Who are progressive Muslims?
Who are progressive Muslims? A discussion.
The Complaint: An award-winning film on communal amity by Mrinal Bahukhandi
The Complaint: An award-winning film on communal amity by Mrinal Bahukhandi
Vaishnava Jan To – Riyaaz Qawwal
Riyaaz Qawwali is an ensemble that represents the unique diversity and plurality of South Asia. The ensemble’s musicians, who are settled in the United States, hail from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh and also represent multiple religious and spiritual backgrounds. In this video they sing Gandhiji’s favourite bhajan, Vaishnav Jan…
Kanhaiya Yaad Hai – Raag Tilak Kamod (Niazi brothers)
Niazi Brothers are well-known Qawwals from Pakistan.
Qawwali: Kanhaiyya, yaad hai kuch bhi hamari (Hindi/Urdu)
Ustad Ghulam Fariduddin Ayaz Al-Hussaini Qawwal is a Pakistani Qawwal. He belongs to the Qawwal Bachchon Ka Gharana of Delhi. He and his relatives are the flag-bearers of that school of music (gharana), which is also known by the name of the city as the Delhi gharana. He performs various genres of Hindustani classical music…
Ziauddin Sardar: Diversity and Dissent
Ziauddin Sardar is a Pakistan-born, London-based scholar, award-winning writer, cultural critic and public intellectual who specialises in Muslim thought, the future of Islam, futures studies and science and cultural relations. Books authored by him include, Mecca, the Sacred City; Reading the Quran; Desperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys of a Sceptical Muslim.
Arab Intellectual – Muslim Failure
An Arab intellectual argues that Prophet Mohammed was secular
Take That : “Prophet Muhammad was a secular”
Kuwaiti activist Nasser Dashti has very controversial views on Islam and Muslim history.
Nasser Dashti Time to Remove Religion from Public Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g163FVaVeZQ&width=640&height=480 Kuwaiti activist Nasser Dashti has very controversial views on Islam and Muslim history
Interesting CNN Debate on French ban on burqa
Mona Eltahawy is a freelance Egyptian-American journalist and commentator based in New York City. A staunch feminist, she is the author of the book Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution.