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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

Ambiguities in Government’s Ayodhya Application

Two major issues that arise out of the government’s...

Hate Hatao: CJP’s launches a digital weapon to fight hate

On the 71st anniversary of the assassination of Mahatma...

Why Police Action Across UP’s Hate-Crime Hot Spots Is Causing Fear And Alarm Among Muslims

Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh: Recalling his reaction on hearing that...

Rewarding Those Who Demolished the Babri Masjid: A History of the Ayodhya Dispute

First published on: March 23, 2017In a surprise development,...

Rohtak: Cow vigilantes beat up Muslim dairy worker, police chain him instead of treating his wounds

The police have constituted a special investigation team (SIT)...

We need more Gladys Staines in India to defeat hatred

There is hope, one day, the hatemongers will realise...

A Community Poster that Speaks for Peace: Bombay 1992-1993

Do Hindustani  This first appeared in September 2001 ‘Hum Saab Ek...

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