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Monday, March 12, 2018, 7:04 PM   |   e-paper HOME PUNE MAHARASHTRA ART AND CULTURE SPORTS BUSINESS WORLD OPINION Home   Art & Culture   A muslim in the public discourse A muslim in the public discourse Camil Parkhe   Saturday, 10 March 2018      goo.gl/pjEbYk AZADI’S DAUGHTER: Being a secular Muslim in India Author:  Seena Mustafa Publisher:  Speaking Tiger Pages:  185 Price:  Rs 299 In the recent past, India has witnessed political and social turmoil on many occasions. For instance, the constitutional amendment in 1985 made by the then Prime Minister following the Supreme Court judgement in the Shah Bano case; or the demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992; communal rioting in Mumbai and Gujarat 1993 and 2002 — shocked the secular p...

Sayyadbhai – Muslim Reformist Published in The Navhind Times, panaji, Goa,  dated October 28, 1991 Pune, October 27 : A glance at him and one is saddled with the notion that he belongs to one of the law enforcement agencies. Nothing however, can be further from the truth. Mr. Sayyadbhai, the 54 – year old Muslim reformist, has been toiling for several years towards changing the law and social customs that he feels have outlived their need. Truly, his can be called a voice in the wilderness. He is among the few Muslim leaders who have made abolition of the Muslim Personal Law and introduction of a uniform civil code their lifelong mission. A lieutenant of the late Muslim reformist, Mr. Hamid Dalwai, and General Secretary of the Muslim Satyashodhak Mandal since its inception in 1970, Mr. Sayyadbhai started his public life in 1967. As his first task, he organized a public meeting in Pune to condemn the refusal of the Muslim Nation’s Conference to extend an invitation to th...