TheDelhi high court ruling against the IPC 377 sent a wave of jubilation inIndia 's homosexual community. Suddenly the criminal stigma o

BY Zafar Anjum 15 July 2009

The Tablighi Jamaat is once again in sharp focus: is it the recruiting ground for wannabe Islamic terrorists? Or is it, as it claims, completely apolitical and law abiding? No matter what, it would have to remain under the scanner...

BY Zafar Anjum 21 August 2006

Drinking in the car… with Nadira. She screamed at me: 'Are you a man or a mouse? Why don't you drink straight from the bottle?'

BY Zafar Anjum 9 February 2006

For many, Lalu's defeat has come as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity. Now that Lalu's lantern has been extinguished in Bihar, one hopes that the light of progress will shine in the state.

BY Zafar Anjum 7 December 2005

Abdul Kalam, globalisation and a small-town Indian Maulana who thinks Urdu and the unchanging madrasa system are what ail the Muslim community.

BY Zafar Anjum 11 March 2003