American critics of Hindu nationalism risk sustained attacks
By Pieter Friedrich
UNITED STATES — When US Senator and then-presidential candidate Bernie Sanders criticized then President Donald Trump’s “failure of leadership on human rights” for having dismissed the issue...
How the Hindutva project is trying to reconfigure Indian Muslim identity – and why...
By Nizamuddin Ahmad Siddiqui
Columnist Mukul Kesavan recently noted in The Telegraph that “a Muslim citizen’s default state is a state of culpability”. He is perfectly correct. Hate against...
Backstory: The Media Contributed to Hijab Face-off Spiraling Out of Control
By Pamela Philipose
Nagpur is seen as the seat of RSS power but one of the regions where it has had its deepest implantation is...
Kashmir journalists say local newspapers erasing their work
Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – For decades, local media has documented the conflict in Indian-administered Kashmir but recently, stories critical of the Indian government have seemingly...
Delhi riots | Two years since acid attack, case yet to see light of...
By Arnabjit Sur
Vakil Ahmed lost his eyesight in the incident during northeast Delhi riots; his ordeal continues as he is still fighting a case...
Lawyer for Muslim students in hijab row targeted, Ramakrishna Mission seer defends him
Advocate Devadatt Kamat, who has been representing the female Muslim students in both the Karnataka High Court and the Supreme Court in the ongoing...
Hindutva and the Steady Politicisation of Religion
By Madhav Godbole
V.D. Savarkar and M.A. Jinnah were both agnostics, but deftly used their religions to change the course of history. Jinnah’s two nation...
Hindu Nationalism Can Lead to Disintegration of India, Warns Arundhati Roy
NEW DELHI – Renowned author Arundhati Roy warned that Hindu Nationalism could lead to disintegration of India à la Yugoslavia and Russia. Nevertheless, she reposed...
Role of Sangh Parivar in Hijab protests
Hindu extremist leaders gave instructions to saffron shawl clad students. These students started protest against Hijabi Muslim women in the colleges of Karnataka.
SC asks UP govt to withdraw recovery notices against anti-CAA protesters
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to withdraw the recovery notices issued to the alleged anti-CAA protesters in December 2019...
In Yogi’s UP, 48 Journalists Assaulted, 66 Booked, 12 Killed: Report
New Delhi: Since Adityanath assumed office as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in 2017, 48 journalists have been physically assaulted in the state and 66...
Parents Allege Bias Against Muslim Students in Bengaluru School
BENGALURU — High drama prevailed at a Bengaluru school in Karnataka on Saturday as parents of Muslim students alleged bias engaging in a heated debate...
Sadhvi Vibhanand’s Call to ‘Rape’ Muslim Women With Impunity Shows Hindutva’s Politics of Fear
By N.C. Asthana
The National Commission of Women (NCW) took cognizance of a video inciting sexual violence against Muslim women. The said video was brought to their...
