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Resignation in Protest: MP woman judge quits over elevation of senior she accused of harassment and discrimination

In a powerful act of protest, Judge Aditi Gajendra Sharma resigns after the elevation of a senior she accused of caste-based harassment, calling out the judiciary’s silence, systemic bias, and betrayal of its own ideals

Why are Muslim Leaders and Clerics So Afraid of Feminism and Critical of the West?

“Western concept of Feminism has completely degraded the role...

UP Police abduct, try to intimidate student leader Pooja Shukla

On Saturday evening, CJP received word that Uttar Pradesh...

Student leader Pooja Shukla abducted and taken to undisclosed location

We have just received information that student leader Pooja...

Modesty is Not the Most Important Thing in My Relationship With God

why is so much emphasis placed upon the way...

Some Reflections on Rape in India

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Is BJP-Ghaziabad police nexus trying to cover up minor’s rape incident?

Activists on the ground fear that the local leadership...

Kumkum Sangari looks back at Recasting Women — the landmark book on gender

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Over 1 lakh rape cases reported between 2014-16 in India

Rijiju said in Rajya Sabha that 38,947 cases of...

Muslims must re-think the rigid frame-work for unequal gender roles in the family: Musawah

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