Islam, freedom of religion and recent Jihadi attacks
It is generally believed that Islam is a backward religion, reinforcing the beliefs of medieval period, if not of the ancient period, it is conservative and even fundamentalist in its…
Murder of Teacher in Paris
Islamophobia in France: Lessons for India
The gruesome beheading of a teacher in France has filled Muslim minority with fear of collective punishment. Communal reactionaries are spearheading hate against Muslims over Killings. The outpouring reactions of…
Macron’s Incitement: ‘Crisis in Islam’ or French Politics?
There is no moral or ethical justification for the killing of innocent people, anywhere. Therefore, the murder of three people in the French city of Nice on October 29 must…
What do ‘God’s goons’ think?
Terrorism has struck France again in the wake of the ongoing cartoons’ controversy. In a terrorist attack some years ago on the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo magazine following the publication…
France and Muslims Live on One Earth: From Animosity to Politics of Reason
French President Macron - What He Said and What He Meant? Politics is a game of pretension, saying something and meaning something else. President Emmanuel Macron appears to be no…
Charlie Hebdo Cartoons and Blasphemy Laws in Contemporary Times
The murder of French school teacher Samuel Paty by an 18 year old Muslim boy of Russian origin has opened the Pandora’s Box all over. Few days’ later three people…
Muslim intellectuals, activists condemn Paris beheading, demand abolition of apostasy and blasphemy laws
Muslim intellectuals and activists speaking at a webinar on Sunday the 25th of October, condemned the Paris beheading of a school teacher, Samuel Paty, by an 18-year-old Muslim fanatic, Abdullakh…
Spectre of Jihadi violence in France
The gruesome murder of a French school teacher in a Paris suburb on Friday is yet another pointer to the spirit of Jihadi Islam being conjured up by the young…
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