A Muslim man alleged on Wednesday in Haryana’s Gurugram, that he was assaulted and forced to shave his beard and brutally thrashed by some unknown men on the suspicion of him being a Pakistani citizen. The police has lodged an FIR against and has started investigating the matter. The incident[Read More…]
Tag: Religious discrimination
Kolkata: Four Muslim doctors forced to vacate rented house by neighbours
Recently a sand artist had made headlines for making a sand sculpture portraying Hindi-Muslim unity in the nation, however, four Muslim doctors – residents of the Kudghat area of Kolkata – are being forced to vacate their rented houses as they are ‘Muslims’. The four Muslim doctors, who have been[Read More…]
Humans of Hindutva: Where humour unmasks religious propaganda
Following the trails of side-splitting parody, ‘Humans of Hindutva’, a Facebook page, also a burlesque of Indian right-wing ideology is flooding everyone’s newsfeeds. ‘Humans of Hindutva’ exclusively targeting the liberals, describe themselves as a ‘religious organization’. Their page description which reeks of political satire reads– ‘Laughter, empathy, fun and friendship[Read More…]
‘Go to Pakistan’: Elderly Muslim man humiliated in Delhi metro
As religious discrimination continues to grow within a secular country like India, another shocking incident resurfaced in this context last week. In Delhi metro, a group of youth not only denied a Muslim old man a seat but also abused him for the way he looked. This incident happened in[Read More…]