Targeting Marginalized Bengali Muslim Migrant Workers
Bangla speaking Muslim migrant workers from West Bengal are detained and deported to Bangladesh, as they are alleged to be Bangladeshi.
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19-year-old Muslim youth killed, several injured in Assam’s Goalpara eviction in police firing
The Assam government has evicted more than 3,500 families in five eviction drives across four districts during June and July 2025.
Maulana Azad’s Idea of Rabubiyat, Secularism, and Nationalism
An Islamic scholar of immense learning, a formidable freedom fighter, and India’s first Education Minister, Azad shaped the foundations of India’s pluralist identity. His legacy was not confined to his political achievements; it extended deeply into philosophical and theological realms.
At the heart of Azad’s worldview was the Quranic concept of Rabubiyat, i.e., God’s lordship, sustenance, and care over all creation.
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Support floods in for arrested Ashoka professor, over 1000 sign a letter in solidarity
His knowledge of languages and his deep understanding of the social, political and religious landscape of India are reflected in his articles. His social and public work at the grassroots has always been concerned with bringing people together, and he has always advocated for resolving differences through dialogue
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By Natasha Lindstaedt After the catastrophic press conference on February 28 between Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and…
Confusion in finding Marx in Bangladesh
Marx influences many cultural activities/creations in Bangladesh. It ranges from songs, dances and dramas to drawings, pictures, sculptures and motifs. Posters, leaflets, banners and graffiti, and slogans in processions in Bangladesh fail to escape Marx.
What does Trump 2.0 mean for the world?
Trump is making a lot of people within and outside the United States nervous. Most believe that Trump is bad news all round.
Looting of the Sudan National Museum – more is at stake than priceless ancient treasures
The restored materials in the National Museum serve as touchstones of Sudanese identity and symbolise resilience. Future generations will no longer have access to the reminders of their ancestry that express the complexity of their identity.
Street vendors, gig and platform workers in heat wave conditions
2024 witnessed extreme heatwave conditions. As per analysis of Heat Watch, there were about 600 deaths due to heat waves.