India, Ram Navami: How to Plan a Season of Riots
In today’s India, riots don’t happen because of hotheads, but with cool careful planning, funding, ruthlessness and an impunity that plural India could never dream of, just a few years…
India: Parliament Passes Waqf Bill in Consecutive Overnight Sessions, ‘Means to Grab Land’, Says Opposition
The bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha at 2:35 AM after over 12-hour long discussion with opposition members who criticised the legislation for reducing Muslims to “second class citizens”.…
India: Ahead of Eid, a Psychological War is Being Waged Against Muslims
This is the last phase of the Hindutva-isation of India, in which the state machinery is finding new ways to criminalise Muslims. Eid has arrived. Threats and warnings to Muslims…
India: No Namaz on Road, Threat of Passport Cancellation: UP Muslims Face Restrictions as Eid Approaches
The government has directed Muslims to not offer namaz on roads since last year, but this time officials are keen that this is implemented. Muslims in Uttar Pradesh await the…
In Indian – UP’s Mosque Coverings, a New Chapter From The Hindutva Playbook Unfolds
Religious processions have often led to riots. But what is unfolding now is different: the nature of the mob, the digital afterlife of these processions and the state abandoning neutrality.…
India – Uttar Pradesh: How Holi Celebrations were Marred by Caste Violence Against Dalits and Rajbhars
In Farrukhabad, half-a-dozen Dalits were injured after three men from the Kurmi (Other Backward Class or OBC) community allegedly fired at them with a country-made pistol while they were on…