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
Not exactly a bleeding-heart liberal, but open-minded by religious standards, Maulana Marghubur Rahman — the 96-year-old influential rector of Islamic seminary Darul Uloom — died on Wednesday at his ancestral home in UP’s Bijnor. Read more

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Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 7:52 pm
Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged Islam, Maulana Marghubur Rahman, minority community, news, politics, Religion, terrorism, They call me Muslim, Zia Haq
This past week, we had a chance to hear two political leaders, both of who could potentially be heads of government, speak on the Babri issue. To me, one sounded quite dumb, the other smart. Read more

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Posted by Zia Haq on Monday, September 27, 2010 at 12:04 am
Filed under India, Religion · Tagged advani, Allahabad High Court, Ayodhya, babri, court, mosque, politics, ram mandir
A Muslim cleric, Nurul Huda, flying to London from Delhi on May 12 was deplaned on suspicion of being a terrorist, arrested and then let off. It was a goof-up. Read more

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Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at 8:10 pm
Filed under Religion · Tagged Delhi, Delhi Police, london, Muslim, Muslim cleric, Nurul Huda, Osama bin Laden, politics, Religion, terrorism, terrorist