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'Muslim Unapologetics' have grounds for critiquing Left, liberals; but group must not project political goals as religious ones
Iqbal Salahkar •Instead of projecting their political goals as religious ones, the Muslim Unapologetics ought to educate the masses and help them differentiate between the religious and the political. Failure to do so will be a tragic long-term loss.
In David Attenborough's warning about the Earth's future, a lesson for liberals who have failed to unite for the planet's cause
Samrat •The ability of some types of stories, such as those rooted in religion and nationalism to unite large numbers of people, has outstripped the ability of other stories, which are rooted in ideas of equality and emancipation, to bring people together.
Cash flows free as Conservatives, Liberals battle to fill US Supreme Court seat left vacant by Ginsburg's death
•Confirmation of a conservative jurist to succeed Ginsburg, who passed away on Saturday, could cement a right-leaning ideology on the nation’s highest court for decades to come, providing Trump with a lasting legacy whether he wins reelection or not
For JK Rowling & Co, woke chickens of cancel culture have come home to roost
Abhijit Majumder •Recently, 150 writers artists and academics wrote an open letter arguing against ideological conformity amid a debate over so-called cancel culture — where prominent people face attack for sharing controversial opinions
Yes, educated Muslims should reform the community at large, but this will only come to pass when Islamophobia ceases in India
Roushinul Alom •In today's India, when there's constant vilification of Muslims by the mainstream media, when fake videos and pictures are circulated to demonise Muslims, when ministers make provocative statements against Muslims on record
Delhi elections: Liberals are hailing AAP's triumph, but Indian democracy's foundations have already crumbled
Praveen •What passes for democracy in India is a colourless simulacrum of the thing itself: an argument over the possession of a power that has been gutted of all pretence that there ought to be some kind of equality amongst all those who participate in it.
Building influence through institutions: George Soros' intention is worrying but his strategy of ideological dominance is worth noting
Sreemoy Talukdar •It is easy to mock Soros, the very symbol of a cosmopolitan elite out to implement his latest ‘world-improving project’ by dipping into his seemingly bottomless resources. His declaration holds an even more sinister implication for a nation such as India whose colonial past has trampled upon its civilisational history. The process of emerging out of a colonial hangover is still underway.
Psychology behind NRC mirrors narrow, dominating side of Assamese language, and its fragile nationalism, cultural identity
Suraj Gogoi •If psychology of Nazism shows us the savage part of that ideology, the sympathisers of NRC shows us a lack of moral compass, guilt, empathy for other humans and a fetish for a homeland which is no less anti-Semitic in terms of who it wished to exclude.
Justin Trudeau kicks off re-election campaign in Canada, faces questions over showing undue favours to construction firm
•Polls strongly suggest that Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau may not win enough seats to govern by himself after a series of missteps that called into question his leadership while cutting into his once sky-high popularity
Zomato row: Food aggregator app is right to call out bigotry, but its own virtue-signalling raises problematic questions
Sreemoy Talukdar •Is Zomato consistent in its messaging over this commendable position? Has it been consistent in taking this liberal stand in the past?