IAMC Weekly News Digest, 27th November 2020
Islamophobia in India bound to lead to genocide of Muslims, warn experts
“We are often told of the stages that the genocide process involves, but it is very alarming that India has been undergoing persecution at all these genocidal stages in different areas of the country,” said Zahir Adil, lead of Justice For All’s Save India From Fascism project. Justice for All (JFA) held a virtual panel at the 3rd Ministerial Conference to Advance Freedom of Religion or Belief on Wednesday (Nov.18, 2020). Hosted by the government of Poland, the panel was titled: “Islamophobia leads to Genocide: A case of Burma, China, India and Kashmir.”… “Through our work on the Rohingya and Uyghur genocide, we see similar warning signs in India. This side event at the Ministerial on Religious Freedom tied the threads from what occurred in Bosnia to what is happening in Burma, China, India and Kashmir,” she stated….
Read moreHaryana Police Use Water Cannons, Tear Gas To Disperse Farmers
Farmers from Punjab faced water cannons and broke police barriers at the state’s border with Haryana as they pushed towards the national capital Thursday in their “Delhi Chalo” march against the Centre’s farm laws. At the Shambhu border, the Haryana Police and Punjab protesters in their tractor-trolleys faced each other off on a bridge over the Ghaggar River…. As smoke from teargas shells clouded the air and security personnel milled around, people could be seen standing on top of trucks…. The farmers are demanding the repeal of the new farm laws which deregulate the sale of agriculture produce. They say the laws will lead to the dismantling of the minimum support price (MSP) system.
Adityanath’s New Hitler-Like Rule On Inter-Faith Marriages – By Brinda Karat
In 1934, Nazi Germany enacted a set of laws that prohibited marriage or sexual relations between “Aryans and Jews.”… Such examples from history come to mind in the light of the outrageous and draconian ordinance adopted by the UP cabinet. This is the first of the anti-“Love Jihad” laws which several BJP state governments have declared they will enact… The UP Chief Minister has threatened violence against Muslim men married to Hindu women who had converted….
https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/adityanaths-new-hitler-like-rule-on-inter-faith-marriages-2329867
Announcement
Antony Blinken’s nomination for US Secretary of State evokes optimism among Indian Americans
Communal Harmony
Sikhs Welcome Muslims to 550-year-old Mosque Abandoned During Partition in Punjab’s Kapurthala
Nizamuddin Basti – An Example of Communal Harmony
News
South Asia Amnesty International urges PM: “Ensure human right activists do not face crackdown“
Islamophobia in India bound to lead to genocide of Muslims, warn experts
Haryana Police Use Water Cannons, Tear Gas To Disperse Farmers
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Opinion
‘You’re Not Like Other Muslims’ And Other Islamophobic Indianisms – By Priya Ramani
Adityanath’s New Hitler-Like Rule On Inter-Faith Marriages – By Brinda Karat
Is New Social Media Regulation Pre-Censorship of Online Content? – By M Sridhar Acharyulu
Are the Police Seen as Perpetrators of Crime or Protectors in India? – By Mahalakshmi Pavani
