Behind the Billowing Smoke
. . . By Jawed Naqvi . BEFORE he was stopped for questioning at the Boston airport last week, Azam Khan was perceived as a ghetto-embracing politician, an Indian Muslim with a provincial worldview. He...
View ArticlePhoto with a Double-barreled Shotgun Pointed at the Viewer Captioned “HOW TO...
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . . A photo of a man pointing a double-barreled shotgun with the caption “HOW TO WINK AT A MUSLIM” has drawn some flak. Barry West, Commissioner of Coffee County, Tennessee....
View ArticleSawm Ramadan
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . May this Ramadan bring you the utmost in peace now and during prosperity. May light triumph over darkness. . Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان Ramaḍān), the ninth month of the Islāmic...
View ArticleHindu Muslim Bhai Bhai
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Today, while Hindus all over the world are celebrating Krishna Janmashtami, I was flipping through my vast collection of photographs harvested from the World Wide Web. I came...
View ArticleThis is Communal Harmony in My Beloved India
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . THIS IS MY BELOVED INDIA! “Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis …” ” And peace on Earth to people of good will …” This is India – Merry Christmas! I came across the...
View ArticleFebruary 1: World Hijab Day
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Today, February 1, 2014 is “World Hijab Day” More than 50 countries of the world celebrated “World Hijab Day” on February 1, 2013. A New Yorker Nazma Khan born in Bangladesh...
View ArticleTo Worship or Not to Worship Shirdi Sai Baba: That Is the Question…
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Dwarka Shankaracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati (Source: indiatoday.intoday.in) Shankaracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati seems to be an outspoken person. A few days before the...
View ArticleAnd, They Call Themselves Muslims…
By T.V. Antony Raj . Click this line or the image below to view the video . Yes. They call themselves Muslims, adherents of Islam wherein religious concepts and practices that include the Five...
View ArticleThe Hadith of Gabriel
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . In Arabic, the word ḥadīth (Arabic: حديث) means a “report, account, narrative”. To Muslims, the word Hadīth connotes “report on the words and actions of Prophet Muhammad”....
View ArticleThe Paravars: Chapter 7 – The Hazardous Occupation of Harvesting Pearl Oysters
By T. V. Antony Raj Fernando . Previous: The Paravars: Chapter 6 – The Muhammadan Invasion of the Pandya Kingdom . The Paravars, along with Mukkuvar and Karaiyars are the oldest groups of the coastal...
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