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The birth of Pakistan…
SIR, This has reference to Nandalal Chakraborti’s article ‘Was Jinnah secular?’ (The Statesman, 29 August, 2021). Jinnah, a liberal South Bombay lawyer with a Gujarati background that brought him into contact with Hindus, Parsis and others, came to recognise that Muslim rights would not be automatically conceded. M K Gandhi’s arrival from South Africa in …
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September 4, 2021 -
Still difficult to get Muslims to join BJP en masse: Party official
"Goa is a small state with a total population of 15 lakh. It will have around 1.5 to 2 lakh Muslims. It is easier to unite 1.5 to 2 lakh persons. Other states have 50 lakh to two crores Muslims. It is difficult to unite them. This is a small state. It can be an example for India," Ali said.
August 24, 2021 -
Muslims can’t be treated as special class: plea in apex court
The petitioners said the Muslim community is not entitled to any special treatment for the reason that they were the rulers for a long number of years and even during British rule, they enjoyed and shared the power.
July 29, 2021 -
The Population Myth
Demographic experts point out that population change is determined by three demographic variables fertility, mortality and migration and not by fertility alone. You can have a high fertility rate, but if your mortality or migration rates are high, your population won't increase. These demographic variables also have much less to do with religion and much more to do with socioeconomic factors.
July 24, 2021 -
Time to talk
The junior minister responsible for citizenship, Marlène Schiappa, kicked off the initiative with a high-level conference in Paris.
April 29, 2021 -
‘Understand shock, but won’t accept violence’: France President Emmanuel Macron
Macron sparked protests in the Muslim world after the murder earlier this month of teacher Samuel Paty by saying France would never renounce its right to caricature.
November 1, 2020 -
SC puts stay on Sudarshan TV’s show on recruitment of Muslims in UPSC exams
The court termed the news channel show as ‘rabid programme’ which has no factual basis and cannot be allowed in a free society.
September 15, 2020 -
‘Desist from inciting communal tensions’: India slams Pak over Ram temple remarks
The Pakistan government led by Imran Khan had claimed in an official statement on Wednesday that the Ram temple was being constructed 'on the site where the historic Babri Masjid stood for around five centuries.'
August 7, 2020 -
PM Modi, President extend greetings to nation on Eid al-Adha; celebrations remain low-key affair
With lockdown restrictions eased in parts of the country, devotees were seen visiting mosques while maintaining social distancing and wearing masks as preventive measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
August 1, 2020 -
Congress preferred votes over lives of Muslim women: Smriti Irani
Irani was among the three Union Ministers who addressed Muslim women across the country through videoconference on the first anniversary of the passage of The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 by Parliament.
July 31, 2020 -
Uighurs’ plight should alert world
The writer is a retired IPS officer, a security analyst and a former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Mauritius. The views expressed are personal.
July 8, 2020 -
Former Amnesty International official Aakar Patel booked for ‘offensive’ tweet
Director of Amnesty International India, Avinash Kumar called the incident 'another example of how the right to dissent is being increasingly criminalised in the country.'
June 5, 2020 -
Celebrating Eid, against the backdrop of Coronavirus
As per the instructions issued by one of the largest mosques in India, the Jama Masjid in the Capital, each member of the community is advised to offer prayers for Jamat-ul-Vida and Eid al-Fitr from their homes.
May 23, 2020 -
‘Much of what you see is propaganda’: MEA amid backlash over ‘Islamophobic’ posts
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava while strongly rebutting the charges said that the Gulf countries are deeply committed to friendly relations with India and they do not support any interference in its internal affairs.
May 1, 2020 -
Muslims perform last rites of Hindu neighbour setting example of humanity, communal harmony
Ramesh Mathur passed away on Tuesday after a prolonged illness at the age of 65 in 'Kayasth Dharamshala' of Shahpeer Gate area where he resided with his younger son Chandramauli Mathur. Ramesh was the caretaker of this Dharmshala.
April 29, 2020 -
101 ex-bureaucrats write to CMs expressing anguish over ‘harassment’ of Muslims amid COVID-19
The Tablighi Jamaat congregation held in March in Delhi's Nizamuddin has reportedly contributed to 30 per cent of the total Coronavirus cases in the country.
April 25, 2020 -
Muslims worldwide mark Ramzan amidst unprecedented coronavirus lockdowns
India's Minority Affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi expressed confidence that Muslims will abide by lockdown guidelines during the holy month of Ramzan.
April 24, 2020