Articles with tag: Secularism
The MF Husain Controversy: Identity, Intent and the Rise of Militant Fascism
Beena Sarwar Nov 3, 2009 interacts: 241The campaign against the iconic Indian artist Maqbool Fida Husain, perhaps the most prominent living symbol of art under attack, is part of the political fight for India’s soul – secular democracy versus a ‘Hindu’ state.
A Difficult Code
Anand Mahajan Jun 21, 2009 interacts: 23In a train bound to Lucknow, I was sitting on the filthy floor of a compartment. The night before, they had assassinated Father of the church and his family with whom I, a recently converted young boy, used to reside.
Miley Sur Mera Tumhara
Shantanu Dutta Oct 13, 2008 interacts: 22These days it is not enough any more to be a Hindu alone. No – indeed you have to be a particular kind of Hindu.
Better Times
Muhammad Farhan Oct 5, 2008 interacts: 15It is Akhtar’s fifth year in captivity. Like the others, he too is given the food confiscated from the UN and other aids which came in frequently at different locations in the city.
Allama Iqbal- Is he still relevant?
Yasser Latif Hamdani Jun 21, 2007 interacts: 130Given the current turmoil, which has made it abundantly clear that the people of Pakistan desire a truly representative democratic civilian order, the question above has become very relevant.
Secularism, Positive Communalism and the Pluralist State
Sangeeta Mahapatra May 20, 2007 interacts: 114What form of secularism works in a pluralist state? Is it the one that bases itself in inclusiveness or that which is premised on insularity of state from religion?
Nehru’s Legacy: Time to pay tribute
Aparna Pande Jan 3, 2007 interacts: 868The 77th anniversary of the declaration of Purna Swaraj, the 57th anniversary of India’s Republic Day – it is time to pay tribute to some one without whom India would not be what it is today: a global economic, military and political power.
Jihadis are Our Real Enemies!
Ibrahim Malick Aug 27, 2006 interacts: 79No more can we dilute our debate by blaming external conspiracies; imperial design, Zionist strategy, Hindutva resurgence etc. Our enemies are within…
Why Do We Reject Our Past?
Abdullah Rehman May 1, 2006 interacts: 207I agree with the notion that I was a member of Indic-civilization for 5000 years, Muslim for around 1000 and Pakistani for 60. I wish our leaders would give us the chance to appreciate and accept all of these great periods as our national identity
An Ode to Euthanasia
Feroz R Khan Jan 28, 2006 interacts: 66The Muslim ummah is a myth. The myriad nature of Islamic and Muslim political thought defies such a myopic conceptualization due to the multitude of variances
Secularism and Liberal Democracy
Bhaskar Dasgupta Nov 28, 2005 interacts: 99The US Supreme Court recently touched upon something which goes to the heart of what we all know and love about liberal democracy. The issue was around whether or not the Ten Commandments should be displayed inside a US courthouse.
The Barbarians Within The Gates!
Feroz R Khan Apr 1, 2005 interacts: 268The time for half measures is over and there is no more room left to retreat before the creeping evil of religion in Pakistan.
What is Secularism?
Mohammad Gill Mar 18, 2005 interacts: 130Many still think or like to think that secularism is essentially atheism or godlessness. While many secularists (freethinkers) are Individually indeed atheists and agnostics, secularism by itself doesn’t
Confessions of Jihadis
Aniruddha Bahal Nov 19, 2004 interacts: 10And while it is often feared that to explain terrorism is to justify it but it is only in this introspection that we can understand that the question is not what Islam has done to muslims but what the muslims are doing to Islam
God-shaped Hole: Contemporary Relevance of the Spiritual
Farrukh Khan Nov 18, 2004 interacts: 9From a world of certainty and solace provided by God– in the next world if not this one– the 19th century sciences, philosophy and political ideology plunged humanity into a crisis of faith and culture that has continued into the present times
The Secularity of India
Nader Thiasi Jun 2, 2004 interacts: 393a ’secularism’ that never came to be..
Snarl!
Nadeem F Paracha Jan 9, 2004 interacts: 109This “religious” fashion show is going beyond the personal self. If countries and society can (and should!) heap scorn at swastika-wearing neo-Nazis, so should they at people trying to make religious statements with hijabs and crosses, especia
Are Secularism and Islam Incompatible?
Yasser Latif Hamdani Oct 31, 2003 interacts: 482Ever since, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk abolished the Khilafat and separated Church from state, a great debate has raged in the Islamic world. Perhaps no where is it more intensely debated than in Pakistan, where Jinnah very clearly and consistently declared t
Gardens of Secularism and Soapboxes for Orators
Chithra Karunakaran Oct 22, 2003 interacts: 16The fact that I jogged in Kannur, Kerala in the early mornings before traffic got heavy was a matter for constant and amused comment
Rescinding the ’Concordat’
Yasser Latif Hamdani Oct 1, 2003 interacts: 426Like Napoleon, Bhutto has a dubious legacy. While he will be remembered for his heroism, his global vision and his genuine ambition to transform Pakistan into a world power under his leadership, he will be condemned for making the deal with the devil and
Two Phases of Indian Secularism
Dost Mittar Sep 14, 2003 interacts: 185The second phase of Indian secularism started at Somnath (Gujarat) in a Toyota pick-up converted to look like a medieval Rath (chariot)
A Broken Promise
Zahir Janmohamed Sep 3, 2003 interacts: 150When Pakistan was created, its founder, Mohamed Ali Jinnah, famously declared, “You are free, free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other places of worship in this state of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion
Saddam Hussein Lives!
Haroon Moghul May 2, 2003 interacts: 140The Future of America’s Occupation is Failure
They Shoot Kashmiri Pandits, Dont They?
Farzana Versey Mar 29, 2003 interacts: 269They say they will act as a “buffer against the export of jehad into India”. They who ran away?
Muslims in India: Communalism vs. Backwardness-Minority Syndrome
Zafar Anjum Feb 27, 2003 interacts: 169Today, it is imperative that the Muslim community fights the ogre of communalism
Road Blocks in Normalising Relations
Bundchungal Sep 8, 2002 interacts: 55If cross border terrorism ceases, facilitating a dialogue between India and Pakistan, will a dividend of long term peace follow?
The Hindu Right
Ra Ravishankar Aug 6, 2002 interacts: 184Advani’s yathra in an air-conditioned Toyota left a trail of blood in its wake
The Place of Debate
Chowk Staff Feb 4, 2002 interacts: 455He said there was also a need for debating on the concept of secularism, whether it is contrary to Islamic teachings and concept?
Death of the Raj: Subcontinent in the Third Millennium
Sohail Rabbani Oct 24, 1997 interacts: 17The second of two articles outlining a new definition of Pakistan and the Indian sub-continent. Ready your pens for aggressive interaction.
My Crimson Reality
Dervish Oct 24, 1997 interacts: 4In which the poet, in the best traditions of Meer, Dard, Ghalib, seems to prefer reality in an intoxicating red shade.
