COVER STORY
Upon Us The Shadow Of A Dark Hood
Radicalisation via the internet puts India within slashing distance of the ISIS. In the light of the Dhaka attacks, can we protect ourselves?
MEETU JAIN

COVER STORY
Not 'Why' But 'How' People Join ISIS
Studies show that most ISIS recruits are well-integrated into social networks. They are not loners.
JASON BURKE

COVER STORY
"The Time Has Come For Us To Stop Following The Text Blindly And Embrace That Which Is Positive In Islam"
Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on what leads the youth to pursue terror and the need to reform Islam
DOLA MITRA INTERVIEWS TASLIMA NASREEN

INTERVIEW
"Shift The Discourse To Collective Cynicism, Equitable Treatment"
Former solicitor-general Gopal Subramaniam on what the society can collectively do to prevent radicalisation of youth
USHINOR MAJUMDAR INTERVIEWS GOPAL SUBRAMANIAM

INTERVIEW
"The Message From Jehadi Websites Is That Muslims Won't Get Justice From Western, Capitalist Nations”
Former Union home secretary, G.K. Pillai on how jehadi websites lure young people and what can be done to prevent radicalisation
BULA DEVI INTERVIEWS G.K. PILLAI

CAMPUS CONSENSUS
Reform Sans Islamophobia
The challenge before the nat­ion is to reach out to disaffected young Muslims by addressing their concerns
HASAN SUROOR

INTERVIEW
"The Youth Must Not Be Drawn By This Barbaric, Cruel Way”
AIMIM chief ­Asaduddin Owaisi on what the Modi government can do to prevent youth taking to extremism
MADHAVI TATA INTERVIEWS ASADUDDIN OWAISI

COVER STORY
Terror Isn't A ‘Muslim-Only' Problem, It's A Larger Politics
Unless we recognise and address the political aspects of terrorism, we will be beating around the bush.
MAHTAB ALAM

INTERVIEW
"India's Muslims Are Definitely A Target For The Puritanical ISIS”
National security advisor M.K. Narayanan on how India can prevent ISIS from taking root here.
MEETU JAIN INTERVIEWS M.K. NARAYANAN

COVER STORY
Inclusion, Not Condemnation And Bias
The media has to report stories of what Muslims have done for India rather than just write about terrorists
ANU AGA

COVER STORY
End Secular Sham, Go Sufi
If communal passions and fear psychosis is used to win elections, you may win one state but lose the nation.
TARUN VIJAY

INTERVIEW
“Alternative Discourse: The Need Of The Hour”
Public intellectual and social scientist Shiv Visvanathan on combating radicalisation and the State's role
MIHIR SRIVASTAVA INTERVIEWS SHIV VISVANATHAN

COVER STORY
The Evocation Of Local Tyrannies: A Polity That Affirms Justice Has Nothing To Fear From Jehad
Many young Muslims, marginalised in their own societies, have found in radical Islam a commitment to a larger cause
TALMIZ AHMAD

COVER STORY
The Injustice Is Real, Yet Self-Pity Is Injurious
Muslims need modern education. They have to share a part of the blame.
ZAMEER UDDIN SHAH

COVER STORY
"Islam Has To Embrace The Modern, Examine Its Theology Afresh"
It is true that ‘terrorism has no religion’. But that is not going to resolve the complex issue of Islamic terrorism confronting us.
RAKESH SINHA

COVER STORY
Think Of Bilkis, Ishrat, Ehsan, Kauser: Even The Gandhian Can Feel Anger
The judiciary should ensure that Muslims receive justice in riot cases
J.S. BANDUKWALA

COVER STORY
S.A.R. Geelani
The BJP is imposing its ideology, and the whole state apparatus is being used to suppress the minorities.
S.A.R. Geelani

COVER STORY
The Pickaxes Of Ayodhya, The Machetes Of Dhaka
We need to face the brute reality. Indian Muslims have been victimised ever since kar sevaks picked up pickaxes and trishuls.
SYEDA S. HAMEED

COVER STORY
An Understanding Of Islam Is Mandatory
There is a silent majority within Islam. Radicals aim to empower this community through extreme philosophy.
Syed Ata Hasnain

COVER STORY
The Child's Other Tongues: 'Us' And 'Them' Imprinted In The Softest Wet Clay
No child is born a bigot. Hate is learned, and there is no doubt it can be unlearned.
S.Y. QURAISHI

COVER STORY
What India Can Learn From Pakistan?
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
Hamid Mir
COVER STORY
Stopping ISIS:
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