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

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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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

Featured Young Researchers

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