Islamophobia

How Police Misused the Law to Arrest Ashoka University Professor

Ali Khan Mahmudabad’s social media posts do not meet the standards or even definitions of the stringent provisions invoked against him.
▶20-May-2025
Vineet Bhalla

Open Letter to Corporate India to De-fund Hate

An open letter by current and former faculty members at the IIM Bangalore calling to defund the hate speech.
▶31-Aug-2023
The India Forum

Demolitions: Rule by Law or Rule of Law?

We demand that governments follow the rule of law when clearing ‘illegal’ settlements. But if laws permit the same outcomes as those that might be caused by the state ignoring them, is this variant…
▶17-Aug-2023
Abhinav Sekhri

The Fires of Nuh

The recent communal violence in Nuh and the government's punitive measures have further dispossessed its Muslim residents, already victims of cow vigilantes and of poverty.
▶14-Aug-2023
Harsh Mander

Muslim Women Counterpublics: Pessimism of the Intellect, Optimism of the Will

Muslim women respond to political trauma by exercising their citizenship and care work beyond the family. Their activism is not driven by patriarchal indoctrination, but by a belief that one cannot…
▶27-Jan-2023
Ghazala Jamil

A Child’s Prayer

The outcry in Bareilly last month over students singing an Iqbal poem reminds us that we live in a hyper-nationalist time, where leaders glorify territorial nationalism beyond measure and…
▶04-Jan-2023
CM Naim

Bulldozing Indian Democracy, Israeli-Style

India’s punitive demolitions bear striking resemblance to Israel’s tactics against Palestinians. The tragedy is that a significant chunk of the majority in India is delighted.
▶21-Jun-2022
Angshuman Choudhury

The Shattering of the Muslim Hope in India

A young Muslim reflects on the collapse of constitutional promises and on the everyday fears and dilemmas faced by the minorities.
▶02-Mar-2022
Salik Ahmad

The Banality of India's Islamophobia

Islamophobia in India erases Muslims even as it hyper-visiblises them: disempowering them and diminishing their worth. Ironically, even secular-minded people diminish its seriousness by asking…
▶30-Sep-2021
Apoorvanand
Covid-19

Psychosocial Challenges In the Midst of the Coronavirus

While trying to maintain our psychological equilibrium during a pandemic, we may well do so in a manner that facilitates the emergence of authoritarianism. But there can be hope too if we allow…
▶18-May-2020
Honey Oberoi Vahali