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BAPS, the Eiffel Tower and the curious silence on secularism

I was a little surprised to see how some of those whom I respect for taking a firm stand on patriarchal issues reacted to the manner in which they...

Journalists in Pakistan Unite to Fight Violence Against Media

With increasing attacks and threats to journalists, the media...

The ulama are wrong: Muslim Personal Law in India is not God-given

  In response to the Supreme Court's recent suo motu...

A State Attempts to Muzzle Dissent, the Brutal Attack on Uday Bhanu: HCU

Personal Account: Uday Bhanu, Dalit Scholar to a WitnessUday...

Bail Granted to Students and Faculty of HCU

  UPDATE:The students and the two faculty members were released...

Why Appa Rao is more Important to the BJP than Rohith Vemula

Image:Indian ExpressI had always chosen to be a left...

JAGLAG Petition to NHRC dated March 23, 2016

March 23, 2016To, Mr Sanjay Jain, Sr. SP National Human Rights...

How a Hate-Speech Record Increases Chances of Election Victory by 3 times

  UPDATE: Sabrangindia received clarifications in the summary and story done...

Was Father Tom Crucified by ISIS on Good Friday? Catholic sources uncertain

UPDATE: Fate of ISI captive Fr Tom remains uncertainJOHN DAYAL...

Re-Using the Communal Card in Assam: BJP Manifesto 2014, Vision Document 2016

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Another Journalist Arrested in Bastar: Repression by Chhattisgarh Police Continues

Photo Credits: FrontlineAnother journalist, deepak Jaiswal, was arrested by...

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Penguin’s Shenanigans

Penguin has repeatedly crossed the line between due diligence and outright censorship. Small publishers, who have a lot more to lose, seem to have more of a spine.

Four decade-long misogyny of a law academic? Tahir Mahmood’s defence of Manusmriti echoes in his criticism of the 1985 Shah Bano verdict

The author argues that the positions of the legal scholar, Prof. Tahir Mahmood over forty years --defending the Manusmriti in 2026 and his opposition to maintenance for Muslim women at the time of the Shah Bano verdict in 1985 –reveal a cohesive, conservative worldview that normalises gender hierarchy under the guise of legal protectionism.

Press bodies condemn alleged assault on women journalists at Saket Police Station, seek inquiry and action

Press Club of India, NWMI, Editors Guild of India and other journalists' organisations demand an independent and impartial investigation after Shaheen Khan and Nafisa Khan alleged assault during and after their detention by Delhi Police

Jauhar & the Politics of Distraction: How the Right and so-called liberals often complement each other

The selectiveness of medieval Muslim or medieval Rajput history in contestation is not just deliberate effort to alienate these two communities but is also a Brahmanical viewpoint that refuses to subject Peshwa or Maratha history to a similar brand of selectivity

When purdah becomes prison

Kerala's Grand Mufti Aboobacker Musliyar and the Misreading of Qur’an