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The Politics of Memory: Controversy over graves of Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhatt

The bid to erase Muslim graves is political theatre, denying dignity in death and casting an entire community as the perpetual 'other'

Newsclick: Resounding voices of solidarity from all over in defence of press freedom

Protests and solidarity continue days after simultaneous raids at Newsclick and associated journalist, concerns at government’s oppressive tactics raised 

Role of progressives in Telangana land struggle – Part III

As the Communists gained traction in Telangana with Andhra...

UP: School question paper, on ‘Indian Muslim Terrorism’, calls for India to prepare for war with Pak

The question paper, with arguably partisan presumptions, also said that the government of India must hold talks with Pakistan on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir

Understanding the nuances of the Goa ‘conversion’ and persecution debate

From colonisation, persecution, forced conversion, and the Inquisition, this article from a chapter in a forthcoming book by the authors explores the dynamics of Goa’s early colonial population dispersion  

No Primetime Segment as anti-Muslim slurs rocked parliament last Thursday

Anti-Muslim slurs against MP in parliament do not make the cut for commercial new media channels (“mainstream media”) even as social media was ablaze with outrage last Friday

JNU Teachers Allege Academic Erosion; Highlight ‘Arbitrary’ Policies for Recruitment and Promotions

We are seeing that promotions have been denied to our colleagues, whereas some teachers have been given extensions as chairpersons and deans beyond the tenure of a vice-chancellor,” said D K Lobiyal, President of the JNU Teachers’ Association.

Were all Muslims previously Hindus?

The RSS claims that Muslims in India were Hindus historically and seem to make a number of insinuations on the minority. CJP busts the claim for you and the inherent messages loaded here via its Hate Buster segment.

Poet-philospher Iqbal was wrong in denouncing Western style democracy and freedom

His romantic view of brutal despotism radicalised Muslim ulema and youth with continuing damaging consequences for the community

Meta Facebook releases second human rights report, activists say no concrete plan to tackle issues in India

The report was criticised by Access Now as failing to "show any meaningful or verifiable progress" on Metaʼs human rights harms in India or any clear proposals to prepare for the 2024 general elections.

The Crisis of Television News and Ravish Kumar

For a complete picture, it’s also necessary to also question the nexus of capitalism and the media.

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