The Cognate News Desk

Dawoodi Bohra’s 45-Year-Old Qardan Hasana Institution Uplifting Lives And Fuelling Businesses

Shaik Zakeer Hussain

Shaik Zakeer Hussain is the Founder and Editor of The Cognate.

From Bengaluru To Dubai: Asad Haque’s 35-Year Journey In Technology And Date Farming

Rushda Fathima Khan

Rushda Fathima Khan is the Staff Reporter for The Cognate.

Karnataka Bandh Call Against HC’s Hijab Verdict Receives Overwhelming Response

Rabia Shireen

Rabia Shireen is a Staff Reporter at The Cognate.

Karnataka BJP MLC Seeks Ban On Halal Certification

Ghazala Ahmad

Ghazala Ahmad is the Delhi Correspondent for The Cognate.

PhD Candidates Denied Admission At Jamia’s Mass Communication Centre Despite Being Selected In Final List

Zainab Aliyah

Zainab Aliyah is a Staff Writer at The Cognate.

Dua of The Week

Umar Sharieef

Not By Offensive Slogans, Muslims Celebrate Eid By Gifting Sweets To Non-Muslims

Dr Sa'id bin Ali bin Wahf Al-Qahtani

Dua When Leaving Home

Shams Shirazi

Dua To Make When You See Someone Afflicted By Misfortune

Aria Nisa

Court Directs FIR Against Public TV’s Ranganath, Arun Badiger Under Non-Bailable Sections, For Anti-Muslim Remarks

Aamirah Fathima

Aamirah Fathima is a computer engineer based in Riyadh. She is a developer, writer, blogger, avid reader, social worker, and student of knowledge.

Dua Of The Week: Being Grateful To Allah

Shafia Jameel

Surrogacy In Islam: A Comprehensive View

Auqib Javeed

Auqib Javeed is a Srinagar-based journalist.

‘PR Stunt’, ‘Curated, Sanitised, Picnic’: Kashmiris Slam EU Delegation’s Visit

Amathurahman

NALSAR VC Prof Faizan Mustafa Unanimously Elected President Of Consortium Of National Law Varsities

Swaliha Asiya

From Banning Hijab In Colleges To Arresting People For Offering Namaz, The Criminalisation Of Islam and Muslim Identity In Public Spaces In India

Ameen Ahmed

Ameen Ahmed is a social media consultant and an independent researcher. Ameen’s interest lies in the environment, history of modern Karnataka (erstwhile Mysore Kingdom) and early India-USA relations. He is an Honorary Consultant with the American Institute of Islamic History and Culture, California. He blogs at https://historyofmysuru.blogspot.com/

British Atrocities On Civilians Of South India During Anglo-Mysore Wars

Talha Hussain Gulbargavi

Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui And Silence Of The Muslim Community

Sameer Abdul Majeed

Sameer Abdul Majeed is an analyst on historical and current affairs.

‘Love Jihad’: An Imaginary Scarecrow To Dissuade Hindu Women From Marrying Muslim Men

Akhlad Khan

Akhlad Khan is an Uttar Pradesh based journalist and former sub-editor of the regional newspaper ‘Times Of Uttar Pradesh’.

Accident Or Murder? 21-Year-Old Ubaidullah’s Suspicious Death Raises Questions

Jawad Ul Haleem

Karnataka’s Caste Census Report: What’s Behind The Delay?

Ubair Ul Hameed

Barbaroslar: Who Was Hayreddin Barbarossa?

Ahmad Khan

Ahmad Khan is a freelance writer and an IT professional based in New Delhi.

Attack On The Gyanvapi Mosque Is An Attack On The Existence Of Muslims

Syed Ali Mujtaba

Syed Ali Mujtaba is a journalist. He can be contacted at [email protected]

Muslims Open Mosques To Shelter Hindu Flood-Hit Victims In Tamil Nadu

Zulekha Shakoor Rajani

The author holds a graduate degree in journalism and education and has a postgraduate degree in MSc Psychology. She can be reached at: [email protected]

Bengaluru Hosts Multilingual International Calligraphy Exhibition And Seminar

Wafa Sultana

Wafa Sultana is a lawyer by training and has a Master's degree in Persian Gulf Studies from Qatar University. Her research interests include conflict resolution, security, foreign policy, political Islam and Islamic law.

Why The Hijab Issue In India Is Not Going To Be Resolved

Guest Authors

Law And Psychology In Action: Media Trials Engineering Minds Towards Destruction

Shariffa Carlo

Shariffa Carlo is an American revert to Islam and a daiya.

When I Covered My Head, I Opened My Mind

Sheikh Abdus Salam Al-Madani

The author, Sheikh Abdus Salam al-Madani is an Islamic scholar with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from the Islamic University of Madinah in Saudi Arabia. He is the Founder and Dean of Aspire College Of Excellence in Chennai and Bangalore.

Why Don’t We Have Happy Families?

Mohammad Sartaj Alam

Mohammad Sartaj Alam is an independent Journalist, associated with The Telegraph (UK), The Guardian, BBC and The Quint.

How Did Eight-Years-Old Rizwan End Up Being Arrested And Accused Of Communal Violence In Bihar’s Siwan

Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan

Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan is the Founding Editor of The Milli Gazette and Former Chairman of the Delhi Minorities Commission.

JNU Introduces Course On “Jihadi Violence” In Violation Of Its Assurance To The Delhi Minorities Commission In 2018

Rimsha Khan

Rimsha Khan has a bachelor's degree in Biotechnology and currently pursuing M.A. in Political Science at Lady Shri Ram College of Women, University of Delhi.

Revisiting Gujarat Pogrom

Hadiya Rasheed

This Is How Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh Celebrated Republic Day Amid Anti-CAA Protests

Mariam Monaza

Mariam Monaza is an Advocate from Bangalore.

Fahadh Faasil’s Malik: Story About A Powerful Man, And Many Fearless Women Set Against The Backdrop Of Beemapally Police Shooting

Rayhan Mirza

Rayhan Mirza is a travel writer and an independent journalist.

In Pictures: Delhi’s Pre-Mughal Mosques Wallow In Neglect

Muhammed Noushad

Poa Mecca: A Shrine And Many Stories In Assam

Syed Mueen

Karnataka: Massive Protest Demanding Justice For Murder Of Masood, Fazil

Ribat

CAA, NRC, Why We Are Being Targeted And The Meaning Of ‘La Ilaha Illallah’

Bilal Ali Khan

Dr Tashief Mayen | Changing Habits In Ramadan | The Friday Talks

Sumaiya Khanum

Sumaiya Khanum is a language enthusiast and a passionate Math and English teacher. She is currently facilitating reading programs to build the love for reading in young minds.

Creating A Positive Muslim Narrative

Dr Md Zafar Iqbal

The author has published a research study on Urdu journalism in India, which is available on UGC’s website. He has also written a book titled "The Origin & Growth of Urdu Press in Kolkata", which was published by the Calcutta Press Club and released by former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. He can be contacted at [email protected]

Jam-E-Jahan-Numa: Marking 200 Years Of Urdu Journalism In India

Sayema Zulfeqar

Sayema Zulfeqar is a psychologist based in Vancouver, Canada. She holds a double bachelors and a masters in Psychology and is a student of Islamic Psychology at the Cambridge Muslim College.

Understanding Mental Health From An Islamic Psychological Perspective

Nikhat Fatima

Nikhat Fatima is an independent journalist based in Hyderabad.

How Raja Singh’s Diatribe Against Islam Ruined Hyderabad’s Peace

Amjad Ali E M

Amjad Ali EM is the President of the SIO Kerala.

Mappila Haal: Celebrating 100 Years Of Malabar Uprising

Ameeq Mohammad

Provocative Slogans, Music In Front Of Mosques: Ram Navami Processions Result In Violence In Several States

Nabeel Ahmad

Nabeel Ahmad is an independent researcher and a library professional based in New Delhi.

Preserving Urdu Heritage: A Journey Through Bengaluru’s Muslim Library

Aliza Noor

Aliza Noor is an independent journalist from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

‘Why Only Madrasas?’: Muslim Ulama Welcome UP Survey But Worry About State’s Motives

Fahim Mattoo

Fahim Mattoo is a journalist based in Kashmir.

Preserving Language And Culture: The Burushaski Community In Srinagar

Shaikh Abdul Lateef Madani

Shaikh Abdul Lateef Madani is the Founder, MD of Al-Ibaadah Indian School, Udupi and Chairperson of Sammaan Counseling Centre, Udupi. He is a graduate of the Islamic University of Madinah in the field of Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh).

In The Passing Away Of Shaikh Dr R K Noor Muhammad Madani, The Ummah Has Lost A Great Scholar And A Murabbi

Shaikh Tabinda

Shaikh Tabinda is an MBA student in Mumbai. An active participant and face of the CAA-NRC movement in Mumbai during the pan India NRC movement, Tabinda has been actively raising her voice against Islamophobia and persecution of Muslims in India. Tabinda works on the ground for marginalized communities with various NGOs for the past few years.

Anti-Muslim Attacks During Ram Navami Processions

Rashad Mohamed Khan

Battleground Shivajinagar: Outcome Of Bypoll Election Will Depend On These Factors

A Mohamed Yusuff

Delhi Pogrom: 1142 Arrests Made, But Only 171 Cases In Court, RTI Reveals. Key Queries Go Unanswered

Bilal Dannoun

Dua Of The Week: Dua To Overcome Anxiety, Grief And Debts

Kathleen Frydl

Kathleen Frydl is a Sachs Lecturer, at Johns Hopkins University.

US Is Becoming A ‘Developing Country’ On Global Rankings That Measure Democracy, Inequality

Sufi Roshan

Sufi Roshan is the Co-Founder of SR Garments. He can be reached at [email protected]

Why Modest Fashion Is Both A Movement And An Entrepreneurial Opportunity

Haider Abbas

Haider Abbas is a former Uttar Pradesh State Information Commissioner and writes on politics.

BJP’s Political Manoeuvre: Tabling The 40-Year-Old Moradabad Riots Report To Sway 2024 Elections

Arshia Sana

Arshia Sana is a columnist and an Assistant Lecturer of Law at Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University.

Warnings Of West Asia: Economy Vs BJP’s Ideology

Atika Sayeed

RSS Claims 25% Increase In Shakhas In West Bengal, Since Elections

Jolanta Burke

Jolanta Burke is a Senior Lecturer, Centre for Positive Psychology and Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Has The Pandemic Changed Our Personalities? New Research Suggests We’re Less Open, Agreeable And Conscientious

Zohra Fathima

On This Day In Muslim History: June 13

M A Siraj

M A Siraj is a Bengaluru-based veteran journalist who writes for a variety of newspapers including The Hindu, and news portals.

Dr. Salaam Musheer: An Institution-Builder And Beacon Of Light For Scores Of Social Workers

Dr Yasir Qadhi

Dr. Yasir Qadhi is an Islamic theologian and scholar.

Mawlid: Its Origin, History, and Practice

Saima Shujath Khan

Saima is a dayeeyah and student of knowledge, based out of Bangalore.

This Is Not The India I Grew Up In

Farooq Siddiqui

Farooq Siddiqui is an author, social entrepreneur, and Founder President of Khadim-e-Insaniyat Foundation. With unwavering dedication, he empowers the youth through education, employment assistance, and skill training. For years, he has offered invaluable career guidance and mentoring. Collaborating with prestigious organizations like Rotary International, AMP, and EESAN, he selflessly serves the community. He can be reached at: [email protected]

Empowering the Future: The Transformative Role Of Career Counselling And Mentoring For Indian Youth

Hajira Firdouse

How Sumiya Faruq built Taqva, the Islamic YouTube

Anis Ahmed

Anis Ahmed is the General Secretary of Popular Front of India.

The Ceasefire In Gaza Is A Victory For Palestinian Resilience

N Jayaram

N. Jayaram is a journalist now based in Bangalore after more than 23 years in East Asia (mainly Hong Kong and Beijing) and 11 years in New Delhi. He was with the Press Trust of India news agency for 15 years and Agence France-Presse for 11 years and is currently engaged in editing and translating for NGOs and academic institutions. He writes Walker Jay's blog.

Creeping Genocide In India

Dr. Shakil Moidin

The author Dr. Shakil Moidin is an Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist at the Al Rass Dental College, Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He can be reached at [email protected].

Nigella Sativa: Every Disease Has A Cure – Decelerating The COVID-19 Pandemic

Sauda Nasuha

Sauda Nasuha is a special needs educator. She’s an introspective writer who finds solace in writing. She believes in making a difference one child at a time.

Just When You Thought Dictatorship Was Over

Dorothy L. Sayers

The Lost Tools Of Learning

Raseela P A

Raseela P A has a master's in English from Jawaharlal Nehru University. She is from Lakshadweep.

Beef Ban, Arrests Of CAA Protestors, Restrictions On Contesting Elections, Here’s How The Centre Is Wronging Lakshadweep

Jamaal al-Din Zarabozo

Sheikh Jamaal al-Din Zarabozo is an Islamic scholar, lecturer, and author of numerous books on Islam and speaker of many lectures on Islam.

Copyright: An Islamic Perspective

Jesús Galindo-Zaldivar

Professor Jesús Galindo-Zaldivar graduated in Geology in 1985 and obtained a PhD degree by the University of Granada in 1990. He has held different teaching positions at the University of Granada from 1988 addressing geophysical prospecting, geological mapping and structural geology. Since the postdoctoral period, his research focused on the integration of geological studies with offshore and onshore geophysical techniques (gravimetric, magnetic, geoelectric, magnetotelluric and seismic reflection data) and geodetic data to elucidate the development of active tectonic structures. Most of the studies were carried out in the Betic-Rif Cordillera and the Scotia Arc (Antarctica) and in addition in Argentina, Ecuador, Italy, Bulgaria and the Eastern Mediterranean.

What Caused Morocco’s Earthquake? A Geologist Studying The Atlas Mountains Explains

Syed Umar Ahmed

Syed Umar Ahmed is an engineer and an aspiring journalist.

Meet Zakia Khanam, Andhra’s New Deputy Chairperson Of Legislative Council

Ifath Arwah

Ifath Arwah is the Writer in Residence at the University of Sharjah.

Sharjah Competition Yields Cutting-Edge Sustainable Mosque Designs By Students

Razik Basrur

Razik Basrur is a freelance journalist.

Hotel Building Belonging To SDPI District President Demolished In Udupi, Targeted For Speaking Up Against Hijab Ban, He Says

Aashiq Kabeer

Radio Rwanda And The Deep Parallels Within The Indian Media

Aamir Raza

Aamir Raza is an Independent Researcher based out of New Delhi. He has an MA in Political Science from Jamia Millia Islamia.

Understanding The Pandemic Through The Lens Of Literature

Ayesha Ayath Aslam

SDPI’s BR Bhaskar Prasad Emerges As Strong Contender Against Congress MLA In Pulakeshinagar

Sadaf Shabir

Sadaf Shabir is a journalist based in Kashmir.

Preserving Language And Culture: The Burushaski Community In Srinagar