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Karnataka burqa row: The politics of religious identity

A piece of cloth that is used to assert one's religious identity has taken an ugly, political turn in the current burqa row in Karnataka.

Priyanka Gandhi supports burqa and bikini, she should tell that to her brother and party leaders as charity begins at home

Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, have had a history of commenting on women's choice of clothes as well as leaving sexist comments displaying their toxic masculinity.

The Karnataka Burqa row is not about education, it’s Islamism stamping its foot and liberals dutifully massaging it

The Karnataka hijab row underscores the growing menace of Islamism that afflicts the Indian society and its threat to country's secular ethos

Dangers of ‘instant feminism’ and the burqa row: How it creates unsafe space for non-Hijabi women

It is time to move beyond simplistic virtue signalling on the issue of Hijab and analyse the issue without bias. We owe it to the pioneers of feminism.

The govt of a secular democracy is not obligated to follow Islamic practices, if Islam takes precedence over education, the students should go to...

No one disputes the right to wear a hijab or a burqa at a Madrassa, but wearing them in a public school, where pupils from various socioeconomic backgrounds and religions study in the same room, is not justifiable.

How Congress is clueless and has got just contempt for India if their idea of countering PM Modi is Mani Shankar Aiyar

Congress state units on Monday shared images of Mani Shankar Aiyar following PM Modi's fiery speech in Lok Sabha

Hey Mahua Moitra, would you dare mention ‘Muslim boys secretly eating pork’ in your Lok Sabha speech?

Mahua Moitra recently made defamatory insinuations against Jains, alleging them of consuming non-veg food.

Rahul Gandhi yet again avoids posting pictures of Hindu Gods on Hindu festival, instead promotes hijab while talking about Saraswati Puja

For Rahul Gandhi, the Saraswati Puja was an occasion to shame 'Hindus' because some Muslim women in Karnataka are preferring hijabs over their education.

Challenging the idea of India, stoking sub-nationalism – Rahul Gandhi’s new playbook of polarisation

Rahul Gandhi dismisses the idea of India's national identity and peddles left-liberal narrative of India being just a union of states

Understanding the ‘Item Number’ Rahul Gandhi did in Parliament: More than ideology, its petty ego, the Gandhi family hubris

It was a gimmick to grab headlines. The latkas and jhatkas of the item number did attract a lot of whistles, as we can see in the media and social media today, but it was not directed at the BJP. The targets were other people.

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