Politics in advanced democracies is often characterised by conservatives on the one side and liberals on the other. Read more

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Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 9:48 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Darul-Uloom, economy, external affairs minister, foreign secretary, Islamic seminary, Muslims, Neo-Nazi radicals, politics, Subramanian Swamy, Suhasini Haider, taxation, They call me Muslim, voting rights, Zia Haq
Nations can sometimes be found grappling with an odd political dilemma: should controversial leaders be praised when they get things right? Read more

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Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, February 6, 2011 at 7:35 pm
Filed under India · Tagged chief minister, Darul-Uloom, evidence, geospatial technology park, Gujarat, Hindu-Muslim riots, Hindustan Times, industrial production, Industrialists, Maulana Vastanvi, Mukesh Ambani, Narendra Modi, news, political dilemma, Ratan Tata, Sunni Islam, water down
“Welcome to the school of terror. Let me show you our terrorists, 3,800 in all,” jokes 70-year-old public relations officer Adil Siddiqui, pointing to students milling around a notice board in the main courtyard of Darul-Uloom, Deoband.
Siddiqui’s humour borders on sarcasm: “Had it not been for bin Laden, you would not have come visiting us.” Read more

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Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Filed under Religion · Tagged bin Laden, Darul-Uloom, Deoband, fatwa, General Knowledge, Geography, Hindi, history, Mathematics, Persian, Urdu