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

Delhi: Women’s group calls upon media to cover the ire of Nangal villagers

As on-ground protests continue in wake of the Delhi minor girl’s gang rape, media attention has shifted to legal proceedings.

UP: Merely 20% land rights claims approved by district committees

The reality of land rights under FRA in UP is the harassment faced by tribals and the difficulties faced by them in getting their claims approved.

Taliban 2.0: Old laws in newer package?

Better PR skills cannot hide the chaos that continues at Kabul airport, or the firing at Jalalabad where two people were killed and a dozen injured

Climate change policies will never work until Adivasis are included: AIUFWP Roma Malik

Experts call for inclusion of Adivasi groups in national policies to effectively address climate change

UP: Muslim man beaten while trying to hoist tricolour on Independence Day

As per reports, the man approached the SDM after the local police refused to lodge an FIR

Delhi Court rejects bail pleas of three accused in the anti-Muslim sloganeering in Jantar Mantar rally

Court notes that the slogans were undemocratic and against the principles of secularism

Kanpur: Three men arrested on Thursday for assaulting Muslim man, get bail on Friday

Supporters of the accused, also staged a ‘protest’ demanding their release chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ outside the police station

Highly objectionable, denigrates Muslims: Dwarka residents condemn ADRF letter against Haj House

They argue that state and central governments spend substantial amounts on Hindu festivals and gatherings 

Gyan Vapi case: Mosque administration to pursue appeal against ASI survey in HC

Application against survey withdrawn from lower court as same appeal cannot be filed in two courts

UP: Right wing outfit Kranti Sena conducts drive to ban Muslim Mehendi artists and barbers

The outfit in Muzaffarnagar has alleged that Muslim men trap Hindu women (love jihad), on the pretext of odd jobs

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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