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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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BHU Dalit prof allegedly attacked for supporting Muslim colleague’s appointment
Students allegedly attacked the senior professor in the Sanskrit department where Feroz Khan was appointed
Shiv Sena slams CAB, accuses BJP of “invisible partition”
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In its refreshing new secular avatar, possibly brought about by pressure from alliance partners in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena on Monday joined a chorus of voices demanding answers to pertinent questions related to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB).
U-turn: VHP, Bajrang Dal organize events honouring kar sevaks in UP and Uttarakhand
This comes right after its decision to not celebrate the demolition anniversary of the Babri mosque
What criminals could not achieve has now been legitimised by the Court: December 6
The author visited Ayodhya one month after the demolition...
GOI relents to Parliament pressure, will consider legal provisions against lynching
Sabrang India has been reporting on the questions raised by the Members of Parliament and the answers given by the ruling government in response. It has been observed that the question about the government’s intention on introducing a law against lynching has been asked 13 times in the Parliament until now.
Hate Watch: BJP MLA Raja Singh officially a repeat offender of hate speech
The constant hate monger of BJP, Raja Singh, its MLA from Telangana has been once again charged with an offence of acts intended to outrage religious feelings. While earlier cases filed against him have not deterred him from continuing his diatribe, this one has caught the nation’s attention and has made him the face of hate speech
Stop using rape cases for communal polarization
Four persons, Mohammed Pasha, Shiva, Naveen, Chennakesavulu who work...
Hindutva ‘activist’ murdered in Uttar Pradesh
Police rule out political conspiracy, father accuses fallout between friends over money
Sabrimala activist Bindu Ammini attacked in Kerala
A man from a radical Hindutva outfit attacked her with chilli powder and pepper spray outside the Kerala Commisserate
An all-India NRC, coupled with CAB aims to threaten, destabilise & stigmatise Indian Muslims: Arundhati Roy
Roy delivered the Jonathan Schell Memorial Lecture for 2019 on November 12 in New York City organized by The Nation. The text has appeared in The Nation and The Caravan and is now being published here.
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