Gujarat Riots Cases Live, Not Dumped

The formation of the SIT is a chance for the state government to prove that it has mended its ways and the era of Raj-dharma and responsible conduct has prevailed, writes DR WAQUAR ANWAR...

Wild-er Wild West

Either Geert Wilder is mentally unstable or he is a typical Islamophobic politician who thinks that one can become famous overnight by offending 1.3 billion Muslims. After posting on the Internet a sacrilegious film demonising the Holy Qur’an, ...

Strong Medicine for Bal-Raj Syndrome

The medicine to cure the disease called Bal-Raj Syndrome may sound too harsh, immoral and not good for the health of the country. But how will the two Thackerays react if some one from North India adopts a tit-for-tat policy. If the duo is hell-bent ...

Lurking Collapse or Globalisation Bonanza

The 16-minute recording, which a woman first took to The New York Times and then to the Queens district attorney, suggests the vast power of immigration law enforcers, and desperation on the part of immigrants seeking legal status. No one knows how w...

The Caliphs Gave News Service and Postal System to the World

The book, The Timeline of History, published during the fourth quarter of the 20th century, documents historical facts by establishing a linkage between people and events, and records introduction of the first organised news service in the Muslim wor...

Tauba Tauba Maulana-II

For some time, two unrelated issues have been vociferously agitating my less-than-morbid mind: hypocrites and graveyards. Can you delve deep into their relationship, if any?
There was, rather is a Maulana. He was appointed office secretary of a cert...

Communalism via Political Manoeuvrings

Blending of communalism with politics in India is as old as the history of politics. After independence communal organisations were not satisfied with their earlier indirect political role. They directly intruded into the realm of politics – a ...

Talk to China with Chin Up

The sympathy and support for the oppressed that the nation saw during the crisis in Vietnam is conspicuous by absence today, when the Tibetans are locked in a life and death struggle. It was also conspicuous by absence when the Soviet Union attacked ...

Pakistan in Interesting Times

Pakistan, thanks to its sheer size and its nuclear power status, is the leader of the Muslim world. It must lead by example, feels AIJAZ ZAKA SYED...