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December 30, 2017September 18, 2025Islam, Opinion, Special Column

Let’s be realistic on Triple Talaq Bill

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By M. Burhanuddin Qasmi It is not realistic that a fight or a contest will be won by both or all the contesting parties simultaneously. The stronger, the better fighter and the one with better strategy always wins and the winner is one. What is important is the fight or contest itself. The contesting parties...

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December 30, 2017September 18, 2025‏Muslim World, Special Column, World

UN JERUSALEM VOTE: EPIC HUMILIATION OR BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICA?

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Courtesy : Andrew Korybko , A Political Analyst and Commentator International media is correct in framing the UN General Assembly vote on Jerusalem as an epic humiliation for the US, but it’s overlooking how this entire controversy was choreographed by the Trump Administration as a brilliant opportunity to obtain a “plausible” pretext for scaling down and...

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December 30, 2017September 18, 2025‏Muslim World, Special Column, World

Father of Jailed Palestinian Teen Ahed Tamimi Pens Letter to Israelis: “These Are Tears of Struggle”

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Ahed Tamimi’s father: I’m proud of my daughter. She is a freedom fighter who, in the coming years, will lead the resistance to Israeli rule.  Here is his letter: This night too, like all the nights since dozens of soldiers raided our home in the middle of the night, my wife Nariman, my 16-year-old daughter...

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December 30, 2017September 18, 2025‏Muslim World, Special Column

Special report: The Legacy of Mr Jinnah 1876-1948

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Borrowed from Dawn IN one of the more unforgettable contemporary recollections of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Beverely Nichols in Verdict on India described the lanky and stylishly dressed barrister as the “most important man in Asia”. Looking every bit like a gentleman of Spain, of the old diplomatic school, the monocle-wearing leader of the All-India Muslim...

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December 1, 2017September 18, 2025Opinion, Special Column

An other moment of pleasure for me

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By Tauqeer Ahmad Qasmi It was another moment of pleasure for me when Hazrat Maulana Rabe Hasani Nadvi Sahab, President of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, released “Common Mistakes Among Muslims”, the English translation of the famous book “Aghlatul Awam” by Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Thanvi (ra). I feel very lucky that Allah...

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November 29, 2017September 18, 2025Opinion, Special Column

Is it a crime to be a Muslim?

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By M. Burhanuddin Qasmi According to media reports that during the recent hearing of the alleged love jihad or hate Islam case in Delhi of a Muslim lady- Hadiya from Kerala in our Supreme Court dated 27 Nov. 2017. “When the bench asked Hadiya to name any relative or any near acquaintance to be named...

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October 22, 2017September 18, 2025Opinion, Special Column

INDIA’S MEDIA WAR

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By M. Burhanuddin Qasmi An interesting war is going on between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Indian National Congress on social media. This time the Congress seems to have learnt from the 2014 debacle and a sizable army is continuously firing on BJP from close range. The BJP’s troll army is losing ground and...

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October 20, 2017September 18, 2025Opinion, Special Column

I AM A MUSLIM AND I AM NOT A TERRORIST

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By: MARIA YAHYA It has been 16 years since the 9/11 attack on the WTC and today i suddenly thought of looking at the DEFINITION OF TERRORIST. As per the different dictionaries, the meaning is as follows : OXFORD: “a person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political...