Tag: Short Takes
Fresh wave of goonda attacks
- Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam -Over the last few weeks there has been a growing sense of uncertainty among Muslims when they read about...
Vengefulness is not our way
- Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam -
Over the last few years an impression has gained ground that Islam is violent and vengeful. This impression has...
Stop the Vendetta
- Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam -
The last few weeks have been as disturbing as the preceding weeks. The slander campaign against Muslims accompanied by...
Godfathers of Intolerance
- Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam -
There is a parliamentary ritual, a customary courtesy of the government represented by the parliamentary affairs minister made right...
Post-Bihar Poll : Where do we go from here ?
- Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam -The Bihar elections have delivered a staggering blow to the NDA. They may not be a game-changer, but they...
Opinion : Bihar sets the trend
Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam
With their political maturity and fresh thinking the people of Bihar have set a trend which is likely to be followed...
Short Takes – Defending the Indefensible
- Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam -
As a roaring chorus of condemnation of the Sangh-inspired storm of intolerance rises to high heavens, the perpetrators of...
Secular-communal gang up against Muslims
- Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam -There is an Urdu couplet that can be loosely translated as: “When the gardener set my nest on fire,...
Heart-to-Heart : Celebrating a sacrifice
- Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam -I am returning to this column after a long while. But, better late than never. The occasion for writing...
Return of the Angrezi Raj
- Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam - The circular issued by Maharashtra’s BJP government late last month has raised concern in liberal, informed sections all over...
