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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

What the hijab represents

For some classes, it is a symbol of fashion,...

Sabarimala Row: Kerala government to form a women’s wall

In a historical judgement on September 28, 2018, the...

Communal Question about Cow Slaughter in Exam Paper sparks outrage

In a shocking display of insensitivity and a complete...

Modi’s Bharat and “Development” of Hindutva

Modi’s signature response to both the hate speeches by...

Bulandshahr violence: BJP MP blames murdered police inspector

After Bulandshahr BJP MP Bhola Ram supported the Bajrang...

Slogans raised to demolish Jama Masjid in VHP’s Ram Mandir rally

Saffron clad members of VHP, RSS and devotees of...

The Truth Behind Bulandshahr Violence, Explains Urmilesh

The violence erupted following suspicion of alleged cow slaughter.In...

Hate pamphlets circulated before Rajasthan elections

As people wait in anxiety over election results of...

Sacred Cows, Disposable Humans

The Bulandshahr mob killings show that the Hindutva Supremacist...

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