2:30Video· Nous Shorts
Ottoman Caliph: What Happened After 1924?
“He embodied all the complexity and contradictions of the late Ottoman experience.”
Clips & Shorts
Cut from our documentaries, explainers and conversations. Each one links back to the full episode it came from.
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1:47Video· Nous Shorts
Saharanpur Mosque Demolished But Temple Stands? City MP Responds
“I Will Protect Mosque & Temple Both”- MP Imran Masood
1:04Video· Nous Shorts
When Public Mobilizes, Government Steps Back: From NRC, Farm Laws to Gen Z
Aakar Patel examines how public mobilisation can shape government decisions—from the protests against the NRC and farm laws to the question of institutional accountability.
1:11Video· Nous Shorts
When You Put Umar Khalid in Jail, It's a Message to Everyone I Dayashankar Mishra
Journalist Dayashankar Mishra examines the implications of Umar Khalid’s prolonged incarceration and the Supreme Court’s handling of his bail plea.
2:20Video· Nous Shorts
Imran Masood on Mosque Demolition: “My Job Is To Save My City”
Saharanpur MP Imran Masood responds to criticism over his handling of recent tensions in Saharanpur following mosque demolition.
1:44Video· Nous Shorts
Why Does Islamic Thought Need Reconstruction?
Muslim societies face an intellectual crisis: Is it a departure from Islam, or a need to reconstruct Islamic thought for modern realities?
0:49Video· Nous Shorts
Why Aren’t Muslims Using Skill Programmes? Dr Abusaleh Shariff
“There is so much money in skill development.”
2:01Video· Nous Shorts
From 9/11 to Gaza: Rethinking Political Violence
Terrorism isn’t born in a vacuum—it is fueled by injustice, exploitation, and tyranny.
1:04Video· Nous Shorts
Saharanpur Mosque Demolition: “Let the Evidence Speak.” I Imran Masood
“The fight is for the law. We have to fight for the law—and we will win.”
2:22Video· Nous Shorts
Iqbal and the Challenge of Modern Philosophy
Dr Waris Mazhari examines Muhammad Iqbal’s attempt to engage Islamic theology with modern philosophy and science.
1:43Video· Nous Shorts
Sanghis Only Want to Get Validation From The West I Aakar Patel
Aakar Patel discusses India’s global image, secularism and the gap between political rhetoric at home and its projection abroad.
1:53Video· Nous Shorts
Election Commission, Accountability & Judiciary’s Silence I Justice Iqbal Ansari
“In my view, the biggest question facing the judiciary today is fear.” - Justice Iqbal A Ansari
2:44Video· Nous Shorts
From Nehru to Modi: Who Shapes Indian Cinema?
Dr Harish Wankhede from JNU examines how cinema participated in the nation-building project, reflected the Gandhian-Nehruvian consensus, and addressed questions of socialism, secularism, agrarian crisis and social justice.
2:22Video· Nous Shorts
Saharanpur Demolition: Muslims Will Remain Silent For How Long?
“You can’t remove 25 crore Indians from the country.”
1:24Video· Nous Shorts
Can a Non-Islamic State Uphold Islamic Justice?
MP Ruhullah Mehdi explores justice, peace, promises and constitutional commitments in Islamic thought.
1:48Video· Nous Shorts
Sachar Report Reveals the Unavoidable Truth About Muslims: Statistics
Prof Abusaleh Shariff examines the Sachar Committee Report, the power of data, and the political significance of statistics in understanding India’s Muslims.
2:25Video· Nous Shorts
Why Has Indian Cinema Struggled to Create Dalit Heroes?
Dr. Harish Wankhede examines Ambedkar, Dalit politics, Buddhism, caste, representation, cinema, and the future of the Dalit movement.
1:57Video· Nous Shorts
Why Was Demolition Carried Out So Quickly? MP Imran Masood
“It is a political agenda. There is nothing else.”-Imran Masood
1:11Video· Nous Shorts
India, Istanbul, Jerusalem: A Connected History
Imran Mulla explores a neglected, cosmopolitan history spanning India, Turkey, Jerusalem, France and England—and what it reveals about global Muslim politics.
1:30Video· Nous Shorts
Mumbai Riots: A Failure of Policing?
“Police's uniform is not above the Constitution.”
0:47Video· Nous Shorts
How India’s Tax System Became Family-Centred
“It’s the only country in the world where you actually tax someone on the basis of the family, not the individual.”
1:23Video· Nous Shorts
Ibn Arabi, Shah Waliullah & Intellectual Dissent
“We will not find an example that goes against our tradition.”
3:00Video· Nous Shorts
Can Ethnography Explain Global Terrorism? Prof Irfan Ahmad
“Terrorism cannot be understood simply at the local level.”
1:12Video· Nous Shorts
SIR, Shaheen Bagh & Politics of Muslim Protest I Prof Abusaleh Shariff
“SIR is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.”
0:43Video· Nous Shorts
Why Gen Z Protest Was About More Than Immediate Demands?
“They believe that they have no future.”
2:31Video· Nous Shorts
“They Slapped and Beat Us”: Journalist Describes Police Assault
“We had been slapped and beaten for so long. We had to save our lives.”
1:44Video· Nous Shorts
Is Ijtihad Limited to the Four Schools?
“Ijtihad is not simply limited to whatever has already been said within the four schools of thought.”
1:44Video· Nous Shorts
Is Ijtihad Limited to the Four Schools?
“Ijtihad is not simply limited to whatever has already been said within the four schools of thought.”
1:10Video· Nous Shorts
Biggest Mistake Voters Make Every Election
"Elections are not a celebration—they determine who will shape your future for the next five years."
1:10Video· Nous Shorts
Biggest Mistake Voters Make Every Election
"Elections are not a celebration—they determine who will shape your future for the next five years."
0:55Video· Nous Shorts
Only Hindu Upper Caste Benefited From Muslim Rule in India?
“The Indian Muslims had nothing to do with the Muslim rulers.”
0:55Video· Nous Shorts
Only Hindu Upper Caste Benefited From Muslim Rule in India?
“The Indian Muslims had nothing to do with the Muslim rulers.”
1:28Video· Nous Shorts
Can Dissent Survive in India?
“The task of thinking alternatively has become all the more challenging.”- Prof Irfan Ahmad
1:28Video· Nous Shorts
Can Dissent Survive in India?
“The task of thinking alternatively has become all the more challenging.”- Prof Irfan Ahmad
1:20Video· Nous Shorts
Sir Syed’s Approach to the Qur’an
"The fundamental structure of Islam is completely broken in his interpretation of the Qur’an.”
1:20Video· Nous Shorts
Sir Syed’s Approach to the Qur’an
"The fundamental structure of Islam is completely broken in his interpretation of the Qur’an.”
0:55Video· Nous Shorts
Is BJP Losing Its Voter Base?
Why are some middle- and upper-middle-class Hindu voters showing signs of political fatigue with the BJP?
0:55Video· Nous Shorts
Is BJP Losing Its Voter Base?
Why are some middle- and upper-middle-class Hindu voters showing signs of political fatigue with the BJP?
1:33Video· Nous Shorts
Ijtihad: The Lost Tool of Islamic Thought?
“The big questions were demanding that the tool of Ijtihad should be brought back.”
1:33Video· Nous Shorts
Ijtihad: The Lost Tool of Islamic Thought?
“The big questions were demanding that the tool of Ijtihad should be brought back.”
2:21Video· Nous Shorts
From Jihad to ‘Land Jihad’: How the Word Changed
“Jihad is a dirty word” — a perception shaped by decades of political and media narratives.
2:21Video· Nous Shorts
From Jihad to ‘Land Jihad’: How the Word Changed
“Jihad is a dirty word” — a perception shaped by decades of political and media narratives.
2:39Video· Nous Shorts
Why Does Islamic Thought Need Reconstruction? | Dr. Waris Mazhari
What Does It Mean to Reconstruct Islamic Thought? In a wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Waris Mazhari discusses his new book, Fikr-e-Islami Ki Tajdeed, with Ali Javed, exploring tradition, modernity, ilm al-kalam, madhhabs, Iqbal, Ibn Arabi, and the future of Islamic intellectual thought.
2:39Video· Nous Shorts
Why Does Islamic Thought Need Reconstruction? | Dr. Waris Mazhari
What Does It Mean to Reconstruct Islamic Thought? In a wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Waris Mazhari discusses his new book, Fikr-e-Islami Ki Tajdeed, with Ali Javed, exploring tradition, modernity, ilm al-kalam, madhhabs, Iqbal, Ibn Arabi, and the future of Islamic intellectual thought.
2:59Video· Nous Shorts
Khilafat Movement Was a Mass Mobilisation I Imran Mulla
Author Imran Mulla explores Global Islam, the Khilafat movement, global news, and how ordinary Muslims connected with the wider world.
2:59Video· Nous Shorts
Khilafat Movement Was a Mass Mobilisation I Imran Mulla
Author Imran Mulla explores Global Islam, the Khilafat movement, global news, and how ordinary Muslims connected with the wider world.
1:50Video· Nous Shorts
Muslim Question Disappeared From Public Debate?
Dayashankar Mishra examines how the language of Hindutva and debates over Hindu identity have shaped public discourse since 2014.
1:50Video· Nous Shorts
Muslim Question Disappeared From Public Debate?
Dayashankar Mishra examines how the language of Hindutva and debates over Hindu identity have shaped public discourse since 2014.