Circumcision or Attempt to Murder?

DR. M. IQBAL SIDDIQUI presents how a simple case of circumcision of two small boys, of course in line of the tradition of the family and with due permission of their parents, was given a communal colour resulting in levelling baseless charges agains...

The Empire's New King

UMAR KHALID points out the contradictions in Barak Obama’s historic Cairo speech and raises relevant questions which beg for answers....

Europe Speaks Arabic

Reviewed by U MUHAMMAD IQBAL...

Congress Manifesto and Minister's Wisdom

The Indian National Congress, in its Manifesto for the just-concluded Lok Sabha Elections 2009, committed to introduce reservations, at the national level, for socially and economically backward minorities. The manifesto unambiguously declared: &ldqu...

Gender Justice Clothed in Bare Minimum

Dressed in a T-shirt and sport-shoe, young Arvind went to appear in an interview in the Coast Guard. The members of the interview board turned furious over the choice of his dress. He was pulled up and subsequently not selected. Fresh from high schoo...

These Goals Are Attainable and Easily So

Auron ka hai Payaam aur, mera Payaam aur hai, Ishq key dardmand ka tarz-e-kalaam aur hai! (Iqbal)
And what is more, from a practical point of view, both these goals are perfectly attainable and fairly easily so. All we need is the right vision,...

Women Reservation Bill A Gender Justice Compulsion

RAJINDAR SACHAR strongly argues for women reservation in Parliament and State Legislatures and suggests the double member seat formula as the only way to meet this demand....

Listen or Face the Mass Movement Muslim Leaders Urge the Government

Intensifying their demands for justice, the Muslim leaders of Malegaon sat for a day long dharna in front of the Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) office on June 4 in Malegaon. In a letter handed over to SDO Ajay More, the Muslim Leaders, workin...

Obama Ignores the Basic Issue

DR. S. AUSAF SAIED VASFI critically analyses Barack Hussain Obama’s much talked about Cairo speech and concludes that the US president has ignored the basic issue – the Palestine problem – that has been confronting the world M...