Mohammed Anas

Like its diplomacy, Pakistan’s propaganda movies on Kashmir have flopped at the box office

Kashmir in India is a route to tourism and prosperity. In Pakistan, it sadly leads to terrorism and diplomatic disaster…

1 year ago

How ISIS ideology is a cocktail of jihadist ideas

A sweeping theme of Dabiq, now defunct magazine of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), was death. “We love…

1 year ago

India and Central Asia—how the Silk route threaded Buddhist-Sufi osmosis

Both the geographic boundaries of India and Central Asia have worked together over the ages to enrich the culture, way…

1 year ago

Has waning charm of Islamism in Turkey dented Erdogan’s electoral appeal?

Turkey’s Islamist strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has won every election he ran, is, for the first time facing a…

2 years ago

Not Wahabi hardliners but Ahle Quran group is behind MBS’ bold reforms in Saudi Arabia

Veering away from Hadith and turning to the Quran under the influence of a team of moderate scholars is apparently…

2 years ago

How fusion of Deobandi ideology and Pashtun Nationalism is driving Taliban 2.0

One year and eight months after their capture of Kabul, the Taliban 2.0 has painted a picture of Afghanistan that…

2 years ago

Amid falling footfall, devoted Hindu pilgrims continue to visit Ajmer shrine

Ajmer: The footfall of Hindu pilgrims arriving at Dargah Khwaja Saheb, Ajmer, has plummeted after alleged provocative speeches made by…

2 years ago

Amid BBC flak, PM sends chadar to Ajmer Dargah, talks of peace and harmony

Ajmer: Amid the raging controversy over BBC documentaries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent his chador (offering) at the Dargah Khwaja…

2 years ago

Gandhi: A Hindu who wished to settle in Pakistan

<p> Pakistan marked its independence on August 14. A day later, India got its freedom. But for Mahatma Gandhi, the…

2 years ago

Madrasa with Jewish roots lights up a new path in western UP

<p> <strong>A family of Bani Israel (Sons of Israel), running one of the oldest madrasas in India may sound unbelievable.…

3 years ago

Calcutta Madrasa–a fortress of ‘regressive maulvis’

<p> Unlike the model Madrasas of Shaheen bagh in New Delhi, where modern education combines with theological options, the Calcutta…

3 years ago

Reforming Madrasas – Shaheen Bagh seminaries show the way

<p> Jamia Nagar, the largest and arguably the most educated Muslim colony of India, exhibits a unique mix of modern…

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