When I Met a Gandhian ‘Jihadi’ in America
Fethullah Gulen, a self-exiled Turkish scholar, is using his movement to propagate Greater Jihad, the most misunderstood concept in Islam.
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Remembering the Women of Shaheen Bagh, Who Showed How Poetry can Overpower Violence and Hate
The indefinite sit-in is a landmark in the country’s history of protest.
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Lockdown Singing: The Science of Why Music Helps Us Connect in Isolation
Music lies at the very essence of our humanity because it enables the level of social bonding that distinguishes us from other species.
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A Special Appeal to Gandhian Activists on COVID-19
Gandhian activists acting with unity and resolve can add much to reducing distress, uncertainty and tensions of people in these pandemic times.
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Everything Will Be Remembered
English translation of the epic poem, Sab Yaad Rakha Jayega.
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Rabindranath Tagore: A Universal Bard
Two greats of our era converse on the relevance of Tagore today on the occasion of his 159th birth anniversary.
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The Most Beautiful House In the World
Our world will be fine if we apply the Ten Principles of Bandung and heed the lessons from Uncle Ho’s modest house-on-stilts.
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The Outrageous Optimism of Jean-Paul Sartre
The French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre died 40 years ago, in the month of April. Sartre’s philosophy and political values can still inspire struggles for freedom today.
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Frantz Fanon: The Brightness of Metal
A sparkling introduction to Fanon’s life and work, stressing the contemporary political traction of his radical humanism.
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Lenin in Urdu: His Every Word Became Poetry
Raza Naeem explores the Russian revolutionary’s influence on Urdu’s literati.
