Dr. Faizan Mustafa, Vice Chancellor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, delivered a lecture at a colloquium on ‘Gender Rights of Women in Islam and Indian Law’ organized by the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR), Karnataka Chapter, at the BIFT Hall, Darussalam, Bengaluru on Human Rights Day on December 10, 2016. The colloquium was…
Our sense of history should not fall prey to communal propaganda. We should preserve the heritage of respecting each other’s religious places. By Bharat Dogra The Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi controversy created a false image in the public mind of Muslim rulers of medieval India as destroyers of Hindu temples. While a few wrong acts of…
By Sufi Inayat Khan How Do I Look at Life? Spiritual progress is the changing of the point of view. There is only one way to recognize this progress, and that is to see the progress in one’s own outlook on life, to ask oneself the question, ‘How do I look at life?’ This one…
As Muslims, we should ideally and additionally be setting goals for not only our material well-being, but more importantly for our spiritual self. By Hafiz Asadullah Khan The Islamic new year has recently begun and people generally ponder about on how to approach this New Islamic Year and their work, health and relationships . In…
A division bench of Justices Harsha Devani and Biren Vaishnav concluded that the 14 people had to be acquitted due to lack of evidence and contradiction in witnesses’ account. Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on October 20 upheld the life sentence for 17 accused of burning to death 59 persons, including 33 women, during February-March…
BJP is employing myths, falsehoods, untruths and Photoshop modified images to carry on the malicious propaganda By A Staff Writer Social activist Dhruv Rathee has unveiled the myth-making industry working behind the screen of the BJP’s IT Cell. He says, the social media cell of any party organization is for the marketing and advertising of…
Nothing deters vigilantes from harassing people transporting animals duly complying with the law. An NDTV team launched an investigation into the campaign going on across the country in the name of ‘Cow Protection’ by a bunch of vigilantes. The objective was to investigate as to how the whole campaign is being carried out in Maharashtra.…
Walk down the narrow paths, riddled with giant pot-holes, that wind through the sprawling slums of Rajendranagar and LR Nagar and you’ll discover a totally different world from the malls and fancy eateries just beyond. It is in this area that Swabhimaan, an NGO, headed by Venkatraman Iyer has been working for several years now,…
Urdu students Have Low or ‘No Aspirations’, Dropout high among Muslim Boys By A Staff Writer Maharashtra accounts for the largest number of Urdu medium students in the country. Their number currently stands at 12,99,629. The State had 4,900 Urdu medium schools, as per statistics available till 2013-14. Of the 13 lakh students, 57.1% were…
Given the vast influence of the Catholic Church across the world, the conference is a sign of great hope, If it can inspire people of other faiths to likewise speak out against the misuse of their own religions in fomenting conflicts. By A Staff Writer Manipulation of religion to seek to justify war has a…
