Fighting Fundamentalism
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How Nazism transformed Germans into a ‘bystander society’ – and why that’s important today
Engaging with contemporary non-victims’ perspectives can help us to understand the violence perpetrated during the Holocaust as an effect of social systems.
Ellen Pilsworth, The Conversation
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Video: ‘While there is culture of fear, there is culture of courage and both are contagious’
Watch a powerful speech by actor and director Nandita Das on who inspires her in the fight against the culture of fear.
Scroll Staff
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Is Bangladesh burying its secular voices?
Under Sheikh Hasina's watch, atheism has become a derogatory word worthy of brutal punishment.
Ikhtisad Ahmed
Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Suicide bombing in Lahore is the latest attempt to shut public spaces and silence minority voices
Minorities are increasingly facing exclusion from Pakistan's public realm; and it's not only terrorists who are responsible.
Rosita Armytage, The Conversation
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Pro-Qadri protests: Pakistan cannot be a progressive state until it loses its villainous heroes
A nation that lionises Ahmad Shah Abdali and Mahmud Ghaznvi would have to be tolerant of the Taliban and assassins like Mumtaz Qadri.
Haroon Khalid
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Why do more Indians seem to be joining global jihadi outfits?
The authorities lack a clear narrative to counter the increasing appeal of outfits like the Islamic State.
Saikat Datta
Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Why Muslims in 40 UP villages scrapped traditional Muharram processions this year
Minority groups say they decided to abandon the tazia ritual to avoid the obvious provocation presented by a close associate of the RSS and VHP.
Dhirendra K Jha
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The RSS is leading a systematic campaign to create a Hindu rashtra, ex-navy chief tells Modi
Full text of a letter to the prime minister and President Pranab Mukherjee from Admiral (retired) L Ramdas.
L Ramdas
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Bangladesh blogger's murder: Fighting for free expression in an age of death squads
How can free thought, science, and humanism in Bangladesh best be defended? What should you do when you know that the state cannot protect you?
Mahmud Rahman
The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Terror attacks on France and Tunisia are not just a security issue
As basic freedoms are assaulted, governments should fight extremists by strengthening rights, not diluting them.
Rosa Freedman, The Conversation
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Pictures: Pakistani students create poignant artwork about Peshawar school attack
Karachi students hope to shake people out of their indifference to violence with their posters.
Scroll Staff
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1984, 1989, 2002: Three narratives of injustice, and the lessons for democracy
Why do we keep putting power in the hands of politicians who encourage divisive propaganda, asked the prominent journalist in the XXVII Zakir Husain Memorial Lecture he delivered on February 24.
Siddharth Varadarajan
The Field
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IPL 2024: Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar bowl Punjab Kings to crucial win over Chennai Super Kings
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Badminton, Thomas Cup 2024: India finish second in Group C following loss to Indonesia
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I