Author: Priya Saha

Photograph: avi_acl/Pixabay Identity politics has been on the ascendancy in many parts of the world in the last few decades. Its relationship to ethnicity, culture and religion is what concerns us at this point. To understand this relationship, one has to consider the context. We should also try to explain the impact of identity politics upon religion itself. The US is that one country where identity politics has become more prominent in recent times. Significant elements within the majority community feel that their power has been eroded, not only by the alleged assertiveness of the African American minority (Barack Obama…

GWENT Police is encouraging under-represented groups to join up with them to help the region’s police force better reflect the area it serves. The organisation’s positive action initiative is intended to remove barriers for applicants who are not demographically represented in the workforce. The force has said it is particularly keen to receive applications from people that have a Black, Asian or other ethnic minority background (including non-visible ethnic minorities such as Czech, Slovak, Polish, Gypsy/Traveller people). Also, they are particularly interested in applications from people who identify as LGBT+ and disabled. “No matter your background or experience, you may…

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Bangladesh-origin player Hamza Choudhury and his teammate Wesley Fofana show solidarity with the people of Palestine after Leicester City won the FA Cup, at the Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday Collected/Twitter After the lap of honour holding the flag, Hamza draped it over his shoulder as he went up to collect his winner’s medal Bangladeshi-origin English footballer Hamza Choudhury showed solidarity with Palestinians on Saturday after his club Leicester City won the FA Cup — the oldest tournament of England — for the first time.The 23-year old Hamza, whose mother Rafia is a Bangladeshi, raised the Palestine flag along…

Ghazala Wahab explains what it is to be a Muslim, a member of the largest religious minority in India today, and why the community lives in fear as prejudices persist The book opens with an unputdownable 42-page introduction that delves into the root of fear and despair among Muslims who have embraced the country as theirs but are polarised because of the identity they bear.The shock and shame of communal riots, orchestrated mass violence and lynchings that served political agendas and led to societal divisions during the past decades hits you, as journalist Ghazala Wahab lays bare instances from her…

File photo: Thousands of Hefazat-e-Islam followers gather at Noagaon village of Shalla upazila in Sunamganj to vandalize the houses of Hindu community on March 17, 2021 Dhaka Tribune Bangladesh asked to uphold rights of minority religious groups and foster a climate of tolerance Communal attacks on religious minorities in Bangladesh are on the rise, the US State Department said in a recent report, which emphasized on the importance of their protection.The “2020 Report on International Religious Freedom” released on May 12 lists a number of incidents of murder, intimidation, mass attack and violence perpetrated against the religious minorities in Bangladesh…

The Mission of the YWCA-USA and all affiliates is to eliminate racism and empower women.As part of that effort, Stand Against Racism is a nationwide effort to focus on ending racism in our country and in our communities. As we recognize the month of May as Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage month, we must also recognize the escalating acts of violence against our Asian American neighbors.These violent acts generate a visceral reaction because they are spread across our media for all to see. Not so visual and much more subtle is the racism against Asian Americans that happens every day in…

“Iran continues to intimidate, harass, and arrest members of minority faith groups, including Baha’i, Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians, Sunni and Sufi Muslims,” Blinken said. The Iran section of the report which was published separately on Thursday was a 38-page detailed look at conditions minorities face. The State Department report said non-Shia Muslims and those affiliated with a religion other than Islam, especially Baha’i, faced societal discrimination and harassment in 2020, while employers experienced social pressures not to hire Baha’i or to dismiss them. The Iranian constitution recognizes Zoroastrians, Jews, and Christians − excluding converts from Islam – as permitted to worship and form…

You are not signed in as a Premium user; we rely on Premium users to support our news reporting. Sign in or Sign up today! NAOGAON, Bangladesh (ChurchMilitant.com) – Catechists are being called “heroes” of the Catholic Church in Bangladesh. Every year in the Muslim-majority South Asian country, more than 1,000 Mohammedans and other non-Christians receive Christ as their Savior — and lay missionary catechists play a distinct and vital role in the conversion process, helping multitudes find their way into the Barque of Peter by teaching the truths of the Faith to adults and children who want to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord.…

May 14th 2021DEREK CHAUVIN was born three years year after George Floyd, and grew up in Cottage Grove, a suburb of the Twin Cities 20 miles from the corner where one man killed the other. Cottage Grove is a place of detached bungalows, private yards and public driveways connected by shared lawns. Several houses have large pick-up trucks parked in front. Some fly outsized American flags from their flagpoles. This is not a rich place, but it is several rungs above Cuney Homes, the complex of apartments in Houston’s third ward where Mr Floyd was raised. A boy born in…

It was the evening of May 14, 1971. Residents of Demra village were busy completing their daily works and traders of Demra haat (rural market) were closing their shops. Suddenly, Pakistani occupation forces cordoned off Demra village and opened fire on unarmed people. The villagers started running in fear but could not find any way to escape. Pakistan army and their local collaborators carried out an overnight massacre in the Demra village and adjoining Rupshi and Baushgari villages. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel. They perpetrated genocide and looted almost every house of the villages.…

The Dhaka city unit of Islami Andalan Bangladesh organises a demonstration at the north gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka after saying Eid-ul-Fitr prayers on May 14, 2021. — Sourav Lasker Hundreds of Muslim devotees on Friday took to streets after saying Eid-ul-Fitr prayers in congregations in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka protesting against Israeli attacks on Palestine that so far killed over 100 Palestinians and injured more than 500 others. The Dhaka city unit of Islami Andolan Bangladesh organized the demonstration at the north gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital at about 11:00am. Several hundred leaders…