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

Indian Muslims and the Allure of Sharia

The Failure to Condemn the Taliban Can Only Mean That the Dream of Establishing Islamic State and Implementing Sharia Is Widely Shared By Indian Muslims

Marital rape can be grounds for divorce: Kerala HC

In a monumental judgement, the court said that marital rape is not penalised in India hence, it can be considered to be physical and mental cruelty which becomes a ground for divorce

Sexual intercourse by force by a husband on wife not an offence: Chhattisgarh HC

This observation by the court, even if it is just a reading down of the provisions of the definition of rape under IPC, does not help the cause for women’s rights and jurisprudence

Maharashtra reports two caste-based crimes within 7 days!

August 2021 has been marred with disturbing incidents of caste violence across India; these crimes can no longer be brushed under the rug or whitewashed

India will remember Gail Omvedt forever

As an American-born Indian scholar, sociologist and human rights activist she was well known all over the world for her writings on Dalits, OBCs and Adivasis

Serial hate crimes against Muslims spiral, first MP, now Rajasthan

Days after a brute attack on a Muslim bangle seller in Madhya Pradesh (MP)’s Indore city, a family of destitute Muslims was assaulted in Ajmer

Gail Omvedt passes away

The scholar dedicated to Phule Ambedkar ideology was known for her work in helping preserve Dalit-Bahujan literature

Rajasthan: Women’s organisations condemn Tehsildar’s attempt to deny women property rights

Women leaders inquired whether the Kota District Collector intended to act against this gross violation of women’s fundamental rights.

Hate Watch: Muslim bangle seller thrashed, wares looted in Indore

Video showing men mercilessly beating him and warning him to never enter any Hindu locality again, goes viral

West Bengal cops allegedly thrash Muslim contable, family

Policemen kept calling him ‘molla’ and kept hitting him on his genitals alleged his family, the victim was also booked on multiple charges; his pregnant wife reportedly suffered a miscarriage

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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