Tagged: Deoband fatwa

On Deoband Fatwa, Jihadi Roots and Terrorism

Excerpts from a great article by Prof Walid Phares, “The Deobandi Fatwa Against Terrorism Didn’t Treat the Jihadi Root” underscoring some of the points I had made in an earlier post (Thanks to Krishen-ji for...

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...

The Deoband declaration – A good first step

…but more needs to be done…(see a good post here). Specifically, some of the the questions raised in these posts should be discussed and debated: Islam’s “uncomfortable truths”  Gandhigiri, Taliban and the need for reform...