With the Waqf Bill, the state brings a legal bulldozer to minority rights It sidesteps constitutional guarantees to sanction state intervention into the religious affairs of a community, barely concealing the intent to dispossess.

This is a careful and systematic analysis of the further dismantling of secularism in India

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Hindi belt opposition parties support delimitation, disagree with ally Stalin On delimitation, the INDIA bloc’s Hindi belt members seem to have more in common with the BJP than Stalin.

As I tell my students on #POLI3068, federations with a large number of units/states will create flexible coalitions

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More on language politics in #India

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From ‘salam’ shower gel to ‘ethnic’ bedding, firms want to celebrate Ramadan. But some can’t even spell ‘iftar’ | Nadeine Asbali The religious festival is a month of fasting, prayer and community – not consuming and comparing ourselves with one another, says teacher Nadeine Asbali

This is such a well written and poignant article. #POLI3068

“While the Ramadan ranges in stores may look like progress, they ultimately do nothing to challenge the Islamophobia that is embedded in the systems that govern our lives.”

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One for #POLI3068 students to read. I definitely will be.

Trudeau says Trump is serious about wanting to annex Canada Prime minister says US president covets northern neighbour’s vast resources as Canadians rally against threat

In a reminder that we all have multiple identities #POLI3068 “Between December and February, people in Quebec who said they were “very proud” or “proud” to be Canadian increased 13 points from 45% to 58%”

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Donald Trump’s Gaza plan: the key takeaways The US president has unveiled a plan for the US to take long-term ownership of the Gaza Strip. Here are are the key points from the press conference with Benjamin Netanyahu

This is ethnic ‘cleansing’. Pure and simple. #Poli3068

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Interesting assertion of linguistic nationalism here #POLI3068 @wilfriedswenden.bsky.social