Religious Divide
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The killing of four Shia Muslims in the US shows how sectarian schisms get exported
Just like the efforts to create dialogue and a spirit of tolerance are ignored at home, so too are they ignored abroad.
Rafia Zakaria, Dawn.com
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A Christian pastor’s plight points to a community under siege in Madhya Pradesh
Pastor Ramesh has spent over six months in jail. His family alleges it is meant to intimidate him to give up his faith.
Aishwarya Iyer
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From fasting to bullying: How Hindu supremacists are using Navratri to target Muslims
Private celebrations of the nine-day festival are giving way to public assertion by Hindutva groups.
Arunabh Saikia
Trending
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Mauritian Bhojpuri is being dressed in Hindu nationalist robes – and I’m in mourning
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Young professionals are fleeing crisis-hit Pakistan in hope of a better future
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Watch: ‘3 Idiots’ stars Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi, R Madhavan comically reunite to promote new film
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Toddler says she didn’t like ‘Pathaan’, Shah Rukh Khan posts video with a promise to work harder
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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Karnataka’s saffron scarf protests against the hijab aren’t new. A college in Koppa saw one in 2018
Before it spread like wildfire across the state, the conflict has simmered for years in a region known as the Hindutva laboratory of the South.
Johanna Deeksha
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Investigation: How VHP and Madhya Pradesh police colluded to put a Christian pastor in jail
The pastor won a court stay on notices about religious conversion. A day later, he was arrested – based on a complaint by a man who denies making the statement.
Aishwarya Iyer
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Gurugram: Over 100 people conduct havan at site marked for namaz in Sector 37
As some Muslims offered namaz, a group of people shouted slogans of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ less than 30 metres away.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Toddler says she didn’t like ‘Pathaan’, Shah Rukh Khan posts video with a promise to work harder
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Watch: TV host Ellen DeGeneres surprised with marriage vow renewal ceremony by wife Portia de Rossi
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Watch: This dog was taking a ride on the roof of a car in Bengaluru
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Eco India: Why are sparrows continuing to disappear from Indian cities?
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Watch: Adele moved to tears as fan shows up with picture of his late wife to her Las Vegas show
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No namaz in Gurugram’s gurudwaras yet as Hindutva groups urge Sikhs to reconsider decision
Hindutva groups want to stop Friday prayers in public spaces – and are unhappy with Sikhs offering to allow Muslims to offer namaz in their premises.
Aishwarya Iyer
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Gurugram: Muslims pray at businessman’s shop a second time; protestors disrupt namaz at another site
Muslims also did not offer prayers at gurudwaras after Hindutva groups told the gurudwaras not to allow it.
Scroll Staff
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Why Macron’s statement on the Islamist attacks pushes France’s six million Muslims into a corner
His nation is stuck in a rut, endlessly repeating the mistakes of the past, burdened by a flawed framing of identity.
Greg Barton, The Conversation & Fethi Mansouri, The Conversation
The Reel
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Start the week with a film: Horses and a quietly thumping heart in ‘The Rider’
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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‘Jehanabad – Of Love & War’ review: A heavily spiced account of an audacious jailbreak
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‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’ review: A throbbing musical about forbidden passion
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‘Faraaz’ review: A shallow exploration of 2016 Dhaka terror attack
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‘I believe because it is absurd’: How Christianity’s first meme came to be
The saying widely attributed to writer Tertullian was a misquote.
Peter Harrison, Aeon
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RSS affiliate plans to marry 2,100 Muslim women to Hindu men from next week
The Hindu Jagran Manch said its ‘beti bachao, bahu lao’ campaign is a form of ‘reverse love jihad’.
Scroll Staff
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A century-old church dispute in Kerala flares up again as Supreme Court rejects plea on leadership
In its fourth intervention in the row between the Orthodox and Jacobite factions, the court said control of parishes would remain with the former.
TA Ameerudheen
The Field
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Fantasy football: Stressful or fun – is it the enjoyable hobby it was meant to be?
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Chamari Athapaththu column: Sri Lanka have never been as confident as we are ahead of this World Cup
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Premier League: Jurgen Klopp on Liverpool’s poor run of form – ‘I have no words for it’
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WPL: Mumbai Indians hire Charlotte Edwards, Jhulan Goswami, Devieka Palshikaar in coaching staff
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Mithali Raj column: India’s chances at the T20 World Cup will be largely dependent on the top order