Abida Rasheed is in her living room, but her eyes are on her kitchen. “You have to teach people how to do things right,” she said, shouting out instructions to her daughter on how not to over-brew the ...

We are introducing three seminal titles in Mappila history that Other Books, Calicut published at two different points of time. Tuhfat al Mujahiiddin written by Sheikh Zainuddin II was brought out in ...

SIgnboards with the ‘Al’ prefix are the second indicator that you are in Mappila (Kerala Muslim) country, the first, of course, being a sartorial style that you cannot miss. This is Malappuram ...

Drawing from the Portuguese, Dutch, English and Arab influences, Mappila cuisine is the best sort of amalgamation of local and borrowed food traditions. And the pice de rsistance of Mappila cooking is ...

The matriarch of Mapilla cuisine, Ummi Abdullah recently presented a curation of her signature dishes at Kappa Chakka Kandhari in Nungambakkam. At 89, she travels accompanied by her grandson and his ...

KASARAGOD: The Beautiful Game’... the people’s game... has inspired many traditions. And many linked to music have lingered, ...

News that the leaders and participants of the 1921 Mappila Rebellion by north Kerala’s Muslims could be dropped from the Dictionary of Martyrs of India’s Freedom Struggle has triggered condemnation ...

Spoken, sung, mimed and taught — by pundits, illiterate singers, all-night performers and school teachers — the story of Rama is, like Kamban said, “many and one at once”. In the main an oral ...

Eranholi Moosa's demise is one that has plunged Keralite into grief and sorrow today, however, the 'Mappila paatukal' he has brought to life will live on in the hearts of all Malayalis. Worldwide, ...

“For your father, Adam, was created with dirt from the surface of the earth. You also will be returned to the earth” The first step in liquidating a people is to erase its memory. Destroy its books, ...