Recently on the eve of Hiroshima Anniversary, President Obama of the United States uttered these words: “Science allows us to communicate across the seas and fly above the clouds, to cure disease and understand the cosmos, but those same discoveries can be turned into ever more efficient killing machines….The wars of the modern age teach... Continue Reading →
Muhammad Ali “the Greatest” is no more. He ultimately lost the fight with Parkinson’s Disease after absorbing its punches for more than three decades. He was surely one of the greatest sportsmen of all times whose fame as three times Heavyweight Boxing champion was enough to make him counted among the greatest sportsmen of all... Continue Reading →
Students protest against the death of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula of Hyderabad Central University.The problems of Dalits and Muslims are similar in many if not in all ways. Dalits have the privilege of several constitutional provisions on their side which have helped them in improving their conditions. Muslims are deprived of the benefits despite... Continue Reading →
(Excerpted from “Muslims Most Civilised, Yet Not Enough”) A concerted campaign is being run all over the world, denigrating Islam as the religion that promotes violence and Muslims as the people that resort to violence. Clever remarks like “Not all Muslims are terrorists but all terrorists are Muslims” are still being circulated to put Muslims... Continue Reading →
Every few months, a terrorist attack occurs somewhere in the West, and the international media gets a story to be discussed for weeks. The focus is not only the actual event but also its repercussions, with every report trying to arouse the sentiments of the watchers. The focus again shifts on “radicalisation” of Islam and... Continue Reading →
I have been maintaining the argument for quite some time that the major reason for keeping the atmosphere in the country constantly charged with emotions is to keep the attention of the people away from the Second Round of Privatisation, which is being pursued by the Government. The media, which is nothing but an extension... Continue Reading →
Such is the control of the market forces on the functioning of the governments all over the world that even political leaders claiming to be people-friendly succumb, knowingly or unknowingly, to the interests of the market. While Kejriwal’s anti-pollution drive needs to be applauded and supported, every single measure implemented or mooted by his government... Continue Reading →
There is a popular principle of Physics known as Anthropic Principle. There was a time before Galilee when the scientists regarded the universe as earth-centric; for they considered the earth as the central point of the universe. Then the scientists realised that the earth in fact revolves around the Sun and started theorising that the... Continue Reading →
What Nitish has announced in Bihar should have been welcomed and celebrated by all the right thinking people of the country, all those who believe in true morality and social peace. But the media purposely ignored it. While every day, without fail, there is a debate on “secularism”, “religious tolerance” or “intolerance” and related issues,... Continue Reading →
Given below is the script of the paper presented by renowned scholar Dr Javed Jamil during a conference on the topic of “How to understand and co-exist with Radical Islam” organised at Mathura. It was inaugurated by Dr Farooq Abdullah and the speakers included Mr Zafar Islam Khan and Mr. Zafar Sareshwala. Below is the... Continue Reading →
With the kind of communal frenzy developing in the country since Modi’s BJP came to power reaching its zenith in the last two months, Bihar election results will surely be celebrated by the secular forces of the country. Muslims will heave a sigh of relief, as they had started fearing about the very survival in... Continue Reading →
Prime Minster Modi may be right in stating that ISIS is the biggest threat to the international community. What needs to be understood, however, is what “International Community” is and why ISIS alone is being described as the biggest threat to it. I have been arguing it for well over 15 years that “international community”... Continue Reading →
People are being forced to believe that the European Refugee crisis is a sudden unprecedented crisis, which Europe has to bear with as its “humanitarian duty” and that it is the creation of the forces that are dangerous for the whole world. The truth on the contrary is that this crisis is not only the... Continue Reading →
What is clear from the studies is that the loans and social vices are the biggest factors in the high suicide rates among farmers. If these are the major factors, they should have attracted the major attention as well. Banking sector too hurts more than it helps. The very idea of providing easy loans is... Continue Reading →
Yesterday I got back after attending a conference in Aligarh Muslim University on the subject of “Intellectual Crisis of Muslim Ummah: Rethinking Traditional Solutions”. I spoke in a session which had Mr. Rashid Shaz (the organiser of the Conference) in Chair and Mr. Zameeruddin Shah, VC, Maulana Kalb-e Sadiq, Mr. Mujtaba Farooq, Prof. Ali Naqvi... Continue Reading →
Firefighters carry an injured man on a stretcher in front of the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving 12 people dead. AFP/MARTIN BUREAU The Paris killings were totally outrageous. Even if the victims had committed a certain crime, such actions... Continue Reading →
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan and female lead Anushka Sharma in ‘PK’ From Love Jihad to Forced Conversions,and from the Sai Baba controversy to the row over Aamir Khan-starrer ‘PK’, the ‘blame it on Muslims’ game goes on Muslims, as policy, do not support any denigration of any religion hurting the religious sentiments of any community. In a... Continue Reading →
Janab Saiyid Hamid’s demise has shocked the entire Muslim community. Despite huge difference of age between him and me, he was immensely fond of me. Whenever I invited him to Saharanpur, he always obliged. In 2001, when I invited him to deliver the Keynote Address in a National Seminar on Family Health, he spoke words... Continue Reading →
Pope Francis walks in front of the honour guard at the presidential palace in Ankara Pope Francis would have done well to say that every act of violence and innocent death, whoever the victim, whoever the culprit, whatever the place, whatever the time, whatever the method and whatever the motive should be condemned by the whole world... Continue Reading →
The time has come now when all the right-think intellectuals ask the West to stop talking about Islam’s and Muslims’ role, and instead focus on its own role. Let the global media discuss Western military ideologies in details and their roles in the destruction of human lives! Before studying Islamic Jihad, let Western philosophies of... Continue Reading →
Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Thorbjorn Jagland holds photos of children’s rights activists Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan, right, and Kailash Satyarthi of India at The Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. AP/Vegard Wivestad Grott, ScanpixCongratulations to Malala and Kailash Satyarthi. They deserve the honor. They may now teach their respective governments lessons... Continue Reading →
There is huge difference between “We” and “They”. This instinct is omnipotent. But when this instinct stings the mighty “we” is ready to kill “they” if “they” even dare to stare at “we”. What “we” do is always right, and what “they” do, unless approved by “we” is never right. If “they” behead half a... Continue Reading →
Samajwadi Party workers were seen celebrating near the party’s headquarters in Lucknow. Image credit Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.comWhy the stunning reverses in the by-polls should come as a wake-up call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi Eclipses are always short-lived. The last Lok Sabha elections saw a near total Secular Eclipse; and for the time being it appeared that... Continue Reading →
What is not being debated at all in the mainstream media is that if any forced conversion is taking place in India, it is largely the conversion of Muslims to Hinduism, not the other way round. In most cases, such conversions take place under duress or as a result of lucrative offers. To make it... Continue Reading →
Go to the end of the page to listen to audio What is happening in Gaza is one of the most gruesome examples of how ruthless human beings can become against fellow human beings. More than that, it is the worst example of how unjust mankind can be in dealing with its conflicts. What can... Continue Reading →
Let Shankaracharyas and Muslim Ulema unite to make India a cleaner, purer and healthier society and present their unity as a model to the whole world Shirdi’s Sai Baba has undoubtedly outdone all other Hindu saints in terms of growing popularity among Hindus in the last century. While there is little doubt that he was a... Continue Reading →
What a travesty of secularism and justice! The Constitution’s position of not providing reservations on the ground of religion is being used to deny a big population their rights. In all probability, the new Lok Sabha will have one of the lowest if not the lowest representation of Muslims in the history of Independent India. With... Continue Reading →
The balloon of “development” has finally burst. What has come out is the flame of terror and turbulence. There is of course a lot for the selected few to roast their bread in the flame. The corporate agenda is in full show; but in bigger show is the Communal Agenda. Those who were hoping that... Continue Reading →
Secularism in India is now defined through deprivation of positions and opportunities to Muslims. Under-representation of Muslims and the resulting over-representation of others is now the criterion of the secular credentials of parties. Based on that criterion, BJP of course claim to be the most secular party of India. It was about 3 months back that... Continue Reading →
The General Elections are now only days away. Opinion polls are predicting more than 220 seats for BJP-led NDA and about 130 seats for Congress-led UPA. Others are projected to gain more number of seats than these two alliances. These projections may prove wrong because of the simple fact that, while the opinion polls reflect... Continue Reading →
What is true for Rahul is also true for Kejriwal. Both are running against time. If the Congress leader has too many old horses in his team, Kejriwal has a team with too many kids in politics PAPPU, Pheku and Paltu are the three nicknames that social media came up for three Prime Ministerial candidates. The... Continue Reading →
While Muslims must play their role in the coming elections, they must vow that their real struggle starts after the elections When some political leader or party uses the word “Vote Bank Politics”, it amuses me. Politics after all is all about votes and every political party looks for vote banks. A party cannot simply... Continue Reading →
In all probability BJP will end up winning more seats than it ever has and Muslim representation in Lok Sabha could hit an all time low in the coming elections Elections are still a few months away. There are possibilities of recurrent changes in the likely results of the elections. It is quite possible that... Continue Reading →
The new captain of Congress has to set his team right first if he is to successfully take on a resurgent opposition Rahul Gandhi cannot match the physical charm of his late father. I met Rajiv Gandhi in late 1980s and I have not seen a man more charming than him. His aura, his smile... Continue Reading →
WHO STANDS TO BENEFIT FROM EXPLOSIONS AT MODI’S RALLY? The Patna blasts raise several questions. Why did these low-intensity blasts on Sunday (Oct 27) in the Bihar capital coincide with the timing of Narendra Modi’s much anticipated rally? Why even the news of the series of blasts did not make the organizers of the rally think... Continue Reading →
Despite some groundbreaking steps and initiatives, the UPA government hasn’t been able to showcase and cash in on its achievements The state is run both by politicians and bureaucrats. The question “who is more powerful of the two?” can always trigger an intense debate. Then what is the difference between the two? The difference is... Continue Reading →
A similar dramatic move to prove his commitment to secularism is awaited Rahul Gandhi’s dramatic appearance at a press conference and an open indictment of his party’s government on the issue of the ordinance aimed at saving corrupt leaders seems to have stirred the chord of whole nation. People may be raising many questions. But the... Continue Reading →
Why opinion polls suggesting a groundswell of support for Modi against Rahul Gandhi fail to present an accurate picture The corporate world, which hates words like ‘inclusive growth, subsidies, welfare schemes and economic disparity’etc., is surely behind Narendra Modi whose ‘growth model’ is more acceptable to them than the one being pushed by the Congress leader... Continue Reading →
When Muhammad (SAW) announced his status as the Prophet of God, slavery was, almost throughout the world, in its most abominable form. Slaves were treated much worse than animals; they were purchased and sold like cattle. Islam started eradication of slavery in a systematic manner. Several steps were taken: First came the lessons of kindness... Continue Reading →
With the fifth anniversary of 9/11, there will be the repetitions of calls to condemn Terrorism, and to do so unconditionally. But, why condemn terrorism unconditionally? Terrorism is bad but Tyranny is worse. As we will see below, the tyranny of the US, the UK and allies has been much more brutal than the terrorism... Continue Reading →
Hijab is surely one of the major social issues in discussion these days particularly in the West. Is this issue merely an indicator of the growing feelings of hatred against Muslims after 9/11? Is it merely because the Hijab is believed by many to have become a symbol of Islamic revivalism and assertion of Muslim... Continue Reading →
