Scholarly Research in the Madrasas: A Brief Overview By Maulana Waris Mazhari (Translated by Yoginder Sikand) Some days ago, I had the chance to meet a leading...
  MUSLIMS AND THE MUSLIM PRESS By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan             The power of the press can be gauged by the use of the term ‘The...
The contest between Mallika Sarabhai and L K Advani in the Lok Sabha elections for the Gandhinagar seat in Gujarat is a contest between two very different...
Teesta's Rebuttal to Times of India report, dated April 14, 2009 The report in the The Times of India, Mumbai edition dated April 14, 2009 and reportedly...
We condemn the attack on activists campaigning for Mallika Sarabhai On 19th April Anhad and Aman Samudaya activists were brutally beaten up today by BJP/ VHP...
                                          Book Review Name of the Book: Muslims and Media Images—News versus Views...
Orissa: Tragedy Continues Ram Puniyani The after-effects of the anti Christian violence (2007) in Kandhamal district of Orissa are not over, so to say....
Dehumanising the Muslim woman By A. Faizur Rahman The passage of a law in Afghanistan asking Muslim women to unconditionally submit to the sexual whims of...
Sukhia Sab Sansar Khaye Aur Soye Dukhia Das Kabir Jagey Aur Roye  The world is 'happy', eating and sleeping The forlorn Kabir Das is awake and weeping  ...
1. From Yoginder Sikand Taliban’s Jizya on Pakistani Sikhs: Urgent Appeal to Deobandi Ulema to Issue Fatwa News is emerging about self-styled Islamist...
RSS: BJP- Father, Son and Unholy Mission Ram Puniyani Mr. Advani has been calling Manmohan Singh as the weakest Prime Minister for quite some time. Recently...
  ISLAM AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES                                                     By Asghar Ali...
Muslims and media By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net, Based in New Delhi, Maulana Waris Mazhari is a leading Indian Muslim scholar. A graduate of the Dar...
Sukhia Sab Sansar Khaye Aur Soye Dukhia Das Kabir Jagey Aur Roye  The world is 'happy', eating and sleeping The forlorn Kabir Das is awake and weeping  ...
                                          Book Review Name of the Book: Wanted—Equality and Justice in the Muslim...
Joint Statement of Indian Muslim leaders Pakistani Taliban’s treatment of Sikhs in tribal areas is illegal and barbaric We, religious, political and...
Sukhia Sab Sansar Khaye Aur Soye Dukhia Das Kabir Jagey Aur Roye  The world is 'happy', eating and sleeping The forlorn Kabir Das is awake and weeping  ...
Dear Friend Sorry that in the previous mail to you I forgot to attach the Kashmir report and sent something else! Am sending you the report along with this...
Not an Act of Faith  By Sultan Shahin  April 28 is the day Saddam Hussein was born--in 1937. Most people have forgotten the grandeur of the birthday bash...
   Justifying child abuse in the name of Shariah   By A. Faizur Rahman  About a month ago the world media reported a shocking decision by a Saudi...
The March of the Taliban: Lessons from Muslim History  By Yoginder Sikand, TwoCircles.net  The fall of large swathes of territory in Pakistan’s lawless...
Bangladesh: Madrasas, militancy, and education reform: By Mahfuzur Rahman     [http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=87209]   ...
 Plight of Muslims : Some Plain Speaking  By Maqbool Ahmed Siraj*  In a world where media is controlled by multinational corporations and academia looks...
 Enforcing or Mocking the Shariah in Swat? By Maulana Waris Mazhari (Translated by Yoginder Sikand)  Broadly speaking, there have been two opposite...
 JUSTICE FOR DALIT MUSLIMS BY NAUSHAD ANSARI In response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Akhil Maharashtra Muslim Khatik Samaj, stating that...
Shivaji’s Statue in Arabian Sea Ram Puniyani Maharashtra Government has taken a decision sometime back that it will erect the statue of Shivaji, in the...
Dear Friends, Prof. Chandra Muzaffar, one of Malaysia's leading public intellectuals, recently published a book titled 'Muslims, Dialogue and Terror'. The...
Elections 2009 Verdict: Whither Communalism? Ram Puniyani The results of 2009 general elections have thrown up a verdict where by BJP has lost lots of ground...
REMARKS OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA A New Beginning Cairo, Egypt June 4, 2009 I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two...