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‘Free the Temple’, ‘Protect the Faith’, ‘Take Up Weapons’: How September’s festivals became stages for anti-Muslim hate
From contested places of worship to demographic fearmongering, a series of speeches used Hindu religious identity to construct Muslims as an existential threat and recast exclusion as religious defence
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Haryana will soon enact its ‘anti conversion law’, why is civil society quiet?
Bharatiya Janata Party led Haryana government has introduced the Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religious Bill, 2022 in the Vidhan Sabha
Aland Dargah appropriation: Why were only Muslims arrested?
All cases have been registered against Muslims for allegedly throwing stones and displaying weapons, during attempts by both groups to access Ladle Mashak Dargah after a Hindutva leader performed a "purification" ceremony
Delhi: Christian pastor assaulted, forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’
The pastor was accused of conducting "conversions", tied on road divider, thrashed and even called “Bangladeshi"
Harsha Jingade’s sister distances herself from calls for boycott of Muslims
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Her brother Harsha's death had led to widespread communal violence with right-wing extremists blaming it on the hijab ban; Ashwini though has repeatedly appealed for communal harmony
If Muslims don’t vote for me, they will get branded: Fateh Bahadur Singh, BJP MLA
Hate speech, communal threats have taken on many tones in the Uttar Pradesh elections, and Fateh Bahadur Singh, has his own ‘style’
Maharashtra police books Narsinghanand for hate speech against former President Kalam
The serial hate offender had been released from Uttarakhand's Haridwar district jail after he was granted bail in two cases against him
Whats wrong with being Muslim, Mr. Chief Minister?
UP CM Adityanath told voters that BSP's list of candidates for UP polls resembles 'Muslim League', claiming the Opposition was dividing communities
Prelude to the Gujarat 2002 Carnage
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A look back at the communal buildup to the violence that broke out in February 2002, as documented meticulously in Communalism Combat Archives by Teesta Setalvad
Memories of Struggle: The quest for justice continues 20 years after the Gujarat Carnage
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CJP and Teesta Setalvad bring together TM Krishna and Naseeruddin Shah to honour the memory of the victims, and the strength of the survivors with music and conversations
20 years after Godhra – Some reflections
Silence is not an option; we must continue to speak truth to power
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