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Missing Martin Short: The Same Old ‘Father of the Bride’ With a Touch of Salsa

“Father of the Bride” streaming on HBO Max is another retelling of the same old…

Bitter Harvest: Hindutva Hate Laboratory Sets Up India’s Youth for Failure

It was a surreal scene playing out non-stop on TV channels. It showed a teenage…

Why is the Council of American Islamic Relations Defending a Man Who Attacked Me Online?

Early in the afternoon, Friday, March 25, I was practicing my craft, hours into a…

Mashallah! Ms. Marvel’s Eyes Sparkle, Her Heart is in the Right Place and the Bangle Fits

I watched “Ms. Marvel” on Disney+ last night. It is refreshing. Kamala (not Kamla like…

About a Well-Oiled Divisive Machine Designed to Sow Discord and Divide Folks of the Hindu Faith

The Washington Post recently covered Tanuja Gupta and the canceling of an Equality Labs sponsored talk at…

They Arrested My Father, Mother, and Sister and Demolished Our House Just Because We are Muslims

I am Afreen Fatima from Allahabad, India. My father has been unjustly and illegally arrested…

A Pogrom in Prayagraj: Bulldozing of India’s Constitutional Values is a Disaster for All Indians

As noted Indian Muslim activist Afreen Fatima and her family had anticipated, India’s most populous…

Ending Racism and Casteism: Is Isabel Wilkerson Right to Say a Fresh Coat of Paint Won’t Do, the House Needs to Be Torn Down?

Glancing across the New York Times one morning, a headline covering the humanitarian crisis in…

A Hodophile’s Notebook: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Attending Festival de Cannes

Amid the seemingly unattainable decline of the COVID-19 pandemic, I, like many people in April…

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and Kathak Come Together at the Legendary Southern Theater in Minneapolis

Occasionally I chance upon an illuminating performance that stays with you long after the show…

The ‘Fringe’ That Went Mainstream: Prime Minister Modi’s Silence on Hate and Bigotry Makes Him an Accessory

Hindu extremists in India stayed true to their touchstone of hate and bigotry and added…

‘Samrat Prithviraj’ Could Have Been Two Films — A Royal Love Story and the Saga of the Last Brave Hindu King

My mother was from Rajasthan. She would tell us of the amazing love story of…