Imrana, the Maulvis and the Shariah: Bangalore Muslim Voices Yoginder Sikand & Vijay Sai The controversy surrounding the alleged rape of Imrana by her...
Imrana Case…Rape of Truth in India (Special Report) Imrana pleading to be left alone. (Reuters) By Zafarul-Islam Khan, IOL Correspondent NEW DELHI, July 4,...
The Imrana Rape Case: Brouhaha Over a Fatwa Yoginder Sikand The fatwa issued by a mufti of the Deoband madrasa dissolving the marriage of Imrana, mother of...
'Quran proves Imrana fatwa is un-Islamic' By: Jyoti Punwani July 1, 2005 ... Nowhera Shaikh with Shehnaz Shaikh in Mumbai yesterday. Pic: B L SoniThe Quran in...
On the Imrana Rape Case and Deoband Fatwa Subhashini Ali [subhashini_ali@... ] Muzaffarnagar District of Uttar Pradesh has the reputation of being the...
Women, Legal Reform and Muslim Identity in South Asia* Gail Minault In Urdu writings of the late nineteenth century, Muslim reformers as diverse as Syed Ahmad...
Friends, The religious verdict thrown against Imrana by Deoband seminary goes against the spirit of Islam. Need to condemn this type of incidents and...
http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20050629&fname=imrana&sid=1 Victimising The Victim The controversy over the rape of a woman by her father-in-law...
Mirza Yawar Baig on Imrana Rape and Deoband Fatwa Controversy May Allah protect and help the Muslims, but every day we are subject to new challenges. Some...
Fury Over A Fatwa: Muslims Contest Deobandi Mufti’s Opinion on Imrana Rape Case Yoginder Sikand The rape of a Muslim woman, Imrana, by her father-in-law some...
Despite sharing a certain strong historical connection with each other, the two very important communities in India, the Dalits and the Muslims, have not been...
1. Dr. Mustafa Kamal Sherwani President, All India Muslim Forum The 'fatwa'(religious edict)given by Deoband Seminary, and confirmed by All India Muslim...
Islam, Pluralism, Peace and Dialogue in Kashmir Yoginder Sikand Every religion can be interpreted in diverse and often mutually contradictory ways, to support...
It’s Shia law board vs Darul Uloom on rape ');//-->PTI Posted online: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 1024 hours IST Lucknow, June 28: Striking a discordant note...
Qur'an: A Work of Multiple Hands? Denis Giron [The Qur'an] is strikingly lacking in overall structure, frequently obscure and inconsequential in both language...
America’s Policy Towards the ‘Muslim World’: A Critique of the Rand Report Yoginder Sikand America’s policy towards the Muslim world today is defined...
Pakistani religious seminaries By Amir Mir in Lahore Three years after Pakistan's fourth military ruler General Pervez Musharraf promised sweeping reforms to...
Report on Starvation Deaths in Murshidabad, West Bengal This 64-page report, compiled by Dr. Zafar ul Islam Khan, editor of the Delhi-based magazine Milli...
The Chameleon Act Once Again: Mayawati Now Calls for Dalit-Brahmin Alliance Yoginder Sikand Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati’s recent pronouncements...
Searching for God in India’s Jails Yoginder Sikand ‘India has one of the largest prison populations in the world, over some three hundred thousand people,...
The Bangkok Post, Monday 13 June 2005 COMMENTARY / DESECRATION OF THE KORAN Islam still has room for thought Recent deaths in protests against the behaviour of...
Muslim Dalits a downtrodden lot Nalin Verma [http://www.bihartimes.com/book_review/book_review5.html] Ali Anwar's book, 'Masawat ki Jung' has sent a sever down...
dear friends i am sending out this very interesting [and disturbing] article which highlights the sheer hypocrisy of the maulvies, who are impelled by a fierce...
Book Review Name of the Book: Hindutva and Dalits—Perspectives for Understanding Communal Praxis Editor: Anand Teltumbde Publisher Samya, 16 Southern Avenue,...
Nuruddin Nurani: Kashmir's Patron Saint Children of the same parents, When will Hindus and Muslims cut down the tree of dualism? When will God be pleased with...
Advani Praises Jinnah: Or How Hindu and Muslim Communalists Make Perfect Bedfellows Yoginder Sikand L.K Advani’s recent utterances during his visit to ...
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The Imam Shahi Isma'ili ‘Satpanth’: 'The True Path' Threatened by Hindutva Juggernaut Yoginder Sikand Centuries of interaction between Islam and local...
Ras Khan: Vaishnavite Sufi, Beyond ‘Hindu’ and ‘Muslim’ Yoginder Sikand A little known strand of Indian Sufism, itself one of the most precious of our...