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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.

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Sumit Singh February 10, 2026 accountability in Indian democracy, democracy and leadership India, India political communication, Indian democracy and media, Indian elections and accountability, Indian government communication, Indian political leadership, Indian prime minister press conference, Indian prime ministers comparison, Manmohan Singh press conferences, media and power in India, media gatekeeping in India, Modi governance style, Modi Mann Ki Baat, Modi media strategy, Modi press conference debate, Modi vs Manmohan Singh, Narendra Modi, political visibility in India, press freedom in India

Why India’s Prime Minister Modi Rarely Faces the Press

Modi has consciously chosen an alternative model that privileges direct communication over mediated interpretation. The criticism that India’s Prime Minister

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Sumit Singh February 8, 2026February 8, 2026 constitutional values India, economic contribution of Indian Muslims, future of Indian leadership, governance and leadership India, identity politics India, inclusive leadership India, Indian democracy, Indian electoral politics, Indian political analysis, Indian political commentary, indian politics, Indian public policy, Indian voters mindset, leadership beyond religion, leadership narrative India, minority leadership India, Muslim entrepreneurship India, Muslim leadership in India, national integration India, national leadership India, national vision leadership, political leadership India, political reform India, secularism and leadership, social cohesion India, statesmanship vs representation, vote bank politics, welfare politics India, youth and politics India

What Stops Muslim Leaders from Becoming National Leaders in India

Leadership in India is ultimately not about who you speak for, but about who listens to you. India is not

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Umme Hanee Shaikh December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 anti muslim bias, breaking stereotypes, hijab controversy india, identity and religion, india communal harmony, indian constitution equality, indian muslim experience, indian muslim woman, Indian secularism, Islam and peace, Islamophobia in India, muslim discrimination stories, muslim empowerment, Muslim identity India, muslim perspective india, muslim representation media, muslim stereotypes, muslim woman voice, muslim youth india, not a terrorist muslim

Muslim, Not a Terrorist: An Indian Woman’s Perspective

My religion does not define terror. It defines peace, compassion, and humanity. And millions like me are living proof. Growing

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Osama Rawal December 26, 2025 Delhi Constitutional Club debate, does God exist debate India, faith vs religion discourse, free speech and religion India, God debate India 2025, God metaphysical debate, Islamic theology debate, Javed Akhtar atheism, Javed Akhtar Mufti Nadvi debate, Javed Akhtar vs Mufti Nadvi, Mufti Shamail Abdullah Nadvi, Nadvi Akhtar controversy, open dialogue on faith India, organised religion criticism, philosophical debate India, public debates in India, religion and power structures, religion and social institutions, religion in Indian society, religion vs atheism India, religious skepticism India, Saurabh Dwivedi Lallantop debate, spirituality without religion, theology vs atheism discussion, Urdu Academy West Bengal controversy

Public Debate on God’s Existence in India: What Akhtar vs Nadvi Exposed

This is where the debate truly failed to meet. Nadvi spoke at the level of personal belief and moral philosophy.

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Osama Rawal December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 AntiSemitism, antisemitism diaspora, Australia attack, Australia security, Australia terror attack opinion, communal violence, extremism and ideology, freedom of speech and religion, Gaza conflict backlash, global antisemitism, hate crimes against Jews, ideological violence, interfaith tensions, Islam and violence debate, Islamist ideology, Islamist radicalization, islamist terrorism, Jewish community Australia, jihadist violence, left liberal discourse, Muslim introspection, performative condemnation, political Islam critique, religious accountability, religious extremism, religious texts and violence, Sahih Bukhari hadith debate, social media radicalization, terrorism analysis, terrorism justification narratives

From Gaza to Australia: Politics of Deflection After Every Islamist Violence

This is a question that Muslims themselves must confront honestly and internally, rather than deflecting scrutiny by labelling all inquiry

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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

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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….

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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

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