Tag: Minority Rights
Dr Manzoor Alam and the Leadership Indian Muslims Can Ill Afford to Lose
Dr Manzoor Alam’s passing marks the end of an era of institution-building leadership. Rising from rural Bihar, he devoted his life to ideas, research, and guiding Indian Muslims through crises.
From Churches Under Siege to Mob Lynching: India’s Failure to Protect Minorities Exposed
Christmas attacks, mob lynchings, racial violence, and political silence expose India’s growing intolerance, selective outrage, and failure to protect minorities, raising serious questions about moral authority and governance
Vande Mataram and the Crisis of Inclusive Nationalism: A Minority Perspective India Can’t Ignore
As India marks 150 years of Vande Mataram, political celebration has reignited long-standing objections from Muslims and other minorities. The debate highlights tensions between religious conscience, historical memory, and the risk of imposing majoritarian symbols as tests of national loyalty.
Waqf Protest Debate: Faith and the Constitution — A Contract, Not a Creed
The Waqf protest was more than a Muslim issue—it was a constitutional assertion of religious and community rights. Yet, its critics revealed a deeper discomfort with faith in public life. The backlash exposes India’s growing secular blind spot, where pluralism is praised in theory but punished when practiced by minorities.