Secularism

Head-on | A manifesto for secular Indian Muslims

Here’s a short six-point manifesto. If Muslims strictly adhere to this manifesto, the wide gulf between Hindus and Muslims can narrow. It will take wisdom but the benefits will accrue to all

Criticising silence on Salman Rushdie stabbing, Muslim forum for secularism and democracy urges to rethink blasphemy

Underscoring the silence of Indian Muslim organisations on the attack on author Salman Rushdie, IMSD said it was hypocritical of them to remember human rights only when they need them and stay silent when dissidents are attacked

Dharma Files | This is how secularism has failed India

The government should immediately get out of the business of running Hindu temples, as by not doing so it violates one of the basic tenets of secularism

From hijab ban to Ram Mandir: When the Supreme Court was drawn into religious debates

The hijab row has moved from classrooms to the top court. The Karnataka High Court's decision to uphold the ban on the headscarf has been challenged in the Supreme Court

Hijab ban stays in Karnataka: A look at countries where veils are barred

The Karnataka High Court has upheld the ban on hijab in educational institutions. Across the world, several countries have passed laws that discourage wearing face coverings

Nehruvian secularism places Muslims not as equals but as a permanent minority to Hindus: Arif Mohammad Khan

The Kerala Governor says that the kind of secularism pursued in India creates distrust among Hindus and Muslims, placing one against another as competitors for national resources

Dharma Files | Why Independent India should have adopted pluralism rather than secularism

Secularism wants to keep religion in general, and any religion in particular, out of the public square; pluralism wants to find a place for all of the religions, and ideologies, in the public square.

Opinion| How Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as messiah of social justice

The recent Cabinet expansion by Modi gives a strong message to the communities, who were left out till date in policy-making and decision-making, that their time has come

How Netflix's Pagglait pays lip service to secularism through an underwritten Muslim character devoid of agency

The narrative arc of Nazia Zaidi in Pagglait demonstrates secularism is a hard sell these days, as much in fiction as in reality.

West Bengal polls: Left Front unveils manifesto, says CAA and NRC won't be implemented in state

The CPM-led front pledged to adhere to the principles of secularism and ensure the safety of linguistic and religious minorities, including Muslims