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July 6, 2017September 18, 2025Opinion, Special Column

“Gender based violence and Islamic Solution”

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Nazrana Shaikh   Definition Gender based violence means a violence associated to a particular gender because he or she belongs to that gender. Normally this term is used for ‘violence against women’. But it would be unfair if we ignore the other gender i:e men who too meet with the challenges of gender based violence....

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

And the lynching goes on……… 

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By Meenaz Bhanu,Goa From Akhlaq to Junaid the chain of lynching looks unending. Our PM Modiji said that killing in the name of cow bhakti is not acceptable, and he also said that nobody has the right to take law in their hand. But, he also added cow is sacred and protecting cows is needed...

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June 29, 2017September 18, 2025Special Column

PINCHING AND LYNCHING

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By Asif Husain, Goa Pinching  India’s  pride, Lynching India’s  conscience,  Many clamoured for a change, But willing not to exchange. The idea of change unknown, Limited to dispense the existing, New ideas never flowed, Old wisdom cut from the roots. Pricking and pinching of consciousness disappeared, The conscience  stopped pinching, The human  heart  stopped pricking,...

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June 23, 2017September 18, 2025Opinion, Special Column

MUSLIMS, MAHARASHTRA & MPSC

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By Prof. Hasan Mulani When a small town *”Mumbra”* – located at Sahayadri range in Thane district celebrated the success of their *first Indian Civil Servant (UPSC 2016) Ezaz Ahmed;* the socio-educated class of Muslims felt proud for this accomplishment. Though an achievement, this year, we got some 50 such Ezazs from our community which...

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

Confronting the Communal History Writings.

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By Shaikh Nizamuddin “Tipu Sultan was neither the intolerant bigot nor the furious fanatic” Surendranath Sen in his book “studies in Indian History”.     For the readers of the history in Maharashtra, character writing or distortion of character of historic personalities is not new. Be it Maratha King Shivaji and later on Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar or...

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June 5, 2017September 18, 2025Special Column

Why Qatar is being targeted?

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By Irshad Ayub Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt have cut off diplomatic relations with Qatar. This move comes against the backdrop of a recent visit by Donald Trump in Saudi Arabia. Why is Qatar being targeted and threatened by Saudi Arabia? Because Qatar is the only nation in Gulf countries who...

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

चलती ट्रेन में एक और महिला का  बलात्कार: दोषी हम और हमारा समाज

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शम्स तबरीज़ कासमी मेरठ के लसाड़ि गेट की  रहने वाली एक मुस्लिम महिला इलाज कराने के लिए लखनऊ जाना चाहती  हैं, वह लखनऊ चंडीगढ़ एक्सप्रेस में सवारहोती हैं, रास्ते में उसकी तबियत बिगड़ती जाती है, बिजनौर क  चानदपोर स्टेशन पर  कमल शुक्ला नाम का एक रेलवे पुलिस उसकी मदद  करता है  और इसे सेट देने ...