Talk:Lila Abu-Lughod
Lila Abu-Lughod is Professor of anthropology and gender studies at Columbia University.
Her research focuses on the relationship between cultural forms and power; the politics of knowledge and representation of the Arab and Muslim worlds; and the dynamics of gender and the question of human and women’s rights in the Middle East.
As per her bio, she has published no books, papers or research pertaining to Hindus, rights of Hindus, the impact or relationship between Islam and Hinduism / Hindutva, India or the Indian Government.
In 2021, she endorsed the "Dismantling Global Hindutva" conference and made the allegation
"the current government of India [in 2021] has instituted discriminatory policies including beef bans, restrictions on religious conversion and interfaith weddings, and the introduction of religious discrimination into India’s citizenship laws. The result has been a horrifying rise in religious and caste-based violence, including hate crimes, lynchings, and rapes directed against Muslims, non-conforming Dalits, Sikhs, Christians, adivasis and other dissident Hindus. Women of these communities are especially targeted. Meanwhile, the government has used every tool of harassment and intimidation to muzzle dissent. Dozens of student activists and human rights defenders are currently languishing in jail indefinitely without due process under repressive anti-terrorism laws."[1]
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- ↑ "Letter of Support", Dismantling Global Hindutva Conference website, accessed August 7, 2022
- Lila Abu-Lughod Dept of Gender Studies page on University of Columbia, accessed August 16, 2022
- Lila Abu-Lughod Dept of Anthropology page on University of Columbia accessed August 16, 2022