About a thousand days after the police violence in Aligarh Muslim University made headlines, the high court has finally disposed of a writ petition seeking remedies against the police …
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Hinduism: A Way of Life or the Only Way of Life?
In 2015, a German man asked me if I was a Hindu. In 2022, we are obsessed with who isn't a Hindu.
Extract | 26/11 and Loss: A Guide on Taking Life One Day at a Time
Kia Scherr, who lost her husband and daughter in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack, is out with a book on dealing with loss and finding forgiveness.
Band-Aid Nationalism
Whenever the word nationalism is brought up in conversation, the first person whose reaction is scrutinised is a Muslim.
We Lost Much More Than a Cricket Match on Sunday Night
Sports is a mighty leveller. Cricket in India was no exception, but something has snapped somewhere.
Small Town Girls, an Intimate Portrait: ‘A More Sophisticated Language of Stereotyping’
Year after year, Delhi sees an influx of numerous Muslim students. And year after year, they struggle to find homes where they feel safe.
A Muslim Son’s Plea
'She's scared of the future you look forward to, she's scared of her own state, she's scared to talk to people.'
Learning Urdu in a Hindu Household
The number of people learning Urdu has been on the decline for the past few years. Here's why I decided to learn it.
My Family Doesn’t Want Me to Give the Entrance Test for Jamia. Here’s Why
With the mainstream media painting the central university in a bad light over the past few years, members of my family believe falsities like "Hindu girls at Jamia are …
Being a Muslim in School: My Story
I had turned into an atheist and had stopped believing in God even though I hadn’t.