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Bilkis Bano case

‘This remission will set a bad precedent’

Interview with Anand Yagnik, human rights lawyer in Ahmedabad.

Anupama Katakam

Members of Citizens for Peace, Justice, and Democracy protest against rising mob violence and cow vigilantism in Chennai on July 1, 2017.

Cow vigilantes and the pathology of violence

How sacred symbols become tools of oppression, laying bare a mindset that justifies communal violence under the guise of protecting religious values.

Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee

Waqf Amendment Bill might dismantle centuries-old Islamic institutions in India

The changes aim to overhaul Waqf administration, stripping powers from traditional bodies and centralising control under government authorities.

P.S. Munawar Hussain

A.G. Noorani (1930-2024): Remembering the eminent constitutional expert and prolific writer

A long-term contributor to Frontline, Noorani was widely respected for his insightful analysis on constitutional and human rights issues.

Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister for Minority Affairs K. Rahman Khan.

They’ve brought it with vengeance: K. Rahman Khan on Waqf Amendment Bill

The Congress leader accuses the Modi government of targeting Muslim waqf properties, alleging the new amendments aim to curtail community rights.

Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed

Bangladesh’s revolution: A surprising lesson in secularism

As Hindus take to the streets seeking safety, many Muslims join them in support. This show of unity offers hope for religious harmony in South Asia.

‘We must push back, otherwise we’ll live in a police state’: Siddhartha Deb

The author of Twilight Prisoners on India’s democratic erosion, failures of postcolonial promise, and need for resistance against authoritarianism.

Abhinav Chakraborty

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Mahatma Gandhi (centre) visits Muslim refugees at Purana Qila in New Delhi, as they prepare to depart to Pakistan. Photograph taken on September 22, 1947.

A tale of two broken promises, and the rise of Muslim ghettos in India

How promises of peace and restoration made by Gandhi and Azad during Partition shattered, leaving Muslims neglected and disenfranchised.

Srajit M. Kumar

Police are deployed outside Mumbai’s NG Acharya and DK Marathe College on August 3, a day after the junior college denied entry to students wearing burqas and hijabs over their uniforms.

Frontline On Air | A country of others

It was a year when hate speech hit new lows, challenging the trust of Muslims in the country’s fraternity.

Devotees gather near the idol of Ram Lalla at the newly consecrated temple in Ayodhya on January 22.

Rama is my favourite deity, but his temple in Ayodhya leaves me cold

Though the Gita advocates stoic dispassion, Hindu revivalism injected new blood in India’s quiet veins, making urgent the want for a Ram Mandir.

Lakshmi Sreeram

Students create a formation ahead of the Ram mandir consecration ceremony, in Jammu, on January 20.

The idea of Ram, and the idea of India

Those using Ram as a political mascot must consider how their actions impact the ideals of an inclusive, democratic and just society India aims to be.

Purushottam Agrawal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers before the idol of Ram Lalla during the consecration rituals at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22.

Ram Lalla and the infantilisation of Hinduism

There is no evidence of Ram Lalla in Hindu mythology. It was created by the RSS and VHP to wage a war against Muslims for real or imagined injustices.

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