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Is fixation with the past an obstacle to India’s future?

Atir Khan Fixation with the past is one of the greatest obstacles in the process of constructive change in the country. There could be no better time to decide on priorities. The cue has come from the Apex court of the country. The question is should Indians delve into their past, recreate the lost glory or fulfill the dreams of Amrit Kal, as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take the country to greater heights as a world l...

The irony of Muslim educational reforms

Atir Khan/ The government intervention in the madrasa education system is almost certain. Ulema is under pressure for introspection. At this juncture, both the State and Ulema (Islamic scholars) will have to make adjustments to arrive at a better system of education at the school level. The government is acting on reports of bodies such as the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). The findings of NCPCR suggest the...

Awaz the Voice launches Marathi portal on 2nd anniversary

Dear Readers, Today Awaz-The Voice has completed two years since its launch on the birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in 2021. We started as a small team of dreamers, who set out on the tough journey of a new kind of journalism. We had three editions in the beginning -English, Hindi & Urdu, later in 2021 we came up with our Assamese edition. Like our first three editions, Assamese also became a huge success. We are today happy ...

Bhagwat’s assimilation code

Atir Khan/ In a recent interview, RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat tried to assuage communal issues. Some politicians are sceptical that his statements are in any way a genuine effort to change the present situation. The RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat's statement on communal supremacy has various hues. The simplistic reading suggests it has a message for assimilation. But political reading takes us into the zone of scepticism and specula...

Moderate Islam is the key

Atir Khan/ In the fast-moving world of disruptions, nations and communities are looking inwards at the big picture trying to find space for themselves. Indian Muslims also need to do some introspection for the larger good. The learnings from the worldwide disruptions last year tell us moderation is the key to human survival. Saudi Arabia, a country where Islam originated has started opening itself up to the unthinkable ideas, which...

Indo-Arab relations need nurturing

Atir Khan/ The operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are over and it appears that the US is losing interest in West Asia. China is now trying to emerge as a major player in the Arab world. Be it as it may be India’s relations with the Arab world are civilizational and historically too strong to be affected in any way. Prophet Mohammad had a liking for the Indian region. He is believed to have said that he felt a cool breeze comi...

Youth deserve a chance to celebrate India

Atir Khan It is believed that every generation becomes wiser than the earlier one. Yet there has always been a tendency of underestimating the young. Old age comes with a flip side, with growing age people tend to become over-protective or over-cautious about the future of their children. The parents, blood relation uncles, and those in the neighbourhood would always be ready to give away some of their pearls of wisdom to yout...

Can Muslim intellectuals bridge the trust deficit?

Atir Khan The recent meeting of five Muslim intellectuals with RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat has come at a time when Indian Muslims are feeling marginalized. The takeaways from this meeting could bring a ray of hope and lead to a structured dialogue between the two communities. Any such Muslim initiative is a welcome development. S. Y. Qureshi, Najeeb Jung, Zamir Uddin Shah, Shahid Siddiqui, and Saeed Sherwani's meeting wi...

Crackdown on PFI has set a benchmark

Atir Khan/New Delhi Big brother is watching. And he’s still watching as the State police, NIA and ED complete their probe following the crackdown on the Popular Front of India, one of the biggest multiple agency operations in recent times unfolds. News Analysis This is the message which has gone loud and clear after the early morning swoop downs of multiple investigative agencies. The operation was carried out with remarkable...

Madarsa surveys could become a gamechanger

Atir Khan/ The government surveys of madrasas have great potential for the country’s progress if carried out in the right earnest. But they are happening at a time when memories of certain madrasas in Assam being demolished due to alleged terror links are fresh in people’s minds. In Assam, certain madrasas were demolished even before their accused teachers were taken to court to face charges of terror links. ...

Good intentions need not be punished

Atir Khan/New Delhi The people's objections to Muslims offering namaz have been making news in different places in recent months. This is becoming an unnecessary issue, which needs to be tackled at the earliest before it is blown out of proportion. Last night, Namaz was trending on Twitter it was the top trending news. The reason was that Moradabad Police in UP had withdrawn the charges against a certain grou...

Muslim world: Risks and reforms

Atir Khan What happened in Kabul a few days ago is a bad omen. Islamists have now started bombing mosques, and are killing innocent civilians. The alarming situation out there needs serious introspection. A huge explosion ripped through a crowded mosque in Afghanistan's capital Kabul killing 21 people and injuring more than 33 persons recently. All this happens when all alien forces have withdrawn from the land and the Taliban are left...

The making of ‘New India’

Atir Khan In a few days from now, India will celebrate 75 years of independence, as we witness the momentous occasion, Indians need to look at their country from a new perspective. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 2017 Red Fort speech spoke about a ‘New India,’ which will have equal opportunities, a country free from the chains of casteism, and communal tension. 75 Years of Independence &nbs...

Ulema must take responsibility for reducing conflicts

Atir Khan At a time when Muslim political leadership has become almost negligible, intellectuals are redundant, Ulemas will have to assume greater responsibility in guiding the community. They will have to focus on steering Muslims toward their Constitutional rights rather than just confining them to the Islamic edicts. Other than Assaddudin Owaisi, Azam Khan, and a few other names there is hardly any Mus...

Bhagwat, Madani soothe frayed nerves over Mandir-Masjid issue

Their assertions have come at a time when both Hindus and Muslims are playing the victim card. While Hindus are claiming to be the victims of the past, Muslims believe their religious identity is now under attack. Atir Khan The tension arising out of a growing sense of entitlement of religious places in the country has been eased a bit by the recent remarks of two influential ideologues - RSS Chi...

Awaz's initiative brings cheer to kids ahead of Eid

New Delhi It was one of those events which brought cheer to the children in an Old Delhi neighbourhood on Thursday when team Awaz-The Voice distributed kurta pajamas and bags ahead of the festival of Eid. The event organized near Kale Khan Masjid in Old Delhi began with a tilawat (recitation or reading extracts from the Quran) and Na'at (hymns in praise of the Prophet). Mansoorudin Faridi, &n...

I was not scared of saving lives: Madhulika

Awaz-The Voice/New Delhi Madhulika Singh could not care less if no politician or government official called her to appreciate her for saving 15 lives during riots in Karauli, a small Rajasthan town. What makes her happy is that people around her are appreciating her for doing the “right thing.” Amid the growing communal tensions Madhulika, a single mother of two, has set an example for all Indians. &ldquo...

Principled stand is better than becoming a blind follower

Atir Khan/New Delhi Thanks to Nicolaus Copernicus we know we are not the centre of the universe and we live in a world, which revolves around the Sun. We have seen the world moving on its axis from communiphobia to Islamophobia and now it is moving towards Russophobia. India’s foreign policy has always been aligned to the paradigm that there cannot be permanent friends or foes in geopolitics. When it comes to the art of staying a...

Islamophobia stoked hijab controversy

Atir Khan A car passed, the driver’s window rolled down and the man spat an epithet at two little girls wearing their hijabs in New York’s Brooklyn area: “Terrorists!” It was 2001, just weeks after the World Trade Centre twin towers in New York fell in a terror attack, and 10-year-old Shahana Hanif and her younger sister were walking to the local mosque from their Brooklyn home. Unsure and afr...

In reactionary politics, Muslims need to tread cautiously

Atir Khan On his way back from Chandigarh Shams Khawaja decided to take an unusual route. As he drove on a wet road through a village, he heard the azaan for the evening prayers.Realizing it was time to pray he stopped near a temple, came out of his car with jainamaz, and began unfolding it to offer his prayer on a chabutra near the temple. He heard a voice coming from inside the temple- “Stop...

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