Religion
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Why the Sabarimala verdict allowing women into the temple differs from the hijab ‘ban’
Raheel Dhattiwala
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Harsh Mander: India’s hate speech poison can’t be legislated away
Harsh Mander
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‘Logic in a Popular Form’: When Bengal’s syncretic traditions countered orthodox religious practices
Ankush Pal
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Harsh Mander: India’s anti-conversion laws betray Constitution’s promise of religious freedom
Harsh Mander
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HC refuses to quash FIR against 2 Muslim students accused of trying to convert Hindu classmate
Scroll Staff
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More children from Bihar, headed to a madrasa, ‘rescued’ in Odisha despite parents’ consent
Tabassum Barnagarwala
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Swasthani: Ancient Hindu text has many meanings for Nepali women
Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, The Conversation
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Lessons on cultivating pluralism from growing up during Sri Lanka’s civil war
Eranda Jayawickreme, The Conversation
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Readers’ comments: Brahmin getting second wife not the same as polygamy among Muslims
Scroll
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How women are reinterpreting menstrual taboos in Buddhist texts
Megan Bryson, The Conversation
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A low-grade fever, a relentless sadness: Being Muslim in the New India that is Bharat
Rakhshanda Jalil
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The powerful, gender-diverse courtiers and religious leaders of ancient Mesopotamia
Chaya Kasif, The Conversation
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Harsh Mander: In the portrait of a 20th century woman, a fable for our troubled times
Harsh Mander
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A balmy Christmas: Indians have made the festival and Christian faith their own
Divya Aslesha
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Pity, contempt and identity: The difference between the hijab and the ghoonghat
Raheel Dhattiwala
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Assam’s SIR exemption ahead of 2026 election is a warning for the rest of India
Sahil Hussain Choudhury
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Nigeria: Recent kidnapping, violence follow past incidents and are not solely about religion
Bukola Adebayo, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Interview: When Pandita Ramabai refused to accept the ‘proper’ Christian beliefs of her mentors
Radha Vatsal
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Blossoming bodies: Subverting the floral metaphors for menstruation
Farah Ahamed
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UK: Sharia law ‘takeover’ claims are unfounded and ignorant of the legacy of British colonialism
Femi Owolade, The Conversation