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Saturday, May 12, 2012

The Hajj: Understanding Sacrifice as Premise

Biju Abdul Qadir The Hajj - the annual pilgrimage made by Muslims to the Ka'bah, the symbolic House of God at Makkah - is, apart from other considerations, a commemoration. It is a commemoration of a life among lives, a family among families, an event among events, and a sacrifice among sacrifices...

Google eyed

Farzana Versey Mumbai: Two of the largest democracies - America and India - top the list of countries wanting to snoop on their citizens. How is that for wonderful liberalism? Can these countries talk of censorship with a straight face? In a bid to curb terrorism and other anti-social activities,...

It Is AFSPA Which Is ‘Anti-Indian’, Not Sharmila

Bikram Bora New Delhi:Recently, I came across a post somewhere on the internet denoting Irom Sharmila as ‘anti-Indian' and linking her with ‘naxals' and ‘Maoists'. Now this has been an interesting development following the not-so-successful protest rally in Delhi demanding the repealing of Armed...

The Maldives and the Legend of the Rannamari

Anas Nilambur Maldives: The Maldives is a Muslim country which boasts of a 100% Muslim population which enjoys the endless wealth of Tuna and Tourism - God Almighty's twin abundance. Needless to say, the coveted beauty of the island-chain comprising thousands of islands spread across the blue...

For the Corrupt ! By the corrupt! Against the...

Misba Fathima Chennai : BJP leader, LK Advani's Jana Chetana Yatra which begun on Oct 11. The yatra started from Sitab Diara in Saran district, Bihar. The place is also of significance as the birthplace of Jayaprakash Narayan. Moreover Yatra from place where he was arrested for disturbing...

Global Focus

America & the Arab Spring: A New Forward

John Esposito The toppling of the 30-year rule of Hosni Mubarak and new dawn in Egypt strikes fear of uncertain change in the region in the hearts of many rulers. It has inspired protests in...

Vaccinations the modern curse for babies

Lukhman Khan Natural news: The issues surrounding the dangers of vaccines require a look into how they are made and to what we are exposing ourselves to. So, what are vaccinations exactly?...

Situation Affairs

Kashmir, Ultra Nationalists and Path to Peaceful Solution

Ram Puniyani The condemnable attack on Supreme Court Lawyer and ‘Team Anna' member, Prashant Bhushan, on 12th October 2011, threw up many a question. To begin with, the attackers were congratulated...

Whistleblowers: the Victims of State terrorism

Inamul Hassan Pondicherry: India is passing through a very critical phase. Corruption, capitalism, communalism and criminalization have been rampant and still are the major threats to a peaceful,...