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October 13, 2016
Britain is a nation of real diversity, tolerance and multicultural vibrancy. But for those who have suffered hate crime, it can be an alienating and terrifying place. Police figures have shown that hate crime surged in the UK in the weeks following the EU referendum vote, and still remains at significantly higher levels than a year ago.
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But two...
October 13, 2016
Using cross-national data in human rights research helps perpetuate social wrongs.
Elections in the US are just around the corner, and it looks as if, once again, the results will ultimately hinge on outcomes in a few swing states. Perhaps foremost among these is Florida, where almost 25% of its African American citizens are disenfranchised because they are either felons or ex-felons. Florida...
October 12, 2016
Now we know what it is to be in the endangered minority whose rights and privileges may be at risk.
During the 2014 general election, I, along with many other NRIs, pledged my vicarious support to the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and Narendra Modi. Any arguments that called into question Modi’s dubious human rights record and worrisome support for the Hindutva-oriented Rashtriya...
October 12, 2016
The responses of feminist activists to the Suspend Judgement! campaign reveal the hidden hierarchies of power and exclusion we must confront. Part 2. Part 1.
Suspend Judgment! leaflets on display at the AWID Forum. Designed by Sherna Dastur/ CREA.
In the days before the internet, smartphones, texting, Facebook, twitter, Instagram, and what have you, the distribution of parchas (Hindi for...
October 4, 2016
Everything you need to know for the day (and a little more).
The Big Story: Cheering for death
For a country that has fought four wars with Pakistan, India's surgical strikes along the Line of Control on Thursday hasn't broken any records in belligerence. After all, India has conducted surgical strikes earlier as well. What has changed though is the media messaging that now goes...
October 3, 2016
Global Peace Index says there Are Now Only Ten Countries In The World That Are Not At War
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NEW DELHI: That the world is becoming an increasingly dangerous place is something we surmise, have a hunch about given the arms race and what developed nations spend and benefit from in the sale of arms. The latest Global Peace Index that notes that we are now further away from...
October 3, 2016
Rashid Dar attired in a black overcoat worn by Imams and a hat for praying was walking along with his brother at the time.
Rashid Dar Image: Buzzfeed
A Muslim researcher in the United States who was on his way to deliver Friday sermon wearing traditional attire was punched by an unknown man here, a media report has said. Rashid Dar, a researcher at Brookings think-tank here, was...
September 20, 2016
अफगानिस्तान में शांति स्थापित करने के बहाने पहुँची अमेरिकी सेना क्रूरता की नई मिसाल पेश कर रही है। अफगान नागरिकों को अमेरिकी सैनिक मजे और खेल के लिए भी मारने में संकोच नहीं कर रहे हैं।
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ऐसे ही बारह अमेरिकी सैनिकों पर ऐसी गुप्त ‘किल टीम’ बनाने का आरोप है जो अफगान नागरिकों को मारकर उनकी उँगलियाँ ट्रॉफियों के रूप में इकट्ठी करती थी।
पाँच सैनिकों पर इसी साल अलग-अलग...
September 19, 2016
अरबपति समाजसेवी अपने अकूत धन के जरिए जो सेवा कर रहे हैं, वो बिना शर्त नहीं है। वो अब अपने को महानतम शिक्षाशास्त्री, समाजशास्त्री और अर्थशास्त्री के रूप में पेश करना चाहते हैं। उनसे धन लेना है तो उनकी ये शर्त भी रहती है कि आगे क्या करना है, कैसे करना है और कितना करना है, ये सब वे ही तय करेंगे।
अकूत धन कमाने में मिली सफलता ने बिल गेट्स जैसे अरब-खरबपतियों के अंदर ये अहंकार भी पैदा कर दिया है...
September 9, 2016
इस दुनिया को मुस्लिमों ने बहुत कुछ दिया। कॉफी, कैमरा, शैंपू, सिंचाई से लेकर कालीन और बेहतरीन आर्किटेक्चर तक। लेकिन आज पूरी दुनिया में इस्लाम के डर को हवा दी जा रही है। सिर्फ चंद लोगों की करतूतों के लिए पूरे इस्लाम को कठघरे में खड़ा करना ठीक नहीं है।
पिछले दिनों जब किसी ने अमेरिकी ट्वीन टावर्स की तस्वीरें चस्पा करते हुए यह सुझाया कि मुस्लिमों के बगैर यह दुनिया कितनी हसीन होती तो उसे करारा...