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    Nilofar Absar

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    Nilofar Absar is a lawyer by training and a storyteller by nature who takes a keen interest in the lives of people belonging to South Asian diasporic communities.

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    Politics

    Fact-check: Did Madras HC say that removal of thali amounts to mental cruelty?

    Nilofar Absar23rd July 202223rd July 2022

    A social media uproar recently ensued following an alleged ruling of a division bench of the Madras High Court in an appeal filed against a divorce petition. “Removal Of Mangalsutra…

    PoliticsReligion

    Iftar held at HDFC Barabanki given false communal spin

    Nilofar Absar21st May 2022

    Photographs of iftar being served post namaz at an HDFC branch in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki were widely shared on Facebook with a communal spin. The incident took place during the…

    Religion

    Video from Bangladesh falsely viral as Muslims beating Hindus in India

    Nilofar Absar16th May 202216th May 2022

    A video of a few men beating young men atop a truck was shared on Twitter by Yati Narsinghanad disciple Suresh Rajput. He has insinuated that Hindus were beaten up…

    Religion

    Old video of Eid devotees praying in Russia viral as France

    Nilofar Absar11th May 20221st September 2022

    A video is viral on social media claiming that it is from France. The Islamic call to prayer (adhan) can be heard in the background and hordes of people can…

    Religion

    Video of Pakistani man with 15 children shared to target Indian Muslims

    Nilofar Absar7th May 2022

    A video is being widely circulated on social media with a message targeting the Muslim community in India. The video depicts a Muslim man being questioned by a TV anchor…

    Politics

    Minority leader beaten in Bangladesh over political rivalry, incident falsely communalised

    Kalim Ahmed & Nilofar Absar4th May 20224th May 2022

    A photo of a man tied to a tree and covered in blood is widely being shared as a photo of Jitendra Kanti Guha, who is a local Hindu leader…

    Politics

    Old image from UP shared to portray police complicity in Jahangirpuri violence

    Nilofar Absar22nd April 2022

    Following the communal violence that recently took place in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, an image is being widely shared on social media. The image depicts a squad of police personnel flanked by…

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    Old image from anti-CAA protest falsely linked to Delhi’s Jahangirpuri violence

    Nilofar Absar19th April 2022

    Against the backdrop of communal violence reported in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area during the recently held Hanuman Jayanti procession, an image is being shared on social media depicting a Muslim mob…

    Religion

    Old images of mazar demolished in UP in 2018 shared as recent

    Nilofar Absar18th April 2022

    Photos of a Muslim shrine or mazar being demolished with a JCB machine have been shared with the claim that the structure was illegal and it was torn down in…

    Politics

    Old photo falsely viral as Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann was caught for bike theft

    Nilofar Absar2nd April 20222nd April 2022

    An old photograph of Bhagwant Mann has been shared on social media to mock the newly-appointed Punjab Chief Minister. The accompanying claim suggests that 12 years ago, Mann was apprehended…

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