Al Fahad Faraz

Jawaharlal Nehru University Student

[Mohammed Zubair @zoo_bear]

Sharjeel Imam didn't interact with the media. Pro-BJP Propaganda agency tried to speak to him, infact they went inside his house to get his video byte. When he didn't give, they took a video byte of his brother. Now you know their plan...

Others giving interview to this problem govt agency should be very careful.

[Asad Ashraf @Asad_Ashraf88]

I have known Sharjeel Imam for more than ten years, both as a friend and as a journalist, and over this period I have seen him engage deeply with questions around history, politics, constitutional rights and the place of Muslims in India.

One of the arguments he has consistently made is that there is a fundamental problem in the historiography of the Partition of India, and that the history surrounding Partition, particularly the political questions that shaped Muslim thought before 1947, needs to be revisited and examined more critically. He often brings these debates into the present by drawing on historical figures and ideas, including those of Muhammad Iqbal and Muhammad Ali Jinnah, not necessarily as figures to be admired, but as important figures in the evolution of Muslim political thought in pre-Partition India.

Sharjeel has also raised questions around presidential orders, political representation and reservations for Muslims, while arguing that the democratic rights and political questions of Indian Muslims should be addressed within the democratic and constitutional framework of the country. His argument, as I understand it, is not a rejection of the democratic system, but an insistence that Muslims should engage with that system, understand its constitutional possibilities and seek to resolve their political questions through it.

Yet, despite the complexity of these arguments, he is often reduced to a single label: “Islamist.” There can, of course, be legitimate debates about Islamism as an ideology and about the ideas associated with it. But the problem begins when a complex body of political and historical thought is flattened into a convenient binary, without seriously engaging with what the person is actually arguing.

This, to me, points to a larger problem in the way Muslim intellectual and political thought is often understood in India. A Muslim who raises questions about history, representation, constitutional rights or the political future of the community can quickly be placed into a binary: either assimilated and acceptable, or Islamist and suspect. The space in between, where there can be disagreement, historical inquiry, constitutional argument and political complexity, is often denied.

Sharjeel's case is therefore interesting beyond Sharjeel himself. It raises a broader question about whether we are willing to engage with Muslims as political thinkers with diverse and sometimes uncomfortable ideas, rather than reducing them to predetermined categories. Intellectual disagreement is possible without ideological caricature. And perhaps that is precisely the space that needs to be reclaimed.

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#Sharjeelimam

[Muzzammil Imam | مزمل إمام @imammuzzammil]

Thanks to @MahuaMoitra for continuously raising the issue of unjust imprisonment of my brother Sharjeel @_imaams & other political prisoners.

[MANJUL @MANJULtoons]

Listen to him...

[Lost Muslim Heritage of Bihar @LMHOBOfficial]

मौलाना आज़ाद को अंग्रेज़ों ने कई साल तक राँची में नज़रबंद रखा, इस दौरान उन्होंने अपनी मशहूर किताब तर्जुमानुल क़ुरान लिखा। 1917 में उन्होंने मदरसा इस्लामिया की बुनियाद डाली। और वहीं की एक मस्जिद में वो जुमा का ख़ुतबा भी दिया करते थे, जिसे सुनने मुसलमान के साथ हिंदू भी आया करते थे।

[Lost Muslim Heritage of Bihar @LMHOBOfficial]

No Bihari Muslim nikah ceremony is complete without the chāpā, a beautiful and timeless wedding dress that has been worn by Bihari Muslim brides for generations. Made with silver block printing, the chāpā is a work of art, from the intricate silver print to the flowing fabric.

[Al Fahad Faraz @themafaraz]

i am a frequent user of paytm postpaid today I paid the due amount. But instantly they blocked my postpaid account. I want to use it again. @Paytm @AdityaBirlaGrp

[Al Fahad Faraz @themafaraz]

i am a frequent user of paytm postpaid today I paid the due amount. But after the payment my postpaid account is blocked and charged with some amount @Paytm

[Ilyas SQR @Dr_SQRIlyas]

Niharika Khatoon, Chapra, Bihar is mixing since 18 Feb. According to some sources she has been brought to Delhi and kept in Dwarka, sector 3. A written complaint is lodge with police but in vain. Pls help & retweet as much as possible.
@DelhiPolice @DCWDelhi ⁦@HindSwati⁩

[Lost Muslim Heritage of Bihar @LMHOBOfficial]

डॉक्टर मुहम्मद अब्बास ख़ान की क्लीनिक के बोर्ड को देखेंगे तो आपको बिहार के मुस्लिम कल्चर का एहसास होगा। हिंदी और इंग्लिश के साथ आप उर्दू भी देख सकते हैं।

वैसे गया में जिस वक़्त ये तस्वीर उतारी गई थी, डॉक्टर साहब मग़रिब की नमाज़ अदा कर रहे थे। #gaya #LostMuslimHeritageOfBihar

[Amnesty India @AIIndia]

We are horrified by the reported killing of Waris, a 21 year old Muslim farmer in Haryana’s Nuh district. Haryana’s govt must promptly, independently & impartially investigate whether his murder was motivated by discrimination & intolerance and bring the perpetrators to justice

[Al Fahad Faraz @themafaraz]

#SharjeelImam

[Al Fahad Faraz @themafaraz]

Sharjeel is a voice of dissent #SharjeelImam

[Ex Bhakt @exbhakt_]

Different coaching institutes claiming the same topper as their own student.

[Al Fahad Faraz @themafaraz]

@indiatvnews Kailash Marx

[Amnesty India @AIIndia]

Detention of prominent human rights activist @TeestaSetalvad by the Indian authorities is a direct reprisal against those who dare to question their human rights record. It sends a chilling message to the civil society & further shrinks the space for dissent in the country

[Al Fahad Faraz @themafaraz]

#MuslimLivesMatter
#StandWithAfreenFathima

[Al Fahad Faraz @themafaraz]

She is a brave girl
#StandWithAfreenFatima

[Al Fahad Faraz @themafaraz]

#StandWithAfreenFatima
#StandWithAfreenFatima