Friday, March 29, 2024

Aslah Kayyalakkath

Aslah Kayyalakkath is a Founding Editor of Maktoob. He tweets @aslahtweets

There is uncertainty in our future: Transgender community amid pandemic and lockdown

Transgender activists and academicians told Maktoob that one of the most vulnerable and marginalized communities in India are facing more severe issues under the pandemic controlled lockdown.

JNU student arrested in Manipur for criticising state discrimination against Muslims

Jawaharlal Nehru University research Scholar Chingiz Khan was arrested by the Manipur Police for writing an article critical of the government authorities in the local daily.
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In Bihar, a physician makes mask with car cover. Govt admits shortage of protection kits

In Bihar, one of India’s poorest states, the healthcare infrastructure to fight novel coronavirus is very limited.

Doctor to patient ratio is 1:3866 while military to civilian is 1:10, complain Kashmiris who fear of Covid19 spread

"Had Delhi not imposed a complete lockdown here last August we would have been ready to fight coronavirus like all other regions in the world, Muhammed Bhat, working as a volunteer in Sher - i - Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences told Maktoob.
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‘I tried to go out because of hunger, No other reason’, says Bihar daily wager

Abdulla Amir, a daily wage worker in Bihar's Araria has not earned a rupee in last week as the country battles coronavirus, forcing a nationwide lockdown.

‘Discrimination a part of Hindu Dharma,’ Tamil Dalit families who embraced Islam say

Post the tragic incident in Mettupalayam, Coimbatore, where a caste-wall collapsed on December 2 last year and led to the death of 17 Dalits, 430 Dalits have embraced Islam on January 24 and around 1000 people announced that they were to convert to Islam in recent weeks.
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