Hate & Harmony

‘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

Gurugram: Hindutva groups disrupt namaz, 30 detained

Locals, supported by right-wing groups, have carried out such disruptions for the fourth week in a row

Love cricket? Make sure you celebrate only when Team India wins!

Indian citizens, mostly Muslims, booked under UAPA, arrested, assaulted, trolled, boycotted, sacked, all because Team India lost a cricket match

Has Karnataka government put on hold survey of churches, till Pope-Modi meeting?

Reportedly the state government is said to be “waiting for the verdict” of the state High Court on a PIL on the subject

Panisagar mosque safe and secure: Tripura Police

Police warn against sharing fake news or posting provocative messages on social media

News of anti-Christian violence precedes Modi in Vatican call

Will the October 30 meeting, in any way, mitigate the hate and violence that Indian Christians have been subject to, especially since 2014?

Hate Watch: Bajrang Dal threats force Munawar Faruqui to cancel shows in Mumbai

The organisers of the show were threatened by Bajrang Dal members from Gujarat

Madhya Pradesh: Mob gives Catholic school 15 days to install a statue of goddess Saraswati

There were thousands of children, belonging to various religions, in the school at the time the group visited

Dabur uses LGBTQI storyline to sell skin bleach, gets trolled for ‘insulting’ Karva Chauth

Company backs down, pulls out racist advertisement after MP minister’s ‘warning’, however the advertisement is problematic on other levels

Hate Watch: Hindutva group raises slogans outside Muslim-owned shop in Gujarat

Men and women can be seen and heard shouting slogans and posing for photos for cameras outside what is reportedly a Muslim-owned business

Will no one from Team India speak up for Mohammad Shami?

Team India took a knee for BLM, but failed to address the vicious diatribe against their Muslim teammate after losing match to Pakistan

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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

Karnataka: SIR Interrogated

A report, The SIR Investigation Report—A Narrative of Betrayal and Tears was released by the Anti-SIR Alliance and the Citizens’ Vote Protection Committee today; the report documents the (mal) implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka

‘Solidarity Is Not a Crime’: Mumbai activists protest alleged police harassment over Palestine event

Indian People in Solidarity with Palestine members gather at Azad Maidan after police search activist Harshada’s home in connection with a kite-flying programme for Palestinian children

The West as Enigma: Why Muslims Must Understand the Occident on Its Own Terms

The ideas of Shariati, Mawdudi, Qutb, and Nadwi provide important critiques of Western materialism, imperialism, and secularism, but remain largely reactive in their approach.

September 26 ECI Press Note: Does it not render SIR redundant?

The author de-constructs the September 26 press note, point by point, and evolves a list of Ten Demands for a People’s Movement for Accountability & Transparency in India’s Electoral Process

Unpacking a Coded Defence: What an IIT Professor’s post reveals about attitudes in elite institutions

The authors interrogate the manner and fashion of appointing faculty at IITs and other such institutions of “higher learning”

Scrap SIR, Restore Names of Genuine Voters, Stop Disenfranchisement: Forum for Social Harmony – Nagorik Udyog

Citizens’ forum calls for transparency, independence and accountability in the Election Commission

SIR row: ‘Enough is enough’: Civil society demands rollback of voter revision, accountability from ECI

At a Press Club of India meeting, lawyers, former judges, activists and public figures demanded restoration of deleted voters, a public audit of electoral rolls, disclosure of the Election Commission’s SIR records and an independent inquiry into decisions taken under CEC Gyanesh Kumar