On Camera

Blow to Yogi, Fadnavis, Gadkari—caste census will change criteria for PM Modi’s successor

Another reason cited by BJP's spin doctors is the Bihar Assembly election. It’s fallacious, too. Such a big decision is not taken in view of just one Assembly election.

Tough days ahead for Pakistan as Moody’s warns of economic fallout of ‘sustained tensions’ with India

A sectoral note by the US credit rating agency says continued tensions may hinder Pakistan's access to foreign funds, putting pressure on its ability to meet external debt payment needs.

Cyber probe picks apart Pakistan military PR’s terror claims against India, says ‘evidence manufactured’

Last week, ISPR unveiled what it called “irrefutable digital evidence” allegedly tying Indian operatives to terror networks in Pakistan.

Caste census is a bad idea whose time has come. Much worse lies ahead

One of the reasons we call the caste census a bad idea is that so far, nobody has figured what to do with the data, except Rahul Gandhi.