Some thoughts on the Niqab controversy

Kerala's 'Muslim Educational Society', an organization established in 1964 and registered under the Societies Registration Act attracted national attention recently when they introduced a ban on 'all forms of clothing that covers one's face' among the students in educational institutions run by them. The society, one among the pioneers in Kerala's Muslim renaissance movement runs …

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On how WhatsApp went back on their word and about a good alternative

It was a Friday. After surviving 5 hours of horribly soporific lectures on Law, like most other Fridays, I headed to my hostel room with the pleasure of having a couple of weekend holidays. Reached room and pulled out my phone, plugged in the earphones and fell into a nap. When I woke up, few …

About the Kiss of Love Movement and Heckler’s Veto

There's an old adage that history repeats itself, first time as a tragedy and then as a farce. This was what I was reminded of, when Kiss In The Street demonstration against moral policing was dealt with force by both the police and right wing extremists in the streets of Calicut. Before that, Kiss Of …