COVER STORY
The Indian State must come forward to look after poor Muslim children or they turn out to be fodder for non-state actors like ISIS
Outlook Magazine - 18 July 2016
From Swami Agnivesh and Julio Ribeiro to Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev and T.J. Joseph, <em>Outlook</em> speaks to experts on what India need to do to stop ISIS.
No child is born a bigot. Hate is learned, and there is no doubt it can be unlearned.
There is a silent majority within Islam. Radicals aim to empower this community through extreme philosophy.
We need to face the brute reality. Indian Muslims have been victimised ever since kar sevaks picked up pickaxes and trishuls.
Former solicitor-general Gopal Subramaniam on what the society can collectively do to prevent radicalisation of youth
The BJP is imposing its ideology, and the whole state apparatus is being used to suppress the minorities.
The judiciary should ensure that Muslims receive justice in riot cases
It is true that ‘terrorism has no religion’. But that is not going to resolve the complex issue of Islamic terrorism confronting us.
From Swami Agnivesh and Julio Ribeiro to Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev and T.J. Joseph, <em>Outlook</em> speaks to experts on what India need to do to stop ISIS.
Bangladesh won’t give up its hard-won fight against intolerance
No child is born a bigot. Hate is learned, and there is no doubt it can be unlearned.
There is a silent majority within Islam. Radicals aim to empower this community through extreme philosophy.
We need to face the brute reality. Indian Muslims have been victimised ever since kar sevaks picked up pickaxes and trishuls.
Former solicitor-general Gopal Subramaniam on what the society can collectively do to prevent radicalisation of youth
The BJP is imposing its ideology, and the whole state apparatus is being used to suppress the minorities.
The judiciary should ensure that Muslims receive justice in riot cases
It is true that ‘terrorism has no religion’. But that is not going to resolve the complex issue of Islamic terrorism confronting us.
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Muslims need modern education. They have to share a part of the blame.
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Public intellectual and social scientist Shiv Visvanathan on combating radicalisation and the State's role
Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on what leads the youth to pursue terror and the need to reform Islam
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The media has to report stories of what Muslims have done for India rather than just write about terrorists
National security advisor M.K. Narayanan on how India can prevent ISIS from taking root here.
Unless we recognise and address the political aspects of terrorism, we will be beating around the bush.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on what the Modi government can do to prevent youth taking to extremism
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