Karbala and the Imam Husayn in Persian and Indo-Muslim literature – Schimmel
Thanks to a friend on Twitter I rediscovered this essay by the great Annemarie Schimmel which I had read in the pre-internet times. The…
The Journey Within
By Wanderer It was in August 1989 and the date was either 10 or 11. I had a strange dream, a dream that I…
On secularism, Jinnah and Pakistan
My contribution for Jinnah Institute’s secular space What are we fighting for? What are we aiming at? It is not theocracy, not for a…
The teachings of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
1. The heart of a lover is like a furnace of love. Whatever goes into it is burnt to nothingness because there is no…
A personal God?
Found this post on a web-list: The “Creator” (according to a saying of the Prophet) says: “I AM for you, what you think of…
What Is The Message Of Kerbala?
In this #vlog razarumi says that the radical and transformative meaning of Kerbala is to resist injustice and autocracy. The Kerbala tragedy also reiterates…
Who Was First Pakistani Citizen? Hint: It’s Not Jinnah
He was born to Jewish parents in Austria and came from a long line of Jewish Rabbis but ended up becoming the first person…
Use of Religion in Politics Interview With Murtaza Solangi
Murtaza Solangi and Tanzeela Mazhar discuss how political parties in Pakistan have often resorted to the use of religion in politics…
There is no future of Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan says Tahir Kamran
Barelvi organizations primarily derive their inspiration from the saint and shrine culture. Now TLP’s problem is that it is being led by a ‘maulavi’,…
There is no future of Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan says Tahir Kamran
Barelvi organizations primarily derive their inspiration from the saint and shrine culture. Now TLP’s problem is that it is being led by a ‘maulavi’,…
Raza Rumi says Parliament is the institution to enforce Islamic Laws in Pakistan
Raza Rumi’s analysis on Pakistan as an Islamic country. He asserts that it is the role of parliament to enforce Islamic Laws in Pakistan…
Islam and the Cold War baroque
When empire strikes back, but the Force remains strong in the arts and academia of contemporary Muslim countries. I spared with Sadia Abbas As…
Islam Needs Reformation from Within
“Would you permit me to teach my children that God is greater, more just, and more merciful than all the (religious) scholars on earth…
Data Darbar – the Urs begins
Originally uploaded by Jahane Rumi “The heart is the seat of knowledge and is more venerable than the Kaaba. Men are forever looking at…
Europe faces a huge challenge in dealing with its Muslim citizens
Mannequins dressed in brightly coloured headscarves at a shop in Cite, France I talked to Akbar S. Ahmed about the perception of Islam…
Southasian Sufism: a new victim of communalist brigade
After everything Muslim has been trashed by the rejuvenated Hindutva across the border, now Southasian Sufism is also being highlighted as an Islamist-supremacist project.…
Long live Malaysia
Malaysia has entered the fifty first year of its existence. This has been a half-century of determination, progress and keeping a fine balance between…
Pakistan: At the edge of the abyss?
Pakistan’s blasphemy law is used to fuel violence and death. The recent murder of a brave human rights lawyer Rashid Rehman reminds us of…
Ghamdi on Islam and the Taliban
A friend sent this piece with an introductory message that “Ghamdi’s life is under threat by the Taleban as they want to eliminate all…
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