Among the protesters rallying in India against a controversial new citizenship law that critics call anti-Muslim are thousands of female students and conservative Muslim women who seldom appear in public places. At a university in the Indian capital which has been at the forefront of protests, Anjana Pasricha talks to women to find out why they have emerged on the streets.
Among the protesters rallying in India against a controversial new citizenship law that critics call anti-Muslim are thousands of female students and conservative Muslim women who seldom appear in public places
While the immediate spark is the citizenship law, anger is growing for what is being decried as an attempt by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to control dissent
Critics say the new law is unconstitutional and will marginalize Muslims
In India, demands to scrap a controversial new citizenship law present the most serious challenge that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has faced since his Hindu nationalist government came to power power six years ago. The legislation has fanned fears that it will marginalize the country's 200 million Muslims and erode its secular constitution by introducing religion as a criterion for citizenship. From New Delhi, Anjana Pasricha reports.
Protests against the law, criticized as anti-Muslim and unconstitutional, gain momentum on university campuses
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The meet aimed to explore common ground between different identities of society nearly a year and a half after a law banning homosexuality was scrapped in India
The two day meet, which came nearly a year and a half after India scrapped controversial legislation criminalizing homosexuality, explored common ground between different identities of society
Nearly a year and a half after India scrapped a controversial legislation criminalizing homosexuality, the Indian capital has hosted its first ever queer literature festival. Turning the focus on stories and experiences of the community, the two day meet explored common ground between different identities of society. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi.
The bill will grant citizenship to Religious Minorities, such as Hindus who have fled persecution in neighboring countries
The bill seeks to grant citizenship to Religious Minorities Such as Hindus who have fled neighboring countries
Police in southern India have shot dead four men accused of raping and killing a 27-year-old veterinarian
Protests, outrage, calls for swift justice and even 'lynching' have engulfed India over alleged gang rape and murder of 27-year-old veterinarian in southern city of Hyderabad, in the state of Telangana
Community radio station in one of northern India's most backward districts is empowering women by encouraging them to work at the station and helping them tackle issues such as domestic violence in a patriarchal society
A community radio station in one of northern India's most backward districts is empowering women by encouraging them to work at the station and helping them tackle issues such as domestic violence in a patriarchal society. Anjana Pasricha visited the station in Haryana state's Mewat district to see the transformative role it is playing across 170 villages that it reaches.
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