Dr. Waris Mazhari

He is a traditionally-trained Islamic scholar. He teaches in the Department of Islamic Studies, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. He graduated from the Dar ul-Uloom Deoband, one of the largest traditional Islamic seminaries in the world, and did his doctorate from the Department of Islamic Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He has written extensively on various issues related to Islam, Muslims and interfaith relations. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi.

Madrasas and Inter-Faith Dialogue

Inter-faith dialogue has become an urgent necessity today. In this regard, what role can or should madrasas play? Can they indeed play any role...

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Ulema Should Reach Out to Others

We need to considerably revise our ways of looking at the theological ‘other’, and of notions such as hijrat and jihad, because today the world has been radically transformed.

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