Aarefa Johari

Aug 9, 2024 | article-14.com | Aarefa Johari

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Jun 26, 2023 | hindustantimes.com | Aarefa Johari

The trigger for this rift was the dramatic succession dispute between two of the community’s leaders — Burhanuddin’s son Mufaddal Saifuddin and his half-brother Khuzaima Qutbuddin. Each claimed to be the rightful successor to the post of dai-al-mutlaq, the spiritual leader of the small but influential Shia Muslim sub-sect of Dawoodi Bohras. While Saifuddin enjoys the support of the majority of the community, a minority chose to openly endorse Qutbuddin’s claim.

Feb 5, 2023 | scroll.in | Aarefa Johari

India prohibited manual scavenging in 1993. But it took another 20 years to expand its legal definition to include the manual cleaning of drains, sewers and septic tanks. Nearly a decade after the 2013 law was passed, how well has it been implemented? To find out, we filed Right to Information requests with 30 municipal corporations in western India, of which 14 replied. Most claimed to have eliminated manual scavenging.

Jan 28, 2023 | scroll.in | Aarefa Johari

India prohibited manual scavenging in 1993. But it took another 20 years to expand its legal definition to include the manual cleaning of drains, sewers and septic tanks. Nearly a decade after the 2013 law was passed, how well has it been implemented? To find out, we filed Right to Information requests with 30 municipal corporations in western India, of which 14 replied. Most claimed to have eliminated manual scavenging.

Jan 21, 2023 | scroll.in | Aarefa Johari

India prohibited manual scavenging in 1993. But it took another 20 years to expand its legal definition to include the manual cleaning of drains, sewers and septic tanks. Nearly a decade after the 2013 law was passed, how well has it been implemented? We filed Right to Information requests with 30 municipal corporations in western India, of which 14 replied. Most claimed to have eliminated manual scavenging. But when we visited five cities, we found an altogether different picture on the ground.