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2 months ago | 
countercurrents.org | Hiren Gohain |Vijay Prashad |Mubashir Vp |P J James
There is not much point really in hair-splitting debate on the degree of fascism of a party in power.I think we should direct more attention to the balance of forces in the nation,the degree of indoctrination of the masses,the condition of the media,the state of institutions that limit power,the strength of organizations opposing fascism,the attitude of the monopoly houses etc.
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2 months ago | 
countercurrents.org | Vijay Prashad |Mubashir Vp |P J James |Ram Puniyani
Complaints came fast on social media after the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or the CPI(M), publicised a document for internal discussion amongst its members. The main grouse was that the CPI(M) had not used the term ‘fascism’ to describe the current situation in Indian (although, for the first time, the term ‘neo-fascism’ has been used). The Communist Party of India and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation entered the discussion as well.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
countercurrents.org | Subhash Gatade |Prem Singh |Mubashir Vp |Nilofar Suhrawardy
“ Do Not Put Each Foot in a Different Boat.”– Chinese ProverbA defeat in elections should not be The End of politics for a political party. There are examples how parties who were humbled in one election could bounce back with huge majority in next elections.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
countercurrents.org | Anand Teltumbde |Harsh Thakor |Mubashir Vp |Ram Puniyani
In ‘Iconoclast’, Dr. Anand Teltumbde, a prominent scholar of the Dalit movement, delivers an in-depth biography of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, examining his journey as one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. Teltumbde skilfully dissects the events and influences that moulded Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar into “Babasaheb,” transforming him into an emblem for Dalit aspirations.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
countercurrents.org | Mubashir Vp |Ram Puniyani |Arun Mitra |T Navin
Ambedkar as an idea of religious liberation and social equality still wields considerable sway in the political imaginations of Dalit people. This permanence of memory makes political appropriation of Ambedkar indispensable for BJP to vertically consolidate Hindu votes. And till date, new BJP under Modi-Amit Shah has been successful in this feat, while wider ideological incongruities are disguised under communal rhetoric.
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Mubashir Vp |M K Bhadrakumar |Peoples’ Commission |Thomas Klikauer
The Indian government’s proposal to amend the Waqf Act of 1995 through the Waqf Amendment Bill of 2024 has sparked a heated debate across the country. Waqf properties, which hold significant religious and cultural value for the Muslim community, are entrusted for charitable and religious purposes.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | P S Sahni |Nafees Ahmad |Mubashir Vp |Mohd Khan
Islamophobia, the irrational fear and hatred of Islam and Muslims, has deep historical roots. One significant factor is Orientalism, a body of Western thought that has long portrayed the Islamic world as fundamentally different, inferior, and even threatening. This essay explores how Orientalist ideas have shaped Western perceptions of Islam, contributing to its rise in the modern world.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Nafees Ahmad |Mubashir Vp |Mohd Khan |T Navin
New Delhi: The Vice President of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Prof Salim Engineer has condemned the attack on foreign students in a hostel in the Gujarat University. In a statement to the media, the JIH Vice President said, “Jamaat-e-Islami Hind condemns in the strongest terms the shocking incident that occurred in the campus of Gujarat University on Saturday night, where a group of foreign students, were brutally assaulted for offering prayers during Ramadan.
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Dec 16, 2023 | 
countercurrents.org | Nafees Ahmad |Mubashir Vp |Mohd Khan |Phil Pasquini
The primary focus of scholars studying Islamophobia is on communities and individuals that represent Islamophobia attitudes and behaviours. Xenophobia, otherization, social discrimination, and racialization are all extensions of Islamophobia. It is more than just the mistreatment of Muslims that frequently asserts with institutionally and structurally entrenched premise, leading to the complex social marginalisation of Muslims in Western cultures.
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Nov 4, 2023 | 
countercurrents.org | Bharat Dogra |Vidyadhar Date |Mohd Khan |Mubashir Vp
People of this country have a right to know every public act, everything done in a public way, by their public functionary.
