You can't stand up to the haters outside if you're not standing up to the peddlers of hatred within.

We Muslims must stop being ‘Us’ to not be treated as ‘Them’

Kalam wasn’t just a political nonconformist. He was a nonconformist in his religion too.

Why Kalam continues to pay the price for being a nationalist

Triple talaq is more in practice today in melodramatic soap operas in Pakistan. It is a legally punishable offence and its ugliest fall-out, halala, finds no favour in the holy Quran.

Triple Talaq and Halala in Islam: No, my religion doesn't approve of this

Why, secular or communal, we are all so entranced by a teenager’s filmi angst.

Zaira Wasim’s Bollywood exit: Botox for our collective brain

The latest fatwa against MP Nusrat Jahan shows why it is imperative to come down heavily on these despicable judgements.

Ban Fatwas - These have no place in a secular, modern state

Cleanliness is half the faith. But the reason why Muslims use this 'blessed twig' goes beyond physical cleanliness.

Cleanliness and godliness: Why Muslims use miswak during Ramzan

The Quran does not instruct Muslims to offer namaz only inside a mosque space.

Do Muslims need mosques to offer namaz: How the VHP, and a BJP chief minister, helped shape this debate

It is my right to be what I decide to be.

If Bushra Khan chooses to wear a full veil, what's your problem?

What Pakistan PM's wife chooses to wear is not affecting anyone else. Why is it then a topic of malicious discussions?

Wasn't Alex Parrish herself was suspected of terror activities?

With its 'Hindu terrorist', will Quantico end with a whimper, not a bang?

The Priyanka Chopra-starrer will end on a bizarre note. But why are people getting so enraged over a television show anyway?

The 'political iftar' dinner was sheer tokenism, often seen as minority 'appeasement'. Its demise is fortunate - it lets ordinary Indians reclaim the iftar, rediscover true secularism.

When the iftar was just another political party

The 'political iftar' dinner was sheer tokenism, often seen as minority 'appeasement'. Its demise is fortunate – it lets ordinary Indians reclaim the iftar, rediscover true secularism.