Rahul Dev as First Hindu pilot in Pakistan Air Force
byIn the history of Pakistan’s Air Force, a Hindu has been selected for the first time as a pilot. Rahul Dev, a budding lad…
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Meitei Nationalist Dystopia and the Perils of Anti-Muslim Prejudice in Manipur
byOn the 3rd of May 1993, nearly 140 Muslims were massacredin Manipur by the dominant Meitei community. Muslim houses were burnt, their properties destroyed….
Writing on the wall: A tour of Jamia Anti-CAA protest
byMore than a month after Anti-CAA protests at Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi and Shaheen Bagh were called off amid the Covid19…
Remembering Dr. Hamida Saiduzzafar: A birdwatcher par excellence
byDuring my childhood days I used to sometimes encounter a slightly hunch backed, gentle looking elderly lady with short hair, dressed in a saree,…
Here is the full text of USCIRF report on religious freedom in India
byIn 2019, religious freedom conditions in India experienced a drastic turn downward, with religious minorities under increasing assault. Following the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP)…
Irfan Khan’s last letter to the world
byThe Bollywood superstar wrote this open letter that was published by Times of India before starting his treatment for cancer in 2018. It’s been…
Virus, Islam and Science
byReligion, Marx argued was the ‘heart of a heartless world’. In times of crisis, religion binds the community together, gives hope and ultimately creates…
Suraj Yengde’s ‘Caste Matters’, a bold addition to the anti-caste arsenal
byLast year in October, I visited Harvard’s Kennedy School on a rainy morning to meet Suraj Yengde. The tall and lanky scholar greeted me…
Muslim survivors of Delhi violence develop PPE kits for COVID19 warriors
byTwo months after the communal violence in North East Delhi, Muslim women survivors of the violence engaged in stitching work have developed Personal Protective…
Another day of surviving the hatred
byAs the curtains fell over 2019, somewhere inside a fish market in Wuhan, a virus jumped from bats to humans. China immediately censored news…