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2 months ago | 
nytimes.com | Ana Ley |Sharon Otterman |Anvee Bhutani
Like Mr. Khalil, Mr. Mahdawi was always unmasked at protests, and his openness made him a target. Vans circled the campus with Mr. Mahdawi's face plastered on LED screens, labeling him an antisemite. The Canary Mission, a hard-line pro-Israel group, compiled an exhaustive online dossier cataloging his activism, with screenshots of his social media pages and selective quotes from his speeches on campus and media interviews.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
teenvogue.com | Anvee Bhutani
Universities in the United States are undergoing a shift in how they approach contentious global issues, spurred by the ongoing conflict in Gaza and student protests earlier this year. From Harvard to the University of Michigan, higher education is adopting “institutional neutrality” policies, aiming to remain apolitical in the face of mounting pressure to take stances on divisive matters.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Anvee Bhutani |Sharla Steinman
Columbia University has been a focal point of anger and tensions over the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7 last year and the war in Gaza that has followed. On Monday, the anniversary of the attack, it took on that role once again, as students and faculty held rallies, class walkouts and vigils to mourn the lives lost in both Israel and Gaza.
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Oct 6, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Anvee Bhutani |Sharla Steinman
Israel commemorated on Monday the first anniversary of the deadliest day in its history, the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 250 others abducted. The anniversary caps 12 months of profound loss and trauma for both Israelis and Palestinians, amid a war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza that has become the deadliest in a century of conflict between Arabs and Jews and the longest since the fighting that set the boundaries of the Israeli state in 1949.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
thejuggernaut.com | Anvee Bhutani
India’s prime minister is on a campaign to woo the American diaspora after a surprising election result. Not everyone was impressed. “In India and America, the celebration of democracy is alive,” Narendra Modi said to a crowd of 13,000 in Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York on Sunday, September 22. “In America, there is about to be an election.
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Sep 7, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Anvee Bhutani
Columbia University students returned to campus this week under the specter of the mass protests that disrupted campus life last semester. But while actions against the Gaza war continue, the first days of class saw little of the last school year’s chaos. On Wednesday, a group of about 30 students gathered for a sit-in protest outside a class Hillary Clinton teaches at the School of International and Public Affairs building, chanting “intifada revolution” and “Zionists not welcome here”.
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Aug 17, 2024 | 
thehindu.com | Anvee Bhutani
Nestled in Chandni Chowk, one of the city’s oldest and busiest markets, the Urdu Bazaar seems like a fading relic of Delhi’s rich cultural heritage. The bazaar dedicated to Urdu literature, which once bustled with scholars, poets, and book lovers, is now in decline, mirroring the waning interest in the language itself. With food stalls replacing the bookstores here, the customers who now throng the market come looking for a quick bite rather than Urdu books.
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Jul 20, 2024 | 
thehindu.com | Anvee Bhutani
Shiv, a retiree who depends on public transport to get to his various medical appointments, was impressed when the new Mohalla bus picked him up from right outside his house in Gharoli and dropped him at Akshardham Metro Station. “I really enjoyed the speed and convenience of the service,” he said, adding that it had halved his usual commute.
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Jul 14, 2024 | 
thehindu.com | Anvee Bhutani
‘Neha Khemka, a master’s student at Jamia Millia Islamia, battles the challenge of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) every month. “The pain and discomfort from PCOS can be overwhelming. There are days when attending classes and focusing on my studies becomes nearly impossible,” she said. Yet, with Jamia’s strict 75% mandatory attendance policy, students like her face a monthly struggle. Ms. Khemka is one of many women supporting mandatory menstrual leave policies in India.
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Jul 14, 2024 | 
thehindu.com | Anvee Bhutani
‘Neha Khemka, a master’s student at Jamia Millia Islamia, battles the challenge of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) every month. “The pain and discomfort from PCOS can be overwhelming. There are days when attending classes and focusing on my studies becomes nearly impossible,” she said. Yet, with Jamia’s strict 75% mandatory attendance policy, students like her face a monthly struggle. Ms. Khemka is one of many women supporting mandatory menstrual leave policies in India.
