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1 week ago | 
open.substack.com | Archit Mehta
Story by Archit MehtaOn March 25, Francine Katsoudas, an executive at an American multinational digital communications technology conglomerate, Cisco, announced new “guardrails” restricting internal discussions and debates on the Middle East—and specifically on Palestine.
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2 months ago | 
dropsitenews.com | Archit Mehta
On January 27, one day after the 76th anniversary of the adoption of India’s constitution, Uttarakhand became its first state to implement Uniform Civil Code (UCC), a civil law that regulates private decisions such as live-in relationships between unmarried partners, marriage and divorce proceedings, and inheritance.
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May 30, 2024 | 
bridge.georgetown.edu | John L. Esposito |Archit Mehta |Mobashra Tazamal
In addition to the daily bombardment, Israel’s blockade has prevented the entry of vital humanitarian and medical aid, which has led to “full blown famine” in northern Gaza. As per Gaza’s Health Ministry, at least 20 people, including six children, have been killed due to dehydration and malnutrition in northern Gaza as of March 2024.
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May 30, 2024 | 
tiny.cc | John L. Esposito |Archit Mehta |Mobashra Tazamal
In addition to the daily bombardment, Israel’s blockade has prevented the entry of vital humanitarian and medical aid, which has led to “full blown famine” in northern Gaza. As per Gaza’s Health Ministry, at least 20 people, including six children, have been killed due to dehydration and malnutrition in northern Gaza as of March 2024.
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May 1, 2024 | 
tiny.cc | Archit Mehta
Posted in 2024 The Gnovis Blog | Tagged airdrop, Discord, Gaza, genocide, Israel-Palestine, YouTube By Archit MehtaThis April Fools’ Day, Discord — an instant messaging and social media platform — uploaded a 17-second video that “obliterated a YouTube view count record.” The video is about Discord’s new feature — Loot Boxes. It offers in-game rewards, perks, and badges. (Mashable, Fossbytes) The video shows an object fired from outer space towards the Earth.
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May 1, 2024 | 
gnovisjournal.georgetown.edu | Archit Mehta
Posted in 2024 The Gnovis Blog | Tagged airdrop, Discord, Gaza, genocide, Israel-Palestine, YouTube By Archit MehtaThis April Fools’ Day, Discord — an instant messaging and social media platform — uploaded a 17-second video that “obliterated a YouTube view count record.” The video is about Discord’s new feature — Loot Boxes. It offers in-game rewards, perks, and badges. (Mashable, Fossbytes) The video shows an object fired from outer space towards the Earth.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
hindutvawatch.org | Archit Mehta
By Archit Mehta Last month, on India’s 75th Republic Day, the state of Tamil Nadu (TN) honored Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of Alt News and a globally recognized journalist, with the Kottai Ameer Communal Harmony Award (Md Zubair, 2024). The award was given after India’s leading fact-checking website Alt News fact-checked a viral video that falsely claimed that migrant workers were under attack in TN.
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May 15, 2023 | 
zantimes.com | Archit Mehta |Kreshma Fakhri
By Archit Mehta and Kreshma Fakhri When Saeeda* was dismissed from her role as a local government employee in Herat province, she lost more than her job. She lost her financial independence, the hard-won respect of her husband, and her sense of professional fulfilment. “There was a time when I mattered. Those days are gone and so has my happiness. There are days when I do not even recognise my husband … with each passing day he behaves increasingly like a Talib,” she said.
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Feb 13, 2023 | 
altnews.in | Archit Mehta
एक मंदिर के अंदर लटके हुए हरे झंडे की तस्वीर जिस पर आधा चांद, तारा और 786 नंबर लिखा है, इस दावे के साथ शेयर की जा रही है कि ये छत्तीसगढ़ के गुंडरदेही की है. इसे RSS के मुखपत्र पांचजन्य ने 6 फ़रवरी को ट्वीट किया था. पांचजन्य ने बिना किसी संदर्भ के ये तस्वीर ट्वीट की और लिखा, “मंदिर में इस्लामी झंडा.” आर्टिकल लिखे जाने तक इस ट्वीट को 4,500 से ज़्यादा बार रीट्वीट और 4 लाख से ज़्यादा बार देखा गया है.
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Feb 13, 2023 | 
altnews.in | Archit Mehta
सोशल मीडिया पर एक वीडियो क्लिप वायरल है जिसमें मुस्लिम समुदाय के लोग ‘भारत माता की जय’ और ‘आज़ादी’ के नारे लगा रहे हैं. बुर्का पहनी एक महिला के नेतृत्व में लोगों ने विपक्षी नेताओं को निशाना बनाते हुए नारेबाजी की. उन्होंने ‘राहुल गांधी से आजादी’, ‘अखिलेश से लेंगे आजादी’, ‘ममता दीदी से आजादी’ आदि के नारे लगाए. भाजपा सदस्य अरुण यादव ने ये क्लिप ट्वीट करते हुए लिखा, “…अबे नई चीज हो गई राहुल गांधी से आजादी चाहिए इन लोगों को 😂😂😂 इनकी मदद की जाए.” इस वीडियो को 12 हज़ार से ज़्यादा बार देखा गया.
