Communalism Watch

India: Jamaat e Islami propaganda continues in solidarity with the Bangladesh Islamists

2013-05-24T17:47:00.002+02:00

Cover stories of Radiance Weekly carry on the ludicrous claims of genocide and figures of 3000 dead in Bangladesh march of 6 May 2013 COVER STORY MIDNIGHT MASSACRE of Hefazat Protestors Hundreds of innocent people killed in a joint operation in Dhaka COVER STORY 13-point Demand of Hefazat-e-Islam Movement The long march of Hefazat-e-Islam to Dhaka on 6 May turned violent, claiming about

India: NCERT drops 'objectionable' references from school history textbooks

2013-05-24T09:56:00.000+02:00

From: The Times of India by Himanshi Dhawan, TNN | May 24, 2013, 07.24 AM IST NEW DELHI: In a significant sanitization exercise, the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has made changes in its history textbooks dropping ``objectionable'' references to the Nadar community, depiction of angels in human form and introducing more sensitive coinages to caste to smoothen

Massive Police bias and misconduct unearthed by Ashish Khetan: Appeal to Citizens of Mumbai and India (A Matter of Conscience)

2013-05-24T09:21:00.001+02:00

From: Teesta Setalvad Date: Thu, May 23, 2013 at 4:56 PM Subject: Appeal to Citizens of Mumbai and India (A Matter of Conscience) May 23, 2013 Dear Friends. Firstly I would urge all those who read this mail, to send a few words in response. It is unbearable to receive no replies at all... For some time now, the unprofessional conduct of our investigating agencies in general but especially

India: Rising Communal Chashes and Religious polarisation in Uttar Pradesh of the Samajwadi Party

2013-05-24T08:33:00.000+02:00

Outlook Magazine - Web | May 23, 2013 A History Lesson The death of Khalid Mujahid in police custody, and communal clashes in UP, underscore the urgent need for Akhilesh Yadav-led SP to halt the growing alienation and anger amongst Muslims by Jamal Kidwai The death of Khalid Mujahid in the custody of Uttar Pradesh police has once again reinforced the perception that the Akhilesh

Tribute to Asghar Ali Engineer (29 May 2013, New Delhi)

2013-05-23T19:10:00.002+02:00

Tribute to Asghar Ali Engineer Asghar Ali Engineer struggled life-long for secular democracy, peace, justice and harmony. In order to remember with gratitude his enormous contributions, and celebrate a life led with great courage, dignity and humanism, we will gather on 29 May 2013 at 6.30 pm at the India International Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi. We warmly invite you to join us celebrate

Remembering Asghar Ali Engineer: A Tribute to his Legacy (25th May, New Delhi)

2013-05-23T19:09:00.001+02:00

Remembering Asghar Ali Engineer: A Tribute to his Legacy 5 pm onward, 25th May (Saturday) Venue; SPWD Conference hall, 14-A, Vishnu Digamber Marg, Near ITO (In between Hindi Bhavan and Ajoy Bhavan) [New Delhi] Speakers: Dilip Simeon Subhash Gatade Suhas Borker Rajindar Sachar Dipak Dholakia Sanjay Kumar Harsh Kapoor Noor Zaheer

India: Rihai Manch in Lucknow starts indefinite dharna at Vidhan Sabha demanding arrest of police officers involved in Khalid Mujahid's murder. Candle light protest at GPO

2013-05-22T22:39:00.001+02:00

Text of statement in Hindi RIHAI MANCH (Forum for the Release of Innocent Muslims imprisoned in the name of Terrorism) _______________________________________________________________ खालिद के हत्यारे पुलिस अधिकारियों की गिरफ्तारी के लिए रिहाई मंच ने लखनऊ विधानसभा पर षुरु किया अनिष्चित कालीन धरना सपा के मुस्लिम विधायकों और मंत्रियों का होगा घेराव- रिहाई मंच रिहाई आंदोलन के वकीलों पर फैजाबाद

Protest Demo Against UP Custodial Death of Khalid Mujahid and to demand reinvestigation of Varun Gandhi Hate speech case (23 May 2013, Delhi)

2013-05-22T21:22:00.001+02:00

Khalid Mujahid: Yet Another Custodial Death of So Called "Terror Accused" in UP! In UP under SP Rule: Injustices To Muslim Victims of Witch-Hunt Continue Unabated while Communal Hate Mongerer Varun Gandhi Allowed To Go Scot Free! Demand Justice for Custodial Death of Khalid Mujahid in UP! Reinvestigate the Communal Hate Speech Case of Varun Gandhi! Join Protest Demonstration Against UP Govt

The Importance of Zakia Jafri’s Protest Petition (Teesta Setalvad)

2013-05-22T21:04:00.000+02:00

From: EPW, 25 May 2013 It is not often that the battle against aggressive communalism gets sustained and validated through courts of law. This communalism is not just visible in instances of violence but encompasses the sustained mobilisation that precedes the violence, it includes hate speech and writing, as well as the deliberate debilitation of preventive measures of law and order to prevent

In Mumbai, a quiet blow against hate speech

2013-05-22T21:00:00.001+02:00

The Hindu, May 10, 2013 In Mumbai, a quiet blow against hate speech by Jyoti Punwani Sent to jail for two months and fined Rs.5,000. Twenty years after their crime, this was the sentence handed down last week by a sessions court to two Shiv Sena leaders. This was for their provocative speeches during the Mumbai riots following the demolition of the Babri Masjid. One checked into a hospital

Orissa: Protest against illegal temple demolition drive in Cuttack

2013-05-22T20:44:00.000+02:00

The Times of India 2,500 devotees stay put inside temple in Cuttack to protest demolition drive PTI | May 22, 2013, 11.06 PM IST READ MORE Cuttack Temple Demolition Drive|Cuttack Shiridi Sai Temple CUTTACK: For the second consecutive day on Wednesday, the Cuttack district administration held back its illegal temple demolition drive in Cuttack city. The drive was stalled as the administration

Remembering Asghar Ali Engineer - Goodbye Asgharsaab

2013-05-22T20:13:00.003+02:00

by Subhash Gatade Mera azm itna buland hai ki paraye sholon ka darr nahin Mujhe khauf aatish e gul se hai kaheen yeh chaman ko jala na de. (“My intentions are so high that I am not afraid of the unknown blaze I am afraid of the fire of the flowers lest it burn the garden - Shakil Badauni ) I will never forget the sips of tea I shared with Asgharsaab in a tea shop at Wardha more than a year

India: Massive cover-up & big guns being let off in chargesheet on Hindutva Terror at Malegaon

2013-05-22T15:45:00.000+02:00

The Times of India Malegaon blast: Col Purohit, Aseemanand and Sadhvi Pragya's names missing from chargesheet PTI | May 22, 2013, 05.57 PM IST The explosions, which caused the death of 37 people and injured over 125, had taken place in a Muslim cemetery adjacent to a mosque on September 8, 2006. (TOI photo by Prashant Nakwe) MUMBAI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday filed

India - UP: Hindutva Lawyers attack Khalid Mujahid’s lawyer in Faizabad

2013-05-21T18:10:00.000+02:00

The Milli Gazette Hindutwadi Lawyers attack Khalid Mujahid’s lawyer The Milli Gazette Online Published Online: May 21, 2013 Faizabad: Hindutwadi lawyers here attacked and seriously injured a lawyer defending Khalid Mujahid who was murdered in police custody on 19 May while being transported from Faizabad to Lucknow. A large march was organised yesterday, Monday, at Faizabad from the Eidgah to

India: FIR against Facebook for hosting a group exhorting cow slaughter

2013-05-20T21:23:00.003+02:00

India Today FIR against Facebook for hosting a group exhorting cow slaughter IANS Lucknow, May 20, 2013 | UPDATED 23:56 IST An FIR was Monday registered here against social networking site Facebook on a complaint that claimed a group on the site exhorts people to slaughter cows, police said. The site was booked under penal provisions and under the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000, on

India: Of 207 illegal religious structures, 12 illegal temples demolished in Cuttack city

2013-05-20T21:09:00.000+02:00

The Times of India Temple demolitions picks up in Cuttack PTI | May 20, 2013, 09.19 PM IST CUTTACK: After two-days of break, the district administration on Monday demolished 12 illegal temples in Cuttack city. All these religious structures had come up illegally on government land and the district administration is demolishing them following orders from Orissa high court. The drive, launched

India: RSS Man heads Madhya Pradesh BJP for 2013 assembly elections strategy

2013-05-20T05:55:00.002+02:00

The Times of India RSS man to lead BJP poll campaign strategy in MP Suchandana Gupta, TNN | May 19, 2013, 09.17 PM IST BHOPAL: Rajya Sabha MP Anil Madhav Dave will again lead the strategy room of the Madhya Pradesh BJP for 2013 assembly elections. On Sunday afternoon, Anil Dave and state BJP president Narendra Singh Tomar met in the latter's official residence. News spread with lightning speed

Make CBI enquiry into the Custodial Killing of Khalid Mujahid Time-bound - Press Release

2013-05-19T21:47:00.000+02:00

Make CBI enquiry into the Custodial Killing of Khalid Mujahid Time-bound Arrest the guilty Police Officers without delay PRESS NOTE New Delhi: Khalid Mujahid, proclaimed by the police as one of the executors of the serial blasts that rocked UP courts in November 2007, died in police custody yesterday (18th May 2013). This young man, with no past medical record, the police claim died of sudden

Modi's growing grip on BJP - Close aide Amit Shah to be Gen Secy of UP Unit

2013-05-19T07:53:00.000+02:00

The Telegraph, May 19 , 2013 Buzz of heartland role for Modi aide Amit J.P. YADAV New Delhi, May 18: Narendra Modi’s “right-hand man” Amit Shah is likely to be appointed the BJP’s general secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh, party sources said. If it happens, the appointment will provide another sign of the Gujarat chief minister’s increasing grip over the party. Shah will make his first

Asghar Ali Engineer: An inspiring clip from Anand Patwardhan's film

2013-05-18T10:12:00.001+02:00

This clip is from "Father, Son and Holy War" (1995). It captures Asghar bhai during the bloody communal riots of 1992-93. The Ekta (unity) rally for communal harmony led by him marched for two days through the riot stricken streets and by-lanes of Bombay.

Announcement: discussion on Terror Investigations and the Criminal Justice System (New Delhi, 18 May 2013)

2013-05-18T10:10:00.003+02:00

DISADVANTAGE MUSLIMS We are holding a discussion on Terror Investigations and the Criminal Justice System in the wake of some new revelations. We are expecting the attendance of a distinguished panel of lawyers to discuss the subject.The event is being held at 6 pm at Lecture Hall 2, IIC Annexe, Basement, India International Centre on May 18th, (Saturday). We will use the occasion to announce

India: How Varun Gandhi silenced the system - After the hate speeches, a shocking subversion of the law

2013-05-15T19:34:00.002+02:00

Tehelka, May 15, 2013 How Varun Gandhi silenced the system After the hate speeches, a shocking subversion of the law. Rahul Kotiyal and Atul Chaurasia chronicle how BJP’s Varun Gandhi played dirty to save his political future by Rahul Kotiyal and Atul Chaurasia This is a story about a terrible travesty. Varun Gandhi, 33, has recently been in the news for two reasons. First, he has been

Asghar Ali Engineer: Farewell Dear Friend

2013-05-15T17:00:00.003+02:00

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Upcoming National Consultation on Communalism and Law in Lucknow postponed to 22nd-23rd June

2013-05-14T11:43:00.002+02:00

National Consultation on Communalism and Law postponed New dates are 22nd-23rd June 2013

India: The Tamil extremist Naam Thamilar Katchi (NTK or We Tamils Party) promotes communalism in Tamil Nadu

2013-05-14T08:43:00.000+02:00

wsws.org India: We Tamils Party promotes communalism in Tamil Nadu By Athiyan Silva 14 May 2013 The Tamil extremist Naam Thamilar Katchi (NTK or We Tamils Party) was in the forefront of a reactionary communal campaign waged by Tamil parties last month in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu over the crimes of the Sri Lankan government against that country’s Tamil minority. The WSWS needs