At the end of the Second World War, the BBC was forbidden from broadcasting the story of Free Indian Legion which consisted of Indian Prisoners of War who were originally recruited by Subhas Chandra Bose in Hitler’s Germany to fight against the British.
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Society
‘I Shop, therefore I am!’
The last two decades have witnessed an over expanding interest in consumerism. We are a society consumed by consumerism.
Editorial
Establishing an Islamic Government: A Note on Realism
An Islamic state cannot be superimposed. It is a product of a people’s beliefs and practices; something akin to a culture.
Family
Everybody on His Own
Disturbing trends in Western societies today, as also Islam’s own prescription for social security, quite clearly state that men are responsible for the affairs outside the home and the women are responsible for taking care of the home.
Profile
Mahmood Khan: A Freedom Fighter
The struggle for India’s independence brought into limelight iconic leaders and brave heroes whom we honour.
Editorial
A Pathetic State of Existence
While the moral condition – and, thereby, the socio-economic condition – deteriorates by the day all over the globe, the East looks relatively more stable than the Western world.
Society
An Important Hadith for Husband-Wife Relationship
It is important that one should be keen to follow the Prophet’s example in interpersonal relationships with others: wife, children, relatives and fellow Muslims.
Perspective
We and Our Duty
The message of Islam that we bear is a trust that must be passed on. Allah has entrusted this to us and he will hold us accountable for it.
Editorial
Another Plunge
West’s disregard of honorable principles and policies, is pushing it to the ignoble status of a perpetrator of violence and destruction for small gains which is rendering it low in the esteem of other nations.
Opinion
Leadership at its Best
SYED KAZIM looks into those aspects of the Prophet’s personality which made him one of the greatest leaders of all time.
Morality
The True Goal of Human Life
In the constant struggle of good and evil, which is the lot of every human being, it is within our power to overcome evil with sincere effort and Divine grace.
Society
Women’s Rights: the Perspective of a Parallel History
Misguided feminism justifies itself in the name of freedom. This borrowed culture has neither helped nor will it help the people who adopt it as their own.
Reflection
My Discovery of Islam
The remarkable personal account of a strict American Catholic’s journey to Islam.
Opinion
The Quest for Peace in Pluralistic Societies
The place of Truth and Justice in the Islamic scheme for man’s life is so high that these principles have to be upheld even if they go against our own interests.
Editorial
What a List!
The robustness of the Shariah derives from a cogent and logical system of checks and balances that is not put off by way of mere allegations and externally influenced desires, howsoever humanitarian, against any of its legal measures.
