8 July 2015 marked the one year anniversary of the 2014 Gaza war. With there being very slow progress on reconstuction in the Gaza Strip since the war ended, over 100,000 Palestinians remain homeless and not one house has been ...
During a February edition of the popular British TV programme ‘Question Time’ which sees members of the public pose questions to politicians, something quite remarkable took place. A Jewish contingent in the audience deliv...
In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shooting last month, there was a particularly worrying phenomenon building momentum in the West – the phenomenon that called for Muslims around the world to apologise for the terrorist att...
The third Sunday of January every year is celebrated globally as World Religion Day. Established in 1950 in the United States of America by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is, it is an endeavour to encourage i...
Human imagination has created a million ways to reach the divine saviour. However, we are only aware of the hegemonic presence of the major religions. For the rest, there exists a covert censorship.
In the light of what all is plaguing the Indian society, it indeed is a pity that the world knows India as not only a secular democracy, but also the largest one.
Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is a constitutional reality for India. It is stated in the state policy directive that “the state shall endeavor to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India.”
2014 wasn’t too kind on humanity. There were times when our faith was faltering among all the war, conflicts and disharmony, however, some glimpses of hope helped us cling to our beliefs.
Another national identity crisis surfaced last month, stoking the recent global wave of national struggles to carve out “true” values and recognise “true” citizens. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed a n...