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Indian Americans call on San Diego school to cancel Islamophobic presentation by Hindu far-right supporters

Washington, D.C. (February 13, 2023) – The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) today wrote a letter to the administration of Francis Parker School in San Diego, CA, raising concerns over a scheduled Islamophobic presentation by the supporters of Hindu supremacism on… Continue Reading →

Victimization and Distress in Indigenous Maya Women: A Qualitative Investigation of Gender-Based Violence and Mental Health Outcomes in Rural Guatemala

Magda C. Rogg & Carla Pezzia  Journal of Family Violence (2023)Cite this article Abstract Purpose There is currently scant research exploring Indigenous Guatemalan women’s experiences of gender-based violence and mental health outcomes, but existing research suggests further exploration in this… Continue Reading →

Madhya Pradesh: Woman’s death triggers massive protest, kin allege medical negligence in Barwani

Posted On February 7, 2023 Barwani (Madhya Pradesh): The death of a woman in Barwani district’s Sanwariyapani village sparked a huge protest by tribals, who claimed gross medical negligence was the cause of her death and demanded a fair investigation… Continue Reading →

Breaking barriers – The story of a dalit chief secretary

Posted On February 8, 2023 The chapters traversing Madhav Rao’s journey as a Collector of Warangal district to becoming the states chief secretary are fascinating and compelling. By Express News Service HYDERABAD:  Madhav Rao’s “Breaking Barriers – The story of… Continue Reading →

In Midnight Raid, Bihar Cops Thrash Farmers Sleeping At Home

The police crackdown was against a group of farmers who had been on protest for the last two months, demanding better rates for their land being acquired by a state-run hydroelectric company. India NewsReported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Divyanshu… Continue Reading →

‘Inquilabi salam’ un-Nehru, Umar Khalid stays in prison

Division bench of Justices Rajnish Bhatnagar and Siddharth Mridul dismisses bail plea, holding the allegations against rights activist ‘prima facie true’ Umar KhalidFile Photo Pheroze L. Vincent   |   New Delhi   |   Published 19.10.22, 12:55 AM Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied bail to rights… Continue Reading →

Meet the Football Feminists Who Are Playing Against Patriarchy, One Kick At A Time

by- Shraddha g. It’s one thing to play a sport for recreational purposes, and another to turn it into an effective tool of resistance against patriarchy. Be it any sport, football, cricket, kabaddi or rugby, there is no escape from… Continue Reading →

A Tale of Two Bulldozers

By: Pranay SomayajulaPublished in: The NationDate: May, 2, 2022 A bulldozer demolishes an illegal structure during a joint anti-encroachment drive conducted by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation in the Jahangirpuri area. (Photo by Naveen Sharma / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images) Twitter feeds… Continue Reading →

A Bleak Week for Rights in the UK

Eroding Civil Liberties Against Backdrop of Falling Living Standards Will Cause Harm Kartik RajResearcher, Western Europe To say the United Kingdom government was busy over the past week would be a classic British understatement. It steamrolled through parliament four separate… Continue Reading →

Hijab Row: Identity In The Time Of Dissent

by Arman Khan | , 2022, Beyond the religious code of conduct, the hijab takes on many forms Thirty-four-year-old Mahira, a software engineer, describes the hijab in a rather unique way when I ask her if she can envision a… Continue Reading →

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