“We are all equal, have equal rights”…but do we really? We live in a world with more than 7 billion people and we all have the same rights everywhere as it is proclaimed - same right to speech, to dress, to practice, etc. If so, then why is it always observed that a particular group of the society, “Muslims”, faces hardships when it comes to assessing one’s rights? From … [Read more...]
Why It Always Starts With, ‘Despite Being A Muslim…’ As A Muslim What Am I Presumed To Be?
With each passing day, the lines of secularism, tolerance and religious identity seems to be blurring fast not only in the nation but in the world at large. The recent events that took place during the mid of September 2015, made me sit back and think about many different dimensions that have been added to the identity of Muslim living in India or in any other part of the … [Read more...]
He Would Have Been A Genius, If Not A Muslim: The American Islamophobia Even After 14 Years
A Muslim teen was led out of a Texas school in handcuffs after a teacher mistook his homemade digital clock for a bomb, prompting accusations of Islamophobia and an online backlash. (Source) After news about the arrest spread, the #IStandWithAhmed hashtag was started on Twitter to show support for Ahmed and his family. According to BBC, a college student named Amneh Jafari … [Read more...]
AR Rahman Should Be Proud To Offend Them. You Cannot Throw Out Sense In The Name Of Religion!
A fatwa was issued against AR Rahman, an academy award recipient by Muhammad Akhtar, the chief mufti of Mumbai. For what? For composing music for an Iranian director Majid Majidi's film 'Muhammad: The messenger of God', and the laughable irony is, the chief mufti has not yet seen the movie. The movie must be insulting Islamic sentiments and values, right? Well, the movie … [Read more...]
All You Need To know About Oral Talaaq & Why 92% Muslim Women Are Against It
Talaaq or divorce is always looked down upon in Islam, however, it is a means by which two people who cannot accommodate with each other can seek freedom from the ties of marriage. Oral Talaaq is increasingly becoming common in Islam, where men are allowed to utter three words and become free from the ties of marriage. However, this method is quite different from the ones which … [Read more...]