The idea that it is a surprise again is a bit strange given Britain's been having these kinds of riots ever since we’ve been in the country. You've had these problems in 1919 in Cardiff, 1958, the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 2001 in Bradford and Oldham. This is a feature of British society, this happens a lot. It’s clearly an expression of wider societal racism.
The July 9 directive came to public notice only on July 23 which not only removed RSS from the category of political organization but also from being threat to democratic-secular Indian polity.
In cities across India, Muslims face systemic barriers when attempting to rent or buy residential space, not limited to private landlords; it permeates housing societies and real estate markets, often justified under the guise of maintaining social harmony. However, this so-called harmony is nothing more than a façade for prejudice.
The sixth great extinction, also known as the Holocene extinction, is an ongoing mass extinction event that is caused by human activity.
In a country like India, where 90 per cent of the labour force is engaged in the informal sector, performing outdoor jobs that involve physically demanding tasks in agriculture, construction, brick kilns, and other similar fields, workers face significant risks due to heat stress, given their frequent exposure to extreme heat at work.
Marx’s writings don’t just propose a revolutionary political project; they offer a moral critique of the alienation of individuals living in capitalist societies.
For all the braggadocio about Bangladesh’s development and rising economy, our nation’s growth has been largely jobless in nature -- and joblessness is a major factor amongst our youth groups, with the youth unemployment rate sitting at a staggering 15.7%
Storytelling has long been a tactic in the toolbox of colonized people. For survivors of genocide, it validates their experience against those who deny that the horror ever happened.
Bhashani did not try to position himself beyond the parameters of a single religion. Bhashani's way of identifying only with Islam, it may be argued, limited his scope for incorporating syncretic elements derived from other faiths into his own world view.
Modi and the BJP will continue pushing his brand of authoritarian populism, undermining human rights and freedom of expression in the process.