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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

Activists singing Vande Matram called ‘anti-national’, attacked in Bihar!

Activists attending a seminar on diversity, education and harmony...

India: The new Lynchdom

Law may not be able to make a man...

Taliban: From enemy to ally

The threat of ISIS's affiliate in Afghanistan is turning...

Hate speech videos and articles by BJP leaders erased from Internet

BJP leaders’ comments for Muslims, Christians, Dalits and women...

No one can dare to convert this country into a secular state: Pakistan’s Jamaat-e-Islami

LAHORE: Certain elements are overjoyed over the poor electoral...

Why Sanathan Sanstha’s Allegation is Redundant

Dakshinayan Abhiyan hosted a three-day event in Margao, Goa...

Objectionable questions found in written test for Mumbai Railway Police

Mumbai: Questions about Somnath temple destruction, Shah Bano, and...

Of Salafis, Deobandis and Barelwis in Kashmir

Kashmir is a melting pot of cultures, religions, ethnicities...

Decoding ‘Gau Rakshaks’: How Cow Vigilantes Operate With Impunity

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