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ARUNA KASHYAP describes the visible as well as intangible forms of gender violence that result from discriminatory family laws

The BJP run newspaper The Pioneer has been systematically targetting Teesta Setalvad the courageous campaigner for justice for survivors of Gujarat riots of 2002. Citizens for Justice and Peace in press release rebut the claims made by The Pioneer.

Looking at how elements of fascism can emerge spontaneously in contemporary society enables us to see that fascism does not originate from "evil" or "lack of enlightenment", but rather from the logic of objective historical processes, and from internal pressures and tensions. It is therefore essential to struggle against modern fascism at an objective level: by addressing changes in historical structure and the processes this structure "automatically" generates. Moralistic campaigns, the promotion of tolerance and so on, cannot be effective since they do not take account of historical causes.

The Jamaat-e-Islami, being a part of the martial law government in its initial years, was able to push its own thinking and ideology. Besides, Gen Zia felt very close to Mian Tufail Mohammad, the-then amir of the Jamaat, in terms of both a shared clan and his view of the world. Additionally, due to a certain politics being promoted by the Americans and the Saudis in the whole region during that era, the official faith of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia could not simply be ignored either by Gen Zia’s military government or his preferred clerics. Therefore, the laws were Islamised according to an orthodox Sunni view of Islam.

Students, Teachers, Karamcharis [employees] of Central universities to converge at Delhi university on 26 October 2012 Against Contractualisation of Jobs of Karamcharis; against assault on right to protest; against arbitrary academic reforms etc.