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‘We Cannot Be Afraid’: Rhiya Ahir in Conversation with Teesta Setalvad

What does it mean to stand beside young people when they choose to confront power?In this conversation, activist and journalist Teesta Setalvad speaks with Rhiya Ahir, whose act of...

Flaming kites mark fifth Friday of Gaza protests

In a small primitive tent about 800 meters from...

Girls at Dhabas: challenging issues of safety, or ‘respectability’ in urban Pakistan?

“You need to understand,” I told the reporter. “These...

Muslims Have Highest Fertility Rate, Lack Access To Healthcare

 Mumbai: Hindus have India’s highest infant mortality rate with 41.6...

Some Questions for the Proposed World Council of Muslim Minorities

Over half a billion Muslims, nearly one third of...

NHRC finds Untouchability and Caste Based Atrocities still rampant in Gujarat

A bench of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), that was...

The students of AMU say a loud ‘No’ to RSS Shakha in AMU

1925 marks the birth year of the hateful and...

Kathua Case: A Communal Crime, Now a Communal Trial?

The Supreme Court, in its silence, is allowing for...

A Dalit Family’s Struggle Shows How India’s Justice System Is Failing Its Lowest Castes

Navi Mumbai: Past the newly constructed Eastern Freeway and...

Dalit Bridegrooms On Horses Challenge India’s Caste Status Quo

Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh, and Bhilwara district, Rajasthan: As...

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