Opinion

The hijab is not the problem. Coercion is

Opinion Azmat Ali -
In the name of the “principle of secularism," hijab-wearing Muslim pupils and teachers were denied entry to...

Beyond the Protests, Democracy remains in Question: SIR Irregularities,...

Opinion Mohammad Azim -
Jantar Mantar protests: Miss or Hit? Amidst the ongoing agitations (which started on 2nd October coinciding with Gandhi...

UCC in Gujarat: Questions in the Name of Equality...

Opinion Sagirahmed Ansari -
The ongoing debate over the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Gujarat is not merely a matter of...

Sharjeel Imam and the Limits of Indian Liberalism

Opinion Mohammed Aman -
The recent interview of Sharjeel Imam  with TheQuint sparked outrage from the Political right and maintained complete...

The Right To Be Forgotten Ends Where The Lawsuit...

Opinion Mohammad Anas Khan -
During a hearing before the Delhi High Court in August, Senior Advocate Arvind Datar made a submission...

Jamia Millia Islamia Beyond Slogans: Identity and Representation 

Opinion Khan Tahir -
Jamia Millia Islamia is not merely a university; it represents an ideology, a history, and an identity....

In India’s New UPI Pricing Framework, The Law Stops...

Opinion Mohammad Anas Khan -
On September 16, a writ petition reached the Supreme Court seeking to quash the two Gazette notifications...

Sharia Court Divorce Struck Down Again: Why India Must ...

Opinion Sadaf Parvez -
A Muslim woman filed a police complaint alleging cruelty by her husband. An FIR was registered. But...

Section 18 Counts Votes, But The ECI Dispute Is...

Opinion Mohammad Anas Khan -
On 5 October, the Supreme Court declined to suspend Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar without first hearing...

Fault Lines: A Traitor to my own Community 

Opinion Nikhil Azaad -
“Article 370 of the Constitution, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, has been removed by...

Jean Drèze: A Man Who Chose the Poor, and...

Opinion Aftab Ahmad -
There is something deeply disturbing about the way we have begun to treat people who devote their...

“Name Another Muslim”: The Gandhi Letter That Tried to...

Opinion Danish Sheikh -
Three weeks before Independence, Mahatma Gandhi asked Jawaharlal Nehru to keep Maulana Abul Kalam Azad out of...

From Silence to the Ballot: The Historic Student Movement...

Opinion Sidra Khan -
History is usually kept alive by the events that happen rarely by the moments when events stop....

Why Is There No Students’ Union at Jamia Millia...

Opinion Khan Tahir -
A students’ union is not merely about elections; rather, it is an important institution for leadership development,...

When the Judiciary Begins to Sound Like the Majoritarian...

Opinion Aasif Mujtaba -
"There is no tyranny more cruel than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law...

Flydubai FZ1073: False Flag, Security Failure, or a Bigger...

Opinion Azmat Ali -
The Flydubai FZ1073 incident is under investigation, but, shortly after it occurred, social media users flooded social...

The Constitution Says Liberty, The Prison Says Wait

Opinion Zahid -
Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and the uneasy promise of Article 21 under the UAPA The Supreme Court says...

Saudi Claims Houthi Drone Near Mecca; Houthis Deny, Iran...

Opinion Azmat Ali -
The war between Yemen’s Houthis and Saudi Arabia has entered a dangerous zone. This year, the war...

STUDENTS HAVE TO SCREAM TO BE HEARD 

Opinion Shemaa Sarwar -
Sometimes anger does not come from hatred. It comes from fear.  The kind of fear that makes...

When Neutrality Demands Invisibility: The “Assalamualaikum” Question

Opinion Zahid -
Constitutional neutrality, or forced invisibility? On September 13, an Indian Police Service officer posted a video for a...

Six months of US-Iran War: The War Iran Refused...

Opinion Azmat Ali -
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah...

The Partition of 1947 and Today’s “Invisible Partition”

Opinion Sagirahmed Ansari -
Has a new border been created in the minds of Indian Muslims? In 1947, the country's borders were...

The Dilemma of Ambiguity: The Hidden fault lines of...

Opinion Mohammed Aman -
On August 7, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan amalgamated together for the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement. The...

 The Hijab Case Is Not About Theology. It Never...

Opinion Abdul Samad -
Allahabad High Court  earlier this week, dismissed a Muslim student's plea to wear a hijab with her...

When the Protest Ends, the Data Doesn’t: AI Surveillance...

Opinion Qamree -
Two courts are asking the same question the Indian state has not answered yet: what happensto a...

The Silent Agitation in Ranchi: When Student protest Become...

Opinion Azam Khan -
Student movements have been assigned a specific geographical and ideological space in the national media and its...

What Palestine’s Support Means for India’s UNSC Bid?

Opinion Yashfee Sadiqa Zaidi -
Palestine’s decision to support India’s candidature for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)...

A School, Not Compensation: Compensation Closes a File; a...

Opinion Azmat Ali -
What happened in Bankura, West Bengal, is heartbreaking. Twenty-five-year-old Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) volunteer Abdul Hafeez, as...

Same Crime, Same State? What the Kanwar Yatra keeps...

Opinion Zahid -
On August 8, the Muzaffarnagar police booked Sajid Rashidi, president of the All India Imam Association, for...

Revisiting Hafeez Nomani’s Prison Memoir Roodad-e-Qafs

Opinion Umar Harish -
Since India’s independence, Aligarh Muslim University has faced repeated attempts to alter its status, reconstruct its identity...

Beyond 1947: The Unfinished Project of Indian Independence

Opinion Azmat Ali -
India became independent on 15 August 1947 and nearly two centuries of British colonial rule ended. However,...

The Politics of a Name: What Mohammad Irfan’s Viral...

Opinion Azam Khan -
"My name is Mohammad Irfan." This was no mysterious proclamation. It contained neither flowery rhetoric nor any provocative...

Debating Free Speech, Religious Respect and Equal Treatment in...

Opinion Madiha Raza -
India is a secular and democratic country. Its Constitution, under Article 19, guarantees freedom of speech and...