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SIR and the Right to Vote: Examining the Risk of Mass Exclusion
Summary The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by the Election Commission of India has sparked controversy over its potential to act as a “backdoor NRC” by demanding complex documentation for voter verification. While the Supreme Court upheld the ECI’s authority to conduct a
Paper Citizens: Legal Equality and the Silent Architecture of Exclusion
Summary In “Paper Citizens: Legal Equality and the Silent Architecture of Exclusion,” Adeela Siddiqui argues that despite India’s constitutional guarantees of equality, Indian Muslims are subjected to systemic structural and political marginalization. This exclusion is maintained through an invisible architecture of “autocratic legalism,” where electoral
Indian Muslims: Erasure in the Name of Integration
Summary The provided article examines the intense social pressure and ostracization experienced by Indian Muslims, particularly young women who observe the religious obligation of wearing a hijab. In majoritarian environments, constant questioning and microaggressions often force believers into social isolation, as peers treat their religious
Predicament: Iqbal or Iqbal’s?
Summary This article explores the tension between Muhammad Iqbal’s philological inaccuracies and his historical role as a catalyst for Muslim selfhood. While Muhammad Faruque identifies systematic misreadings of premodern thinkers like al-Jīlī and Bīdil, the author argues these “creative misreadings” were necessary to address the
The Crisis of Modern Subjectivity: Rethinking Muhammad Iqbal and the Islamic Tradition
Summary Muhammad U. Faruque’s paper critically examines Muhammad Iqbal’s intellectual contributions, focusing specifically on his concept of the self (khudi) and his interpretations of Sufism. The author argues that Iqbal’s attempt to synthesize Eastern and Western traditions is undermined by a Eurocentric perspective, which distorts
Nuremberg, Holocaust Memory and the Politics of “Never Again” in the Age of Gaza
Summary The 2025 film Nuremberg is critiqued not merely as a historical drama, but as a political tool that weaponizes collective memory. The author argues the movie functions as propaganda designed to refresh Holocaust memory and counter global anti-Israel sentiments amid the ongoing conflict in
