Topic: Islamophobia
“They are pure poison”: Umar Khalid on reading Hindi newspapers in Tihar jail
In a letter written by prominent human rights defender Umar Khalid from Tihar Jail, the jailed activist alleged that most of the Hindi newspapers – which over 90 percent of the prisoners depend upon for their daily dose of news – have thrown all journalistic ethics to the wind.
“Killed for Muslim identity”: Weeks after custodial deaths of 4 men, case makes no progress
About two weeks after the mysterious deaths of four Muslim men in judicial custody at the Baruipur Central Correctional Home, South 24 Parganas district,...
I-Day drama by Punjab school kids portrayed Muslim man as terrorist, Congress demands apology
Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira on Tuesday expressed his anger at the way an Independence Day drama in a government school depicts Muslims, saying he is shocked to see the entire Muslim community being painted as “terrorists” by the AAP government in Punjab.
Critics of Hindutva don’t need “absolutist Islam” as Scapegoat
To criticize Hindutva without bringing an analogy to Islam or its over-emphasized proscribing structures is seemingly an anathema for liberal scholars. The trope of...
18 second ‘Namaz’: CCTV visuals suggest Lulu Mall incident staged
The controversy that sparked with a viral video of a group of men offering Namaz at the newly open Lulu Mall in Uttar Pradesh's...
Islamophobia thrives in Twitter Spaces by OpIndia editors
On late Wednesday, a far-right news portal OpIndia, hosted a Twitter Spaces to discuss the killing of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor from Rajasthan, and the extent of Islamism in India.
