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mleccha | prev: @newslaundry @memesyslab

[Priyanka Ishwari @properpahari]

At least 51.6% of Indian women are not allowed to step outside their village or neighborhood alone.

The lack of agency also puts the physical health of a significant portion of women at risk. Over 13.5% women don't even get permission to go out for medical treatment.

My latest.

[Hartosh Singh Bal @HartoshSinghBal]

6.) Ahh almost forgot, modi and co have prepared an army of monkeys for television, they believe the monkeys dance at their bidding, but the very existence of the monkeys has trapped the modi lot into performances they cannot sustain, like this one...

[Mohd Noman Siddiqui | نعمان @nomanssiddiqui]

"Where was the Police when innocent traders were being beaten up?"- poses this to a group of policemen accompanying the protesters 4/4

[Mohd Noman Siddiqui | نعمان @nomanssiddiqui]

In recent years, Nainital has witnessed multiple heinous crimes against women-each deeply tragic. Yet, similar past cases didn't provoke such reactions, here's a list of such cases:
https://t.co/LtbgPllqag

[Mohd Noman Siddiqui | نعمان @nomanssiddiqui]

#Nainital Anjuman Islamia Committee Nainital has condemned the incident saying we stand with the minor girl & the perpetrator should be punished. They've also requested the administration to take action against those who've attacked the mosque & those disrupting peace

[nous @nousnetwork]

Are welfare schemes unfairly dismissed as "freebies" used to buy votes? Prof. Reetika Khera sits down with @_ali_javed_ to challenge that idea, and show why welfare is a citizen’s right, not a freebie.

Watch here: https://t.co/B3u9RGIS8G

#freebiepolitics #RevdiCulture #Welfare

[Vijaita Singh @vijaita]

But what about Aurangzeb?

[Aakar Patel @Aakar__Patel]

nagpur

[India Hate Lab @indiahatelab]

In 2024, the India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was the most frequent organizer of hate speech events, directly
sponsoring and facilitating 340 such gatherings, which accounted for 29.2% of all documented incidents.

BJP played a central role in orchestrating these events, with 76.7% (261) of the events occurring during the general election period as part of a nationwide campaign characterized by the weaponization of anti-Muslim hate speech as a strategy.

[nous @nousnetwork]

“Aurangzeb is controversial not so much because of India's past but rather because of India's present”
— Audrey Truschke, Aurangzeb: The Man and the Myth

Full Video: https://t.co/36iPnh1Vxz

#PoliticsOfHistory #WeaponisationOfHistory #Aurangzeb #IndianHistory #AudreyTruschke

[Mohd Noman Siddiqui | نعمان @nomanssiddiqui]

Instead of accountability,they are rewarded.
The everyday impact?Muslim kids are bullied in schools,families struggle to rent homes,businesses are boycotted, jobs denied.Festivals turn into intimidation tactics outside Mosques.Even the right to eat or sell food is restricted 3/n

[Mohd Noman Siddiqui | نعمان @nomanssiddiqui]

Hate speech rallies are attended by elected officials, they celebrate bulldozing Muslim homes. Lynch mobs get political backing. This isn't fringe behavior, it’s mainstream. Politicians, MPs, MLAs, openly demonize Muslims, spreading hate without consequence 2/n

[Mohd Noman Siddiqui | نعمان @nomanssiddiqui]

#Uttarakhand Booming Tourism, Dying Ecosystems: Uttarakhand’s Fragile Future. Growth at the cost of destruction, how long can this last? My piece for @Countercurrents
#Ecocrisis #SaveOurHills
https://t.co/BowjU6CRik

[Betwa Sharma @betwasharma]

"It has been too much & too long"

28 Jan 2025 marks 5 years of Sharjeel Imam's incarceration. Accused in 8 cases in 5 states, PhD scholar remains jailed in Delhi riots conspiracy case. Bail plea before Delhi High Court has been pending for 2 yrs 9 months https://t.co/2q2CU2lam8

[Article 14 @Article14live]

70 hearings

7 bench changes

3 judges recused

"Judges transferred twice after full hearing. We had to argue from the start"

As PhD scholar Sharjeel Imam completes 5 yrs in jail, his lawyer tells @betwasharma bail plea pending before Delhi HC for 2.9 yrs
https://t.co/ZvCbUqCEir

[Abbas Momin @AbbasMomin]

Hello, I am looking for freelance writing work. I write about film and pop culture. I've previously written for The Indian Express, Mid-day, Splainer, GQ, and have hosted 103 episodes of a film podcast. My DM's are open

email: [email protected].

RT for better reach? Thx.

[Mohd Noman Siddiqui | نعمان @nomanssiddiqui]

12 km from #Nainital to #Bhowali in 3 hours! Broadening roads won’t fix traffic – tourism needs regulation, not mindless infrastructure. The babus treat our mountains like a lab, testing their Delhi-style “development” on us. What happens in an emergency? Life here’s a nightmare

[Aakriti Mandhwani @AakritiMandhwa1]

Melina Gravier shared this wonderful image of a woman reading from Khatoon e Mashriq’s November 1944 issue. I particularly like the assertive “The Magazine for Women”. The mag lived a long (and popular) life until 2018. Looking fwd to reading Melina’s upcoming essay on it.