My Publications

Though the philosophy of caste hierarchy is quite contradictory to the basic beliefs of Islam which explicitly emphasizes equality and universal brotherhood, caste hierarchy exists among Muslims in India that can be divided into three broad category; the Ashraf (upper class), the Ajlaf (clean occupational caste), and the Arzal (unclean occupational caste or untouchable). Since the Muslims rule in India, the Ashraf category who constitute only 15% of the total Muslim population has maintained their hegemony enjoying the political, cultural, social and educational privilege. Whenever the question caste arises, the debate is turned to Babri Masjid, AMU, Triple Talaq, Urdu, Muslim communalism and so on.     Read More...

On 14th February, a program called “India, My Valentine” was organised by the JNUSU in the SSS1 auditorium of JNU, where various activists/artists and standup comedians came. The prime motive behind the celebration of this idea – “India, My valentine” as per the organiser was to fight against hatred with love across the country. However, this concept was highly criticised the way this idea tried to romanticise the resistance of Shaheen Bagh women and commodify the love. Moreover, this idea was initiated by those who are always forefront at criticising capitalism. Read More...

In the current era of globalization, education has become the major agent of social change which functions as a mechanism enhancing the process of social, economic, and cultural development of communities. It leads to individual freedom and empowerment, which yields significant societal development gains and makes an individual self-reliant. Therefore, gender equality in education is not just a women’s issue, it is a development issue. However, inequality persists between women and men with regard to education in general and for Muslim women in particular. According to 2011 Census data, 48.1% Muslim women are still illiterate.   Read More...  

The COVID-19 outbreak has thrown most countries into unprecedented and massive health and humanitarian crisis. And there is still a huge uncertainty around how long this crisis will last and what damage it would do to the economy, livelihoods of citizens and availability of basic healthcare to those who need it the most. The lockdown strategy of 21 days and now the extended 19 days has put a large chunk of the population in a vulnerable situation where they are barely surviving. At this time of crisis, when everyone is talking about solidarity across the groups to fight together to gear up and restore the health, economy and emotional well-being of the people, one particular section is left out as usual – i.e. ‘the children.’ Read More...

Discrimination – even in the health sector – against Muslims is not new, but the recent communalisation of the COVID-19 outbreak after the sudden glare on the Markaz at Nizamuddin, the global headquarters of the Tablighi Jamaat, have altered the social fabric of the country. Read More...