Topic: Muslim
Thank the printing press for making the cow into a Hindu gaumata
The growth of printing industry by 19th century allowed Hindu selfhood to get intimately tied to cow protection, writes Aparna Vaidik in 'My Son's Inheritance'.
Davinder arrest threatens the fragile trust Kashmiri Sikhs enjoy with Indian state & Muslims
Kashmiri Sikhs describe their official position on the Valley’s freedom movement as one of ‘neutrality’.
UP Police didn’t become anti-Muslim under Yogi. Look at secular Congress’ bloody past
It was 1972 and Indira Gandhi was the PM and HM. Muslims were protesting a law curtailing autonomy of AMU. And then secular Congress set a template for state action.
India’s new Muslim flaunts Tricolour, sings national anthem & isn’t afraid to look Muslim
At Jama Masjid, Muslims pronounced they are Indians first, rejecting the idea that someone can reimagine the basis of the Republic, just because he has majority.
Citizenship Bill has only one aim: protect non-Muslims, harass Muslims
The next time Modi government conducts the NRC – in Assam and across India – it wants to make sure non-Muslims are protected and more Muslims are excluded.
Long queues, old papers, WhatsApp NRC scares: Hindus & Muslims in Bengal brace for the worst
As BJP faces the heat because of rising fears in Bengal over the NRC, detention centres are being planned and many are taking their lives.
There are 3 claims to Ayodhya — law, memory & faith. It’s not a simple Hindu-Muslim dispute
Each of the three parties – Sunni Wakf Board, Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla Virajman – has identified its own comfort zone in the grand claim for Ayodhya.
Gandhi goal behind courting Hindu leaders & groups was to make them more malleable to Muslims
Gandhi was a great enthusiast for cow protection but refused to use it as a bargaining chip for his support to the Khilafat Movement.
How to be BJP’s version of a ‘good Muslim’ – A guide by Arif Mohammad Khan
Unlike the Congress’ version, the BJP's good Muslims have to demonstrate Muslimness as an intrinsic problem of India's national identity.
Where’s your hijab — the question I face the most as a Muslim woman online
Covering my head is a conversation I’ve never had with family or friends. The hijab debate only happens with strangers trying to counter me politically.
Me Lord, use your time for something better: My response to SC order on criminals in politics
Wouldn’t it be better if SC focussed its energy on tackling the root causes – the inordinate delays and miscarriage of justice in India's legal system?
Will the spectacle of Trump visit without a trade deal boost India-US ties?
Five days ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to India, he has said that “the big (trade) deal” is being saved for “later”.
Defence
Cabinet clears $2.4 billion deal for MH-60 Romeo helicopters for Navy ahead of Trump visit
The 24 MH-60 Romeo helicopters will meet the immediate requirement of the Indian Navy that is looking to step up vigil on enemy activity.
Amit Shah’s performance as minister will now determine the success of Modi-Shah power pair
Modi-Shah share a unique power equation unlike Nehru-Patel and Vajpayee-Advani. After Delhi defeat, Shah enters a new, unfamiliar phase of his political career.