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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….
Shruti Kumar champions Palestinian rights in empowering Harvard commencement address
Her impromptu critique of the university's disciplinary actions against students and stifling of free expression garnered a standing ovation for the Indian American from Nebraska
Bassem Yousef and Rethinking Holocaust Exceptionalism
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UN-linked body GNAHRI defers accreditation of NHRC India for second term, flags absence of autonomy and diversity
A major impact on India’s ability to vote at the Human Rights Council and some UN General Assembly bodies, as NHRC’s failure to effectively discharge its mandates to respond to the escalating human rights violations in India, lack of pluralism in selection and appointments of its duty holders and insufficient cooperation with human rights bodies
International report asserts India’s “rise” on world stage under PM Modi is ‘a mirage’
Neither in popularity nor as a leader who has excelled in all sectors, Modi fares poorly on the international front, claims the report, Modi Mirage
‘Persecution’ of Christians in India: US church seeks White House sanctions
Delegates to the April 2024 United Methodist Church (UMC)...
Hindutva slogans soar in Leicester, has communal hatred been exported overseas?
England’s Leicester once again witnesses shades of Hindutva during a Ram Navami rally where slogans of Jai Sri Ram were heard with loud support for a ‘Hindu Rashtra’.
Bridging Faiths, Uniting Hearts: Innovating Interfaith Dialogue on Campus
An Inspiring Journey with Hindu Muslim Harmony Fellows Sharing Stories of Fostering Peace and Understanding
A Sane Resolution: UN out to Combat Islamophobia
A couple of years ago there was a resolution,...
Top US academics, including Amartya Sen, condemn long incarceration of journalists & activists, erosion of Indian democracy
A group of prominent international scholars, academicians, and writers has sounded the alarm over the prolonged incarceration of critics of the BJP government in India; named in the statement are 75 year-old senior journalist and author, Prabir Purkayastha.
Int’l Day to Combat Islamophobia: UN Chief’s Remarks | United Nations
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, addresses Member States at the UN General Assembly on International Day to Combat Islamophobia.
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Rights
“This system breaks the body when it cannot break the spirit” — Ipsa Shatakshi on her jailed husband, journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh
In a heartfelt letter, Ipsa Shatakshi — wife of jailed journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh — wrote of three years of silence, courage, and the slow suffering behind bars, her words paint a portrait of a journalist punished not for crime, but for conscience
India
A century and ten later, innovative & rebellious Ismat Chugtai remains more relevant than ever
Today, October 24, is the 110th death anniversary of the bold, innovative, rebellious, and unabashedly realistic Urdu fiction writer Ismat Chughtai! Born on August 21, 1915, she passed away at the age of 76 in Mumbai on October 24, 1991; Sabrangindia recalls her unique contribution with this piece by Taran Khan
Minorities
Understanding the Supreme Court’s Interim Intervention in the Waqf Amendments, 2025
Be it on the issue of the disproportionately stringent control over the Islamic institution of Waqf (as compared to the administration of Hindu muths or temples), the Supreme Court’s part interim reliefs to the controversial 2025 Waqf Amendment Act, risk a judicial stamp on the state’s sledgehammer approach; a detailed analysis of the SC’s interim order dated September 15, 2025
Hate Speech
Bihar Elections Build-up: ‘Won’t allow namaz’, ‘namak haram’, BJP MPs’ communal hate-filled remarks draw fire
In the build-up to the Bihar state elections, BJP leaders make a string of hate speech’s with BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur also saying that if a daughter goes to a ‘non-believer’s house’, her ‘legs should be broken’
Rights
Allahabad High Court directs UP Police to ensure safe return of inter-faith to their desired destination
Missing after court testimony, inter-faith couple rescued, ‘Liberty Can’t Be Curtailed by Social Pressure,’ says Allahabad HC in holiday hearing, slams police for illegal detention, directed the SSP Aligarh to conduct an inquiry into the entire incident and submit a detailed report by November 28
History
What Indian Cities Owe to Islam
The cities created in the Deccan by Muslim leaders introduced the concept of public space to the Indian world.