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Reasons for rising Islamophobia

Reasons for rising Islamophobia Introduction If Islamist terror is a major international issue today, so is the response to it. For instance, the UN ‘Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief’ flagged the “epidemic proportions” of anti-Muslim hatred with the lament that member states responded to security threats “by adopting measures which disproportionately target Muslims and define Muslims as both high risk and at risk of radicalization”. Exploring the reasons The Cambridge dictionary describes Islamophobia as an “unreasonable dislike or fear of, and prejudice against, Muslims or Islam.” But the All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims (APPG) goes further…

29 March, 2021 Social exclusion

PM Van Dhan Yojana

PM Van Dhan Yojana Part of: GS-I- Social issue (PT-MAINS-PERSONALITY TEST) Coverage of PM Van Dhan Yojana proposed to be expanded from the current 18,000 SHGS to 50,000 Van Dhan SHGS, coverage of tribal gathers to be increased threefold to 10 lakh Tackling an unprecedented crisis of the nature and combating the challenges thrown by the Covid-19 Pandemic require different and innovative approaches. One segment that has been severely impacted during the ongoing crisis has been the tribal population. In such a scenario, the Van Dhan Start-ups, established under the scheme initiated by TRIFED, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs have…

16 June, 2020 Social exclusion

Odisha Helpline “Bharosa’’

Odisha Helpline “Bharosa’’ Part of: GS-I- Social issue (PT-MAINS-PERSONALITY TEST) To relieve the distress of the student community during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Government has launched the Central University of Odisha Helpline “Bharosa’’. Aim: To provide Cognitive Emotional Rehabilitation Services to all University Students of Odisha. Need Social distancing and self-isolation because of Covid-19, has led to declining in social interactions which further impacts mental and physical health. It is being called the ‘social recession’ i.e. a collapse in our social contacts. Benefit: This app would provide mental and psychological assistance to the students. Mental Health Mental health is defined as a state of well-being in…

13 May, 2020 Social exclusion

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