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The state vs women

The unchecked endorsement of toxic masculinity, upper caste hegemony and Islamophobia is extremely dangerous for women standing at the various intersections of gender, caste and religion.

Mitali Agrawal Researcher, Delhi

In Kathua, a group of Hindu men decided to 'teach a lesson' to the nomadic Muslim community of Bakarwals, by raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl. In Unnao, a 17-year-old girl has accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Senghar and his men of rape, and her father has died in custody. In 2018, it seems pointless to look back at December 2012 as a remarkable event in the history of women's struggle. The young and naive like me had thought

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