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Equal Inheritance Rights for Muslim Women: Upholding Constitutional Justice and Gender Equality
March 17, 2026 Press Statement by Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) wholeheartedly welcomes the recent observations made by the Supreme Court of India during...
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Several ‘secular’ people applauded the Babri demolition: Ravi Gupta
In this interview from 1994, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) former Chairman Ravi Gupta tells Communalism Combat co-editor Teesta Setavad, how he saw varying forms and degrees of not only religious, but also caste and class discrimination become apparant after the Babri Masjid demolition
I was asked why I wear a bindi: Navjot
In this interview from 1994, artist Navjot tells Communalism Combat co-editor Teesta Setavad, about the challenges of being a Sikh woman married to a Muslim man practicing secular values in wake of the Babri Masjid demolition
The same blood flows in all of us: Mohammed Khan
In this interview from 1994, ad guru Mohammed Khan tells Communalism Combat co-editor Teesta Setavad, about his diverse lineage and why he dislikes the Hindu vs Muslim narrative that emerged in wake of the Babri Masjid demolition
Atmosphere vitiated with suspicion and mistrust: Shabana Azmi
In this interview from 1994, actor-activist Shabana Azmi tells Communalism Combat co-editor Teesta Setavad, how after the Babri Masjid demolition she was suddenly made conscious of her Muslim identity
Newsrooms, Living Rooms and Class Rooms: Evolution of the Ayodhya Narrative
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End harassment of Kashmiri journalists, lawyers: Kashmir Reading Room
The Jammu & Kashmir Reading Room (KRR), a collective...
Delhi violence: LG order appointing MHA picked officers way to defend the indefensible?
The stated reasons for the violence are lies, investigations faulty, and the prosecution is chosen to fill up any gaps that are there in this saga of injustice, says Brinda Karat arguing for the need for an independent prosecution
Unarmed meat transporter critically injured by Haryana mob
Lynch mobs calling themselves ‘cow’ protectors, are back in NCR, and threaten grow bigger than before, unless the government stops them right now
Citizens groups condemn divisive advertisement by Peace Party
Talking of Nizam-e-Mustafa in a secular India, maliciously fuels hate campaigns, say secular citizens
How long will it take to find lawyers to argue NE Delhi riot cases?
Thousands of riot survivors must wait for justice, till the CM-Governor turf war over who can appoint the legal team gets sorted
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