From Faizabad to Oxford and the Supreme Court of India, Adv. Talha Abdul Rahman reflects on what it means to practice law, defend constitutional values, and reimagine justice in an unequal society.
Six years on, the incarceration of Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid raises critical questions on dissent and justice. This documentary moves beyond headlines to examine the UAPA cases, their lived realities, and what their imprisonment reveals about protest and democracy in India.
Reflecting on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s influence, this video moves beyond biography to consider memory, leadership, and legacy. It explores his political and religious impact, the moral resonances of martyrdom, and the meaning of unity amid ongoing tensions and conflict.
Prof. Akeel Bilgrami unpacks the meaning of secularism, distinguishing it from secularisation and tracing its historical evolution. The conversation explores Gandhi’s critique, Mughal governance, and contemporary political challenges shaping the future of secularism in India.
In this conversation, Fahad Zuberi, PhD Scholar at MIT, explores the politics of demolition and space in contemporary India. Using the concept of “punitive domicide,” he explains how law, architecture, and state power intersect to produce exclusion and reshape citizenship and public space.
This video analyses the Ministry of Minority Affairs’ Budget 2026 allocation beyond headline figures, examining real spending, inflation-adjusted trends, and shifting priorities to understand what the numbers truly mean for minority welfare in India.
Journalist Asad Ashraf in conversation with Professor Apoorvanand revisits Mahatma Gandhi as a political thinker and moral force. Moving beyond hagiography, the discussion examines his ideas on non-violence, mass politics, economics, and why Gandhi continues to unsettle contemporary India.
This video examines four critical questions raised by lawyer and researcher Fawaz Shaheen on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls—an exercise affecting over 50 crore voters and reshaping the constitutional promise of universal adult franchise.
India’s growth story is often told through markets and income—but who is left out? In this Nous podcast, Dr. Amir Ullah Khan unpacks how exclusion is shaped by policy, institutions, and labour markets, showing why development without justice deepens inequality and demands urgent course correction.
The US kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro marks a critical moment in contemporary global politics. For decades, the United States has positioned itself as the guardian of a “rules-based international order.” This episode explores how fragile and selective that framework becomes when imperial power is directly exercised. The abduction
A conversation with Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani on Muslim Personal Law, the role of the AIMPLB, Islamic approaches to reform, women’s rights, and the Uniform Civil Code—set within the framework of India’s constitutional order and religious diversity.
In this Nous podcast episode, MP Hanifa Jaan joins Asad Ashraf to examine Ladakh after Article 370—probing democratic erosion, bureaucratic control, identity, environmental crises, and the region’s struggle for genuine representation and constitutional safeguards.
This roundtable reexamines Shaheen Bagh as a decisive moment of Muslim political assertion during the CAA–NRC crisis. It explores protest, policing, media narratives, and the unresolved questions Shaheen Bagh left for Muslim political futures in India.
Ali Javed engages philosopher Hasan Spiker to diagnose the "Muslim Crisis." Spiker argues the issue isn't geopolitical, but ontological: Muslims increasingly inhabit a "borrowed philosophy." A deep dive into the metaphysical roots of modern confusion.
As we close another year, we reflect on the journey of nous - not merely as a media house or a think tank, but as a growing knowledge ecosystem dedicated to reshaping the discourse on Muslim life in India. Our foundational belief remains unchanged: power follows intelligibility. What cannot be
Narratives around religious conversion are reshaping laws, policing, and daily life for minorities across South Asia. From legal harassment to mob violence, this discussion highlights regional patterns raising urgent questions about religious freedom and state accountability.
