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When Suspicion Becomes Deportation: The case of Sahida Fakir and the dangerous criminalisation of Bengali identity
A woman who left home to buy dinner was detained, taken across state lines and allegedly pushed into Bangladesh despite her family producing a birth certificate, voter ID, school records and land documents
Another student, belonging to the Scheduled Caste community, dies by suicide in IIT
Demonstration held at IIT-Delhi’s main gate by student collectives, demands for concrete measures to make campuses safe for marginalised students raised.
IMSD condemns caste-based discrimination by a Kerala mosque
Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) is shocked by...
Muslims and the Myths Surrounding Polygamy in India
Latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data challenges stereotypes to reveal a declining trend in polygamy across religious communities in India, debunking prejudiced narratives oft spewed against religious minorities
Wielding ‘Jai Shri Ram’, vigilante violence against Muslims continues with impunity
Several recent videos of Muslims being forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ while getting beaten, abused and humiliated have emerged.
Delhi Police on Brij Bhushan sexual harassment case: “Liable to be prosecuted and punished for sexual harassment, molestation and stalking”
Delhi Police asks the court to summon Singh, meanwhile, Singh loses his temper at a female journalist, breaks her mic, and behaves rudely
MP, UP witness shocking incidents of violence against Dalits
India once again witnesses a trail of violence against Dalits as three incidents recorded on camera emerge on social media
Hindu Extremist Groups Target Meat Shops in Multiple Indian Cities
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Hindu Janjagran Manch Leader Delivers Hate Speech, Advocates Economic Boycott of Muslims
Controversial figure Kamal Gautam sparks outrage with divisive, threatening rhetoric while holding a position as a government school teacher
Secular Hindus must speak out, India is 10 years away from civil disturbance, even civil war: former Home Secretary, Gopal Pillai to Karan Thapar
One of India’s most highly regarded former Home Secretary says “secular Hindus are uncomfortable, frustrated” adding “and don’t know what should we do in Modi’s India”. Gopal Pillai said if the present treatment of Muslims is not checked and reversed then India could be 10 years away from danger point which he described as “civil disturbance”. At one point in the interview he even briefly accepted India could face “civil war”.
Pasmanda Muslims need justice, not merely lip service
PM Modi has taken up the cause of ‘Pasmanda’ Muslims in order to woo them to the BJP fold in the run-up to the 2024 elections. Ironically, it was his government too that refused reservation benefits to Pasmanda Muslims and Dalit Christians: infamously the BJP’s official stand under Modi has been that, since “Islam and Christianity were egalitarian religions, did not have untouchability, hence no need to accord SC status to ‘Dalit Muslims’”
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