Despite forming 17% of Bihar’s population, Muslims remain largely invisible in its development story. Concentrated in Seemanchal’s poorest districts, they face deep gaps in education, jobs, and representation—raising urgent questions ahead of the 2025 Bihar election.
Bihar is India’s third-most populous state — yet remains one of its most underdeveloped. But behind Bihar’s well-known struggles lies a story almost never told: the story of its Muslim citizens, especially in Seemanchal. Muslims make up 17% of Bihar’s population — one in every six people — but remain
This video delves into the alarming rise of bulldozer demolitions across India, specifically targeting Muslim communities under the guise of "illegal structures" and criminal accusations. Beginning with the case of Javed Muhammed in Prayagraj in June 2022, we explore how his house, along with many others in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat,
The video examines the conspiracy theory of "love jihad" in India. This theory claims Muslim men are systematically seducing and converting Hindu women. It has no basis in fact and is seen as a tool to demonize Muslims. The video explores the history of the theory, tracing anxieties about Muslim
Cinema reflects the political context of its times and in India’s contemporary polarised public discourse, state patronage has been extended to the alarming trend of propaganda films like The Kashmir Files or Kerala Story. Films that lend weight to the Hindutva project of otherising the Indian Muslim. In this
Of all of the marks India is making on the global stage this year, from the moon landing to the G20 Summit, not least of it all is India becoming the most populous country in the world.
Caste is the most defining identity marker in the Indian context. Our constitution recognises this and gives caste-based reservations to address the socio-political inequalities that are inherent in a caste society. But the Schedule Caste status does not extend to Dalit Christians and Muslims. In this video, we delve into
Research By: Fasiha Shaikh & Firasha Shaikh The mainstream Indian news media has gone rogue. Over the past few years, it has increasingly been called out for spreading polarisation, hate and toxic propaganda. Watering the seeds of prejudice, it has been condemned for its communally divisive programming and anti-Muslim dogwhistling. To
The Citizenship Amendment Act was passed in 2019. And the country erupted in protest. It's been three years since and the law is yet to be implemented. But the dialogues it gave rise to continue to be relevant: democracy, freedom, equality.
Najeeb Ahmed, an M.Sc. first-year student at Jawaharlal Nehru University went missing on 15th October 2016.
Tracing the trajectory of river Yamuna in the national capital Delhi, we are choked by class conflict, skewed political interest, the dominance of the elite and exclusion of the marginalized. As the Delhi Master Plan 2041 leaves out the poor in how it imagines the city, we follow the trail
कर्नाटक उच्च न्यायालय द्वारा दिए गए हिजाब पर प्रतिबंध के फैसले ने भारत के दक्षिणी राज्य, कर्नाटक में मुस्लिम छात्राओं के स्
The hijab ban upheld by the Karnataka High Court barred young Muslim women from entering schools in one of the southern states of India, that is, Karnataka. The Court ruled that wearing a hijab is not a part of the essential religious practice of Islam and, therefore, it cannot be
