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Funding Cuts Leave Domestic Violence Survivors Trapped with Their Abusers
Three days before Christmas of last year, a grand jury indicted Mamta Kafle Bhatt’s husband for allegedly dismembering her body and using a trash compactor to dispose of the pieces. I couldn’t sleep. I tossed and turned. Took deep breaths. Gulped glasses of water. Nothing worked. Every time I closed my eyes, I thought of all the survivors I worked with over the years. Their stories. Their fears. “That could have been me,” one survivor said, when the news first broke.
Even with Biden in power, immigrant spouses in the US face delays and obstacles for work permits
Listening to Behind the Numbers, a digital media and marketing podcast was one of Swara’s (name changed) favourite routines on her way to work. Swara is a senior marketing professional in San Francisco with a masters degree from a US university. In July 2020, she was offered a new job with good pay and benefits. A couple of days into her new position, she had to stop working as her work permit renewal was not adjudicated in time by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
The Un’pellet’able Truth – the case against use of Metal Pellets for Crowd Control
The casualty figure in the ongoing unrest in Jammu & Kashmir has crossed 90 with the death of the 12-year-old Junaid. We look at the SOP to be employed in crowd control and why metal pellets need to go. The casualty figure in the ongoing unrest in Jammu & Kashmir reached 91 with the death of the 12-year-old Junaid who succumbed to pellet injuries.
Tackling fake news
Indians and the ‘Indian National Anthem’ being adjudged the best by UNESCO is probably the most common fake news going around the Internet. While this false information may have been innocuous, it captures the larger menace we face today. With the advent of new age digital and social media, fake news has pervaded all spheres of life, political and social.
Two friends and Kashmir
(Illustration: Subrata Dhar) A strange excitement had engulfed me on my journey to Srinagar. It was not the beautiful landscape or the idea of living in a houseboat but the possibility of meeting a pen friend. It was 13 years ago. I was 21. After an evening meal, amidst discussions about curfews, killings and sightseeing with my houseboat hosts, I ventured on to the street to make a telephone call to my mother. The street seemed brightly lit, but with hardly any people.
How Should Governments Respond to ISIS's Unconventional Terror Tactics?
On Monday, the UK announced that it was banning all electronic devices larger than a normal smartphone on inbound flights from airports in six countries. They all happen to be Muslim-majority countries, but the UK government has dismissed the idea that it was taking a leaf out of Donald Trump’s Muslim ban. It marketed the ban as a terror protectionist measure just like the US did, which has banned electronics on inbound flights from ten airports.
Standing Up to Hate in Donald Trump's America
This week, a friend who lives 20 minutes from my home shared that she encountered a hate incident in the middle of a dark street. The incident occurred in California, an American state where one in every five persons is foreign born or an immigrant. Thankfully, the incident did not escalate into a physical fight or crime. But she called the local police anyway, just to inform them in case he were to reappear or threaten her.
Finding Solidarity While Protesting Against Trump
San Francisco, California: As I waited for my train on the platform, a morning drizzle descended. The overcast sky, cold winds and the sprinkling from the skies were setting the mood for the day. My gaze shifted to two middle-aged women in rain jackets, running shoes and a transparent bag. They were deeply engrossed in their chat but I could not help but wonder if they were heading to the protest like me. As we seated ourselves on the Capitol Express train, we exchanged glances and smiles.
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