{"id":1267,"date":"2025-04-05T10:27:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T10:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectmishkat.org\/?page_id=1267"},"modified":"2025-04-07T14:09:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:09:36","slug":"articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projectmishkat.org\/?page_id=1267","title":{"rendered":"Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1267\" class=\"elementor elementor-1267\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbc5194 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"bbc5194\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbb6b2c e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"dbb6b2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a4e72b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a4e72b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explore Articles<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-822c0e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"822c0e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7940fcf elementor-posts--align-left elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"7940fcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:60,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:33,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:26,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/projectmishkat.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-posts.min.css\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2930 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog tag-al-jili tag-bidil tag-epistemic-colonialism tag-intellectual-history tag-islamic-philosophy tag-khudi tag-muhammad-faruque tag-muhammad-iqbal tag-muslim-subjectivity tag-postcolonialism tag-sufism tag-the-reconstruction-of-religious-thought-in-islam\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projectmishkat.org\/?p=2930\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tPredicament: Iqbal or Iqbal\u2019s?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tAdnan Mahmud\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 6, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Summary This article explores the tension between Muhammad Iqbal\u2019s philological inaccuracies and his historical role as a catalyst for Muslim selfhood. While Muhammad Faruque identifies systematic misreadings of premodern thinkers like al-J\u012bl\u012b and B\u012bdil, the author argues these &#8220;creative misreadings&#8221; were necessary to address the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/projectmishkat.org\/?p=2930\" aria-label=\"Read more about Predicament: Iqbal or Iqbal\u2019s?\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2916 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog tag-epistemology tag-eurocentrism tag-fana tag-islamic-tradition tag-khudi tag-modern-science tag-muhammad-iqbal tag-muhammad-u-faruque tag-sufism\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projectmishkat.org\/?p=2916\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tThe Crisis of Modern Subjectivity: Rethinking Muhammad Iqbal and the Islamic Tradition\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tAriz Usmani\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 19, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Summary Muhammad U. Faruque&#8217;s paper critically examines Muhammad Iqbal&#8217;s intellectual contributions, focusing specifically on his concept of the self (khudi) and his interpretations of Sufism. The author argues that Iqbal&#8217;s attempt to synthesize Eastern and Western traditions is undermined by a Eurocentric perspective, which distorts<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/projectmishkat.org\/?p=2916\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Crisis of Modern Subjectivity: Rethinking Muhammad Iqbal and the Islamic Tradition\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2870 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog tag-film-critique tag-gaza-conflict tag-historical-drama tag-holocaust-memory tag-norman-finkelstein tag-nuremberg-movie-2025 tag-politics-of-memory tag-propaganda tag-victors-justice tag-zionist-lobby\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projectmishkat.org\/?p=2870\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tNuremberg, Holocaust Memory and the Politics of \u201cNever Again\u201d in the Age of Gaza\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tMahfuzul rahman\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 29, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>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<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/projectmishkat.org\/?p=2870\" aria-label=\"Read more about Nuremberg, Holocaust Memory and the Politics of \u201cNever Again\u201d in the Age of Gaza\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2834 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog tag-cbfc-censorship tag-communal-polarization tag-hindutva-ideology tag-indian-cinema tag-love-jihad tag-media-representation tag-mishkat-project tag-political-cinema tag-propaganda-films tag-the-kerala-story\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projectmishkat.org\/?p=2834\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tThe Kerala Story: Cinema, State, and the Industry It reflects\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tAlisha Khatoon\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 23, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Summary Mainstream Hindi cinema has increasingly become a vehicle for Hindutva ideology, often demonizing the Muslim community through propaganda films. The Kerala Story franchise exemplifies this trend by promoting baseless conspiracy theories like &#8220;love jihad&#8221; to polarize audiences and advance a communal narrative. The essay<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/projectmishkat.org\/?p=2834\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Kerala Story: Cinema, State, and the Industry It reflects\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2769 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog tag-constitutional-morality tag-legal-justice-and-human-rights tag-rational-spirituality tag-spirituality-and-personal-growth tag-uapa-and-judicial-reform\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projectmishkat.org\/?p=2769\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tPunishment Without Conviction:  UAPA and The Crisis Of Indefinite Incarceration\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tShreshta\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 28, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Summary The Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) faces significant criticism for its vague terminology and stringent bail provisions, specifically Section 43D(5), which prevents bail if a prima facie case is believed to exist. This legal framework often leads to prolonged pre-trial incarceration, as seen in<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__read-more-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/projectmishkat.org\/?p=2769\" aria-label=\"Read more about Punishment Without Conviction:  UAPA and The Crisis Of Indefinite Incarceration\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2748 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog tag-citizenship-crisis tag-constitutional-values tag-geopolitics tag-hindutva-ideology tag-indian-muslims tag-minority-rights tag-political-ethics tag-refugee-rights tag-social-justice tag-statecraft-vs-faith\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/projectmishkat.org\/?p=2748\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>\n\t\t\t\tWhen Refuge Becomes a Matter of Faith: Is India\u2019s Taliban Diplomacy a Mirror of Hindutva Politics?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tMaria Khanam\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 13, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Summary This article argues that India&#8217;s diplomatic engagement with the Taliban regarding minority protection exposes a deep contradiction when contrasted with its domestic treatment of Muslims, particularly under the CAA and NRC frameworks. 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