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Had one oversimplified reference here.

I made a post here yesterday, and of course the privileged people failed to understand the intersectional problems faced by other marginalized groups. I was called racist for pointing out a probable discriminatory mindset. But anyhow, I need to explain the marginalized Muslim community problem in India.

You see, I live in West Bengal or India. It saw one of the worst communal massacres in the British Raj, 1946-47. After the subsequent years of partition, with communists ruling the state (fun fact: Longest democratically elected Communist govt ever was in West Bengal). But anyhow I'll come back to the bigger picture of India.

Now in the 1990s, there was a significant Hindu Nationalist sentiment uprising. But it was not until 2014, that the Right Wing party BJP swept the general elections and is in power even since. I will appreciate it if you can find some news reports, there are plenty of them highlighting the specific socio-political oppression against Muslims. Muslim women find themselves in an intersection of this rising Islamophobia and Patriarchy.

There are societal stereotypes that Muslims are dirty, violent, intolerant, uneducated, inferior, hostile, criminals, illegal immigrants and many more. If you are Muslim, you can be questioned about your nationality. If you are a Muslim, people may accuse you of a crime you didn't even commit.

There was this incident: https://www.hindusforhumanrights.org/en/blog/why-it-is-time-to-show-support-with-our-muslim-sisters-in-india , where Muslim women were sold on fake auction sites.

And there's a literacy problem. Data clearly shows that Muslim women were not privileged enough in academic activities. And even after being aware that the institutions of Madrasas have been under attack. Even siting Ministers provoke hateful comments against Muslims. One of them said, to knowingly pay less to Muslim drivers in the state; why? Because they can be illegal immigrants.

And trust me when I say, there are people in India who will celebrate if an innocent Muslim is killed. If an innocent Muslim is raped. If an innocent Muslim is imprisoned without trial. Because they are so much hateful against Muslims, they fail to differentiate a person and their communal identity. During Gaza attacks, Hindu Nationalists weren't silent, they laughed at rubble that crushed Palestinian babies.

In 2002, there was a riot in the state of Gujarat (where our current Prime Minister Narendra Modi, used to be Chief Minister back then). There are alleged videos of the perpetrators who admitted that they were given some sort of free hand in the crimes. One incident they slit women a pregnant woman....(Won't say the rest). You can read about Bilkis Bano case too, when the rapists were allegedly set free even after being convicted, why? Coz they were pure Hindus, and rape against a Muslim weren't enough to impurify apparently. The ideology followed by Hindu Nationalists often come from the controversial personality called VD Savarkar. In his book he once justified revenge rape against Muslim women, even if they aren't the direct perpetrators. https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/persecution-of-muslim-women-in-modi-s-india-special-report

https://amp.scroll.in/article/808788/reading-savarkar-how-a-hindutva-icon-justified-the-idea-of-rape-as-a-political-tool

Now there's a problem of patriarchy too. It's quite undeniable that a lot of socio-religious norms do harm women disproportionately. But in a state where Muslim identity is the main target, how can we focus on upliftment of Muslim Women specifically.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DZZSmy-oGb\_/

I censored the sensitive information, to prevent any bad faith engagement. My core question is that if we're liberal enough to break free from Heterosexual norms, but stay consistent with other conservative norms of 'caste', 'ethnicity', 'religion', then is it really progressive?

For context, "only Hindus" means "No Muslims", because the mentioned location has either Muslim or Hindu population in general. For generations people hesitate committing in Inter-religious marriages, for obvious conservative norms you can guess.

Now imagine being a Lesbian, "I'll date only white women", "I'll date only rich women", "I'll date only Cis women", "I'll date only attractive women". "I'll date only physically abled women". I listed those as per the Crenshaw model. At what point, is it preference and when is it internalized discrimination?

Although the mystery was largely considered solved in 2023, there are still some debates.

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soldiers drowned because the battlefield turned into a liquid mire, after drainage systems were destroyed.