Hate & Harmony

112 Years Ago, Raksha Bandhan Stood for Hindu-Muslim Unity

Day after, August 9, 2017 will be 75 years of the Quit India Movement. On August 9, 1942 the Quit India (Chodo Bharat) slogan was given from Mumbai after the Indian National Congress passed the resolution on the agitation on August 7, 1942.

Rajasthan: All you need to know about the Karauli violence

Curfew extended till April 10, as many as 23 arrested out of the 44 identified, but conspirators BJP Mayor’s husband Rajaram Gurjar, Matloob Ahamad are still absconding

Karnataka police allegedly delays FIR against claim of “spitting jihad”

Activists eager for police action against hate-spreader criticise officials for their inefficiency in lodging an FIR against a reported hate-monger

Bajrang Muni Das openly threatens Muslim women with sexual assault

The 'Mahant' and Hindutva leader from Khairabad, Uttar Pradesh, while sitting in a vehicle parked outside a Sitapur mosque, threatened to abduct and rape Muslim women; crowd cheered him on chanting ‘Jai Sri Ram’

Gujarat:  Antarashtriya Hindu Parishad is stage for anti-Muslim abuse, trident distribution

The weapon distribution event was attended by a Member of Parliament Dipsinh Rathore, MLA Raju Chavda and members of VHP and Bajrang Dal; there has been no condemnation from Gandhinagar or Delhi

Karnataka: Muslim man beaten up for travelling with Hindu woman

Goons waylaid the autorickshaw they were travelling in, attacked the man, and verbally abused the woman; case registered  

Why does NMA want to relocate two Ganesha idols from the Qutub Minar complex?

NMA’s rationale to want to relocate the idols is not in line with historical facts

Why is this ‘Sangeet Som Sena’ allowed to roam free in UP?

Mobs like these are now dangerously normalised in many parts of Uttar Pradesh, and show no fear of the police

Will Suresh Chavhanke ban this leaflet by Bhagat Singh simply because it’s written in Urdu?

Post, originally published on Facebook, tells us why Urdu is an integral part of India’s rich history

Right-wing’s dangerous obsession with mosques and dargahs peaks during Ramzan

Loud music, axe and sword wielding groups are becoming a regular outside mosques, as are desecration of dargahs 

Now Al Qaeda intrudes on the hijab controversy

The untimely video only furthers right wing claims of terrorist groups’ involvement in hijab protests

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