Aslah Kayyalakkath
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Founding Editor @MaktoobMedia | History graduate | Native: Kozhikode, Kerala | Words in @AJEnglish @thecaravanindia | For leads: [email protected]
Today, 12 Muslim men who spent nearly two decades in jail for a crime they did not commit were finally acquitted by the court. For nearly 20 long years-the prime of their lives-they were branded as terrorists, humiliated at every level. Their families, friends, and even those who…
It is astonishing that no one has challenged the MHA order in court, based on which Bengali Muslims are being randomly picked up and detained in several states for citizenship verification even after two months of continued harassment. Is this the new NRC?
Palestinian footballer Hamada Saleh, top scorer for Al-Ahly Gaza, put his boots up for sale to feed his family. “Sadly, this is all that remains of my football memories… for sale.” FIFA has completely abandoned its responsibility to protect its players.
Unbearable war crimes against athletes in Gaza. No words from the West.
15-year-old footballer Ahmad Ali Salah was shot and killed by Israel in Bethlehem, West Bank. He played for Al-Khadr Academy. Ahmad was just a kid. This is the 4th consecutive day I report the killing of a Palestinian footballer. 12 players have been killed in July. Horrifying.
Breaking Allahabad HC grants bail to Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid president Zafar Ali The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Zafar Ali, a prominent lawyer, president of Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid, and community leader who was arrested for speaking out against police violence…
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Twelve Muslim men walked free after 18 years in prison for the 7/11 Mumbai train blasts—a case the Bombay High Court called a failed prosecution. Shahid Azmi, the fearless human rights lawyer, defended the wrongfully accused in terror cases like this—until he was shot dead at…
'We have always stood by them and our commitment towards the Palestinian cause is unwavering, India was the first non-Arab country to recognise the State of Palestine' India Calls For Ceasefire In Gaza, Reiterates Two-State Solution
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“Ehtmam Ul Haque, a Jamia graduate, endured the most brutality because of his identity. He was blindfolded, given electric shocks, and beaten so severely he couldn’t stand,” the lawyer tells Maktoob. @nikita_jain15 reports: maktoobmedia.com/india/blindfol…
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Indian citizens with documents are branded “non-Indians” for being Bengali-speaking Muslims. It’s happened in Assam, Odisha, Maharashtra, Delhi—and it can happen anywhere. Among India’s poorest, they migrate for survival. Watch @maktoobhindi story youtu.be/tnqVAXo-feo?si…
An eviction drive led by the Assam Police and the Forest Department in Goalpara’s Paikan Reserve Forest turned violent on Thursday, resulting in at least one death and another person critically injured after police fired upon protesters. The deceased has been identified as…
Breaking: One killed, dozens injured after Assam Police open fire at protesters during Goalpara eviction drive An eviction drive led by Assam Police and the Forest Department in Goalpara’s Paikan Reserve Forest turned violent on Thursday, leaving at least one person dead and…
The Israeli genocide in Gaza continues unabated. In fact it is intensifying and assuming horrific new dimensions. A number of voices within Israel are beginning to speak out. The latest to express grave concern is a former PM of Israel himself. But the Govt. of India is supremely…
Today 8 PM In Conversation with @MaktoobMedia Caste and the crisis of Indian society Guest speaker: @AshwiniKP_ UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism Register here: me.eventhex.ai
“Time keeps passing, but we are still where we were,” said the family of anti-CAA activist and UAPA undertrial prisoner Athar Khan, voicing their anguish. Watch special report by @maktoobhindi youtube.com/watch?v=eXeX6g…