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Tracing the origins of a manuscript that became the cornerstone of Islamic law in British India

‘Al-Fatāwā al-ʻĀlamgīriyyah’ was commissioned by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.

Jonathan Lawrence
· Apr 27, 2020 · 08:30 pm
‘The Russian-style British regime in India is doomed’: What Vladimir Lenin wrote in 1908

There is no end to the violence and plunder which is called the British administration of India, wrote the Russian leader.

Scroll Staff
· Mar 07, 2018 · 05:18 pm
Five African novels to read before you die

African authors have time and time again been passed over for the biggest book prizes. Here are a few who should have won.

Brendon Nicholls, The Conversation
· Dec 01, 2014 · 12:30 am