Jaclyn Michael

Jaclyn Michael

@jaclynmichael.bsky.social

Associate Professor of Asian Religions. Researching and writing on Indian Islam, Islamophobia, theatre + performance. Union member. Podcasting for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social on the Islamic Studies channel

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The New York Times
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Protesters from across India met walls of security forces in New Delhi on Saturday. The leaders of the Gen Z movement known as the Cockroach Janta Party, which had called for the protest against the expunging of millions of names from India’s voter roll, said they were detained. Follow live updates.

trib.alIndia Protests Live Updates: Cockroach Janta Party Leaders Rounded Up as New Delhi Is Locked DownThe Cockroach Janta Party said senior members of the youth activist group had been detained by police. Thousands defied a police ban to to rally against the expunging of millions of names from India’s voter roll.

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Dave Kamper
@dskamper.bsky.social

Compared to 2017, it feels like most of the institutions we count on to protect democracy are weaker now. The courts. The media. The Democratic Party. One institution, however, is *without doubt* in a stronger position to fight fascism now than in 2017: the American labor movement. Consider...

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