Deoband head faces fellow mullahs' ire

Vastanvi's clarification, hurriedly issued no doubt in order to save himself from the fierce condemnation that his earlier statement supporting Narendra Modi had provoked, seems to have failed to......

Violent protests break out across country over remarks on Prophet

Protests erupted in several parts of the country on Friday against the controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad by two now-suspended Bharatiya Janata Party functionaries leaving a few policemen......

The role of madrasas in inter-faith dialogue

Inter-faith dialogue has become an urgent necessity today. In this regard, what role can or should madrasas play? Can they indeed play any role at all in this? Before discussing this issue, it is......

The good that madrasas do goes unnoticed

Madrasas are a central feature of Muslim societies the world over, although the forms they have taken vary considerably. The word madrasa is derived from the Arabic word dars, which means 'class'......