Kiren Rijiju: Waqf Reforms to Aid Marginalised Muslims Soon

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Post Waqf Bill, Minority Minister Rijiju Celebrates with Omar on Kashmir Heritage

By Emaad Makhdoomi April 7, 2025 George Kurien indian muslims J&K Development Kashmiri Artisans Kiren Rijiju Lok Samvardhan Parv Marginalised Communities Minority Affairs Muslim Welfare Omar Abdullah skill development social inclusion Tourist Influx Traditional Crafts Tulip Garden University of Kashmir Vocational Training Waqf (Amendment) Bill Waqf Reforms Wazwan Cuisine Women Empowerment

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has defended the amended Waqf Bill, asserting it will empower marginalised Muslims, especially women and weaker sections. Speaking at Kashmir University’s Lok Samvardhan Parv, Rijiju highlighted the long-term benefits of the reforms. J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah urged faster approvals for pending development projects and stressed the vital role of minority welfare schemes in uplifting artisans, boosting skills, and fostering national integration.

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Detrimental legacy of Indian Muslim leadership

By Arshia Malik December 23, 2024 AIMIM HINDUTVA Indian Muslim leadership indian muslims jinnah Muslim elite Muslim league Muslim political leaders Muslim religious leaders owaisi Pakistan reform personal laws

Indian Muslim leadership has historically played a complex role in shaping the socio-political landscape of India. From the early 20th century to the present day,…

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Ratan Tata: Example of selflessness of minorities

By Arshia Malik October 21, 2024 Dadabhai Naoroji humanistic values indian muslims Islam's core message Jamshedji Tata Parsi community RATAN TATA selfless service Sikh community

Ratan Tata, the esteemed Indian industrialist and philanthropist, passed away on October 9, 2024, at the age of 86. He was a visionary leader who…

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Khameini Jr should look in the mirror before accusing India

By Arshia Malik September 19, 2024 hezbollah indian muslims iran khameini jr Mahsa Amini Pakistan Women Life Freedom

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, recently made comments regarding the treatment of Muslims in India. Khamenei’s remarks, made during the Prophet Mohammed’s birth anniversary,…

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Hindu liberals and Muslim communalists’ alliance is hindrance

By Arshia Malik February 5, 2024 babasaheb ambedkar Communalism Hindu liberals indian muslims Ram Manohar Roy

The Hindu liberal-Muslim communalist patron-client dynamic also obstructs Muslim mainstreaming into the broader Indic societal fabric, perpetuating a narrative that links the minority community with specific political or communal interests rather than recognizing them as integral contributors to the nation’s progress.

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Mental health of reformers and dissenters among Indian Muslims

By Arshia Malik November 27, 2023 indian muslims mental health muslim reformers

Sadaf Vidha is a therapist with a keen interest in exploring the psychosocial aspects of individuals, incorporating elements from clinical material, arts, literature, poetry, politics,…

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Dear Mehbooba Mufti, get enrolled in a science course

By Arshia Malik August 22, 2023 Hinduism indian muslims islam Islamic Mehbooba Mufti opinion

Mehbooba Mufti’s objection to Ghulam Nabi assertion that Indian Muslims are Hindu converts signifies what went wrong with Kashmir and the Islamic civilisation

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Case for a Uniform Civil Code in India

By Arshia Malik July 2, 2023 indian muslims Muslim Personal Laws Muslims UCC Uniform Civil Code women's rights

Reforms of personal laws have been resisted by misogynistic, medieval mentalities, male ulemas and power-hungry elite Muslim pressure groups

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Pakistan’s migrant outflow crisis a lesson for Indian Muslims

By Arshia Malik June 22, 2023 holi banned in pak indian muslims pakistan & indian muslim s pakistan economic situation pakistan refugee crisis

Around 300 Pakistani nationals – many from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) – drowned after an overcrowded Libyan boat sank off the Greece coast last week. The Pakistani…

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Dawkins needs to study the evolution of Indian thought

By Arshia Malik June 9, 2023 Arab Renaissance critical thinking DARWIN evolution Hinduism House of Wisdom indian muslims islam muslim world Richard Dawkins scientific temperament

The recent evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins’ tweet equating Hinduism and Islam based on the misinformation

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Civil War of the State of Islam vs the Islamic State

By Arshia Malik April 9, 2023 indian muslims Islam Crisis Islamic reforms Islamist Radicalism Muslim Civilization

Islam is facing a crisis, as evidenced by the prevalence of violent strains across more than 50 Muslim-majority countries and among Muslim populations living in non-Muslim countries

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Importance of deconditioning

By Arshia Malik March 24, 2023 Arshia Malik indian muslims indic civilization middle eastern coloniasation

Exploring hard truths and the roots of middle eastern colonialism in Kashmir and the Indian subcontinent

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Detrimental legacy of Indian Muslim leadership

Ratan Tata: Example of selflessness of minorities

Khameini Jr should look in the mirror before accusing India

Hindu liberals and Muslim communalists’ alliance is hindrance

Mental health of reformers and dissenters among Indian Muslims

Dear Mehbooba Mufti, get enrolled in a science course

Case for a Uniform Civil Code in India

Pakistan’s migrant outflow crisis a lesson for Indian Muslims

Dawkins needs to study the evolution of Indian thought

Civil War of the State of Islam vs the Islamic State

Importance of deconditioning

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