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Moulid: Beyond Rashid Rida’s Tolerance
As children we did not know the meaning of the moulid we used to recite and sing. Nor did we try. When we pestered our elders for a little bit of glosses on those sonorous, full-bodied verses, they discouraged: ‘You don’t know the meaning of the Qur’an either.’ Piety stayed well outside all meanings. So […]
When Delhi Rapists were ‘Provoked’
I would like you to enlighten me as regards suspicion caused by a Friday speech. The topic of the speech was contemporary as the Imam spoke half an hour about the Delhi rape incident. He said that the incident happened when two unmarried couples travelled at night, which Islam is not in favour. He also […]
Mappilas too Hop from their Hips
We’ve quoted Sami Alim, hip-hop historian to explain the word hip-hop, you can read the article here, click. “In hip-hop, personal and political memories converge and the most vociferous (which in the hip-hop glossary is a positive adjective) hip-hop expression, or any cultural expression for that matter, comes out of the most traumatic memory one has. […]
Rumi Cut Out for Consumption
Sometime in the 19th century, man chose sensuality over spirituality. And this has left him with a gaping hole in his inner self; an emptiness which he is constantly attempting to fill up with alternatives. He’s undergoing spiritual decay by an alienation from himself, his friends and the world around him, and he is aware […]
Zakat on Rent and Share: Economics in Transition
If zakat is being regularly paid on the rental income from a building, is it necessary to pay it also on the commuted value of the building? If a plot of land was purchased few years back for the purpose of resale/development. Zakat was also paid on the purchase value. Due to some reasons the […]
Riddles of Maryam Jameelah’s Life
Review of The Convert: A Tale of Exile and Extremism by Deborah Baker What is the foremost condition for writing a biography? If it is verifiability, should someone not writes it in close association with the subject or the subject’s trusted alter-ego? Most authentic biographies are written when the subjects nod to someone wielding the […]
Palestinian Streets Sing
Review of Slingshot Hip-Hop, a documentary narrating the Plaestinian street music Slingshot Hip-Hop is a documentary film directed by Jackie Reem Salloum, the American- Arab film activist featuring the Hip-Hop lives of Palestine. The Documentary captures the moments of various hip-hop movements in Palestine who struggle to resist against the Israeli occupation of their land […]
Palestine : When Democracy Kills
Image Credit : REUTERS Palestinians evacuate a wounded man after an Israeli air strike, witnessed by a Reuters journalist, on a floor in a building that also houses media offices in Gaza City November 19, 2012. In a world that celebrates the onward march of democracy, the Palestinian people have been left behind. When the […]
Hijab, Burqa; T Shirt or Tight Jeans? Let Women Speak
In the wake of the ban on headscarf in France, the popular Insight talk show hosted by award-winning journalist Jenny Brockie, held a debate on the issue. The four-part talk show can be watched in the Youtbe (Go to the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_3X-RLvM6A and to the links to the succeeding parts). Though there were other spectacular […]
They Sing Ishhumar, Their Exile
With the 54th Grammy Awards for the best world music album going to Tinariwen, a band born in Libya and brought up in the Sahara desert of Mali, a West African landlocked region, the accolade has added to the fame and stature of the African musical team. The band consists of artists Mustapha Ag Ahmed, […]
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