A famous African adage avers that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter. This, in a sense, is the crux of the current controversy over which School of historians should legitimately write history textbooks for secondary and senior secondary school … Read More
The sharp reaction to the film, Girlfriend, from both gay rights activists and cultural conformists highlights the surprising fact that modern Indians seem to perceive sexuality in terms of duality, rather than as a spectrum along which a range of experiences are possible. Gay rights activists have a right to … Read More
Even as political correctness makes candid discussion about Islamic fundamentalism virtually impossible, concerned intellectuals the world over are cautiously determined to analyze the concept of jihad and its implications for non-Islamic societies. Ever alert to such dangers, Muslim organizations and their fellow travellers are trying to whitewash the term that … Read More
