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Items by Afroz Alam Sahil
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Shaukat Ali Khan (1873-1938): Indian freedom fighter and great supporter of Palestine
On Friday, 23 January, 1931, all of the shops in Jerusalem were closed, but the streets were bustling with people. Amidst the crowd, a funeral procession made its solemn way toward Al-Aqsa Mosque. At the front of the procession was a man walking alongside the Grand Mufti of Palestine,...
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Call to amplify the Palestinian narrative
As the guns fell silent, albeit temporarily, in the besieged Palestinian territory of Gaza, experts and media professionals gathered in the Turkish megapolis of Istanbul, issued a clarion call for shaping the Palestinian narrative. The Fourth Palestinian International Media and Communication Forum, or Tawasol 4, served as a beacon of...
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Land Jihad propaganda: Muslims' freedom curtailed in India
The Hindu nationalists have always dreamed of turning India into a “Hindu Nation”. In this dream, their biggest enemy is India’s largest minority, the Muslims. The most influential thinker of Hindu nationalist ideology, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, wrote in his book, “Hindutva: Who is a Hindu”: “India is the holy...
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Is waving a Palestinian flag a crime in India?
In states across India, such as Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Jammu & Kashmir, police have filed cases against nearly two hundred Muslim youths. Approximately fifty youths have been arrested, so far, with many others detained and interrogated. Charges have been registered under various sections, including...
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The life of Mohammad Ali Jauhar reminds Muslims of the importance of Palestine
On 4 January 1931, the legendary freedom fighter, journalist, educationist and Islamic philosopher Mohammad Ali Jauhar (born 10 December 1878) passed away. He is known as one of the most dynamic and versatile leaders of the subcontinent and, indeed, the Muslim world. The story of his passing and burial...
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It is ironic that the leader of a former colony is standing with a coloniser against the oppressed
When the world was “shocked” by Hamas’s attack on Israel, I, too, was shocked when my Gandhian-Communist friend, who used to claim that he believed in humanism and non-violence, called me and argued with me about the situation in Palestine. This Gandhian friend has now become a supporter of...