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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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Victims of Vilification 2021
Professionals, students, politicians and activists were attacked, trolled, sued, even jailed… simply for doing their duty, and for speaking up for victims
BJP govt “underplayed” Tripura violence: Fact finding report
Editors’ Guild of India’s fact-finding report says Tripura police and administration displayed a “lack of professionalism and integrity” in dealing with communal violence, and with those reporting on the issue
Hundreds march in protest: Karnataka anti-conversion law
The bill, ironically called the Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021 was tabled on December 21 by Karnataka home minister Araga Jnanendra, and is likely to be passed by the Assembly soon
Karnataka: Another Church vandalised, this time in Chikkaballapur
Anti-Christian activities and attacks seem to be at an all time high in Bharatiya Janata Party governed Karnataka as Christmas nears
How did Uttarakhand govt allow calls for Muslim genocide in Haridwar?
A ‘Dharma Sansad’ held between December 17-19 was a platform for Hindutva 'leaders’ to spew hate speech and call for communal violence.
Karnataka becomes fifth BJP-ruled state to introduce Anti-Conversion Bill
The Bill tabled in the Assembly appears to be more stringent than the laws passed in other BJP-ruled states so far as it provides for longer terms of imprisonment and higher monetary penalties; was torn into pieces by the Opposition
Gurgaon Namaz Disruption: Why are Liberal Hindus Silent?
And where is the scholar politician who educated us about the difference between Hindutva and Hinduism?
Gurugram namaz issue reaches SC, even as Hindutva groups continue to harass Muslims
Contempt petition filed in the Supreme Court by a former MP, Mohammad Adeeb, against Haryana Government for its failure to stop ‘fringe’ elements from disrupting Friday namaz
Jamia attack anniversary: Arundhati Roy compares CAA-NRC with Hitler’s Nuremberg law
Interestingly this meet was on a day when Jamia Millia Islamia got an A++ rank in the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) review
Bashing Christians in India
The divisive agenda is clearly to polarise sections of the majority community against the Christians
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