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Mohammad Sajjad

Professor Mohammad Sajjad teaches history at the Centre of Advanced Study in History, Aligarh Muslim University. You can e-mail the author at Sajjad.history@gmail.com

All stories by Mohammad Sajjad

The Magical World Of Muzaffar Ali
Rediff.com16 Feb 2024

'I somehow felt that Muzaffar Ali was in Aligarh to feel the pulse of the Muslim youth,...

Is Nehru Responsible For Indian Muslims' Plight?
Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

Pratinav Anil is able to foresee some agency and assertion on the part of India's...

Hijab Row: Politics Of Communal Polarisation
Rediff.com14 Feb 2022

Some important simple truths about the issue may be more helpful than high sounding...

WhatApp groups: Ignore Covid Crisis. Spread Hate
Rediff.com21 Jun 2021

The manner in which a large proportion of common people have mortgaged their...

He told the middle class not only to become talkers, but doers
Rediff.com6 Mar 2021

'... That they should emerge as role-models to be emulated by the fellow countrymen;...

What Tejaswi, Rahul need to worry about
Rediff.com28 Nov 2020

Will the M (Muslims) in the RJD's M+Y move fast swiftly towards the MIM and away from...

Will BJP oust Nitish after the poll?
Rediff.com13 Oct 2020

'Maybe the BJP believes, in the post-poll scenario, it will have the might to foist,...

Is Congress better off without Scindia?
Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

'Should the Congress take Jyotiraditya's departure as good riddance?', asks Mohammad...

Why Sharjeel Imam's politics worries me
Rediff.com29 Jan 2020

'One does not understand why you should launch your attack against the Constitution,...

Why are our students so angry?
Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

'Their brave resistance keep our hopes alive that this youth upsurge is strengthening...

How would my mother know her father's date of birth?
Rediff.com31 Dec 2019

'How many Indian parents, still alive, really have documents of, their parents's date...

Is India really heading the Pakistan way?
Rediff.com21 Dec 2019

India's majoritarian regime is now making a dangerously fast-paced move towards...

Why all Indians must oppose the CAB
Rediff.com10 Dec 2019

The Citizenship Amendment Bill would possibly be the first piece of legislation that is...

Muslims and the reality of a transformed India
Rediff.com15 Nov 2019

'For Muslims, India is now a Hindu Rashtra, no matter what kind of Constitution is...

Why was Tabrez Ansari allowed to die?
Rediff.com8 Jul 2019

Mohammad Sajjad raises important questions about the response to lynchings.

Don't Blame Muzaffarpur Deaths on Litchi!
Rediff.com17 Jun 2019

The government, every year, hides behind the mystery of the disease, linking it with...

Understanding the BJP's rise in Bengal
Rediff.com14 Jun 2019

Many anticipate that by the 2021 assembly elections in West Bengal, the BJP may come to...

RJD Debacle: End of the Lalu dynasty?
Rediff.com4 Jun 2019

'The poor manner in which the RJD stitched its alliance and mismanaged its...

Modi2: What does the future hold for India's Muslims?
Rediff.com27 May 2019

Over two dozen Muslims have been elected to the Lok Sabha. This shows that all is not...

Achche Din not in sight for India's Muslims
Rediff.com13 May 2019

'As a student of history, I am no pessimist, but regardless of which party/coalitions...