Indian Muslim

Naseeruddin Shah criticises celebration of Taliban among Indian Muslims

"Every Indian Muslim should ask themselves if they want reform and modernity in Islam or the barbarian values of the past few centuries," says Naseeruddin Shah in a viral Twitter video.

'Melting pot or a patchwork fabric': Ten lies on India’s culture of co-existence that latest Pew survey has busted

The Pew survey is based on nearly 30,000 face-to-face interviews of adults conducted in 17 languages between late 2019 and early 2020

Protesting against CAA-NRC is a fight for Muslim dignity and identity, covering it under cloak of 'fight for Constitution' will be misleading

An argument being forwarded to oppose the sloganeering of La Ilaha IlAllah in public protests is that it alienates the non-Muslims who are a part of these protests. The argument may be correct, but by simply blaming the slogan it misses out the underlying reason behind this alienation. Why does the slogan alienate non-Muslims? Or for that purpose, why does a Muslim wearing hijab or skull cap alienate non-Muslims?

Spanking the Indian Muslim: What's the straw that might break the camel's back?

What makes the Hindutva project unique in India is its ambition to bring about an ideological churn in an organically diverse country of a billion-plus. At the foundation of Hindutva, going back to Savarkar, lies its animosity towards Muslims.

Pulwama attack aftermath: Othering, civilising processes and life as an Indian Muslim today

In the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack on 14 February, the thought of avoiding civilisation altogether did cross the mind

Lucknow encounter: Sartaj, and not his IS militant son Saifullah, is what Indian Islam is all about

Sartaj, the father of slain Islamic State (IS) militant, Saifullah, is an ordinary man working in Kanpur’s leather industry

How Modi can end his trust deficit with the Indian Muslim

Now, the wind is blowing once again in the BJP’s direction with Mr Modi as the helmsman. Only the Indian Muslim has steadfastly refused to be swayed by it.