#Bigotry

The Debate on Rumi's "Identity"There is a rising ethno-national debate about claiming Rumi's legacy with some bigotry inserted by Irani Persians speaking against Afghans claiming that Rumi "wasnt Afghan," even
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How could it not be an evening for a thread? Finally able to pull myself from the hours of watching it all unfold. And while it is tempting and easy
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Just so it's clear: Priya Ramani has been acquitted of defamation, MJ Akbar hasn't been convicted of rape.When the court says "can't punish women for raising voice", it's deeply troubling
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In case a Venn diagram would be helpful. The far right is a direct result of our domination-based culture of man box masculinity. Boys and men are stripped of authentic
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Imagine feeling you have the right to lecture *Doreen Lawrence* on racism. The sheer entitlement. Not that losing a son to racism makes you infallible, but it does IMO entitle
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An open letter to all citizens of the United States who feel things like removing statues and changing city and street names and #reparations and #BLM are ridiculous and unnecessary.You
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WHY WE WANT BIDEN TO WIN?India, along with the rest of the world, is eagerly waiting for the early hours of 4th November. Not only the policy makers, industrialists, lobbyists
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A historically inaccurate take.Sikhs and Muslims were hunted down, beaten, and killed on the streets in retaliation - months and even years to follow. The first person killed in backlash
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In any country with a rational people, what the BJP is doing with the Haryana Police, Delhi Police (and BSF and CRPF?) would be straight up political suicide! People would
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Four reasons why imposing the IHRA definition on universities is bad for Jews: (It's also bad for Palestinians and for academic freedom, but I'll focus on Jews)https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definitions-chart
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I’ve been involved in the discussions that sprang up around Self-ID for several years now... and I keep a cool head.I keep it in the face of women being threatened
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Unexpectedly gained 100+ followers today, so if you're here because of the technical thread, here's some heads up so you can unfollow now if my account is gonna set you
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Apropos of nothing, the Soviet Union went from essentially a feudal state to the most progressive country in the world for women in a matter of less than a year.
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Serious answer? Internet atheism heavily revolved around the spectacle of intellectual beatdowns, rather than any real promotion of secular views or any kind of serious activism, and a majority of
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After the 9-11 terror attacks, Muslims have spent 20 years condemning violent acts done by extremists they've never met. It's never enough. Our loyalty and patriotism is still held as
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True story: 5 years ago, this brown fella (me) was driving my mom's Honda cross-country (she had just moved to the East coast) when I was pulled over by the
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