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Oct 30, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Daud Arif |Badre Alam Khan |Bharat Dogra |Nilofar Suhrawardy
As Jamia Millia Islamia celebrates its 104th year—a legacy shaped by the ideals of equality and freedom—messages of pride resonate throughout our community. But for me, this day is also marked by a sense of emptiness. Jamia, born from the spirit of the freedom movement, stands tall, yet how do we honor it while voices like Meeran Haider’s remain silenced? Meeran was more than an activist; he was a guiding presence, an elder brother (to me and many others) who fought tirelessly for his peers.
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | M Adil Khan |Sandeep Pandey |Abdulrahim P Vijapur |Badre Alam Khan
In recent times there have been raging debates concerning secularism and Islam and many especially the protagonists of secularism argue that Islam is an antithesis to the very idea of secularism and that secularism which happens to be an integral component of democracy and democratic values, Islam is not. But is it?
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Ram Puniyani |Arjun Banerjee |Badre Alam Khan |Michael Smith |Michaël Smith
India has been ruled by Hindu Nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party for the last one decade. BJP in turn is progeny of RSS, which has a goal of Hindu Rashtra. It has many progeny, hundreds of associated organizations with lakhs of volunteers (Swayamsevaks) and thousands of senior workers called Pracharaks (Propagators). It has been pursuing its agenda of Hindu Nation with double the speed since BJP came to power at the center.
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Ram Puniyani |Bharat Dogra |A K Shiburaj |Badre Alam Khan
Satyapal Malik, the ex-Governor of many states stated that the role of Pulwama and Balakot was very much there in the victory of Modi-BJP in the previous 2019 General elections. He also predicted some other major spectacle may happen before the 2024 elections. The hysteria created around the temple consecration is a spectacle of high order. At the same time Suranya Aiyer, a lawyer and author has undertaken a fast and penitence, calling it 72 hours of love and sorrow to fellow Muslims.
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | P J James |Cedric Prakash |S G Vombatkere |Badre Alam Khan
While Modi government is gearing up to celebrate India’s 75th Republic Day on January 26, the context is different compared to previous occasions. For, following the consecration and inauguration of Ram Temple by him as Prime Minister of India on January 22, Modi himself has laid down the basic orientation of this year’s Republic Day.
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Jan 13, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Anwar Khursheed |Abdulrahim P Vijapur |Badre Alam Khan |Mohammad Akram
The Jinn of Minority Status case is out of the bottle again in Supreme Court at present. The minority status case is purely a legal issue but it has never been handled carefully and enthusiastically by the AMU administration prior to 2004. After the passing of 50% reservation for Muslims in 2004, the case went to the court of law and argued with full power by senior lawyers namely; Mr. S.S. Ray, Dr. S. Dhawan & company under the best possible supervision of Prof.
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Jan 12, 2024 | 
mainstreamweekly.net | Badre Alam Khan
A two-day workshop conducted by Karwan-e-Mohabbat (karwa of love) on “Communal Violence, Lynching, and Social Suffering and Justice” was held on December 17 and 18, 2023. The workshop, held at Adhchini, Delhi, covered a spectrum of themes including communal violence, the rising threat of majoritarian politics, hate crimes, legal justice, lynching, and the role of the judiciary, state, and wider civil society. The prominent speakers provided insightful and valuable knowledge on such issues.
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Dec 10, 2023 | 
countercurrents.org | Badre Alam Khan |Jaspreet Kaur |Ram Puniyani |K M Seethi
On 8th December 2023, a panel discussion was jointly organized by the India International Centre, and the Centre For Equity Studies on the theme of “Secularism in the Indian Constitution”, in which eminent academics and Member of Parliament(Rajya Sabha) Prof. Manoj Jha, Prof. Apoorvanand , Prof.
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Nov 28, 2023 | 
countercurrents.org | Bharat Dogra |Bhabani Shankar Nayak |Subhash Gatade |Badre Alam Khan
Arun Mallik, who was over sixty, was a guard in our society, which was a gated community in Delhi. He was often seen pushing the larger vehicles to rearrange them or creating room for other vehicles to pass. He was expected to oversee the security of the community during his 12-hour shift, as well as any packages, individuals, or items entering or leaving the community. He did this job in the extreme weather of Delhi, whether it was the scorching 45 degrees or freezing 3 degrees during winters.
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Nov 28, 2023 | 
countercurrents.org | Bhabani Shankar Nayak |Manas Jena |Subhash Gatade |Badre Alam Khan
The classical Odia literature, art, architecture, stone carvings, and its historical and cultural heritage, along with distinct philosophical musings, stand as testaments to Odia renaissance of the state, society, and polity in Odisha. The internationalist outlook is embedded within its easy-going and laid-back attitude towards everyday life.
