Tag: Teesta Setalvad

The Feminist, Video

Must Watch: Rabiya says persecution of minorities in Pak is institutionalised

Question (Teesta Setalvad): What are the specific problems that the Hindu and Christian Minorities face in Pakistan ?” Answer:  Most of the Hindus in Pakistan live in Sindh, they are at the lowest rung of the economic scale, not just the ‘lower castes’ but also agricultural labourers. Now Sindh has been traditionally the more tolerant part of Pakistan unlike Punjab. But over the past years … Continue reading Must Watch: Rabiya says persecution of minorities in Pak is institutionalised

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न नक्सल, न पुलिस, हम जनता के साथ हैं: सोनी सोरी

In Conversation with Pranjal Rewa This interview was conducted in New Delhi on March 9, 2016. It is a collaborative effort between Communalism Combat, Newsclick and Hillele TV The battle of the gun fosters more conflict, never peace: Soni Sori Bandook ki ladhai se hamesha Ashaanti hogi, Shaanti Kabhi Nahin: Soni Sori We are neither with the Naxalites who have the guns nor with the … Continue reading न नक्सल, न पुलिस, हम जनता के साथ हैं: सोनी सोरी

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Opinion, The Feminist

Entering a forbidden terrain: Women Qazis, ‘Auraton ki Shariah Adalat’, what next?

Courtesy: Sabrangindia.in Written by Zakia Soman,Noorjehan Safia Niaz | Published on: February 21, 2016 Why the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan is throwing one challenge after another at the ulema’s male-oriented version of ‘Islam’ Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) recently announced the formation of Darul Uloom Niswaan [DUN], a centre for Islamic learning and theology for women. As part of this initiative, DUN has begun the training … Continue reading Entering a forbidden terrain: Women Qazis, ‘Auraton ki Shariah Adalat’, what next?

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News, The Feminist

Interesting reads on Sabrang

Some interesting articles on Sabrangindia- Premeditated Conspiracy: Re-visiting the Assassination of Gandhi https://sabrangindia.in/column/premeditated-conspiracy-%E2%80%8Bre-visiting-assassination-gandhi Daal and Eggs critical to stem hunger in drought areas: Swaraj Abhiyan https://sabrangindia.in/article/daal-and-eggs-critical-stem-hunger-drought-areas-swaraj-abhiyan Azeez Basha: The Ghost that hovers above the Aligarh Muslim University https://sabrangindia.in/article/azeez-basha-ghost-hovers-above-aligarh-muslim-university Clean Chit to Rahul Sharma: CAT https://sabrangindia.in/article/clean-chit-rahul-sharma-cat The Right to Worship my God https://sabrangindia.in/article/right-worship-my-god Rohith’s death: We are all to blame  https://sabrangindia.in/article/rohith%E2%80%99s-death-we-are-all-blame The Death of Merit: Dalit … Continue reading Interesting reads on Sabrang

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News, The Feminist

Setalvad questions legality of CBI raid on Kejriwal office

Teesta Setalvad has questioned the legality of the CBI procuring warrants from lower courts for ‘raid’on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s office. She has called this overstepping the law which states that enforcement agencies can conduct searches only if there is evidence of non-cooperation. Continue reading Setalvad questions legality of CBI raid on Kejriwal office

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Civil Rights, News, Opinion, Secularism

Teesta Setalvad’s Speech at Pratirodh, Protest of Writers at the Mavlankar Hall, Constitution Club, New Delhi

November 1 2015 We are at an interesting point, cross roads of a sort. Protests against the over-arching sanction to hoolaganism and violence, against the violent targeting of already targeted and vulnerable sections of Indians, against the fundamental and Constitutional Right to critique and offend, are not just being reviled but curtailed. That these protests have come from a vast body of Indians, from different … Continue reading Teesta Setalvad’s Speech at Pratirodh, Protest of Writers at the Mavlankar Hall, Constitution Club, New Delhi

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