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Babri Masjid: What should Muslims do? | Irfan Engineer

December 22, 2018 - 7:40 am in Governance

A section of Hindu supremacist organizations are once again mobilizing to demand the construction of Ramjanmabhoomi temple (RJT) in Ayodhya on the spot where Babri Masjid once stood and was demolished on 6th December 1992. Provocative speeches are being made…

Need for Reconciliation with Justice | Babri Demolition and aftermath

October 10, 2018 - 11:02 am in Culture

In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court in a 2-1 majority verdict refused to refer the Dr. Faruqui verdict to Constitution bench. This said verdict had…

Babri Masjid Demolition: 25 Years On… | Irfan Engineer

December 5, 2017 - 7:50 pm in Society

On 6th December 1992, I was in judicial custody in Vansda (Gujarat) jail. We were struggling for the rights of adivasis on forest and forest produce which…

Babri Masjid Ramjanmbhoomi Dispute: Need for Justice

April 6, 2017 - 8:41 pm in Culture, Faiths

After the long wait, the Supreme Court Chief Justice J.S. Khehar opined that long-pending dispute of Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid should be settled out of court. (March 2017) He even offered to mediate himself in the matter. Uniformly most of the spokesperson…

History and Nature of the Ayodhya Dispute

March 26, 2017 - 7:30 pm in Faiths, Gallery

In a surprise development, the Supreme Court on 21st March 2017 urged the rival parties in the Ram Janamabhoomi – Babri Masjid (RJBM) case to negotiate and resolve the dispute in a spirit of give and take. The Chief Justice of India offered himself to be…

Court’s should initiate to resolve Ayodhya matter amicably

March 21, 2017 - 10:58 pm in Faiths, Governance

It is the sign of time how Supreme Court today suggested ' consensus' for Ayodhya dispute on a petition by Subramanian Swamy who has no locus-standi on the issue but as soon as Uttar Pradesh has a new chief minister whose 'words' are 'musical' to #bhakts,…

War on Constitution: The Rise of Saffron Jihad

February 18, 2016 - 12:56 pm in Reforms

Those of us who witnessed what happened when the goons demolished Babari Masjid in 1992 and later assaulted journalists covering the incident can vouch that it is almost after 25 years that we are witnessing the same kind of situation in India. We have…

Rebuild the shaken confidence of the nation, Punish perpetrators of Babri demolition

December 7, 2015 - 5:08 pm in Faiths

As a secular humanist, I have no faith in the ‘super-powers’ of the religious structures but as a human right defender, I understand millions of people have because of inability of our state and the power elite in the society to keep people aware and provide…

BABRI TO DADRI: STOP PLAYING WITH LIVES & RIGHTS OF MINORITIES

October 22, 2015 - 5:53 pm in Governance

Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan [BMMA] along with Bharat Bachao Andolan, Police Reforms Watch, Vidyarthi Bharti, Phule-Ambedkar Manch and Jagrut Kamgaar Manch is organizing a press conference to protest against the increasing low scale harassment of Muslim…