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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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England cricketers, sports fans clean bowl Taslima Nasreen’s xenophobic comments on Moeen Ali
England’s cricketing stars give a befitting reply to Bangladesh-born author Taslima Nasreen who targeted their teammate Moeen Ali for his faith
Mumbai court takes cognisance of hate speech complaint against Payal Rohatgi
The tweets in question were posted in June 2020 making objectionable comments about Muslim women and the Quran
Sai Baba devotees file police complaint, after idol removed from S Delhi temple
Videos of Idol removal go viral, the sage was called Muslim, labed ‘‘jihadi’, Hindutva hardliners continue to fuel communal fires
Gujarat Assembly passes Freedom of Religion Amendment Bill, 2021
The Amendment Bill proposes to consider promises of a better lifestyle and divine blessings as allurement towards religious conversion
Nun harassment: Two Sangh Parivar members arrested, main accused still at large
Four ABVP members who had falsely accused the nuns of conducting forced conversions, and harassed them in a train at Jhansi station, are yet to be booked
Muzaffarnagar riots: 12 acquitted in arson and robbery cases
The court cited lack of evidence and discrepancies in prosecution witness statements as reasons for the acquittals in the two cases
Hindu Sena Chief seeks Delhi LG’s sanction to prosecute Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan allegedly made derogatory remarks associating terrorism with Hindu religion, calling Nathuram Godse a terrorist
MP govt notifies Freedom of Religion Act, 2021
The contentious anti-conversion law that has been challenged before the apex court, has now become operative in the state
From Oxford to Whatsapp University, the Rashmi Samant issue has traveled far
Many right wing influencers have now decided to fuel, and amplify the controversy around former Oxford Student Union president Rashmi Samant
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The events of March 19, where nuns were forcibly deboarded from a train at Jhansi station reflect an atmosphere of intolerance
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