Golden Temple, Amarnath Cave and the Muslims
Source: The Daily Times Dr Syed Nazir Gilani Muslims of Punjab and Muslims of Kashmir have a historical role in the construction of Golden Temple of Sikh faith and in […]
Fiction: The Far Field review – a daughter’s quest in Kashmir skilfully drawn
Madhuri Vijay’s debut novel balances the personal and the political with assurance Nikesh Shukla Sun 30 Jun 2019 T his impressive debut from the Indian writer Madhuri Vijay is […]
Kababs, kulfis, qormas: Forgotten recipes from Shah Jahan’s kitchens get a second life in this book
‘The Mughal Feast’ by Salma Yusuf Husain recreates the Persian recipe book ‘Nuskha-e-Shahjahani’. Salma Yusuf HusainUpdated The silver twilight of Mughal civilization began with Shah Jahan. Delhi was now a […]
India rejects U.S. report on attacks on minority Muslims
Source: Reuters NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India on Sunday rejected a U.S. State Department’s annual report on religious freedom that raised questions about the government’s inability to curb violent attacks […]
India uses yoga diplomacy to assert rising global influence
Source: Associated Press By EMILY SCHMALL NEW DELHI (AP) — If China has panda diplomacy, India has yoga. Prime Minister Narendra Modi successfully lobbied the United Nations to designate June […]
The ‘Jai Shri Ram’ attacks against Muslims in India drew direct influence from politicians – so why isn’t Modi speaking up?
The prime minister has two options: to be the reformist PM he was sold as, or to further the agenda of the party he belongs to. So far, he hasn’t […]
India rejects U.S. report on attacks on minority Muslims
Jun 23, 2019 NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India on Sunday rejected a U.S. State Department’s annual report on religious freedom that raised questions about the government’s inability to curb violent […]
The rise of female Sharia judges in India
Source: Aljazeera Mumbai, India – Earlier this year, Maya Rachel McManus, a British Muslim, walked down the aisle in Kolkata on her wedding day and exchanged garlands with her partner. Later, […]
Indian magician Chanchal Lahiri drowns attempting Houdini trick
Source: BBC News An Indian magician who was lowered into a river while shackled in a bid to recreate Harry Houdini’s world-famous trick has drowned, police confirmed. Chanchal Lahiri was […]
Indian Court Convicts 6 Hindus in Rape and Murder of Muslim Girl, 8
Source: The New York Times By Kai Schultz NEW DELHI — An Indian court on Monday convicted six men over the kidnap, rape and murder of a Muslim nomadic girl […]
My Seditious Heart by Arundhati Roy review – powerful, damning essays – Observer book of the week
Arundhati Roy The Booker-winning Indian author casts an exacting eye over inequality, gender politics and imperialism Bidisha Sun 16 Jun Arundhati Roy at the time of her protests against […]
Video: Myrium Francois a British Muslim about India and Pakistan Conflict
Epigraph: Whoever causes to get killed an innocent human life is indeed perpetrating a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Suggested Reading A British Convert to Islam: ‘I found Qur’an mother of […]
India votes in favour of Israel against Palestinian NGO in UN
The decision was adopted by a recorded vote of 28 in favour to 15 against, with five abstentions. Countries voting in favour of the decision were Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, […]
Indian billionaires are failing to help the country’s poor – but it’s more complicated than you think
Yes, charitable donations are rising slower than the rate at which philanthropists’ fortunes are growing, but there’s a reason for that Michael Mapstone The Independent Voices The UK’s foreign aid […]
How can Hindus think like a Muslim or a Jew, despite the mention of 330 million gods?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times It is very simple! And as we celebrate, the first United Nations International Day of Yoga – the […]
Kashmir’s Jewish Connection
By Kashmir Life on February 2, 2018 Scores of books and ethnolinguistic literature have been around to explain who the Lost Tribes of Israel took refuge in Kashmir. The […]
UK flags concern over rights abuse in Pakistan, cool on India
India used to figure prominently in previous such reports on the issue of attacks against woman, the rights of children and corruption. The report for 2018 released on Thursday makes […]
India’s Prime Minister Modi pursues politics of Hindu nationalism – what does that mean?
Source: Religion News Service By Sumit Ganguly (The Conversation) — Almost immediately after winning a second term in office on May 23, India’s Prime Minister Modi gave a speech making light of […]
Dangerous driving: When Chaplin and Nehru cheated death in Switzerland
By Anand Chandrasekhar Jun 6, 2019 – 10:00 Pictures by Keystone (go to ‘source’ for all the pictures) The Swiss mountain air – and Chaplin’s antics (here posing as […]
India’s new government signals Hindu and India-first goals
By Emily Schmall NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s newly sworn-in Prime Minister Narendra Modi named a Cabinet on Friday, handing the powerful home affairs portfolio to the president of his […]