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: Amit Shah J&K Visit: Hurriyat Chief Put Under House Arrest, Hundreds of Kashmiris Summoned by Police
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was detained at his residence in Nigeen locality while hundreds of individuals listed in police records as ‘stone-pelters’ or ‘overground workers’ were summoned. Moderate Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz…
India: Why a Muslim Woman in UP Was Arrested for ‘Conversion’ During Ramzan
According to documents accessed by The Wire, the 40-year-old woman claimed in a local court that the entire case on conversion was concocted due to a financial dispute. The holy…
More on India’s grand design
The cat and mouse game which began in Kashmir in 1965 travelled all the way to East Pakistan was now taking a full circle back to Kashmir. In 1984 India…
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: This Eid, BJP Has Perfected the Use of the State Apparatus to Restrict Muslims
The manner in which restrictions have been imposed by state authorities on Muslims celebrating Eid clearly testify to the dreadful commitment of the authorities to ensure the exclusion of Muslims.…