All stories by Najid Hussain
My Mother-In-Law Zakia Jafri's 20 Year Wait For Justice
Rediff.com24 Nov 2021Every February 28th, Zakia Jafri relives the agony of witnessing the brutal massacre of her husband, former Congress MP Ahsan Jafri, along with scores of other women and children. Despite deteriorating health, her hope that those responsible will be brought to justice, remains strong, notes Najid Hussain.
The word Muslim has become highly toxic in India
Rediff.com13 Apr 2018'Will this communal pendulum, which is swinging towards the extreme of division and violence, ever swing back to its position of the '60s and '70s within my lifetime?' 'Or will my children, and their children, have to continue to suffer the consequences of the country, that we all love, torn apart along communal lines,' asks Najid Hussain in anguish.
The Strange Bedfellows of Triple Talaq
Rediff.com22 Aug 2017'As long as true Hinduism survives in India, we need not let the Hindutva fear factor keep us from accepting a change in Muslim personal law with a ban on triple talaq,' says Najid Hussain.
The Indian Muslim must back a Uniform Civil Code
Rediff.com10 Aug 2016With its refusal to accept the modern social values, the Indian Muslim community is going down the slope of progress, says Najid Hussain.
Modi and the trick of the new face
Rediff.com29 May 2014'Will Modi at least visit the victims of the Gujarat genocide, apologise for the massacre, wipe their tears which may never dry, extend State help to rehabilitate them, and give them the dignity they deserve?' asks Najid Hussain.