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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.

The End of Impunity: Gujarat 2002

Photo Credit: Binita DesaiThe struggle of man (or woman)...

Soni Sori Adivasi Leader Attacked

Soni Sori, the Adivasi leader and human rights defender...

Entering a forbidden terrain: Women Qazis, ‘Auraton ki Shariah Adalat’, what next?

Why the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan is throwing one...

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  भारतीय समाज की सबसे निचली सीढ़ी पर खड़ी दलित...

We are paying the price of holding our heads high: Shital Sathe

Singing songs of ordinary people, especially Dalits, Shital Sathe...

Women Living Under Muslim Laws

About: Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) is an...

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ABOUT: When you first heard our name “MuslimGirl,” one of...

Islam guarantees rights but where are the women theologians?

  Rights and freedom of women have always been a...

Bohra Clergy Bows to Australian SC, cries halt to FMG

Photo of Convicted VaziriA huge victory for young Bohra...

Islam Against Extremism

Objects: Exposing deviant ideologies, extremism, terrorism and their proponentsAbout:...

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