Ghazala Ahmad

Jul 9, 2024 | aljazeera.com | Ghazala Ahmad

Hathras, India – Vinod Kumar was away from home for work when he received a call informing him that his 70-year-old mother’s photo was circulating on social media, and that she was among dozens killed in a stampede at a religious event she was attending last week. “I rushed home and as soon as I reached, I asked for my wife’s whereabouts and no one knew. I asked for my daughter.

Jun 5, 2024 | maktoobmedia.com | Ghazala Ahmad

Bengaluru Police on Sunday evening thwarted a peaceful pro-Palestine protest in Frazer Town, detaining more than 20 people before they could even register the protest. Protesters were manhandled and beaten up inside the Pulikeshi Nagar police station, where they were taken by the police. Detainees included human rights defenders, lawyers, common people, and activists. The protest was a call to create awareness about the ongoing genocide in Palestine by Israel.

Jun 4, 2024 | maktoobmedia.com | Ghazala Ahmad

Azad Samaj Party (ASP)- Kanshi Ram leader Chandrashekar Azad (Raavan) is independently leading by almost 1 lakh votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Nagina constituency leaving behind all the traditional political parties in the state. Speaking to Maktoob, Jatin Goraiya, former National Core Committee Member said that the party had anticipated the Nagina seat win as the Muslim-Dalit unity factor worked well for them.

May 31, 2024 | maktoobmedia.com | Ghazala Ahmad

Saira Shah Halim, a relatively new face in the West Bengal political landscape, is confident and ready to contest the Kolkata South constituency, considered to be the stronghold of sitting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. An educator, TEDx speaker, and human rights activist, Halim first contested the 2022 Ballygunge Assembly seat on a CPI(M) ticket and posed a tough challenge to BJP’s Babul Supriyo, although she did not win.

May 31, 2024 | maktoobmedia.com | Ghazala Ahmad

Mau is popular for its craft of weaving and producing rare types of sarees with unique designs. There are establishments in the district that process fibre into fabric and fabric into clothing and other textile products. Once referred to as the “Manchester of Handloom” by Jawahar Lal Nehru, the country’s first prime minister, Mau in Eastern Uttar Pradesh now lives under dark clouds of uncertainty.