ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY
31 May 2012 This comes not only to enliven the debate but also because I have genuine inquiry. If the… more
CREATION – EVOLUTION
31 May 2012 The brilliant Robert Newman has advanced the case of the creationists at many a fora. However, he… more
THE LATE SIRAJ TIRMIZI
31 May 2012 The co-founder and managing trustee of the Gujarat Today newspaper died yesterday. He was laid into his… more
THE NOBEL INDEX
3 June 2012 Can you guess how many Nobel Prize winners did the Muslim population, estimated at around 1.5 billion… more
EMERGENCE OF RELIGION
June 30, 2012 EMERGENCE OF RELIGIONSAs an adolescent I had the accidental privilege of reading a book, The Golden Bough,… more
RELIGIOUS ASSERTION
Elsewhere I wrote a post: Emergence of Religions. This suffixes to it. Even in our lifetimes we see religions, religious… more
Miscellanea – Jan– Apr 2012
[latest first] 6 April 2012 Muslim Students Dropout COMMENT A DNA Report carries excerpts from a survey co-conducted by Ms.… more
SALMAN SAMMAN
January 17 2012 The Muslims who are vociferously protesting the possibility of Salman Rushdie attending Jaipur’s literary festival have, on the… more
MEDIA COLOURS
March 11, 2012 On the resounding defeat of the Congress in UP, Punjab, and Goa I was aghast, too. I had… more