Muslims

Arundhati Roy: The Utmost Unhappiness of Being Indian

Nandini Nair

Arundhati Roy’s second novel in twenty years retains her original magic even as it becomes an overwrought political project

Ode to Triple Talaq

Madhavankutty Pillai

Is it the end of a medieval practice?

The Parable of a True Muslim

Mahtab Alam

Through candid and spirited letters to his sons, a father addresses the issues that haunt Islam today

The Call of Jihad

Shahina KK

A village in north Kerala earns notoriety after 11 of its youth flee to join the Islamic State. Shahina KK visits the families of the vanished in Padanna

Female Qazis: Raising the Bar

Lhendup G Bhutia

India’s pioneering female qazis are pushing for a gender-neutral interpretation of Muslim law

Cow Vigilantism: Politics of the Sacred and the Profane

Ullekh NP

What cow vigilantism has done to undefended lives and livelihoods. Ullekh NP visits Alwar in Rajasthan and Jaisinghpur in Haryana to find out. Photos: Ashish Sharma