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In this moment, for India’s Muslims, internal reform is not a distraction from struggle for justice — it is part of itSubscriber Only

January 26,2026 06:34:56 AM

A paralysing silence has taken hold. Muslim political leaders, religious authorities, and even many secular critics of the regime insist that this is not the time for internal debate. Any discussion of Muslim social problems, they argue, will be exploited by hostile forces to further stigmatise the community. This fear is not unfounded