AMU in the Decade of 2000s (2000-2009)
As Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) crossed the threshold into a new millennium…
Türkiye’s COP31 Ambitions: Can Climate Promises Deliver Real Results?
From Gaza’s environmental devastation to Türkiye’s Zero Waste initiative, a firsthand account…
AMU’s Turbulent 1990s: Crisis, Conscience, and Chaos
The decade of the 1990s marked a profound structural, political, and moral…
Climate Change Is Making Extreme Rain More Dangerous. Are Our Cities Ready?
After Istanbul experienced its heaviest rainfall in 84 years, the city’s response…
18 Years After Batla House ‘Encounter’, Azamgarh Still Lives With Fear, Silence and Waiting
Eighteen years after the Batla House ‘encounter’, fear still shadows families in…
After the Victory of the Cockroach Janata Party, a Message to Indian Muslim Gen Z
The Gen Z uprising against exam corruption has done more than shake…
Kamal Maula Mosque Controversy Explained: How History, Politics, and Faith Collided Over a Single Monument
On February 14, 1954, the official Urdu publication of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, Al-Jamiat,…
The Istanbul’s Drums and Bettiah’s Silence: A Living Tradition, a Fading Voice
It is nearly 4:30 in the morning. Outside, the temperature hovers around…
The Ally We Deserted: How India Turned Its Back on Iran
In an article I wrote for India Times in May 2019, I…
Biryani, Misinformation and the Cost of Hate on India’s Culinary Reputation
We may still not fully understand the scale of the damage that…