‘Denial and Deprivation’: Indian Muslims between reports and reality
Abdur Rahman’s Denial and Deprivation: Indian Muslims After the Sachar Committee and Rangnath Mishra Commission Reports stands as a formidable and meticulously researched scholarly work, delivering a stark, evidence-backed indictment of the Indian state’s persistent failure to address the systemic socio-economic and political marginalisation of its largest socio-religious minority community. The book’s central thesis, extensively […]
From Babri to Sambhal: the systematic stripping of Indian Muslims’ dignity
On January 22, 2024, as the Ram Temple was inaugurated in Ayodhya, where the Babri Masjid once stood, social media flooded with images of the Indian Constitution’s front page. Many self-proclaimed secularists—activists, actors, and others—posted these images with statements like “It is not in my name.” This irony was stark. The Babri Masjid’s demolition in […]
The Indian State against its Muslims
Gregory Stanton, founder-director of Genocide Watch, warns that genocide of Muslims in India could take place. He identifies many early “signs and processes” of genocide in India, including hate stigmatizing of Muslims, their dehumanization- including terming them termites, and many targeted acts of hate violence.
