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Religious rights, the courts, and the State

India, Feb. 11 -- In recent months, Uttar Pradesh has been in the news for troubling reasons. The latest incident comes from Bareilly, where police detained 12 Muslim men for offering namaaz (prayers)... Read More


From sedition to UAPA: Policing dissent in India

India, Dec. 17 -- Few laws reveal the Indian State's unease with dissent as starkly as sedition. Drafted in 1870 to protect the British Crown from political unrest and infamously wielded against figur... Read More


Revised waqf law raises constitutional red flags

India, Nov. 19 -- A waqf is, at its heart, a gift to God, a property dedicated in perpetuity for religious or charitable purposes. Scholars note that the concept of waqf, over 1,000 years old, shows s... Read More