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Remembering Bhagat Singh, Reclaiming the Right to be A Free Thinker

It is quite a striking experience when, in Europe – including in France which is the historical birthplace of secularism –, one gets automatically told, for example, "Oh, you are a Hindu!" if one says one is Indian, or "Oh, you are a Muslim! if one says one is Algerian.

NHRC Notice to Haryana DGP over Gurugram Gangrape

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How Muslim women clerics are increasingly challenging traditional narratives

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Muslim ‘instant divorce’ law divides India

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Succumbing to Islamic Hardliners, Statue of Woman removed from Bangladesh SC

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“The ‘no triple talaq’ clause in nikahnama is no use. SC must declare it unconstitutional”

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