By Grace Mubashir The fiqh of muwāṭanah represents one of the most important areas of contemporary Islamic jurisprudence. Its central question is how Muslims can…
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(Dr. Prem Singh)“The greatest revolution of our time is, therefore, a procedural revolution, removal of injustice through a mode of action characterised by justice. The…
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By Ramzy Baroud ‘Page Six Hollywood’ recently declared: “War of Open Letters Erupts Between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestine Factions in Hollywood.” Only a few years ago,…
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by Uzma Khatoon The Indian public sphere was recently stirred by controversial remarks from a prominent traditional Sunni leader, who defended a circular issued by…
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by Saquib Salim “Certainly. I should have no objection even if the Muslims of India are treated in that form of Government as shudras and…
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by Bharat Dogra In year 2010 the area under poppy opium cultivation in Afghanistan was very high at 122,513 hectares. By year 2020 this had…
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Ram Puniyani In pre-colonial India broad Hindu society was ruled by the laws of manusmiriti (MS) where caste and gender hierarchy was the core of…
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By Farooq Ganderbali Jammu & Kashmir today presents a powerful story of transformation, hope and opportunity. While Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir continues to witness serious…
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SR Darapuri I.P.S.(Retd) “The Indian police remains structurally a colonial “force of the state” designed for control rather than a democratic “police of the people,”…
View More From a Force of the State to a Police of the People: Who Made the Indian Police Brutal, and How Can It Be Democratised?
By Grace Mubashir Is It Revenge? See, in the fifth year of the Hijra there was a severe famine in Makkah. The Battle of Badr…
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