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India’s Anti ‘Love-Jihad’ Law – Regressive and Misogynist

January 11, 2021 | by Zubin Madon | 0 Comments

The paranoia among India’s Hindu Right about ‘Love Jihad’ reflects age old patriarchal notions of women as the property of men. The planter class which had entrusted its wives and daughters to male slaves when the masters went off to fight the Civil War was now in near hysterics over the slightest interaction between white […] Read more

Hindu Nationalism – Hindutva – & Rising Violence Against India’s Christians

August 24, 2020 | by Rachel Muthusamy | 0 Comments

Hindu Nationalism, Hindutva, is rising in India. The PM is a member of extremist organisation RSS, and violence against religious minorities is celebrated. Read more

Radicalism and the Duplicity of Muslim Identity

September 3, 2017 | by Shaaz Mahboob | 4 Comments

"They can't be Muslims" is the first explanation from Muslims when self-proclaimed Muslims or group of Muslims commit evil. This must end. Read more

Cults and Terrorism: Can We Establish Parallels Between Noxious Belief Systems?

July 5, 2017 | by Sarah Mills | 3 Comments

Can insights and lessons about human behavioural trends and group psychologies from cults help us understand and thereby reduce risks of terrorism today? Read more

“Not In My Name” – Secular India Revolts Against Lynchings of Muslims

July 1, 2017 | by Rakshit Sharma | 1 Comments

Secular parts of Indian society have been finally galvanised into action to protest the lynchings of Muslims under the guise of opposition to cow slaughter. The spate of lynchings, murders and violence being perpetrated in India by so-called cow defenders, also known as ‘gau rakshaks’, who are apparently finding cow slaughter an affront to their […] Read more

Should Religious Bigotry Towards LGB People go Unchallenged?

June 30, 2017 | by CNLifestyle | 2 Comments

Even vague intolerance or irrational attitudes towards LGBT people should not be left unchallenged, simply because it is in the guise of a minority religion Earlier this week, in anticipation of the various Pride marches being held in various parts of the world, Al Jazeera reported that Sweden’s far-right had planned a Pride march through […] Read more

Radicalisation all Over the Place – The Left and Right are in this Mess Together

March 13, 2017 | by Zorana Vuk | 0 Comments

While the Left and Right fight over pronouns, statistics, racist-or-not terminology and other life-threatening issues, civil society needs to rethink itself Read more

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