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State of emergency in Sri Lanka: 'Supremacism' of Sinhalese Buddhists or ‘segregation’ of Wahhabi Muslims?
Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi • 7 years agoSri Lanka's Buddhists often accuse Muslims of desecrating the Buddhist structures and forcibly converting "the Buddha's devotees" to Islam.
BJP's Sambit Patra says conspiracy being hatched against Hindus, Narendra Modi in view of lynching incidents
• 8 years agoThe BJP Sunday said a "conspiracy" was being hatched against Hindus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the nation to gain political mileage in the name of intolerance and lynching incidents
Kashmir unrest: Split between Hurriyat and Hizbul Mujahideen calls for caution to restore peace in Valley
Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi • 8 years agoThe split between Hurriyat and militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen has emerged on account of the former’s viewpoint on the Kashmir issue being "political" rather than "religious". This accords scrutiny to the substantial standpoint that the Kashmir unrest is not just a law and order problem.
Narendra Modi inaugurates Chenani tunnel: Development alone won't solve Kashmir muddle
Sreemoy Talukdar • 8 years agoAny politician in India even remotely willing to tackle the Kashmir muddle must acknowledge that the language of unrest in the valley has changed. It's calling the Kashmiri youth to become soldiers of Islam, not for the creation of a separate nation-state
Lahore twin blasts: Will Islamic military tactics like Radd-ul-Fasaad end mindless violence in Pakistan?
Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi • 8 years agoThe newly launched operation Radd-ul-Fasaad has received huge support from the Pakistani politicians, defence and civil sectors.
Jammu and Kashmir: De-radicalisation will require planning and a counter-narrative
Pckatoch • 8 years agoRecently, J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti urged the police to try to bring youths who have fled their homes to join militancy back to the mainstream. She makes it sound so easy.
Salafism in Kashmir: Why is media silent on Salafi-Wahhabi preachers in the Valley?
Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi • 8 years agoWhy is Indian media, particularly the TV channels, silent on the rapid spread of petrodollar Islam in India and its inevitable consequence — the radicalisation of the gullible Muslim youth, notably in the Kashmir Valley?
Trial or portrayal: Will media hoopla divert Zakir Naik's case from the real issue?
Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi • 9 years agoNaik has accused the Indian media of conducting trials against him. It is, of course, worth pondering and soul-searching.
Indian Muslims bitterly divided over Zakir Naik but it is still a healthy sign
Sreemoy Talukdar • 9 years agoThe Naik debate will rage on, but the biggest positive to have emerged from it is that there are certain signs — feeble still — of an increasing acceptability of the fact that inherent radicalism poses far bigger threat to Islam than any foreign faith or idea can ever do.
Syed Ahmad Rai Barelvi and the 18th century mujahidin movement in the Indian subcontinent
Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi • 9 years agoSyed Ahmad Rai Barelvi (1700-1850) is considered one of the early Muslim freedom fighters of India. But is this the complete picture?