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Uttar Pradesh Assembly election results: The effect of caste equations on voting

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Assembly election results: A tale of saffron spread and regional resistance

The biggest takeaway from the latest round of Assembly elections, which saw the AAP storm Punjab, the BJP retain power in U.P., Uttarakhand, Manipur a

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Uttar Pradesh Assembly election results: Hard-fought win for the BJP

The BJP combined welfare schemes with Hindutva and nationalism, and perhaps did some back-room manoeuvring of the Dalit vote, to hold on to its sway i

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Punjab Assembly election results: AAP expansion

An avalanche of seats brings the Aam Aadmi Party to power in Punjab while sweeping away all opposition. Among those defeated by rank newcomers from th

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Islamophobia comes to a head in France

France, the first country in Europe to ban the wearing of full veils in public a decade ago, has since seen a deepening of Islamophobia, with the Sena

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The paradox of hijab

The hijab controversy, while exposing a sinister right-wing agenda to communalise the situation for political gain, has given rise to scrutiny from wi

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The hijab ban threatens Muslim women’s access to education

The hijab ban in government-run and minority-aided educational institutions seeks to undo whatever little progress has been made in getting Muslims ed

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Victimising women: How the right wing attacks Muslim women

Muslim women have always been in the cross-hairs of the Sangh Parivar, and issues such as the hijab ban and the ‘Sulli Deals’ controversy only highlig

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The woman’s right to wear or not wear the hijab is often not considered an independent decision. And women voices on the subject are seldom heard.

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‘Purdah’ for men, too

In Islam, a man too is required to dress modestly. Pertinently, this ‘purdah’, or concealment, is not just for women but also men.

students arriving at a government college in Karnataka’s Mandya on February 16. The police personnel on duty asked Muslim students to remove their hijab and burkha before entering the campus.

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi campaigning in Goa ahead of the Assembly election, on February 4.

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