Communalism Watch

Targetting the “outsiders”: Germany (same as in Maharashtra or as in North East India)

2009-12-08T00:25:00.004+01:00

Deccan Chronicle, December 8th, 2009Germany, in black and whiteby Jayati GhoshA recent documentary film made by one of Germany’s most renowned investigative reporters, Gunter Wallraff, has once again created a public debate about racism in Germany. Wallraff — known for his undercover exposes of social and political problems in Europe for the past four decades — disguised himself as a black person

The dialects of Ayodhya and Manmohan Singh

2009-12-08T00:12:00.000+01:00

by Jawed NaqviDawn, 07 Dec, 2009It was Bertrand Russell who muttered in mock exasperation: ‘O God, if there be a God, bless my soul, if there be a soul.’ Suppose there was no God, only soul. Or suppose there was neither God, nor soul. Would any of that have made a difference to Russell’s anti-Victorian precepts, which he prescribed impishly in Marriage and Morals?Counterfactual imagination is not

Liberhan Commission; Painful wait for Justice

2009-12-07T04:47:00.001+01:00

Ram PuniyaniLiberhan commission submitted its four volume report to the Government on 30 of June 2009. It might have been one of the longest times taken by any commission. Liberhan’s claim that the report got delayed due to non cooperation of leaders involved may have some truth as one knows Kalyan Singh avoided appearing before the commission for long time, and so was the attitude of many of

PRESS RELEASE: British Indian Muslims urge British Government to declare the 68 terrorists persona non grata

2009-12-06T16:24:00.001+01:00

COUNCIL of INDIAN MUSLIMS (UK) 66c Cazenove Road, Stoke Newington, London N16 6AATel: 020 8806 1147 Fax: 020 8806 6859, www.coimuk.org, coimuk@hotmail.comPatron: Lord Adam Patel of BlackburnPRESS RELEASE: For Immediate Release6 December 2009British Indian Muslims urge British Government to declare the 68 terrorists persona non grataBritish Indian Muslims have urged British Government to

Concerned Citizens of Gujarat for Prosecution of architect of demolition of Babri

2009-12-06T05:54:00.000+01:00

Movement for Secular Democracy C/o Narmad- Meghani Library, Natraj Railway Crossing, Meethakhali, Ahmedabad- 380006 Ph.No- 079 26404418 Date- 5-12-09 MEMORANDUM Subject- Concerned Citizens of Gujarat for Prosecution of architect of demolition Of Babri To, Mr. Manmohan Singh, The Prime Minister of India, New Delhi. Sir, After 17 long years and over 4000 hearings Justice Liberhan has

A New Political Party of the Hindu Right Announced

2009-12-06T04:33:00.000+01:00

The Indian Express 5 December 2009 Kalyan to float own party Express news service - Saturday , Dec 05, 2009 at 0329 hrs Lucknow: With the BJP leadership cold to his overtures, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh has decided to float a new political party which will “espouse the ideology of Hindutva, cultural nationalism, social justice, social harmony and development”.Singh said

Initiate immediate civil and criminal action against all accused in the Liberhan Report (Indian Muslim Council USA)

2009-12-06T04:17:00.000+01:00

Indian Muslim Council USA Indian American Muslim group demands immediate civil and criminal action against all accused in the Liberhan Report For Immediate Release Washington D.C., December 6, 2009 Indian Muslim Council-USA (http://www.imc-usa.org), an advocacy group dedicated towards safeguarding India's pluralist and tolerant ethos, demands the Indian government to bring the criminals to

'Remembering Ayodhya' at 29, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi - 6 December 2009

2009-12-05T07:24:00.000+01:00

Remembering Ayodhya at 29, Ferozshah Road · Hum Sab Ayoudhya Exhibition · Release of Ayodhya Poster · Release of 2010 Anti-communal Calender · Release of Ayodhya-A collection of articles · Film Screening Naseem dir. Saeed Mirza · Music Madangopal Singh Join Us Remembering Ayodhya December 6th, 2009, Sunday, 3 PM onwards SAHMAT invites you to an interactive

Liberhan Commission Report: Better Late than Never

2009-12-05T05:20:00.000+01:00

tehelka.com / Web special, 5 December 2009 by Ram Puniyani The leakage and subsequent tabling of Liberhan Commission report on Babri demolition has brought forward lot of known things, lots of guesses have been confirmed and the truth behind those have been ratified and well documented. It’s true that nothing startlingly new has come out, nevertheless Liberhan has been able to put together with

After Babri Demolition and Bombay's Riots - bitter battle for those who have sought a legal course of action

2009-12-05T03:35:00.000+01:00

The Hindu, 5 November 2009 The long and winding road by Meena Menon It has been 17 years since the Babri Masjid was demolished and Mumbai witnessed its worst communal carnage. It has been a bitter battle for those who have sought a legal course of action. — THE HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES RIOTERS HAVE NO RELIGION: A family tries to pick up what is left of the worst communal carnage Mumbai witnessed

These 'moderates' of the Far Right

2009-12-04T06:28:00.001+01:00

Daily Times 4 December 2009 On the eve of Babri anniversary by J Sri Raman The primary reason was that the newspaper came out with a summary of the findings of the Justice Manmohan Singh Commission of Inquiry before the commission’s report had been tabled in Parliament “...to hope till Hope creates From its own wreck the thing it contemplates”. Percy Bysshe Shelley was voicing a loftier

Orissa: Met Dept Astronomer's Petition on Faith Booklet

2009-12-04T06:00:00.000+01:00

The Telegraph December 4, 2009 Orissa petition to ban ‘incorrect’ almanac OUR CORRESPONDENT Cuttack, Dec. 3: My Lord, please stop this ungodly practice. A petitioner has sought the intervention of Orissa High Court to stop the circulation of an incorrect version of an annual ephemeris which, he said, was leading to disputes over observation of religious rituals. Dushasan Pahil, an official

Anyone serious about stopping carnage carnivals that are a familiar feature of the Indian landscape?

2009-12-04T05:55:00.000+01:00

Karnataka govt. machinery is used by Sangh parivar to violate the supreme court order to maintain status quo on the Bababudan giri hills

2009-12-03T22:06:00.000+01:00

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