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Memories of ‘Nine Eleven’ today
On a day remembered and vilified, the author recalls moments of despair, brute violence and historical significance. All on the ninth of September….
The assassin state keeps on killing: Does anyone care?
The assassination of Iranian physicist, Dr Mohsen Fakhrizadeh has not drawn as much criticism from ' liberals' as it would have had the situation been reversed
Teesta Setalvad receives honourary Doctor of Laws degree from UBC
The journalist and human rights defender was recognised for her in the field of human rights and law to expose majoritarianism and religious fanaticism
Unique anti-Adani protest stops play during AUSvIND cricket match!
The cricket fans, and #StopAdani supporters have managed to catch the millions of eyeballs to against $1B loan to “Adani’s climate wrecking coal mine”
Goodbye Diego Maradona
An international hero is gone; he stood with the rights of the oppressed
Amnesty International raises concern about France’s counter-terror measures
In light of France’s recent fame as a defender of free-speech, human rights organisation Amnesty International questions the country’s enforcement of free-speech laws towards its Muslim citizens.
US and India must learn from MLK and Gandhi, end the politics of hate
People of colour, indigenous people and Muslims continue to face discrimination and othering
The Secular onslaught on the Muslim public psyche
As I write this piece, the public discourse is...
Khadim Rizvi’s insensitive call for a nuclear attack on France
Leader of an extremist religious group, Rizvi demanded the declaration of a jihad against France for allowing caricatures of Prophet Mohammad.
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