Haj subsidy: Centre is only cherry-picking from widespread reforms suggested by policy review panel

It has ignored proposals to set up autonomous entity to manage Haj affairs and to resume sea travel to Saudi Arabia.

Ajaz Ashraf

· Feb 04, 2018 · 09:00 am

Why haven’t Gujarat’s Muslims produced young leaders like Hardik Patel and Jignesh Mevani?

Consigned to ghettos and disadvantaged by the law, youngsters of the minority community feel compelled to shun political activism.

Ajaz Ashraf

· Nov 15, 2017 · 07:30 am

No state for Chakmas: In Mizoram, a minority battles for rights against a former minority

For decades, Mizos had struggled against the domination by Delhi and Assam culture. Now they are the dominant group in their state.

Shyamal Bikash Chakma

· Aug 29, 2017 · 08:00 am

Sindh's anti-conversion bill will help protect Hindus. But will it actually become law?

For the sake of hundreds of Hindu women and girls who are kidnapped and forced to convert every year, the Pakistan People's Party must live up to its rhetoric.

Saim Saeed

· Jan 19, 2017 · 06:30 pm

‘You did commit the crime’: An Old Testament quote explains why the Christian community snubbed RSS

On the weekend, 300 leaders of community unanimously rebuffed the idea of an affiliate group of the Sangh Parivar for Christians.

John Dayal

· Feb 17, 2016 · 11:30 am

Why the Christian community should steer clear of the RSS 'hand of friendship’

The saffron organisation aims to start a Rashtriya Isai Manch. But its affiliates continue to attack minorities across India.

John Dayal

· Feb 11, 2016 · 08:00 am

The only Hebrew teacher in Indian academia is a devout Muslim

According to Dr Khurshid Imam, understanding Judaism is essential to fully comprehend the Quran.

Navras Jaat Aafreedi

· Jan 12, 2016 · 04:30 pm

Maharashtra report: Was an assault on the police over the beef ban really linked to a terror plot?

In September, a young man attacked three policemen in Pusad town. How did the incident become a case about anti-national violence being planned by allegedly radicalised Muslim youth?

Aarefa Johari

· Dec 29, 2015 · 09:15 am

Supreme Court move on film about gay man allows personal biases of a few to trump rule of law

The judges put off until 2018 a hearing on Gujarat's refusal to provide tax exemption for a movie about homosexuality, agreeing that some people believe that homosexuality is a social evil.

Madhavi Menon

· Sep 21, 2015 · 11:30 am

Rajasthan’s blood drive on Eid is yet another example of BJP's doublespeak on secularism

The ascent of Hindutva politics has left Muslims practically disenfranchised, searching for solutions in communitarian parties.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Sep 16, 2015 · 12:30 pm

Full text: Affirmative action for Muslims is key to development, says Vice President Hamid Ansari

State must correct the state of deprivation, exclusion and discrimination faced by India's largest minority community, Ansari says.

Hamid Ansari

· Sep 01, 2015 · 11:00 am

Arif Mohammad Khan on Shah Bano case: 'Najma Heptullah was key influence on Rajiv Gandhi'

Arif Mohammad Khan quit the Congress in 1986 because his differences with the leadership over its handling of a case regarding maintenance for a divorced Muslim woman. He recounts the tumultuous events and the players behind them.

Ajaz Ashraf

· May 30, 2015 · 09:15 am