Warming up the code

Tuesday 13 October '09

Reforming Muslim law answers the call for a uniform civil code....

Jinnah’s double whammy

Thursday 17 September '09

Jinnah is once again changing the course of Indian politics. Ever since 1947, he has been seen in India as the sole architect of Partition...

Personal law, social myths

Monday 7 September '09

Why some Muslim clergy are on a collision course with the courts....

Islam is not just about rituals

Tuesday 18 December '07

No religion is just divinity and spirituality or rites and rituals.

Why fear marriage registration?

Tuesday 7 August '07

On July 29, the Supreme Court demanded an explanation from state governments as to why its direction of February 14, 2006, to notify rules for compulsory registration of all marriages, has yet not been complied with.

In the name of gods

Friday 27 July '07

Is there only one true God — is not the question. It is: Can anyone assume monopoly over spiritual truth? Those who shouted down the non-Christian rayer in the US Senate have got it all wrong

From William Hunter to Rajinder Sachar

Sunday 19 November '06

‘Where there is a will there is a way,’ goes an old English adage. And ‘Where there is no will, there is a survey.’