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Air pollution is changing our genes and damaging our brain

Saquib Salim Delhi is one of the most polluted cities in the World, and other north Indian cities and towns are not far behind. The common perception among the masses, including educated ones, is that air pollution is primarily about toxic gases; hence, Delhi is often referred to as a ‘gas chamber’. People think that air pollution affects the respiratory organs and triggers related health problems like asthma, headache, fever, ...

Air pollution is changing our genes and damaging brain

Saquib Salim Delhi is one of the most polluted cities in the World, and other north Indian cities and towns are not far behind. The common perception among the masses, including educated ones, is that air pollution is primarily about toxic gases; hence, Delhi is often referred to as a ‘gas chamber’. People think that air pollution affects the respiratory organs and triggers related health problems like asthma, headache, fever, ...

Jinnah raised Vande Mataram controversy for political reasons

Saquib Salim The nation is celebrating 150 years of Vande Mataram, and people,who know the art of creating a political controversy out of nothing cannot miss the chance. In Mumbai, Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi has reportedly said, "Just as you cannot join me in offering Namaz, I cannot sing Vande Mataram. The Supreme Court has clarified that compelling any person to sing a national song violates their fundamental right to freedom...

Was Sardar Patel biased against Muslims?

Saquib Salim There are a few persons in Indian history who have as contested a legacy as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s. Many Muslims and left-leaning analysts believe that Patel was pro-Hindu, if not anti-Muslim. Interestingly, many in the Sangh Parivar eulogise him for the same belief. However, some scholars have taken a balanced look and analysed him as a practical man who had to accomplish an unprecedented task of leading a count...

Was Sardar Patel anti-Muslim?

Saquib Salim There are a few persons in Indian history who have as contested a legacy as Sardar Patel’s. Many Muslims and left-leaning analysts believe that Patel was pro-Hindu, if not anti-Muslim. Interestingly, many in the Sangh Parivar eulogise him for the same belief. However, some scholars have taken a balanced look and analysed him as a practical man who had to accomplish an unprecedented task of leading a country at a time...

Sardar Patel was against the ghettoisation of Muslims

Saquib Salim Prof. Abdul Shaban of ther Tata Institute of Social sciences (TISS) writes, “Given the fear of riots, economic inability and discrimination in the housing market due to their religious identity, Muslims largely remain locked inside their ghettoes in older parts of the cities. These ghettoes remain characterised by the lack of development and fear of others.” Justice Rajindar Sachar-led committee, in its report ...

Sardar Patel was against the ghettoisation of Muslims

Saquib Salim Prof. Abdul Shaban of TISS writes, “Given the fear of riots, economic inability and discrimination in the housing market due to their religious identity, Muslims largely remain locked inside their ghettoes in older parts of the cities. These ghettoes remain characterised by the lack of development and fear of others.” Justice Rajindar Sachar-led committee, in its report on the Social, Economic and Educational S...

Intellectuals resisted the Pakistan invasion in Kashmir in 1947

Saquib Salim “The atmosphere reminded one of Spain and the International Brigade where, it was said, writers had come to live their books, and poets had come to die for their poetry!” Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, writer and filmmaker, had this to say about the resistance force created by the Indian intellectuals during the 1947-48 invasion of Kashmir by Pakistan. Abbas was one of the many writers, artists and creative persons who went t...

Muslim Party is no panacea for problems of Indian Muslims

Saquib Salim With the announcement of assembly elections in Bihar, the social media has been flooded by posts urging Muslims to vote only for a ‘Muslim Party’. Several Muslim ‘analysts’ and ‘journalists’ with their social media followings running in millions among the Indian Muslims are arguing that no matter how much representation is provided to Muslims by parties like RJD, Congress, etc. MLAs elected ...

Kashmir scripture Nilmat Purana mentions use of firecrackers on Diwali

Saquib Salim Diwali and firecrackers are synonymous. Crackers are so much a part of the festivities that when the government tries to control their usage, certain groups of people allege it is a bias against the Hindus. What is the connection between the festival of lights and firecrackers? Many would like to believe that the bursting of firecrackers is rooted in antiquity. You can even find a few propaganda websites too that claim. Ho...

Was the two-nation theory brainchild of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan?

Saquib Salim Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the founder of Aligarh Muslim University, remains a controversial figure in history. While a large section of the society credits him for starting a movement for modern education among Indian Muslims, others allege him to be the brain behind the two-nation theory that led to the partition of India, and the formation of Pakistan. The controversy about him is due to a fallacious translation from Urdu to ...

Was Sir Syed the brain behind the two-nation theory?

Saquib Salim Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the founder of Aligarh Muslim University, remains a controversial figure in history. While a large section of the society credits him for starting a movement for modern education among Indian Muslims, others allege him to be the brain behind the two-nation theory that led to the partition of India, and the formation of Pakistan. The controversy about him is due to a fallacious translation from Urdu to ...

Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh is rising as powerful entity under Yunus regime

Sanchita Bhattacharya Since Sheikh Hasina’s ouster on August 5, 2024, Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) has not only unleashed itself as a formidable domestic force in Bangladesh, but also very much on the international level. As the Interim Government under Muhammad Yunus lifted the ban on JeI and its students’ wing, the Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), on August 28, 2024, JeI has surged to the forefront in its interactions with various forei...

The Makkah Charter seeks to debunk the clash of civilizations theory

Saquib Salim “The clash of civilisations that calls for conflict and the spread of fear between one another are symptoms of isolation and hegemony, caused by racism, cultural dominance and seclusion.” These words from The Charter of Makkah, prepared by the Muslim World League in 2019, have far-reaching implications than meet the eye. The charter, signed by more than a thousand Islamic scholars, stresses countering the ...

The Makkah Charter, the clash of civilisations and the US Foreign Policy

Saquib Salim “The clash of civilisations that calls for conflict and the spread of fear between one another are symptoms of isolation and hegemony, caused by racism, cultural dominance and seclusion.” These words from The Charter of Makkah, prepared by the Muslim World League in 2019, have far-reaching implications than meet the eye. The charter, signed by more than a thousand Islamic scholars, stresses countering the thesi...

Makkah Charter is in sync with Indian tradition of coexistence and peace

Saquib Salim In Ramzan of 2019, more than 1200 Islamic Scholars and 4500 Muslim intellectuals from 139 countries representing different ‘sects’ of Islam came together in Makkah under the banner of the Muslim World League to bring out The Charter of Makkah. Chairman of the Supreme Commission for the Makkah Charter, Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, declared, “Through the texts of this document, muftis and scholars of the Mu...

Makkah Charter is in sync with Indian tradition of coexistence and peace

Saquib Salim In Ramadan of 2019, more than 1200 Islamic Scholars and 4500 Muslim intellectuals from 139 countries representing different ‘sects’ of Islam came together in Makkah under the banner of the Muslim World League to bring out The Charter of Makkah. Chairman of the Supreme Commission for the Makkah Charter, Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, declared, “Through the texts of this document, muftis and scholars of the M...

Mahatma Gandhi's association with Muslims and their causes

Saquib Salim Mahatma Gandhi and his attitude towards Muslims have often been debated in India, more than the other aspects of his personality. The Hindu right claims that Gandhi was a Muslim appeaser to the point that he overlooked the Hindu interests. On the other hand, the Muslim right wing claims that Gandhi was a devout Hindu and thereby anti-Muslim. Gandhi Jayanti What is the truth? Amid these extreme views, let us not for...

Gandhi made efforts to save Bhagat Singh from gallows

Saquib Salim Many Indians feel that Bhagat Singh, who was born on this day in 1907, could have been saved if Mahatma Gandhi had willed. The detractors of Gandhi often allege that he was complicit in hanging Bhagat Singh and his associates Rajguru and Sukhdev. A Slice Of History The fact is that Gandhi’s stand on capital punishment for Bhagat Singh was complex. As a proponent of non-violence, he could not ask his followers to ...

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How Satish Dhawan prepared APJ Abdul Kalam for leadership roles

Saquib Salim The Indian space program owes its success to Dr Vikram Sarabhai and Professor Satish Dhawan. Its first decade (1963 - 1973) is called the Vikram Sarabhai decade, for he gave of vision, dreams and hopes, and the next one can be referred to as the Satish Dhawan decade, during which the programs were consolidated. Born on 25 September 1920 in Srinagar, Professor Dhawan received his mechanical engineering degree from the Unive...

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