Goodbye yesterday, welcome tomorrow
Column by M.J. Akbar One of the minor games of public life is decoding the difference between what a politician says and what he means. Bal Thackeray, who founded the cadre-based Shiv Sena in 1966, and nurtured More...
How Powerful is Hafiz Saeed?
Column by Stephen Schwartz and Irfan Al-Alawi - Is Pakistani radical Islamist Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, at 61 years of age, the most powerful man in the world? Observing events of the past month, one might be justified More...
Iran, Islam & Cyrus the Great
Column by Amil Imani – The current Islamic regime under the mullahs has shown, on countless occasions, its contempt both in words and deeds for the memory of the founding father of Persia – Cyrus the More...
An Indian Revolution in Islamic Law
Column by Stephen Schwartz – On February 5, the Times News Network, based in India, announced a development of significance to all Muslims, but especially in South Asiaand the Pakistani, Indian, and Bangladeshi More...
Muslims Honor Birthday of Muhammad – Except in His Birthplace
Column by Stephen Schwartz - On January 24, the Islamic hijra month of Rabi Ul-Awwal began. During this month, traditional Muslims around the world will celebrate the birthday of Muhammad (peace be upon him). More...
Sunni Muslims target eminent writer Salman Rushdie
After George W. Bush and P. Chidamabram, Salman Rushdie might be the next shoe victim. Raza academy, an organisation based in Mumbai with a Sunni Muslim following, has released a statement urging anyone to throw More...
Rajasthan Authorities Favor Barelvis, Rejecting Wahhabi Infiltrators
Column by Stephen Suleyman Schwartz - On December 5, The Hindu, a major national daily, reported an important step forward in Indian Muslim relations with state governments. According to the newspaper, authorities More...
The Moral Crisis of Pakistani Barelvism
Column by Stephen Suleyman Schwartz - The week ending 23 October has been replete with complex events. They include the violent end of Mu’ammar Al-Qadhdhafi, the death in hospital of Saudi Crown Prince Sultan More...
Taseer killer gets death sentence
Supporters of convicted killer Mumtaz Qadri chant slogans outside Adiala Jail, where Qadri is being held, in Rawalpindi. REUTERS A Pakistani court sentenced to death on Saturday the killer of the Governor of More...
Decolonizing Education
Freeing education In 1891, speaking to a group of young men, Swami Vivekananda said: “Study Sanskrit, but along with it study Western sciences as well. Learn accuracy, my boys study and labor so that the More...
