Amana Begam Ansari
@Amana_Ansari
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Former Research & Policy Analyst @CFPS_India. Columnist @ThePrintIndia, TV News Panelist, Host India This Week https://t.co/iyDg0EGMrs
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Joined May 2013
Dear Indian Muslim, have you seen Muslim brides of the world? Did you pay attention to their white attire at the time of Nikah? Why is your custom different? Why does an Indian Muslim bride wear red? From where your unique custom of Haldi, Juta churayi etc is adopted by?
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Christians in Nigeria are being massacred, and almost no one is paying attention. Entire communities in Plateau, Benue and Kaduna have been wiped out in attacks by armed militants. More than 55,000 people have been murdered in the past few years by Boko Haram, Islamic State and
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Please read this article by me - https://t.co/x0lfp8r28k - if you harbour conspiracy theories about 26/11 and Pulwama, and if you don't, still read it to use the arguments in it to convince those harbouring such conspiracy theories. Much as I oppose the politics of the Modis,
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Pakistan’s economic troubles keep growing. Qatar’s Al-Thani Group plans to sell its 49% stake in Pakistan’s Port Qasim power plant. It’s the ninth multinational to leave in four years as FDI falls and investors lose faith.
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People keep installing solar because the electricity prices are literally prohibitive at this point (I think the Panjab province govt is also installing it atp).
Pakistan’s economic troubles keep growing. Qatar’s Al-Thani Group plans to sell its 49% stake in Pakistan’s Port Qasim power plant. It’s the ninth multinational to leave in four years as FDI falls and investors lose faith.
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Pakistan’s economic troubles keep growing. Qatar’s Al-Thani Group plans to sell its 49% stake in Pakistan’s Port Qasim power plant. It’s the ninth multinational to leave in four years as FDI falls and investors lose faith.
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When a simple university protest is met with such brutality, it’s not just a failure of the state, it’s a disgrace to our humanity. That’s what Pakistan has become.
Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is burning since months now. Decades of suppression, loot, apathy,denial of basic human necessities and rights, one more region of Pakistan, is now threatening to break away. From Balochistan, to POK to Waziristan, Pakistan is heading for Bangladesh 2.0
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Who would’ve thought Zohran Mamdani would quote Nehru in his speech and end it with Dhoom Machale, Bollywood song? Refreshing to see him so unapologetically himself. The rest, time will tell how good a mayor he proves to be
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When a simple university protest is met with such brutality, it’s not just a failure of the state, it’s a disgrace to our humanity. That’s what Pakistan has become.
Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is burning since months now. Decades of suppression, loot, apathy,denial of basic human necessities and rights, one more region of Pakistan, is now threatening to break away. From Balochistan, to POK to Waziristan, Pakistan is heading for Bangladesh 2.0
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Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is burning since months now. Decades of suppression, loot, apathy,denial of basic human necessities and rights, one more region of Pakistan, is now threatening to break away. From Balochistan, to POK to Waziristan, Pakistan is heading for Bangladesh 2.0
#BREAKING: Peaceful protest led by the students of the University of Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir took a deadly turn after some individuals backed by Pakistani ISI opened direct fire, injuring one student. According to eyewitnesses, during the protest, a person named Raja
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Right after two Russian hitmen got 25 years in U.S. federal court for trying to kill me in Brooklyn, I spoke with @jaketapper on CNN about how dictators hunt their opponents beyond their borders. When the hitman came to my porch in New York with an AK-47, I was on a Zoom call
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'Mamdani signals a shift in American politics. And how immigrants see themselves in it' Amana Begam @Amana_Ansari, columnist, writes #ThePrintOpinion
https://t.co/QBVx4WUybw
theprint.in
Naysayers are employing the same old playbook against the outsider, fear dressed up as caution, prejudice disguised as concern.
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ISIS has found a new home, Pakistan.
As part of its investigation into the involvement of Pakistani nationals in the ranks of ISIS, Al-Mirsaad has obtained the confession of another captured Pakistani member of the group. In the confession, the detainee discloses details about ISIS training centers, operational
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Today, in the UK Parliament, a motion was passed observing the accession day of J&K to the Indian Unioun. The barbaric Pahalgam terror attack conducted this year by the terror state of Pakistan, was also condemned. Global isolation of Pakistan continues...
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Those engaging in ugly stereotyping of Muslims and imagining the solution to Muslim extremism to lie in generalised anti-Muslim bigotry are requested to peruse (not skim through) this - https://t.co/bXPPpXHU74 - with an open mind.
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'Adityanath didn’t just talk about the ban on halal certification, he framed it as a weapon and a threat to society'—says ThePrint Columnist Amana Begam Ansari @Amana_Ansari
https://t.co/tNGM7gybOS
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"As a Muslim, I find it absurd & troubling. Halal is not some hidden agenda; it is a simple, personal religious practice. It is no different from a Jain avoiding meat, a Hindu following sattvic principles, a Jew following kosher." writes @Amana_Ansari
https://t.co/0WBk8NratU
theprint.in
Strangely enough, halal certification is perfectly fine when it comes to exports. Why that is, no one seems to know.
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'Taliban is in control of Afghanistan, and regional powers such as China, Pakistan, Iran, Russia are deepening their ties. India's outreach appears to be driven by realism', says ThePrint Columnist Amana Begam Ansari @Amana_Ansari Watch: https://t.co/qhmgljxE2x
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Wishing Hindus, Jains and Sikhs across Britain a joyful and peaceful Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas. Earlier this month I lit a diya in Mumbai as a symbol of devotion, joy, and renewed bonds. As we celebrate this Festival of Lights, let’s keep building a Britain where everyone
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