Asad Mirza India took a significant diplomatic initiative led by PM Narendra Modi personally, when he offered New Delhi’s assistance at the highest level to help resolve the two-and-a-half years old on-going conflict between Russia and Ukraine, during his recent visit...
Asad Mirza In a welcome and novel move, the United Kingdom government is planning to treat extreme misogyny as a form of terrorism. However, the approach to handle the issue raises concern as relating it to terrorism, may lead to further complications. The UK Home...
Asad Mirza The recent riots in the UK have made one thing clear that the far-right is on the increase in Europe and elsewhere too, including India. Further in its vilifying campaigns its in now-a-days heled by the rising social media, and the time has come to reign-in...
Syed Ali Mujtaba The latest move by the BJP government to make amendments to the Waqf Act of 1995 is on the lines of the Citizen Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Citizen Register (NCR) which has a huge bearing on Indian...
Asad Mirza The government’s alleged plans to amend the Waqf Act 1995 has come under severe criticism both by the secular parties and Muslim organisations. But it also highlights the fact that the so-called Muslim leaders themselves are not ready to set their own house...
Syed Ali Mujtaba The “All Arunachal Pradesh Tribal Muslim Youth Forum,” (AAPTMYF) was voluntarily dissolved on August 8, 2024, at Itanagar the capital of Arunachal Pradesh state. The Tribal Muslim Youth Forum was being mooted to check the growing RSS push for making...
Asad Mirza Fears of a regional war in the Middle East spiked after Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets towards Israel. This was in retaliation to the Israeli covert operations, which killed a senior Hezbollah commander and a top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. The...
Remarks By Frank F. Islam To Washington DC Aligarh Alumni Association On the Occasion of Aligarh Scholarships Fundraiser Thank you for that kind introduction. Let me begin by thanking the members of the Washington, DC Aligarh Alumni Scholarship Committee for inviting...
Asad Mirza The manner in which China has brokered a peace deal between two arch foes: Saudi Arabia and Iran may help China to emerge as a global peacemaker, eclipsing the USA. Last week a major diplomatic coup was staged by China, when it announced the results...
Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood President, Zakat Foundation of India A new term ‘Pasmaanda Musalman’ has been floated in recent times. However, it does not yet have a legislatively created nor judicially accepted definition. So far, at the most, it is a talking point without...