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  1. Booked under UAPA for inciting Haldwani mob. But CCTV footage and BJP leader reveal another story

    On February 8, when violence broke out in the Uttarakhand town, Abdul Malik was in and around Delhi, meeting politicians and a lawyer, three people told Scroll.

    #uttarakhand #haldwani #AbdulMalik #UttarakhandViolence #communalism #UAPA #IndianMuslims #BJPStates #india

    scroll.in/article/1064440/poli

  2. Conflagration In Haldwani Was Preceded By A Spate Of Demolitions & The Steady Demonisation Of Muslims

    Before fury over the demolition of a mosque and madrasa In Uttarakhand’s Haldwani city on 8 February led to the death of five Muslims and injuries to about 100 police, a pressure-cooker situation had built up in the state. More than 400 Muslim shrines and properties were demolished in 2023 and attacks, Islamophobic speech—including from the chief minister—and calls for the state to be cleansed of Muslims were rife. Article 14 found riot-hit families alleging police brutality, arbitrary detentions and no idea about how to get legal help.

    #uttarakhand #haldwani #UttarakhandViolence #MuslimShrines #IndianMuslims #islamophobia #HateSpeech #BJP #PushkarSinghDhami #BJPStates #communalism #hindutva #PoliceBrutality #india

    article-14.com/post/conflagrat

  3. ‘H-Pop’: A cut-throat digital economy and deep-rooted hatred have fundamentally changed India

    The book’s narrative and affective core are built around three Hindutva ‘influencers’ whose world stretches along numerous small towns in the Hindi-belt India.

    #BookReview #HPop #communalism #FascistMusic #music #hindutva #KunalPurohit #HateSpeech #youtube #HinduNationalism #IndianMuslims #misinformation #books #bookstodon #india

    scroll.in/article/1064129/h-po

  4. Bombay HC Dismisses Plea To Ban Engagement Of Pakistani Artists In India; Says Patriotism Is In Devotion To Country, Not Enmity Towards Another

    The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking a complete ban on Indian citizens, companies, and associations from engaging Pakistani artists, including actors, singers, musicians, lyricists, and technicians.

    #BombayHC #PakistaniArtists #hindutva #nationalism #HinduNationalism #communalism #india

    livelaw.in/top-stories/bombay-

  5. Dr Kafeel Khan releases Tamil version of his book, says won't remain a mute spectator

    “I read a lot in jail. Until then I did not bother to know why Gauri Lankesh was killed, or why there is so much poison based on caste on religion. My whole life I had only studied medical books,” says Dr Kafeel Khan.

    thenewsminute.com/article/dr-k

    #TamilNadu #chennai #DrKafeelKhan #GorakhpurHospitalTragedy #gorakhpur #healthcare #activism #UttarPradesh #AjayBisht #YogiAdityanath #UPGovt #hindutva #NSA #communalism #muslims #BJP #india #books

  6. In UP, Reciting 'Ramcharitmanas' Can Also Be Part of Official Duty

    The District Basic Education Officer of Sonbhadra has directed block education officers to select three teachers in their respective blocks and ensure non-stop recitation of the 'Ramcharitmanas' by them at prominent temples on March 28 and 29.

    #UttarPradesh #communalism #ramcharitmanas #religion #education #UPgovt #BJP #RSS #india

    thewire.in/government/ramchari

  7. ‘Number Of Hindu-Muslim Couples Seeking Help To Get Married Has Fallen. Such Is The Fear’

    Several Indian states have enacted laws to curb interfaith marriage, and Delhi-based non-profit Dhanak Of Humanity, which has helped over 5,000 couples of different faiths, castes and communities over a decade, says these laws could criminalise those aiding such couples. Co-founder Asif Iqbal told us the government and groups campaigning against the ‘love jihad’ trope do not want unions under a law that allows them to be married, while many states have not obeyed a 2018 Supreme Court order to set up a helpline and shelter homes for couples in love at risk of honour killings, violence by communal groups.

    #InterfaithMarriages #RightToLove #hindutva #islamphobia #law #BJP #SupremeCourt #HonourKillings #communalism #conversions #islam #MastIndia #india

    article-14.com/post/-number-of