Muslims
The Patna Protocol
PR Ramesh
An epic battle is underway in the proverbial badlands of Bihar, where many political lives swing between irrelevance and renewal. Even as cracks appear in the artificial alliance of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad, the BJP wants more than a victory. It is fighting for a mandate worthy of India’s most popular politician and its unsurpassed campaigner. Narendra Modi’s next phase of modernisation will begin from the backwardness of Bihar
Nothing Medieval About Them
Are Islamic terrorists, executioners of the digital age, ahead of the curve?
Perils of the Backward Fetish
The emergence of a new social injustice will lead to a surge of such protests across the country
Madrassas: Out of Date
The Maharashtra government’s decision on madrassas stresses the need for the modernisation of Islamic schools
A Place Called Bhatkal
In the bucolic remoteness of coastal Karnataka, affluence and heritage fail to hide the lure of radical Islam
JIHAD AFTER PARIS
The lone wolf has internalised the imperium, and when he pulls the trigger, or draws out the knife, or faces his executioner with the greatness of his god on his lips, he becomes a voluntary slave at this century’s most ambitious construction site of religion. The lone wolf has never been alone
BEWARE THE HATE WAVE
The online responses of Indian Muslims to the Paris massacre should serve as a wake-up call
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