I am against fundamentalism of all kinds: Shabana Azmi
Actor condemns lynching of religious minorities in India
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Veteran Bollywood actor Shabana Azmi, who has often raised her voice on social issues, clarified her stance in backing the 'Not In My Name' protests on Monday, stating that she will continue standing up against all fundamentalism, reported Yahoo!
Shabana was talking in response to a fan on Twitter, who that she has "spoken against Triple Talaq so many times.” The Neerja star replied, "I'm against fundamentalism of all kinds. In the Not in My Name campaign, I said it's about all mob lynching including the DSP in Kashmir, the love Jihad."
The 'Not in My Name' protests question the "pattern of attacks on the minorities in India and the silence of the government" on the killings. On June 29, other actors such as Dia Mirza, Arjun Kapoor and Aditi Rao Hydari and director Hansal Mehta denounced the killings of innocent people in the name of religion and cow protection.
Mardan university reopens after Mashal lynching; weapons seized during search
An event was organised under the banner of "#NotInMyName" close on the heels of the lynching and murder of 16-year-old Junaid in a train, following an argument that turned communal.
At the protest, there were songs and speeches calling for communal harmony. The most significant of the lynchings was that of Mohammad Akhlaq in 2015, father of an Indian Air Force personnel, who was killed by a mob on suspicion that beef was kept in his house in Dadri, on the outskirts of the capital of Delhi.
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Shabana was talking in response to a fan on Twitter, who that she has "spoken against Triple Talaq so many times.” The Neerja star replied, "I'm against fundamentalism of all kinds. In the Not in My Name campaign, I said it's about all mob lynching including the DSP in Kashmir, the love Jihad."
The 'Not in My Name' protests question the "pattern of attacks on the minorities in India and the silence of the government" on the killings. On June 29, other actors such as Dia Mirza, Arjun Kapoor and Aditi Rao Hydari and director Hansal Mehta denounced the killings of innocent people in the name of religion and cow protection.
Mardan university reopens after Mashal lynching; weapons seized during search
An event was organised under the banner of "#NotInMyName" close on the heels of the lynching and murder of 16-year-old Junaid in a train, following an argument that turned communal.
At the protest, there were songs and speeches calling for communal harmony. The most significant of the lynchings was that of Mohammad Akhlaq in 2015, father of an Indian Air Force personnel, who was killed by a mob on suspicion that beef was kept in his house in Dadri, on the outskirts of the capital of Delhi.
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