Pseudo-Messianic Movements in Contemporary Muslim South Asia

This new book by Yoginder Sikand has been published by Global Media Publications in 2008. Messianic hopes and expectations are common to almost all…

New book: Wanted: Equality and Justice in the Muslim Family

Reviewed by: Yoginder Sikand Muslim family laws have for long been—and continue to be—a hugely controversial subject. Critics contend that these laws seriously militate…

Christian Fundamentalism, the Global Crusade and Muslims

Yoginder Sikand, the Indian analyst sent me this well written expose on problem that we all confront – of coping with fundamentalism. Now let…

Revisiting the concept of Jihad in Islam

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan (Translated from Urdu by Yoginder Sikand)* The word ‘jihad’ is derived from the root juhd, which means ‘to strive’ or…

Visit to Sindh, Udero Lal (the story of the Dalits in Pakistan)

Yoginder Sikand writing at DNA South-central Sindh isn’t quite a favourite holiday destination, but I spent a fortnight there while on a vacation in…