Best of Blog in 2008


From passionate lovers to persecuted lot: Once Muslims were great lovers... Read

No burial of terrorists on the sacred soil of Hindustan: Muslims refuse last rites for killers. Read

Indian Muslims' stand on Nuclear deal: Muslims with government interests, nation, always. Read

Builders' boycott pushing Indian Muslims into ghettoes. Read

No house for Muslims in Mumbai: Controversy over Shabana Azmi's statement. Read

AR Antulay's controversial comments: Reaction, over-reaction, hysteria. Read

Prejudices: Delhi teacher calls a Muslim student 'Pakistani'. Read


Politics

Of our so-called Muslim leaders in Congress: The leadership thrust on us. Read

Congress and Communal riots in India. Read

When burqa gets Saffron band: Muslims and BJP. Read

Remembering PN Oak, the forgotten Hindutva historian. Read

AIMIM turns 50: Role of Majlis in politics of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Read

Harassment of Muslims acquires a new dimension. Read

No outrage over DMK's pro-LTTE stand. Read


Terrorism

Why Chhamman Miyan's voice is not heard: Muslims against Terrorism. Read

Terrorism and Bomb Blasts in India: Hindus, Muslims, Communalism and other issues. Read

Linking Muslims with Terror: 12 cops killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh, 17 in Imphal. Read

State's softness on Bajrang Dal, VHP, other allied organisations. Read

Don't brand Muslims as terrorists, RSS and bomb blasts. Read


Communalism

Communal Vs Secular Comics: How cartoons can turn children humane or instill hatred in their minds. Read

Abusive comments, anti-Muslim messages and this blog. Read

Playing with flute with a buffalo: How to deal with trolls and racists on the internet. Read

The 'communal' scrap-dealer. Read


Communal  harmony

Hindu family taking out Tazia for 130 years. Read

Humayun honoured 'rakhi' sent by Karnavati, chased out her enemy. Read

Hoardings in Harmony: Hindu, Muslim billboards. Read


Off-beat

The candy-seller on cycle in back: Magic of the mithai-wala. Read

Teenaged love on tree trunks: A thing of past. Read

Maithili Sharan Gupt, a poet of Vaisyas? Read

Indian kids: Playing with marbles, catapult. Read

A samosa seller's nap under the tree shade. Read

Djinns and the mosques: Legends and nostalgia. Read

Experience of a journey with Tablighi Jamaat members in train. Read