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Report by the National Commission for Minorities after its visit to Gujarat, October 2006

On August 29, 2006, social activists filed complaints before the National Commission for Minorities.They pointed out that more than 5,000 Muslim families in Gujarat are staying in makeshift colonies in four districts of Gujarat. In view of the tense situation in their original place of residence, these people are unable to return. In the absence…

Face to Face with Fascism

By Teesta Setalvad Forced ethnic segregation, calculated violence and the blatant misuse of government machinery throttles democracy in Gujarat Muslims and  Dalits, masjids  and the  kachrapeti (the  garbage dump),  are the symbols of  the clear communal and casteist segregation of space in urban Gujarat, be it in Ahmedabad, Mehsana, Surat, Rajkot, or elsewhere. The Muslimvaas…

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