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A Muslim's real jehad is to expose terrorists

By Firoz Bakht Ahmed, IANS

With so many voices stating that the religion advocates violence, Islam is today under the scanner. Not all of them can be wrong -- people judge by what they see and today these terrorists speak and act violently in the name of Islam.

Ramadan -Opportunity to work for the better world

By Asfar Faridy

Why communalism persists in 21st century India?

By Vishal Arora, IANS

How can we expect the evil of communalism to go away if the commission investigating one of India's worst communal crimes, the demolition of the Babri mosque in 1992, makes civil society wait for more than 14 years -- without much hue and cry.

Dar ul-Qalam: A Barelvi publishing house with a difference

By Yoginder Sikand

Playing hooky from reality - women's hockey loses to 'Chak De!'

By Chitra Padmanabhan, IANS

Use religion for constructive purpose: Maulana Sayyed Hamid ul-Hasan

Use religion for constructive purpose: Maulana Sayyed Hamid ul-Hasan

Maulana Sayyed Hamid ul-Hasan is the principal of the Jami'a Nazmia, Lucknow, a madrasa catering to the Ithna 'Ashari Shi'a community. He is one of the leading Shi'a ulama of India, having been educated at Najaf Ashraf under the well-known Shi'a mujtahid, Ayatollah Agha Khui. Interview by Yoginder Sikand

Malegaon: a year later

By Aleem Faizee

 

 

THE TRAGIC MOMENTS THAT STILL HAUNTS

 

N-deal ratification is not a good idea

By Amulya Ganguli, IANS

The nuclear deal has thrown up another contentious issue. It is the question of parliament giving its approval to an international treaty by ratifying it, as in the US Congress.

Russian-Chinese nuclear cooperation develops despite problems

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti commentator Tatiana Sinitsyna) - On August 16, the No. 2 generating unit of China's Tianwan nuclear power plant, which was built with Russian assistance on the Yellow Sea coast, attained design capacity and currently produces 1.05 million kilowatts of electricity an hour. However, Beijing is still reluctant to commission it.

The rural perspective on the India-US n-deal

By Sudhir Rao, IANS

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