Discourse
Burqa: The case of Muslim face cover
The teaching of Prophet Muhammad provides the wisest advice: Muslims should follow the practices of the society in which they live.
Save the internet from corporate censorship
The last five years has seen an inversion of the initial trend.
Private censorship
The big question is what role society should play as opposed to social media platforms.
Dwindling career prospects in the Indian academia
One certain way that we would not reach the goal to be among elite institutions in the world is by not hiring faculty.
Postdocs find career options petering out
More doctorates is wonderful as it increases the knowledge base of societies, but it simultaneously generates an oversupply in the job market.
The terror of masculinity: Abuse of power to show manliness
Ideological masculinity feels threatened under the perpetuation of gender equality.
The terror of masculinity: It’s violent extremism and terrorism
Women are subjected to threats of rape and murder that are both designed to evoke fear and force them back back to the domestic sphere.
The dreadful malaise of bigotry: There’s bias, even in love
Time changes everything. But sadly, it doesn’t improve anything that is deeply rooted in religious sentiments.
The dreadful malaise of bigotry: An act of mediocrity to belittle the other
Rural Georgia is racially balanced. The racial divide is still obvious, though not predominantly. where once can see bigotry, prejudice and racism.
Patriarchy made woman ‘the other’
Virginity rituals, menstrual segregation, taboos on women’s entry in places of worship are all patriarchal cultural customs.