Category: Impact of Islam on India

Ram Janmabhoomi, Rama Sethu and Babri Masjid

A well-wisher alerted me to this statement made by senior advocate Shri K Parasaran in the Supreme Court last week: “Government should avoid causing any damage to the “Ram Setu” as it might leave a permanent scar in the...

Of Saudi Arabia, Petro-dollars and Terrorism

I recently came across this interesting admission by a senior US government official putting it on record that: Saudi Arabia today remains the location where more money is going to terrorism, to Sunni terror...

Of Rs 50,000 and loss of credibility…

This is a sad story of what happened to a meeting arranged with a sense of purpose and responsibility by Vigil in Chennai to discuss Gautier’s exhibition and the administration’s response to it. Against the...

Will the Darul Uloom now declare war on “Islamism”?

As the Darul Uloom maintains that its fight against terrorism will continue, read this thought-provoking essay by M. Zuhdi Jasser* on what are the ideological standards required to confront militant Islam. In view of...