What Muslim Women Face Every Day at Work

Education is offered as a silver bullet to help marginalised communities but it doesn’t help end the discrimination they face. Several women from the minority community have underlined that they experience hiring bias and harassment because of their religion.

#IndianMuslimWomen #workplace #IndianMuslims #gender #ReligiousDiscrimination #WomensRights #HumanRights #majoritarianism #communalism #sexism #india

https://thewire.in/communalism/everyday-struggles-of-indian-working-muslim-women

‘Hijab Is Our Right,’ Muslim Girls Protest Over Rajasthan BJP MLA’s Remarks Against it

Hawa Mahal MLA and Hindu priest ‘Baba’ Balmukund Acharya said the environment of a school had been spoiled because some students wore the hijab.

#rajasthan #jaipur #AcharyaBalmukund #hijab #HateSpeech #hindutva #BJPStates #IndianMuslims #IndianMuslimWomen #india

https://thewire.in/communalism/acharya-balmukund-rajasthan-hijab-protests

In Her Own Words: What Bilkis Bano Went Through in 2002

Given the rather glaring trajectory of the case, it is crucial that we re-visit and read Bilkis's tale in her words.

#GujaratPogrom #BilkisBano #GujaratRiots #BilkisBanoCase #rape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #IndianMuslimWomen #IndianMuslims #BJP #hindutva #GujaratGovt #NarendraModi #modi #gujrat #india

https://thewire.in/rights/in-her-own-words-what-bilkis-bano-went-through-in-2002

My journalism is my love letter to country: Arfa Khanum Sherwani

"Until 2020, I lived in anxiety because of online bullying and trolling. Now, there is a real possibility that the people in power want to send me (and all public voices like me) to jail. It is the biggest cause of my anxiety now."

#interview #ArfaKhanumSherwani #journalism #PressFreedom #BJP #IndianMuslims #IndianMuslimWomen #HindutvaTrolls #media #television #india

https://english.varthabharati.in/india/my-journalism-is-my-love-letter-to-country-arfa-khanum-sherwani