Cross Connections

Rape should be treated as a crime not only against women but society, only then will it be seen as more than a ‘zenana’ issue cloistere...

When I saw this picture, it filled me with revulsion because, unlike images of violence that you can screen or turn away from, this was ...

Sometimes, words are impotent when they shoot in the dark or do not serve much purpose. Yet, they seem to attract a lot of attention. How p...

Sunil on his way to Abdullah Pakistani society has one more reason to get agitated. A Hindu boy has converted to Islam in front of a liv...

Adam and Eve - Rubens The Church of England got into a bit of a tangle when its website spoke flatteringly about nudity in the Spirit of ...

I am against capital punishment, so the Supreme Court's verdict of a life sentence to Dara Singh and his accomplice Mahendra Hembram fel...

There is something about Tony Blair and his extended family that has an obsession with religion and these sudden flashes of light. His wif...

by Farzana Versey Countercurrents , August 20 Has anyone asked this crucial question? Before it can be voiced in cogent terms, the govern...

You won’t see this newspaper with its defences down. Ever. It is just so subtle. Or sly. Today the Times of India front-paged news about h...

Subjugating the Muslim Woman by Farzana Versey Countercurrents, May 12 What is worse – the Dar-ul Uloom Deoband’s decree that a woman’s earn...

Maverick: Global Bubble of the Revivalist by Farzana Versey Covert, December 15-30 Those who left have it good. While Prime Minister Manmoha...

This fellow is quite a hoot. Alleging that ‘love jihad’ was the latest tool being used by miscreants to promote anti-national activities, Sh...

Jail Bharo You are in an Indian prison. Why can’t you get anything non-vegetarian? The Bombay high court raised this query rapping the priso...

"You wrote a long article on Jackson but no mention of his being our brother in Islam.Are you denying it?Are you not wanting to underst...

What an eyewash and a convenient alibi. The Ram Pradhan Committee had given the Mumbai Police a clean chit in the 26/11 attacks. This blog ...

Hindu and Catholic leaders had a dialogue which they assume will solve the problems of minorityism. Naturally, the press labelled it a “path...

“ Talaq, talaq, talaq ,” he pronounced on the phone and then via SMS. It sounds like such a Muslim thing to do, right? It just so happens t...