UK: Segregation on campus is never OK, whoever makes the rules

The Conversation, 27 November 2013

Segregation on campus is never OK, whoever makes the rules

by Sylvia McLain
(College Lecturer/Research Fellow in Biochemistry at University of Oxford)


I don’t like to take off my shoes in the house. Where I grew up, this was considered “uncultured”.

These days, with clean, fragrant carpeting and super-polished hard wood floors, or for reasons of culture or

India - Karnataka: 'Made snana' the barbarian ritual continues unabated, govt remains halfhearted about a proposed anti-superstition bill

[Dear Friends
Greetings! The dehumanising practice of rolling over the leftover food of
Brahmin families by the low caste people was held at Kukke Subramanya
Temple located in the Mangalore City in the State of Karnataka in India
once again on December 06, 2013 under heavy police protection. The Police
was deployed to mainly thwart any possible protest by Dalit groups.

There is a Public

Disgraceful Gurdwaras: Punjab's DGP Notified By NCSC

A breakthrough has been achieved in our Representation with the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), regarding the shocking incidences of caste-based segregation in the historic
gurdwaras of Punjab.

The Commission has taken the matter into cognizance and decided to investigate further, in accordance with the powers conferred to it under the Article 338 of the Constitution of India.

India: Mumbai property broker posts online ad, says no to Muslims | IBN

IBN, Nov 7, 2013

A leading property portal is in the line of fire after a broker posted an advertisement for the sale of a flat in Mumbai clearly mentioning that Muslims are not welcomed. The advertisement about a flat located at Dadar's Hindu Colony in Mumbai was put up on 99acres.com by broker Vishal D'Souza. The advertisement read: "Excellent brand new 2BHK fully furnished flat with cross

India: Debate over article 341 - Muslim and Christian Dalits are denied their dues (Anis Ansari) | gulail.com

Muslim and Christian Dalits are denied their dues

by Dr Anis Ansari

Constitution of India has been written with the intention of preserving secularism and human rights. All the people have been accorded the status of equality under its Article 14. Article 15 provides for guarantee of equal rights to all the citizens in educational institutions. Article 16 gives the guarantee of equal rights

India - Gujarat: Ahmedabad's Hindu neighbourhoods and Muslim ghettos

The Hindu, October 28, 2013

Worlds apart in a divided city

Darshan Desai

ACROSS THE ROAD: In contrast to their Hindu neighbourhoods, an increasing number of Muslim ghettos are stories that portray grave neglect and discrimination. Photo: Rajvi Desai



Muslims, who used to live across Ahmedabad, are now increasingly flocking to ghettos, mostly along the city’s fringes

Sajid Row Houses in

Dilip Simeon's blog: High Court of Jammu and Kashmir upholds Sanjay Tickoo's petition for protection of religious places and castigates communal versions of nationalism

"...In our constitutional scheme, a citizen of India is only an “INDIAN”. No person can claim himself to be a “Hindu nationalist,Muslim nationalist, Sikh nationalist, Buddhist nationalist or Christian nationalist.” The constitutional provisions, mention of some of which has been made in this order, does, in loud, clear and unambiguous terms, forbid using of such expression/s. A person, who

Shinde's letter: Harassmant of Muslim youth

Formal versus Substantive Justice

Shinde’s Letter on Harassment of innocent Muslims

Ram Puniyani

In his letter to all the Chief Ministers Sushil Kumar Shinde’s Centre’s Home Minster (30, 09, 2013), wrote that Government has been receiving complaints of harassment of innocent Muslim youth by Law enforcement agencies. He asked the state authorities to ensure that no innocent Muslim youth should

India: Five years after being acquitted in the Mecca Masjid bomb blast case ... treated as outcastes

The Hindu
Hyderabad, September 26, 2013

Treated as outcastes and looked at with suspicion

Five years after being acquitted in the Mecca Masjid bomb blast case, life continues to be a struggle for Mohd. Abdul Raheem (32), now a grocery store owner. The trader was arrested in the Mecca Masjid blast case in 2007 and had to spend nearly six months in prison before being released on bail.

At the