Kalam wasn’t just a political nonconformist. He was a nonconformist in his religion too.
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Tarar Square | 7-minute read
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.
Why, secular or communal, we are all so entranced by a teenager’s filmi angst.
The latest fatwa against MP Nusrat Jahan shows why it is imperative to come down heavily on these despicable judgements.
Cleanliness is half the faith. But the reason why Muslims use this 'blessed twig' goes beyond physical cleanliness.
The Quran does not instruct Muslims to offer namaz only inside a mosque space.
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Tarar Square | 8-minute read
What Pakistan PM's wife chooses to wear is not affecting anyone else. Why is it then a topic of malicious discussions?
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.
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Beijing Diary | 3-minute read
Beijing has launched an all-out assault on what it calls separatism.
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