South Asia

Articles

• India: Communalism Meet Ali Sohrab, an Islamist radical creating communal divide online
  24 January, by siawi3

  Islamist radicals, like Hindutva hardliners choose their subjects in a same way, to cater to a limited fence-sitter audience from their respective religions to also spew communal bile.

• USA-Afghanistan: USAID Contractors Denounce Agency’s Betrayal of Thousands of Afghans Who Carried Out Its Mission
  24 January, by siawi3

  “After so many sacrifices, trillions of dollars spent, what’s your legacy?”

• India: Veil is anti-Quran
  26 January, by siawi3

  Religious people do not actually care what the scriptures say even as they hold it solemn but follow what they have been conditioned to believe. It is important that Muslims reclaim the Quran, discarding the distorting interpretations by patriarchal men.

• India: Rising Hate: Polarization and Defense of Indian Constitution
  26 January, by siawi3

  As we have entered; 2022 we are witnessing hate speech taking dangerous forms and many in saffron robes calling for genocide.

• Afghanistan: ‘I had no hope left’: Ex-NATO contractor forced to walk across Afghan border
  25 January, by siawi3

  When the Taliban began door-to-door searches for NATO contractors, Moheeb was left with no choice but to attempt to flee the country on foot. “They were some of the scariest moments of my life. My family was still living under threat in Afghanistan and here I was trying to race against time to save my life”

• Arrestation de 40 personnes qui voulaient quitter « illégalement » l’Afghanistan
  25 janvier, par siawi3

  Ce groupe a tenté de quitter lundi l’Afghanistan sur un vol au départ de Mazar-i-Sharif (nord), a indiqué en fin de soirée sur son compte Twitter le porte-parole du gouvernement, Zabihullah Mujahid. La plupart ont été relâchées, mais certaines femmes « restent en détention car aucun homme de leur famille n’est encore venu pour les escorter ».

• India: Fr Stan Swamy, Khurram Parvez, Siddique Kappan on USCIRF’s Freedom of Religion or Belief victims list
  26 January, by siawi3

  The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has listed Human Rights Martyr Fr Stan Swamy, human rights defender Khurram Parvez, journalist Siddique Kappan as Freedom of Religion or Belief victims.

• India: Democracy missing in action
  28 January, by siawi3

  It’s useful to connect with informed friends or inspirational intellectuals or committed comrades on social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp. It probably helps to speak one’s mind on Twitter and Signal, or respond to right-wing illogic with scientific assertion. However, it has proven to be a poor investment in time and energy if a political change is what one seeks.

• Afghanistan : « A l’aide, les talibans sont devant chez moi ! » : à Kaboul, deux militantes féministes portées disparues
  26 janvier, par siawi3

  Parawana Ibrahimkhel et Tamana Zaryabi, deux militantes afghanes, ont été arrêtées peu après avoir manifesté pour le droit des femmes à travailler et étudier. Leurs proches sont depuis sans nouvelles.

• India: ’Exception to Marital Rape Is Violence Against Women’: SC Advocate Vrinda Grover
  28 January, by siawi3

  The Wire discusses notions of consent, violence against women and the idea of ’marriage strike’ while the Delhi high court is hearing petitions seeking criminalisation of marital rape.

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