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K.C. Saleem, Memoir of a Brave Muhajjiba

Of supreme importance though it is, marriage is not given the gravity it deserves in our society. In the East, marriage is a social contract with religious and cultural significations and values. As for Islam, ...
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Omer Khalidi, Muslim Print Journalism in India: A Course Correction.

Muslim Print Journalism in India: A Course Correction Newspapers and magazines everywhere have played a major role in informing the readers and influencing public opinion since the press began in India in the n...
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Tariq Ramadan, Gandhi and Human Fraternity

Gandhi and Human Fraternity Equality between men is an ideal. Religions, philosophies and political ideologies have made the equality of human beings the essence of their teachings, principles or systems. Indiv...
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V.A. Kabeer, Adonis, Words that Met the Stars

A December dusk with cool breeze wafting all along. The 16th Doha International Book Fair was all set to begin. The pivot of Cultural programmes, a key event in the fair, is the chief guest Adonis, the most rem...
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Shelina Zahra Janmohammad, The Myth of Sword and Veil

Terror and the Veil are two recurrent symbols that appear in Western discourse about Islam and Muslims. But these were just myths created to serve one political view. Why do these potent historical symbols stil...