AM MediaAsad Mirza - Journalist, Author & Media Educator
Lastly, though ill timed but the protests have also bought another lesson for the Muslim community The events of the past 12 days against the CAA-NRC have given a new narrative to the CAA-NRC protests, coupled with most of the optics of the protests portraying another picture of the protests. In addition to giving some […]
The first NPR was conducted along with the census and thus no one was against it It seems the ruling class in India is trying to teach the public, the rudimentary alphabets. For it first comes the CAA then NRC then NPR. But unlike the traditional alphabets the new alphabets means the same. So whether […]
One lies awake feeling a sense of impotent rage, wondering to what state the country has come to One has lost the count of sleepless nights spent since 15 Dec when the ‘police action’ against Jamia students started a whole chain of protests and reprisals across the country. Jamia was followed by AMU and scores […]
It is true that world’s 1.75 billion Muslims can’t see Dr Mahathir as their leader, due to historical linkages The fifth edition of an annual gathering of Muslim leaders from across the world was hosted by Malaysia from Dec 19 to 21 last year. The conference was attended by leaders from 20 Muslim countries including […]
For Iran, the killing represents more than just the loss of a battlefield commander The targeted killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, could draw forceful Iranian retaliation against American interests in the region and spiral into a far larger conflict between the U.S. and Iran. The killing of Gen Qasem […]
Shaheen Bagh women have presented a model of Gandhian Satyagraha in practice Shaheen is a Persian origin word in Urdu, referring specifically to the Barbary falcon In Persian, Shaheen literally means ‘majestic’ or ‘like a king’. It also symbolises speed, superiority, determination, loyalty, strength, wisdom, freedom, focus, ambition and aspiration. It also symbolises victory in […]
The on-going protests against the CAA-NRC-NPR trio have entered 36th day now The only face off seems to change the retrospective date for the NRC and instead set a current date for new citizens being born in India e.g. after 1 Jan 2020. The on-going protests against the CAA-NRC-NPR trio have entered 36th day now. […]