Treva B. Lindsey
Treva Lindsey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies at The Ohio State University[1] as of August 2022. She is also the co-chair of the Women of Color Leadership Project for the National Women's Studies Association. According to her university profile, she specializes in African American women’s history, Black Popular and Expressive culture, Black feminism(s), Hip Hop studies, Critical Race and Gender Theory, and Sexual Politics.
According to her bio, she has published no books, papers or research pertaining to Hindus, the rights of Hindus, the impact or relationship between Islam and Hinduism / Hindutva, India or the Indian Government.
In 2021, she along with Hibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of the Taliban, co-signed a letter supporting the "Dismantling Global Hindutva" Conference, as an academic and scholar 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."[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ Treva Lindsey page on The Ohio State University accessed August 31, 2022
- ↑ "Letter of Support", Dismantling Global Hindutva Conference website, accessed August 7, 2022