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Raheel Dhattiwala
Raheel Dhattiwala is an alumna of Oxford University.
The BJP and the Muslim voter: Why does a party hostile to the community find support from it?
Political compulsions drive the Hindutva party’s outreach to the minority group. Some Muslims publicly support it even if they do not vote for it.
Raheel Dhattiwala
· Dec 15, 2023 · 09:00 am
From Nuh to Manipur, why the state is wrong when it blames mass violence on ‘mob anger’
An impulsive altercation or a single stone-pelting incident can, indeed, be spontaneous. But the extended spirals of violence are not.
Raheel Dhattiwala
· Aug 20, 2023 · 09:00 am
‘Lessons taught’ and the inverted logic of righteous violence: How mass murder is morally justified
The murder of civilians begins to be seen resistance of a ‘defenceless’ majority against an ‘aggressive’ minority.
Raheel Dhattiwala
· Dec 05, 2022 · 07:30 am
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
4 hours ago
Joya Chatterji’s ‘Shadows at Noon’ wins best history book at the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Awards
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The hijab debate: Why government interference will only bolster a regressive practice
Narrow-minded attempts by the BJP to ban the Islamic head covering fail to grasp the range of religious-cultural practices and choices at play.
Raheel Dhattiwala
· Oct 19, 2022 · 06:30 am
Bilkis Bano’s new trauma reflects universal fear of victims who must live near their attackers
Around the world, many victims of mass violence are forced to live alongside neighbours who attacked them, with no legal or social recognition of their guilt.
Raheel Dhattiwala
· Sep 15, 2022 · 09:00 am
Why Muslims in Gujarat supported the BJP (even if it is not clear whether they voted for the party)
In ‘Keeping The Peace’, Raheel Dhattiwala explores political ideologies leading to violence.
Raheel Dhattiwala
· Apr 12, 2019 · 08:30 am
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Patriotism and freedom to differ on its definition are not contradictory ideas
Over centuries of intergroup conflict, multicultural societies across the world have come to understand that the freedom to disagree cannot be suppressed.
Raheel Dhattiwala
· Mar 01, 2016 · 06:30 pm
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