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Is there anything like Islamic feminism? Most of the Islamists maintain such a term is contradiction in terms. For them feminism is against teachings of Islam. It is a western…

There is today the question of inter-religious problems in our increasingly globalised world. Never before so many religions coexisted together. Every nook and corner of the world today is religiously…

The interpretation of the Qur’an is not possible without dividing its verses into what can be called normative i.e. which lay down norms and are transcendent in character and contextual…

Needless to say violence and Muslims have become inalienable concepts for media, particularly western media. However, this will not stand any scrutiny or critical inquiry. The media does not care…

There is all round criticism today that Islamic world is stagnant and incapable of change. It does not admit of democracy, pluralism and human rights. It suppresses women’s rights and…

Since rationalist and secularist movements became a dominant discourse in Europe in 18 th century onwards, religion has become highly controversial issue. There are all sorts of views about religion.…

In the last few days there has been disturbing news of a Muslim woman Mukhtaran Mai in Pakistani part of Punjab having been raped by men of her village by…

Islam and human rights is much debated issue and most of the scholars agree that Islam not only conforms to the norms of human rights but also is precursor in…

There are several hostile myths around Islam thanks to Western media and communal forces in India. Western media by and large was never sympathetic to Islam but after 9/11 it…

Amina Wadud, an Islamic scholar of repute from US led the mixed congregational prayer on 18th March 2005 in New York and also delivered khutba’ (i.e. sermon). It was a…