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BlogsFuture of Aligarh Movement: Rationality or Orthodoxy? 20130121162935 |
The very essence of rationalism is that it assumes that the reason is the highest faculty in man and the lord of all the rest—Lyman Abbott... Rationalism, intellectualism or genuine schola......view full story Gang rape: Forces on way to bury the truth 20130105193825 |
The protests aginst gang rape have almost ceased. The forces, the dons of “Economic Fundamentalism, their minions in the political oligarchy and bureaucracy and their employees in th......view full story Am I less of a victim than Nirbhaya, asks Rekha 20121230002540 |
The Delhi bus-rape event clearly aroused our nation’s collective conscience, and “Nirbhaya” or “Patient-X” who died yesterday, became an icon representing all the v......view full story AMU's intellectual capital heading towards bankruptcy? 20121221221256 |
The Aligs never tire discussing what Sir Syed wanted. Most of this is empty talk, though! If it was not empty, we would have seen one or two Sir Syeds emerging from among them, every year, and M......view full story Crimes against women with statistics 20121220133813 |
The level of violence in society depends on several factors but three of them are extremely crucial: Conscious Fear (or adoration) of God; Fear of Law; and Fear of society. If these three fears ......view full story A near-doubling of mouth cancer rates since mid-1980s 20121130041607 |
No wonder the directors of Regional Cancer Centers have written letters to Prime Minister and Union Health Minister, urging nationwide implementation of the gutka ban. Confronted with a near-dou......view full story We need more Katjus 20121121155340 |
I salute Press Council of India chief Markandey Katju’s courage and others who stood for freedom of speech and backed up the two young girls who had the courage to question the forced shut......view full story A story behind Roshan's smile 20121114153159 |
Happy Diwali to all of you. And especially to the children, who are our hope and future. On this eve we – all Indians – embrace the children in our cities and villages, and wish them......view full story Why some some Muslim businessmen supporting Modi 20121111221918 |
British Indian Muslims are deeply upset at some Muslim businessmen, who are supporting Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi.
Have these sold out souls forgotten the manner in which Co......view full story Promoting Indo-Pak friendship through calendar, painting 20121110162348 |
Efforts are on to strengthen Indo-Pak friendship. Many organizations are involved in the work. Mission Bhartiyam too is contributing towards bringing peace to the region. Its initiative Aaghaz-e......view full story Inamdar and minority girl education 20121108173739 |
Girl is a pillar of a society. If a girl is educated the whole family receives education. Also, it leads to development of society and nation. Thus giving education to a girl is paramount and he......view full story National Cancer Awareness Day: 7 high risk groups & 13 early warning signs to watch out for 20121106201924 |
Today is Marie Curie’s birth anniversary and National Cancer Awareness Day.
On this occasion, I am putting some thoughts together. As cancer surgeons, my colleagues and I ......view full story Just like Kejriwal, Muslim should have started movement against corporate-politics nexus 20121102162934 |
The recent shift in Arvind Kejriwal’s movement from attack against politicians to an open attack against the dominance of corporate world comes in the wake of a letter written to him by my......view full story A few things that community expects from Rahman Khan 20121029171228 |
Though the whole community is happy at your induction as Minority Welfare Minister, I am particularly pleased because I have reasons to feel confident that you will certainly make a difference t......view full story The Pioneer story laced with outright falsehood: CJP 20121025172503 |
The Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), a Mumbai based registered trust strongly rebuts the malicious campaign once again launched by The Pioneer a newspaper edited by Rajya Sabha Member of Pa......view full story Fasih Mehmood's deportation: Deja vu, once more 20121023234708 |
In September, we brought out a report, Framed, Damned, Acquitted documenting 16 cases where trials of terror accused had resulted in acquittals for not only lack of evidence but obvious......view full story A tellall write-up on Jawed Habeeb by a London-based journalist 20121013043718 |
The news of Jawed Habeeb Saheb's death brought back memories of my Aligarh days (1974 - 1983). I was many years junior to him. In 1974, when I joined AMU, Students' Unio......view full story The Pickwick Festival: Celebrating Manto, Dickens 20121006041136 |
The significance of Charles Dickens in English Literature can hardly be overstated. He was a prolific writer contributing not only to English Literature but also to the World Literature through ......view full story Innocence of Muslims, innocent Muslims and violent protests 20120923201028 |
Note: The idea is not to hurt sentiments but awaken them. I saw the trailer of the movie in question but had been avoiding writing on this, but the controversy just doesn't ......view full story Gangs of Wasseypur and transformation of language of Hindi Cinema 20120920174639 |
The kind of language used in movies like Gangs of Wasseypur or in the last year’s black comedy film Delly Belly show today’s reality as well as the writer, producer......view full story Batla House shootout 4th anniversary, common man and yearly mourning 20120918172551 |
September 19 continues to haunt me every year. Four years ago on this day lives of two ‘innocent’ students Atif Amin and Mohamed Sajid basically from Azamgarh but residing in a rente......view full story Jamia Nagar protest story: Why I stand by it 20120913002429 |
Many thanks to my critics for raising ‘pertinent’ questions in their posts. Had you all read the write-up (Jamia Nagar protest as it happened and how Kazmi family tried to ......view full story Jamia Nagar protest as it happened and how Kazmi family tried to hijack it 20120911213846 |
The first casualty when war comes is truth, said US Senator Hiram Warren Johnson in 1918. This stands true even today. On the evening of September 11, 2012 no war took place in Jamia Nagar, New ......view full story Ban gutka fight and doctors for you saga 20120909051513 |
On Friday, Kolkata High Court admitting a public interest litigation filed by by Doctors For You (DFY) against the state for failing to ban gutka, pan masala, etc. as mandated by Regulation 2.3.......view full story Justice at last 20120901024419 |
The conviction of Babu Bajrangi, who openly boasted about the Naroda Patiya murders on TV and that of Dr Maya Kodnani, a gynaecolost and minister of state in Modi government for sometime, is the......view full story How to kill rumours on Facebook, Twitter 20120827180136 |
The debate over violence in Assam continues to rage on social networking sites despite government’s crackdown on rumour-mongers. Many theories are floating and of them the most credible on......view full story Blueprint for protection of Waqf properties by newly-appointed CEO of UP Sunni Central Waqf Board 20120823054353 |
Our first priority would be to conduct fresh survey of Waqf Properties in all the districts of Uttar Pradesh (UP). A new mechanism has to be evolved for categorization of surveyed Waqf propertie......view full story Violence in Mumbai: Muslim protesters should apologize 20120812092125 |
I hang my head in shape after coming to know that a protest called by a Muslim organization, the Raza Academy — a city-based organization, at Azad Maidan on August 11 to protest bloodbath ......view full story Imperialism, military intervention in Iraq, Afghanistan and protest 20120811020557 |
The history of Imperialism dates back to centuries when the metropoles directly controlled the colonies. Pre World War world was majorly ruled by the British Empire. The Empire where the “......view full story I told you so in Aug 2011 about Jan Lokpal Party & a new breed of Netas on the way? 20120806075935 |
With Team Anna launching a party, this is my time to say, "I told you so". I predicted this, with reasoning, last year. Please see forwarded my email to all of you dated August 18, 201......view full story Muslim Vision of India. Destination & Roadmap: Half an hour meeting with Rahul Gandhi 20120731131440 |
About a fortnight back I wrote an email to Mr Rahul Gandhi seeking his attention to my approach paper, “Muslim Vision of India: Destination & Roadmap”. Within two days, I receive......view full story London Olympics 2012: Gagan Narang wins India first medal. How many can India win? 20120730092728 |
On day three of London Olympics 2012, ace shooter Gagan Narang won a bronze medal for India in the 10 m air rifle event. The report has emboldened Indians whose expectation of a medal was dashed......view full story Rahul Gandhi, Congress and Muslim leadership 20120722083634 |
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is right to say that there is no minority leader of Maulana Azad’s stature in the party. While addressing the party youth, he said: “Name five (Muslim) l......view full story Who will dominate tablet market: Apple, Google, Amazon or Microsoft? 20120717011901 |
Since Apple launched its iPad many tech companies have been competing with each others to have a pie of the ever increasing and burgeoning tablet market by unrolling their products with better a......view full story Amaranth Yatra: How to make it better and organized 20120715161551 |
Last year, I visited Baltal during the iconic Amarnath Yatra season for a general sociological observation of the Yatra mechanism, the pattern of pilgrim influx, government arrangements at place......view full story Fall of the mighty 20120712022258 |
The recent defeat of Australia in England at Old Trafford shows that everything is not honky dory with the world’s number one cricket team. The tour to England has been a disastrous for th......view full story Why it took US seven months to apologize to Pakistan 20120704023306 |
Long at last a seven-month standoff between the US and Pakistan has come to an end. It was made possible only after the “big brother” US apologized to Pakistan for the killing of 24 ......view full story Surjeet release from Pakistan: Where did media get it wrong? 20120702214526 |
The release of Surjeet Singh by Pakistan is considered a forward move in normalising the extinct relation between the two neighbours. The development has been welcomed across the country but the......view full story A comprehensive plan to empower Muslims 20120701160613 |
Muslims need not only socioeconomic empowerment but also ideological empowerment so that they can come out of the inferiority complex in which they are being perpetually kept by both the friends......view full story Pathak offers Rs. 2 lakh each to newlywed Gorakhpur brides who revolted against lack of toilets 20120628173802 |
Taking forward its crusade against open air defecation, NGO Sulabh International, pioneer of low-cost sanitation, has awarded Rs 2 lakh each to three brides who revolted against absence of toile......view full story The General who won hearts and minds of Kashmiris 20120625011305 |
Lt Gen S A Hasnain, now popularly known as ‘The People’s General’ has no doubt left the Valley for a new coveted assignment in Delhi. However, his repute as a humane officer wi......view full story What if Facebook disappears in 5 to 8 years? 20120606083800 |
In 2000 Yahoo was its peak. It was then that I opened my account. In those days Yahoo helped me reach my friends living in far countries like the US, UK and Middle East.
Though I was ......view full story Anna threatens to fast again in Delhi. Is Govt. worried? 20120529022107 |
Those who had thought that the strong Lokpal Bill issue was thing of the past were mistaken as once again anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare has raised the issue.
This Sunday when m......view full story Panchayat polls 2013, Mamata and sops for Muslims 20120508022925 |
With the panchayat elections in 2013 in West Bengal, the Mamata Banerjee government is doling out sops to Muslims.
In the latest move, the government that came to power after ousting ......view full story The hazardous wastes laden dead ship 20120428013938 |
An application has been filed in Supreme Court in the matter of a hazardous end-of-life vessel named 'Oriental Nicety' (formerly Exxon Valdez, Exxon Mediterranean, Sea River Mediterranea......view full story #Unfollow Sachin, but why? 20120427021240 |
When reports had surfaced on Thursday that master-blaster Sachin Tendulkar was to meet UPA chief Sonia Gandhi, many eyebrows were raised. People could not make out what was the urgency of such a......view full story Zakat Foundation of India's fight for justice over IPS Limited Exam 20120411222713 |
Today, the Delhi High Court once again reserved its verdict on the petition of Zakat Foundation of India (ZFI) www.zakatindia.org challenging the central Government's decision to select 490 ......view full story Defeat anti-environment, anti-people political forces in MCD elections 20120408012026 |
Some residents, environmental groups and waste recycling workers are protesting against Bharaitya Janata Party (BJP)'s manifesto that promises bring municipal waste incinerators to generate ......view full story Things that I like 20120326231523 |
What do you like the most at leisure? Whenever a stranger tosses this question at me I get uncomfortable. But this is something that once faces when s/he has not attained adulthood. In school da......view full story Anna is back, but will success come his way? 20120326101329 |
On the night of December 29, 2011, when the Lokpal Bill was killed in the Upper House all hope of a strong and effective anti-corruption Bill was shattered. Anna Hazare’s long campai......view full story After upsetting India, can Tigers derail Pakistan? 20120321233605 |
After India’s spectacular performance against Pakistan on March 18 in the Asia Cup, the Bangladesh and Sri Lanka match played on March 20 was of great importance. Since then Indian cricket......view full story Budgetary allocation for Aadhaar/NPR-UIDAI in contempt of Parliament 20120317020407 |
Union Budget allocation of Rs. 1,758 crore for Aadhar-UID demonstrates a contempt of Parliament as it seems to ignore the recommendations of the report of Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) ......view full story Union Budget 2012-13: Who will hog the limelight? 20120315123145 |
An unprecedented political drama is unfolding in India just a few hours before the most-talked about Union Budget 2012-13 to be unveiled. The Congress-led UPA II is going through its difficult p......view full story Do you deeply love India? 20120229004359 |
Are you a dreamer grounded in hard reality? Then maybe you should join this group of people who call themselves Proud Indians, and have traversed over 1500 kilometres on foot through village roa......view full story 10 years and justice still eludes them 20120225080508 | A poem on the 10th anniversary of Gujarat genocide What kind of life is it? All not well with Men in Blue? 20120222053735 |
Amid defeat in Australia, when a report had surfaced weeks ago about the brewing rift in Team India's dressing room nobody in India took it seriously. Captain cool MS Dhoni had reverte......view full story I was deprived of a carefree childhood 20120219233023 |
When I was asked to share a real story with my colleagues at an English coaching centre yesterday, I got really jittery. Since I just started learning English, it was daunting. Still I opened up......view full story Why my wife & I voted 'None-Of-The-Above' 20120216122111 | My wife and I belong to Ward no. 11 ‘Bansinagar-Tata Powerhouse’ in Borivli East, Mumbai. We had good reason to vote None-Of-The-Above because our favoured party had not fielded a candi......view full story Remembering Shahryar (1936-2012), Ghalib of our times 20120216041049 |
To pen down the memory of somebody who kept me so dear to himself is too difficult a task. I am choked with emotions too deeply, even though we knew it for the last so many months that the cruel......view full story Let India decide what Modi deserves 20120212111051 |
The Gujarat High Court on February 8 while ordering compensation for over 500 religious structures in the state, rapped the Narendra Modi government for ‘inaction and negligence’ on ......view full story
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