Articles by: Concerned Citizens

Supreme Court Must Stay Karnataka HC Verdict Which Will Result In Exclusion Of Hijab wearing Muslim Girls From Accessing Education

Supreme Court Must Stay Karnataka HC Verdict Which Will Result In Exclusion Of Hijab wearing Muslim Girls From Accessing Education

The Karnataka High Court in its order has held that wearing of hijab is not essential to the practice of Islam; that College Development Committees (CDCs) have a right to prescribe a uniform; and that Muslim girls must comply with whatever uniform is prescribed by their college. 1. We, the undersigned organizations working for women’s rights and democratic rights, note[Read More…]

by — 16/03/2022 — Comments are Disabled — India
K-Rail:An open letter to Com. Kanam Rajendran

K-Rail:An open letter to Com. Kanam Rajendran

Respected Com. Kanam Rajendran All of us, the signatories of this open letter, are well-wishers of Kerala and activists involved in the social, political, cultural, educational and environmental fields in the state.  By tradition, we belong to Communist families, and take pride in that lineage too. What provokes us to write this letter is our anxiety over the present condition[Read More…]

by — 15/03/2022 — 1 comment — India
Signature Campaign: Citizens Demand Repeal of Anti-Conversion Laws in India

Signature Campaign: Citizens Demand Repeal of Anti-Conversion Laws in India

  REPEAL Anti-Conversion Laws! They undermine India’s Constitution, Secular Heritage and Human Rights We, the citizens of secular and democratic India, are shocked to witness the , moves of the state governments ruled by the BJP and other political parties, targeting Christians, Muslims, Dalits, Adivasis and Hindu women using Anti-Conversion Laws in India. Hindutva elements in various parties, and specially[Read More…]

by — 05/02/2022 — Comments are Disabled — India
Let Peace and Harmony Prevail in Gujarat- Open letter to CM

Let Peace and Harmony Prevail in Gujarat- Open letter to CM

  To The Chief Minister Gujarat   State Respected Sir, We, a group of citizens from different parts of Gujarat, would draw your attention to the inflammatory hate messaging on the social media and public calls for violence against the Muslim community, following the unfortunate, condemnable murder of Kishan Bharwad in Dhandhuka by certain criminal elements. The police have acted with[Read More…]

by — 03/02/2022 — Comments are Disabled — India