Young Researchers

The Young Researchers Section is a dedicated space for emerging voices—students, early-career researchers, activists, and young professionals—who bring fresh, thoughtful, and nuanced perspectives to the pressing issues of our time.

This section offers a platform for youth-driven commentary on politics, identity, social justice, international affairs, culture, and reform. It aims to spotlight the intellectual contributions of young Muslims and other underrepresented voices who are reshaping public discourse with clarity, courage, and critical insight.

By amplifying analytical writing rooted in lived experience and academic rigor, the Young Scholars Section fosters dialogue, challenges stereotypes, and envisions a more inclusive, informed, and pluralistic future.

Featured Young Researchers

Ayesha Hannath December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 al falah university controversy, arshad madani statement, communal politics india, communal rhetoric india, community progress challenges, community progress india, constructive discourse muslim community, discrimination in higher education, educational upliftment muslims, empowerment of muslim youth, fact check arshad madani, harmful political rhetoric, higher education reform india, indian education system, indian universities diversity, maulana azad education legacy, muslim academic leadership, muslim achievers india, muslim leadership examples, muslim public service representation, muslim representation in academia, muslim vice chancellor india, Muslim women empowerment, Muslim women leadership, naima khatoon amu, najma akhtar jmia, narrative of victimhood, pasmanda muslim issues, socio economic inequalities muslims

Muslim Vice-Chancellors in India: A Direct Rebuttal to Arshad Madani

This is why rhetoric like Madani’s troubles me personally! it erases achievements like mine. India’s prominent Islamic scholar Arshad Madani’s

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Zoha Fatima November 30, 2025December 1, 2025 CEDAW and India, community development India, constitutional literacy India, cross-border collaboration South Asia, democratic governance India, digital inclusion women India, gender justice South Asia, gender rights advocacy, gender-responsive governance, human rights South Asia, inclusive governance India, India constitutional rights Articles 14 15 19 21, India Muslim women, interfaith dialogue South Asia, legal empowerment Indian women, Muslim women education India, Muslim women leadership, peacebuilding South Asia, people-centered diplomacy, regional cooperation South Asia, South Asia gender diplomacy, South Asian diplomacy, sustainable development South Asia, women economic leadership India, women entrepreneurs India, women in diplomacy, women in international relations, women in law and politics India, women in policy making, women political participation India

Beyond Borders: How India’s Muslim Women Are Shaping South Asia’s Gender Diplomacy

Indian Muslim women are beginning to shape South Asia’s diplomatic landscape through regional collaborations, cultural exchanges, and academic partnerships. India’s

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Osama Rawal November 4, 2025November 4, 2025 2006 Ujjain meeting, anonymous prison interview, anonymous source conditions, Azamgarh meeting, Bengaluru meeting, call for Khilafat, corruption in SIMI, court hearing report, denial of civilian killings, district and central prisons, edited interview, embezzlement allegation, extremist organization history, Falahi faction, high-profile targets shortlist, Hindutva opposition, Indian Mujahideen reference, insider account radicalization, internal split SIMI, investigative interview, Islamist ideology debate, jailed SIMI leader, jihad discussions India, Justice Gita Mittal tribunal, L.K. Advani, legal strategy vs militancy, long-term imprisonment, martyrdom or release, media and intelligence reports, mid-2004 SIMI rise, Modi and Yogi mention, movement defunct 2006, Muslim activism, Muslim community leadership critique, Nagori group, political Islam in India, Pravin Togadia, prison testimony, reclaiming Islam narrative, recruitment through study material, reportage on SIMI, Safdar Nagori, Shahid Badr Falahi, Shishir Gupta, simi, SIMI ban 2001, SIMI tribunal 2008, Students Islamic Movement of India, study centre recruitment, Supreme Court stay, Taliban influence, targeted attacks admission, trials pending, underground Islamist movement

24-Years After India Banned SIMI: A Prisoner Speaks From the Shadows

When asked what finally broke the camel’s back, he explained that tensions within SIMI had been simmering… The interviewee is

Featured Young Researchers

Osama Rawal October 24, 2025October 24, 2025 empathy in conflict, extremism and ideology, Gaza conflict context, Hamas history, Hamas ideology critique, human rights in Palestine, Israeli Palestinian conflict, Israeli security policies, Middle East book recommendations, Middle East memoir analysis, moral complexity in war, Mosab Hassan Yousef, occupation and resistance analysis, Oslo Accords failure, Palestine ceasefire reflections, Palestinian Israeli peace debate, Palestinian lived experience, peace process challenges, political violence roots, Sheikh Hassan Yousef, Shin Bet informant, Son of Hamas review, terrorism root causes

Beyond Good vs Evil: A Reader’s Take on “Son of Hamas” and the Cost of Conflict

The most powerful sections of Son of Hamas describe Yousef’s encounters with ordinary Israelis and Palestinians who refuse to kill….

Featured Young Researchers

Osama Rawal October 18, 2025October 18, 2025 afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi, democracy, Deoband, Deobandi Islam, extremism, faith and fear, gender justice, human rights, india, indian muslims, Islamic seminary, political islam, radicalization, religious politics, religious reform, South Asia, taliban, theology, women’s rights

Deoband’s Hug for the Taliban: What It Says About Faith and Fear

Deoband’s embrace of the Taliban foreign minister is dangerous — but also offers an opening. Amir Khan Muttaqi, Foreign Minister

Faith Latest Lifestyle Young Researchers

Ayesha Hannath September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 constitutional freedom in Islam, constitutional rights for women, education for Muslim women, equality in Islam, Fatima al-Fihri women education, inheritance rights in Islam, Islam and gender justice, Islam progressive stance on women, Islamic feminism, Islamic law and women, Khadijah bint Khuwaylid example, marriage consent in Islam, Muslim women empowerment, Muslim women leadership, Muslim women rights, Muslim women social justice, women and Islam, women in Islamist states, women’s dignity in Islam, women’s rights vs Islamist states

Indian Muslim Women Enjoy Greater Rights than Those in Islamist States

Constitutional framework in India provides Muslim women with avenues for empowerment and justice that are often unavailable in Islamist state

Opinion Top Stories Young Researchers

Adnan Qamar September 29, 2025September 29, 2025 Ashraf elites, Ashrafization, caste discrimination in Islam, cross-caste marriage, inclusive Ummah, Indian Muslim exclusion, Indian Muslim rights, indian muslims, Islamic hierarchy, Islamic social justice, low-caste Muslims, Muslim elite hypocrisy, Muslim equality, Muslim Representation, muslim solidarity, Muslim unity, OIC exclusion, Pakistan foreign policy, Pakistan Muslim caste, Pakistan Ummah, Pasmanda identity, Pasmanda Muslims, social exclusion in Islam, South Asian Muslims, Ummah critique, Ummah hypocrisy

OPINION: Why Pasmanda Muslims Reject Pakistan’s “Ummah Unity” Narrative

Pakistan’s “Ummah message” is clear: solidarity is for wars and slogans, not for marriages, not for everyday equality. The dream

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Shoeb Siddiqi September 27, 2025September 27, 2025 AI in Indian military, AI warfare, HAL CATS Warrior, iDEX India startups, India AI defense strategy, India cybersecurity, India cybersecurity strategy, India Defence AI Council, India defense innovation, India defense modernization, India drone warfare, India future warfare, India military AI systems, India military technology, India Year of Defence Reforms 2025, India-China military balance, India-US defense cooperation, Indian Air Force modernization, Indian military drones, MQ-9B SeaGuardian India

AI, Drones, and Cyber: India’s New Military Edge

Buying drones is one thing; making them think and fight responsibly is another. Here lies India’s big bet: artificial intelligence

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Adnan Qamar September 27, 2025September 27, 2025 Ayodhya case criticism, Ayodhya controversy, Ayodhya dispute, Ayodhya dispute analysis, Ayodhya judgment, Ayodhya temple mosque conflict, Ayodhya verdict 2019, Babri demolition accountability, babri masjid, Babri Masjid demolition, Babri Masjid history, Chandrachud remarks, Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, Indian judiciary credibility, indian muslims, Indian secularism, mosque desecration debate, Muslim representation in judiciary, Pasmanda Muslims, Pasmanda voices, Ram Janmabhoomi, ram mandir, S Muralidhar comments, Supreme Court of India

OPINION: Former Indian Chief Justice’s Babri Masjid Remark Reopens Old Wounds

Justice Chandrachud’s fresh remark, therefore, risks reigniting controversies which the judgment had carefully attempted to settle. The Ayodhya dispute has