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Saquib Salim July 7, 2020 #History, Arwal, Bihar, Bihar Congress, Communalism, Congress, Gandhi, Gaya, Jahanabad, Kisan Sabha, Leaders, Letter, Muslim League, Peasant Movement, Rajendra Prasad, Shah Omair, Swami Sahjanand, Umair

When Shah Omair warned Rajendra Prasad of Kisan Sabha’s anti-Congress activities

(This is a reproduction of a letter to Dr. Rajendra Prasad from Shah Omair, a Muslim Congress leader of Arwal

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Saquib Salim May 24, 2020 1980, Communalism, Congress, Eid, Eidgah, Hindi Poet, Id, Massacre, Moradabad, Police atrocities

When Shamsher Bahadur wrote poem on Bloody Eid of Moradabad

13 August, 1980 – Muslim festival of Eid was being celebrated across India but in Moradabad these celebrations turned into

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Saquib Salim April 4, 2020April 4, 2020 Asrar Jaamayee, Babri Masjid, Communalism, Congress, Narsimaha Rao, Obituary, Poetry, SB Chavan, TADA, Urdu, Urdu Poet

Asrar Jaamayee: A Poet who stood up against Congress Government

Asrar Jaamayee, a well known Urdu Poet of satire and humour left for the heavenly abode on 4th April, 2020.

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Saquib Salim March 10, 2020 Bihar, Communal Harmony, Communalism, Festival of Colours, Gandhi, Harmony, Hindu Muslim Riots, Hindus, Holi, Mahatma Gandhi, Muslims, Noakhali, Patna, Riots, Slogans

Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of Holi for Communal Harmony

(Following is the text of the speech made by Mahatma Gandhi on 6th March, 1947, a day prior to

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Saquib Salim March 6, 2020 1984 Genocide, 1984 Riots, Communalism, Hindu Sikh, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Sikh, Sikh Genocide, Sikh Pogrom, Sikhs

Horror of 1984 : Sikh ‘Kicked, Stoned & Set On Fire’

(Following is a reproduction of a story filed by the Reuters and published by Canberra Times on 3 November,

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Saquib Salim March 4, 2020 Allahabad, Communalism, Gandhi, Hindi, Hindi Urdu, Hindu, Hindustani, Mahatma Gandhi, Muslim, National Language, Nehru, Rekhta, Sanskrit, Tara Chand, Urdu

The Problem of Hindustani : Hindi and Urdu

(Following is the text of an address delivered by eminent historian Tara Chand at Allahabad in 1942. It was later

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Saquib Salim January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 Beard, Clothes, Communalism, Hindu, Hindu Dress, Hindu Muslim Riots, Identification, India, Indian, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, Modi, Muslim, Muslim Dress, Pakistan, Skull cap, Turkey

‘Why & How Not To Identify Muslims With Clothes or Beards’ by K.A Abbas

(Following is a reproduction of an article originally titled, ‘Of Caps and Beards !’ by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas. The article

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Saquib Salim January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 1993, Amritsar, Babri, Babri Masjid, Babri Mosque, Communal Riots, Communalism, Delhi High Court, Hari Singh, Hijack, Hijacking, Hindu Muslim Riots, KPS Gill, LTTE, Pakistan, Police atrocities, Protest

Hari Singh Hijacked a Plane to Protest Babri Mosque and Communal Violence

Protesters, with time, have devised novel forms of protests, which at times can be weird as well as funny. On

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Saquib Salim January 23, 2020 #AliGarh, #Gandhi, 1947, AMU, Balraj Madhok, Communalism, Freedom Struggle, Hindu, Hindu Muslim Riots, Hinduism, Hindutva, Islam, Israel, Jamat, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Muslim, Pakistan, Partition, Pogrom, Police Atrocities Azad, Religious fanaticism, Riots, RSS, Urdu, Violence

“The Muslim Problem in India” by CM Naim

(The article was originally published in the ‘Quest’, a bimonthly journal published from Mumbai, in 1972. Author, CM Naim, is

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Saquib Salim January 20, 2020 1969 Riots, ABVP, Ahmedabad Riots, Army, Arson, BJP, Communalism, Congress, Firing, Genocide, Gujarat Riots, Hindu, Hindu Muslim Riots, India, Massacre, Mosques, Murder, Muslim, Muslims, Pakistan, Police, Police atrocities, Rape, Riots, RSS, Sangh

Gujarat Riots – 1969 : When Congress Government Helped an anti-Muslim Massacre

(Following is an excerpt from Professor Ghanshyam Shah’s ‘Communal Riots in Gujarat : Report of a Preliminary Investigation’ published in

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Saquib Salim January 19, 2020January 19, 2020 #Delhi, #Jamia, 1969 Gujarat, 1970, 1970 Riots, Aligarh Muslim University, AMU, Arson, BJP, Communalism, Congress, Discrimination, Gujarat Riots, Hindu Muslim Riots, Hindus in Pakistan, India, Indian Muslims, Indira, Indira Gandhi, Jan Sangh, Maharashtra Riots, Pakistan, Parliament, Police atrocities, rioting, RSS, Secularism

1970 Maharashtra Riots : Read How ‘The Times’ covered It – A Reproduction

On Rashid’s first day at school the other boys took down his trousers to see if he was circumcised and ever since no one has played with him . . . “you’re a Muslim”.

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Saquib Salim January 18, 2020January 18, 2020 #AliGarh, 1961, 1961 Riots, 1962 Elections, Abdul Bashir Khan, ABVP, Aligarh Muslim University, AMU, Attack, B.P Maurya, BJS, Communalism, Congress, Dalit, elections, Jatav, Lok Sabha, Meerut, Mob, Moradabad, Nehru, Police atrocities, Republican Party of India, Riots, RPI, Vidhan Sabha

1962 : When AMU teachers took on Nehru government after attack on the University

It was the year 1961, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in the northern Indian state Uttar Pradesh (UP) was holding Students’

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Saquib Salim October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 Communalism, Eyewitness, Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, Hindi, Journalism, Kanpur, Pratap, Riots

How Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Was Killed By Blood Thirsty Mob During Hindu-Muslim Riots : An Eyewitness Account

Iqbal Krishna Kapoor, who described the closing scenes, before the enquiry committee, confirmed that Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi was thoroughly disgusted