Seeds of Democracy and The Gown of Umar
He was the second caliph of the Muslims who didn’t live in a big mansion, like his predecessors. He would be found sleeping under a tree in hot summers. Someone…
Dr Asma Anjum Khan
Dr. Zakir Naik goes to Hospital
It was the early nineties. Things were normal. kids played in the backyards. Butterflies would be spotted and named. Kites would be flown in the spring. Children knew the flowers…
Treat a woman; a human!
Dhoom Forever? Boyssss and Wolves. (Where does the remedy lie?) Treat a woman; a human! How do you feel when you read a Rape Report? Do you check for religion?…
Some thoughts on Character Building
The whole mayhem that is going on around us since last some years or say 2014, the one thing that critically grabs my attention is our ‘changing ‘norms for simple…
Ann Frank Meets Hind: The Girl Who Sat Amongst the Corpses
Palestine is a painA constant pain in our necksLike every Muslim is born with the Pain of Palestine in his her heart.Barring UAEians, House of Suads, etcYou fools, allGo and…
“Mission Impossible: Palestine” – River to the sea, Palestine will be free!
#Palestine #MalcolmX #HumanAnimals #BBC #insanity #humanity Hey Hi Hello you Human Animals…. Let me clarify first. I belong to a generation that grew up, thinking that BBC was the most…
Let’s Stop Slapping! OR If India were a Classroom!
That child getting slapped turning into a pulp woke me up again. I know, wake up to sleep again. But while I was in a briefly awakened state, that…
Avantages Partitiona: Patrons of Partition?
#Partition #MoinAkhtar #MarinaKhan#KingKhan #FawadKhan #OyeeAyesha #etc! #IndiaPakistan Once upon a time,….. No this is not a story with a beginning, middle and an end; rather this is a sago khichdi,…
Ertugrul Ghazi: That Turkish Storm
Don’t watch Ertugrul. Yawn. Another list of do’s and don’ts, we did what we do best. We paid no heed. But this time there was a difference. The decree to…
Minutes from Makkah : Hajj 2019
The vast lands of Arafat, the circumambulation around Kaaba, the humongous swarms of humanity at Rami Jamrat, the long, very long queues outside the washrooms at the tent city Mina!…
Jab We Lynched: From Rioters Democratic Inc.
#NaseeruddinShah #Democracy #Lynch #Riots #Riot-Bhais #JNU #Islam #Spain #Boss #GotoPakistan #Allizzwell [ An attempt to know, if people of all hues and garden variety are one and the…
Dictionary of Ache Din
#Sarcasm #AcheDin # TukdeTukdeGang # KanhaiyaKumar #ShehlaRashid #2002Gujarat #AntiNational #PuducherrykoVanakkam! #Demonetisation#MunnkiBaat This fledgling attempt at writing is a tribute to the flexibility of our language in general and in particular…
Badi Ammi: Educationist Mrs.Fatima Anees
It seemed Badi Ammi was going to live forever. We were so used to her. The shore that tells you to traipse along braving the storms, helps you comprehend your…
Saving Muslim Women? An Open Letter to AIMPLB
Respected AIMPLB members, Be it the women rallies taken out by AIMPLB (All India Muslim Personal Law Board) throughout the country abruptly stopped, the sudden ” Deen Bachao, Desh bachao”…
Muslim Icons of India: A Brief Dialogue
Sagarika Ghosh congratulated poet Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi for being the voices of progressive democratic liberal Muslims, (without trying to be Sarkari tokens for Hindu Rashtra), lighting the path…
An Open Letter To Rahul Gandhi
Dear Rahul, ( A Tryst with Congress? ) Felt like writing to you after your being hailed as the new messiah of Indian secularism. Today you charm the youth…
Protesting In A Meaningful Way
My Lord, May I protest? How to Protest? That is the question! “Anger is a negative emotion, but to feel a right anger and to the right degree and…
The WhatsApp Republic: Unfriending Saudi King Salman And Learning To Be Politically Savvy
Our mornings earlier started with roosters crowing, loud gurgles of the old neighbor, swoosh-swoosh of water flowing (If it is flowing from the taps for the few lucky Indians.) or…
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