[Video] Hindustani Musalmaan By Hussain Haidry
“With the new President of the United States, Donald Trump’s openly anti-Muslim stand, the rise of ISIS and the widespread Islamophobia around the world, being a Muslim comes with its own set of stereotypes and challenges. In this goosebumps-inducing, powerful poem titled “Hindustani Musalmaan”, Hussain Haidry echoes his sentiments about …
Nine People Arrested In Hyderabad For Forcefully Converting Children To Islam
Nine people were arrested in Hyderabad for allegedly forcing children to convert to Islam. Islam Conversion On Rise Nowadays, the Hindu to Islam conversion rate has been increasing. An estimated of 5,793 non-muslims have been forcibly converted to Islam between 2011 to 2015. Especially Hindu women are being forcefully converted …
Triple Talaq Verdict: Historic Win For Empowering Women
On the day of 22nd August 2017, Triple Talaq, a practice seeking instant divorce has been declared as invalid by the supreme court in what can be termed as a historic win in terms of empowering women. The supreme court regards triple talaq as a violation of the constitutional rights …
Triple Talaq : Instant Divorce Comes To End In India
Triple Talaq Talaq-e-Biddat (triple talaq) is a kind of divorce that is practised by Muslims. It is an instant divorce that can be given by a husband by pronouncing ‘talaq’ three times and it is irrevocable. It has been practised for over 1,400 years. Even though it has been considered …
A Ray of Hope Under the Burka: An Indian Victory
Fifty one years ago, Hamid Dalwai, a Muslim progressive thinker led the first historic march along with seven Muslim women including his late wife Mehrunissa Dalwai against the triple talaq. In an interview conducted before she died, Mehrunissa, who was then pregnant, described the difficulties faced in those days if …
Implications of Communalism Through 70 Years of Independence
“We will not tolerate violence in the name of faith,” Mr Modi said before a teeming crowd at the fort and a huge television audience. Since independence, communalism has formed an integral part of the national discourse of India. The large scale of communal atrocities taking place during independence were …
Not in My Name: The Campaign That Was and Its Cultural Implications
Recently we had more than 100 defense veterans writing to the Prime minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, saying that they were in support of the ‘Not in my Name’ campaign and further adding that they condemned the act of targeting Muslims and Dalits in the name of protecting Hinduism. What is …
Babri Masjid: Not Just an Issue, The Other Face of Indian Society
Politics, pride, and people; Babri Masjid, just an another case to satisfy commitment; flexible, towards religion Babri Masjid; this name needs no introduction, a case risen up from religious sentiments to pride; individual, societal and political, is once again ready to be served before the Supreme Court, hearing scheduled from December 5 …
Shashi Tharoor Stands Up Against Sabarimala Temple
Introduction Congress lawmakers have spoken in favor of the Sabarimals’s ban on women entering the temple on the basis of tradition and culture. The temple claims that women between the ages of 10 and 50 cannot enter the temple which is dedicated to Lord Ayyapa. This practice stems from the …
Shani Temple Controversy: Why Are Women Considered ‘Impious?’
What Was The Controversy? In January this year, a group of four hundred odd women belonging to the Bhumata Ranragini brigade, led by Trupti Desai, a 31-year old housewife, attempted to break a tradition no one woman had ever dared of doing before. They tried to barge into the Shani Shingnapur …
