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Documentary On PM Modi's Alleged Role In Gujarat Riots Spurs Outrage, Discussions Abroad

Earlier this month, the two-part BBC documentary “The Modi Question” was screened at  Columbia University's Journalism School and Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, among others. In its most recent attempts at stifling dissent, the Indian government banned the documentary. At Columbia University, the screening was followed by a panel discussion led by progressive academics, Indian activists and journalists.

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Why Hinduism Is Being Molded Into A Monotheistic Religion Like Islam And Christianity

(OPINION) Politically, rallying Hindus around one overarching religious figure has been a key component of the BJP’s strategy to create a new pan-Hindu identity that transcends its myriad traditions and caste hierarchies, which are considered a roadblock to Hindu political unity. 

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University Students Challenge Ban on BBC Documentary on Indian PM Narendra Modi

The documentary, titled “India: The Modi Question,” was initially aired in the U.K,  but soon after, video clips started spreading on social media platforms in India, which led the Indian government to ban the documentary. But student organizations in India have been organizing screenings of the BBC documentary in numerous campuses across the nation to protest the censorship imposed by the government.

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How India’s Religious Headwear Ban Affects Muslims And Not Hindus

On March 15 an Indian court upheld a state “hijab ban” that prevents Muslim girls from wearing the head covering at schools. The ruling could set a precedent for other states governed by the ruling Hindu-first Bharatiya Janata Party.

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Indian Muslim Artist Seeks To Reinvent Syncretic Spaces

Syed Ali Sarvat Jafri lives near Ayodhya, the Indian city that witnessed violent intercommunal rioting after Hindu nationalists tore down a 16th century mosque. Jafri aims to spark conversations about history, memory and heritage-preservation through his art, which draws on his ancestral legacy of blending Hinduism and Sufism in poetry.

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Let’s Not Forget These 6 Big International Religion Stories In 2022 

Of the 7.6 billion people on Earth, 2.4 billion identify as Christian, 1.9 billion as Muslim, 1.2 billion as Hindu and more than 500 million as Buddhist. Those are just the four largest religions. In other words, 310 million in the U.S. do not necessarily constitute the epicenter for all religion in the world. If anything, religion in America is a unique outlier.

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