Deoband: Rumblings in the 'Fortress of Faith'

Dar ul-Ulooom new chief Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi's statement praising Gujarat's progress is seen by many as a tacit stamp of approval for Narendra Modi. Yoginder Sikand looks at the......

Vastanvi wants to stay away from politics

Refusing to comment on the wrath he faced for praising Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Darul Uloom Vice Chancellor Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi said he wants to stay away from politics.......

Deoband rector draws ire for Modi praise

Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi, the first Gujarati rector of the Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband in Uttar Pradesh, is finding himself in the eye of the storm, barely 10 days after he appointed to......

A fatwa is not an order, says Darul Uloom

Darul Uloom Deoband has said that fatwas issued by the seminary are meant for guidance and should not be enforced forcibly. A fatwa is not an order but a guidance of principle and any one can abide......