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		<title>What Makes the Muslims Angry: Analysing the Causes that Foster Fundamentalism</title>
		<link>http://muslimindia.in/2010/09/what-makes-the-muslims-angry-analysing-the-causes-that-foster-fundamentalism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The average Muslim,..., is sick and tired of seeing his faith questioned every time some extremist blow himself to pieces in the name of Allah. They also seek a new start where they are free in their lands and are judged by their own actions. The world has seen enough violence in the name of religion and security. Let’s give peace a chance...]]></description>
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		<title>A Critique of the Doctrine of Offensive Jihad</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 11:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yoginder Sikand</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The issue of offensive jihad has for long been a subject of heated debate among Islamic scholars. Some scholars are of the view that Islam allows for just one form of jihad, in the sense of war—defensive jihad. Others disagree, and believe that Islam permits both defensive as well as offensive jihad, in the sense of fighting. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Questioning the “vision” behind Zakir Naik’s “Peace”</title>
		<link>http://muslimindia.in/2010/02/questioning-the-%e2%80%9cvision%e2%80%9d-behind-zakir-naik%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cpeace%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yoginder Sikand</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In fact, such has been the emphasis placed by Islam on the rights of a neighbour, the Prophet once feared (in a report that is found in both Bukhari and Muslim) that neighbours would be granted inheritance rights in the properties of Muslims along with their legal heirs. No wonder the Prophet instructed the Muslims saying, “When you cook broth, increase its water and give some of it to your neighbour” (Muslim).[...]]]></description>
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		<title>Invading The Secular Space in India</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Puniyani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Satya Sai Baba of Puthaparthi in his recent tour of Mumbai (Nov. 2009) was invited by the Maharashtra Chief Minister designate, Ashok Chavan to his official residence, Varsha, for blessing the house and for the associated puja (invocation). When criticsed for inviting the Holy Guru to his official residence he said that since he is a devotee of the Baba for many decades it is a privilege for him. There are many other news items where state functionaries mark their presence for the programs of Gurus and Babas (God men).
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		<title>Indian Muslims want jobs, not Iftar</title>
		<link>http://muslimindia.in/2009/09/indian-muslims-want-jobs-not-iftar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The exploitation of Ramadan has now become a deeply-rooted practice among the well-off. If the Islamic brotherhood wants to understand why so many Muslims nations are in such a mess, they only need to examine how their elite have upended the holiest month of the faith, one in which they are meant to turn to Allah and practice the highest values of the Quran — piety, charity, self-denial, sacrifice — and turned it into a month-long tamasha. Id ul Fitr, which is the culmination of Ramadan, means the Id of Fitra, or charity. Self-centered Muslims will surely be astonished to learn that hundreds of verses in the Holy Quran urge charity and kindness towards the underprivileged. ]]></description>
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		<title>Plight of Muslims : Some Plain Speaking</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 01:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yoginder Sikand</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a world where media is controlled by multinational corporations and academia looks towards them for funding, it is difficult to expect even a modicum of even-handed debate on various charges leveled against Islam and Muslims, as they do not figure anywhere on the world business radar. So those who own the media, also monopolise the message and exclusivise the freedom of expression for themselves.]]></description>
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		<title>Counting the miles to Islamabad</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rafia Zakaria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Counting miles and expressing concern about the incursions of the Taliban may well sound the alarms bells in Washington but if the United States truly seeks a solution, it must make an effort to go beyond catchy phrases and monolithic perceptions that suggest that Pakistan is simply a territorial extension of Afghanistan.]]></description>
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		<title>Are Islam And Democracy Compatible?</title>
		<link>http://muslimindia.in/2009/03/are-islam-and-democracy-compatible/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rahil Yasin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A considerable amount of research and analysis has been undertaken on the issue of political Islam. This has helped to correct some simplistic and alarmist assumptions previously held in the West about the nature of Islamic values and intentions. It has been established that political Islam is like a changing landscape, deeply affected by a range of circumstances. But a debate on this topic often gets stuck on the simplistic question of, “Are Muslims democratic?”]]></description>
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		<title>RELIGION  AS   PROTEST;   RELIGION  IN  POWER</title>
		<link>http://muslimindia.in/2009/03/religion-as-protest-religion-in-power/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yoginder Sikand</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of the reasons that explain the different orientations of various protest movements also account for the different types of states that have crystallized under the same religious rubric. Of these reasons, the interests of the ruling class or of the influential strata of society appear to be the most important. Chandra Muzaffar elaborates]]></description>
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		<title>‘Religion in our Time’ in the Context of Asia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yoginder Sikand</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The role of religion in Asia at this juncture of history is far more complex than what the mainstream media suggests. This complexity is related to a large extent to the re-emergence of religion as an important player in the public arena --says Chandra Muzaffar a leading Malaysian intellectual in this article.]]></description>
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