(Following is the text of a talk given to the Young Men’s Muslim Association, Madras, 1917 by Sarojini Naidu) Even at the risk of…
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‘The Hindu-Muslim Problem’ by Lala Lajpat Rai
(Following is a reproduction of an article written by Lala Lajpat Rai in 1924.) THE HINDU-MUSLIM PROBLEM is the problem of India. We…
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When Dr. Zakir Husain was almost killed in riots at Jalandhar in August, 1947
(Dr. Zakir Husain (1897-1969) got almost killed in August 1947 at Jalandhar — but for the help he got from two strangers, one a…
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Darul-Uloom, Deoband : A Historical & Social Study
Being born & brought up in a Muslim family in the Northern Indian city of Muzaffarnagar which is barely 25 kilometers from the town…
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‘Why & How Not To Identify Muslims With Clothes or Beards’ by K.A Abbas
(Following is a reproduction of an article originally titled, ‘Of Caps and Beards !’ by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. The article was published in ‘The…
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Hari Singh Hijacked a Plane to Protest Babri Mosque and Communal Violence
Protesters, with time, have devised novel forms of protests, which at times can be weird as well as funny. On 27 March, 1993 an…
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“The Muslim Problem in India” by CM Naim
(The article was originally published in the ‘Quest’, a bimonthly journal published from Mumbai, in 1972. Author, CM Naim, is a Professor Emeritus at…
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1987 : Twin Massacres of Muslims at Meerut and Maliana by the Police
(Following is an excerpt from the book, Rivers of Blood: A Comparative Study of Government Massacres, by Brenda Uekert.) In mid-April 1987, widespread communal…
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1993: Bombay Bomb Blasts responsibility taken by Khalistan Militants
(Following is the report by Reuters published in the newspapers across the world on 16th March, 1993) A Sikh militant group that has set…
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Gujarat Riots – 1969 : When Congress Government Helped an anti-Muslim Massacre
(Following is an excerpt from Professor Ghanshyam Shah’s ‘Communal Riots in Gujarat : Report of a Preliminary Investigation’ published in Economic and Political Weekly,…
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1970 Maharashtra Riots : Read How ‘The Times’ covered It – A Reproduction
On Rashid’s first day at school the other boys took down his trousers to see if he was circumcised and ever since no one…
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1962 : When AMU teachers took on Nehru government after attack on the University
It was the year 1961, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in the northern Indian state Uttar Pradesh (UP) was holding Students’ Union elections. AMU, the…