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‘As an educated Muslim, it is my duty to enter the political domain’

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‘As an educated Muslim, it is my duty to enter the political domain’

[ad_1] When Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his oath of office in May 2014, an ailing Mohammad Akber Imam asked his son to leave the country, fearing that he would one day end up behind bars. He passed away six months later. Sharjeel, the son he worried about, was studying modern history at the Jawaharlal … Read more

Terror charges, jail for social media posts by Muslim men

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Terror charges, jail for social media posts by Muslim men

[ad_1] Four years ago, a friend helped 23-year-old Sahadat Ali, a mechanic in Assam’s Dhubri district, open a Facebook account. Ali, who works in a garage in Tamarhat market, told Scroll that besides watching videos on the social media website, he does not do much else. “My phone is mostly used by my friends at … Read more