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Mo Salah – 1, Islamophobia – 0

As world leaders advocate stricter immigration policies and hostility toward Muslims around the globe rises, that one of the world’s most loved footballers should be a Muslim, is a sweet irony. Mohamed Salah is not merely an icon of the game, but as Liverpool fans call him – a gift from Allah.

Hardik Rajgor May 28, 2016

Bollywood

Before Murad, Saeed Mirza’s Salim Langda Was the OG Gully Boy Dreaming of “Apna Time Aayega”

Thirty years before Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy, another Muslim protagonist like Murad seethed away at class inequality. Personal and political identities blend beautifully in Saeed Mirza’s Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro, making it a richer, more complex telling than Gully Boy.

Pragyan Mohanty May 23, 2016

POV

How Much Muslimness Are You Comfortable With?

What degree of "Muslimness" are we comfortable with? Are you at ease with a Muslim woman wearing a hijab to a protest? What if someone shouts Allahu Akbar? Would you be comfortable asking someone in the crowd not to chant Jai Shri Ram?

Karan Mujoo May 14, 2016

Modern Family

What I Learnt About Religion Growing Up With a Christian Father and Muslim Mother

There are way too many essays, books, and films that give you a detailed picture of what the struggle of an interfaith marriage looks like. But beyond the pathos and drama immortalised in movies like Bombay, there exists another side to an interfaith marriage, which not many people talk about.

Tarana Emmanuel May 8, 2016

Gender

“Ban the Burqa, No Ripped Jeans”: When Will We Stop Telling Women What They Can or Cannot Wear?

If you support the ban of a piece of clothing – a burqa, ghunghat, or a skirt – you’re still supporting the idea that women’s bodies, and what they put on them, can and should be subjected to regulation. Why should the world decide whether a woman should be behind a veil or cover her legs?

Sonali Kokra May 2, 2016

Culture

Why I Look Forward to Baasi Eid As Much As Eid

Eid is great from a purely gluttonous point of view, but the day after Eid is the real deal. Baasi Eid is what food dreams are made of. It’s an afterparty for two – me and my hungry soul, where I gorge on the leftovers. The dress code is a pair of comfy pyjamas and the preferred and only music is the slurping of my fingers.

Karima Khan May 1, 2016

Modern Family

By Sheltering an Inter-Caste Couple, My Conservative Father Discovered His “Wokeness”

My old-fashioned father, who still believes women should do the bulk of cooking and tolerates no criticism of Narendra Modi, suddenly turned liberal when a young couple needed his help. Unlike most people from our generation, who use social media to signal our virtues, my father had become the IRL definition of woke.

Hardik Rajgor April 18, 2016

People

The Graveyard Inside My Home

In Uttar Pradesh’s Pokar village, the dead don’t leave the house.

Saurabh Sharma April 15, 2016

POV

History or Politics, What’s the Real Reason for Changing City Names?

Cities with names that point to India’s real history are an embarrassment to those who wish to rewrite the past. Running out of time before next year’s election, renaming cities and building extravagant statues feels like a relatively low-risk, high-reward approach for the government to leaving a lasting impact.

Dushyant Shekhawat March 31, 2016