Category Minority Rights
Several well-known South Asian activists and public figures of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Maldives have expressed “deep distress” by the spate of violence and killings in Bangladesh on the occasion of Durga Puja and Vijayadashami. “Attacks on minorities are… Continue Reading →
Someone once said that nature is a powerful teacher. If only people realized how rich these words are. Here, at Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability-Bethlehem University, we believe that we need to nurture more love of nature in our… Continue Reading →
Through observing this day, an attempt is made to talk about and eradicate the issues concerning adolescent girl children. (Representational image: Shutterstock) International Day of the Girl Child 2021 will observe the theme of Every year, October 11 is observed… Continue Reading →
BISHOP APPEALS TO THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA The onslaught on citizens of minority faith continues in Madhya Pradesh. Individuals claiming to be members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) say they are preparing to demolish churches in the Jhabua district… Continue Reading →
Dismantling Global Hindutva, a series of virtual conferences, seeks to analyze and educate the public as to how Hindutva is destroying India, undermining India’s secular and democratic traditions and threatening to stifle academic freedom in India. Dismantling Global Hindutva, a… Continue Reading →
A Statement by Concerned Catholic Women of India The statement bemoans that a Kerala bishop used unfortunately “Narcotic Jihad,” a term coined without foreseeing its dreadful consequences for various communities in the country We are living in trying times in… Continue Reading →
The Right Pen Collective will present the inaugural Australian Muslim Writers Festival towards the end of September featuring renowned writer and journalist Waleed Aly and author and academic Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah. Taking place online from Saturday 25 September to Saturday… Continue Reading →
By John Cavanagh and Phyllis Bennis In those first harrowing hours after planes were turned into bombs on September 11, 2001, people across the country were paralyzed with fear. Few people alive 20 years ago had experienced an attack on… Continue Reading →
In a shocking incident, a Muslim bangle seller in Indore’s Govind Nagar was allegedly beaten up by a Hindu mob for selling bangles in a Hindu locality on Sunday IMAGE: PTI/Twitter In a shocking incident, a Muslim bangle seller in… Continue Reading →
Initiative to develop self-help teams with ladies of each communities for financial empowerment and strengthen the bonds Civil rights teams have set up peace centres in two locations affected by communal riots in West Bengal on each side of river Hooghly. The… Continue Reading →