Rising Islamophobia
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Assam chief minister’s attack on Barack Obama shows how Islamophobia is dulling India’s soul
Indian Muslims, despite being victims, are seen not only as guilty, but enemies too.
Suraj Gogoi
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In Karnataka, as it did in the segregated US South, bigotry will hurt the majority too
Majoritarianism does not leave the majority untouched.
Raghu Kesavan
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Violence erupts in Sweden after far-right activists burn Quran
Many police personnel were injured in the violence that began on Friday.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Sunday book pick: In ‘Such a Long Journey’, how an ordinary heart travels in turbulent times
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As cases of terror by Muslims continue, how community leaders react could make a world of difference
The actions of Muslim elders in the aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings could provide an example.
Hamid Foroughi, The Conversation & Harry Hutson, The Conversation
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Watch: a fictional US startup can tell good Muslims from bad (it's satire versus Islamophobia)
For those Americans who are 'tired of wondering how Muslim their neighbours are'.
Scroll Staff
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'What exactly would...[it]...accomplish?' Barack Obama explains why he doesn't say 'radical Islam'.
The US President responded to criticism, by Donald Trump amongst other people, about his administration's refusal to use the term.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Islamic terrorism is linked to Islam, says Salman Rushdie, so why deny that?
‘If everybody engaged in acts of Islamic terrorism says that they’re doing it in the name of Islam who are we to say they’re not.’
Scroll Staff
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I’m frightened, I’m frightening: I’m a Muslim in America
The narrative around Islam is being hijacked in the US, while Muslims stand on the sidelines, too scared to speak.
Syed Rashid Munir
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Anti-Muslim rhetoric could undermine national security, says Pentagon
Without naming Donald Trump, the department of defence said that the narrative of a US war against Islam would only fuel ISIS’ agenda.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Trump’s call to ban Muslims in the US is grossly irresponsible, says UN rights chief
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said that ‘at the very least’, people running for office should be aware that innocent people will suffer even more if dangerous rhetoric replaces rational conversation.
Scroll Staff
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Far-right reaches for new extremes in the Czech Republic
Anti-immigration protesters carried nooses through the streets of Prague as police stood by without acting.
Jan Culik, The Conversation