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The latest example is a cartoon in the Guardian depicting Priti Patel and Boris Johnson as cows. The discourse around that is a classic example of medieval ‘witch hunting’ where an accusation of the ‘blasphemy’ of her ‘being a bully’ was made and out came the stereotype of a ‘bull’. The bull is an ancient [...]

Hence this state was built up with American financial and military aid. Relations with the war hawks only soured when it became too obvious that Pakistan was sabotaging attempts at stopping Islamic terrorism. Yet even with this support among western nations for Pakistan’s position of Kashmir remains. It is one of the few areas which [...]

Hinduphobia is a modern term for a far more ancient practice. Hindu Human Rights have traced historical roots in their articles for religious persecution of Hindus since Islamic and British colonialisms. The experiences of Hindus may have other terms to describe them. This list is an evolving document, set up to clarify the historical context for [...]

On 26th January 1788, Captain Phillip planted the British flag at Sydney Cove. Today Australia Day signifies the illegal occupation of Australia to First Nations peoples. Colonists declared the country uninhabited or Terra Nullius to avoid compliance with British law. Since then a combination of methods to brutally subjugate, slaughter, enslave, oppress, breed out and [...]

Deepika Sharma at Hindu College, University of Delhi raising in public the persecution of Indigenous Kashmiri Hindus while being shouted down by hinduphobic colonised natives who support from the radical western left to the religious far right. [...]

Hundreds of CCTV clips showing Sheila Jacklin (pictured) praying on the beach were sent to police after her neighbours said she was harassing them Hundreds of CCTV clips showing her praying were sent to police, who decided to charge her with harassment. [...]

Despite the constant fake news about India being under the rule of a ‘right-wing extremist’, ‘fascist’, ‘Hindu nationalist’ Narendra Modi and his BJP, India continues to make foreign policy blunders which hardly fit even this negative image. If they were anything close, then the constant attacks would cease or at least be drowned out. [...]

Nine of us, Kashmiri Hindus living in FORCED EXILE for 30years now, were practicing our basic right of peaceful protest / demonstration (all being done very lawfully), when some RADICAL ISLAMISTS (i.e., not just any muslim) came into our personal space, THREATENED us, used PROFANITY and basically showed who they really are and what they [...]

Durga puja procession attacked with stones and rocks by right wing Islamist in Balrampur in Bihar, India [...]

Christians in Arunachal Pradesh vandalized Durga Pandal while destroying the Murthi of Goddess Durga [...]