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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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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The BJP wants an Opposition-free Gujarat. But some are putting up a fight
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Readers’ comments: Article on South Asia’s view of India is ‘horribly biased’
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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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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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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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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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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