Many Muslims living in Uttar Pradesh now fear their own homes are being earmarked for destruction after their family members participated in last month's protests. "They have an ideological commitment that in India they have to make Muslims a second-class citizen, socially humiliate them and destroy their property," Rai said.Īmnesty International said last month that the demolitions were part of a selective and "vicious" crackdown on Indian Muslims who dared to speak up against the discrimination they faced. "There is no comparison for this ruthlessness."Ĭritics of the government say the campaign is the latest manifestation of the BJP's discriminatory policies towards India's 200 million-strong Muslim minority community. Officials say the spate of demolitions are lawful as they only target buildings constructed without legal approval.īut victims of the campaign deny that their dwellings are illegal, and say they are not given the legally required notice period to dispute demolition orders.įatima's house was demolished "in the presence of hundreds of police and hundreds of cameras, with no empathy," KK Rai, a lawyer for Fatima's father, told AFP. Since then "bulldozer politics" have spread elsewhere in the country and demolition campaigns have begun quickly following on the heels of outbreaks of religious unrest.Īfter a violent confrontation in April between Hindus trailing a religious procession and Muslims holding Ramadan prayers, authorities in Delhi knocked down nearly two dozen Muslim shopfronts and the facade of a mosque, defying a court order to stop. In office he has championed the bulldozer as a symbol of his commitment to law and order and as a potential tool to use against "trouble-makers".Īdityanath's acolytes celebrated his successful campaign for re-election as chief minister earlier this year by riding on top of excavators, while bulldozer tattoos became a minor craze among supporters of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. Indian teenager Somaiya Fatima was released in time from jail to watch live footage of an excavator claw smashing into the walls of her childhood home Sanjay KANOJIA AFP "Everyone now looks at their home and thinks that if it happened to us, it can happen to them also." 'No empathy'įatima's home state of Uttar Pradesh is governed by Yogi Adityanath, a saffron-robed Hindu monk seen as a potential successor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "They've instilled fear in an entire community," she said. She said the demolition was a lesson for Muslims tempted to "speak up" against the government. The day Fatima was released, she was sitting in a relative's living room when she came across footage of her home's destruction on her phone. It was one of several rallies across India last month condemning a ruling party spokeswoman whose provocative comments about the Prophet Mohammed during a televised debate sparked anger across the Muslim world.
The 19-year-old was arrested along with her family after her father was accused of masterminding a large public protest in the northern city of Allahabad last month. "We are Muslims and that's why we are being targeted," Fatima told AFP. “While we understand this is a strict policy, we will continue to enforce this under the liquor act.The residence is among scores of dwellings and businesses flattened by wrecking crews this year, in a campaign authorities have promoted by turns as a battle against illegal construction and a firm response to criminal activity.īut rights groups have condemned "bulldozer justice" as an unlawful exercise in collective punishment by India's Hindu nationalist government, and many of the campaign's victims have one thing in common. “While we appreciate that our rule has caused you unintended distress, we do enforce a blanket policy that prohibits head and face tattoos at Hey Chica! alongside other conditions of entry,” it said.
Das muss nicht zwangsläufig deswegen sein, weil er solche Tattoos nicht gut findet. Selbst einige Tätowierer weigern sich diese Stellen zu tätowieren. Credit: SuppliedĪfter contacting the bar, James received a written response saying staff were “following procedure”. Während Intim Tattoos, also Tattoos im Schambereich noch eher für gut befunden werden, sorgen Tätowierungen direkt an den Genitalien und Geschlechtsorganen bei manchen für Abneigung. ‘This is my face but this is also my mother’s face, her mother’s face, my great grandmother’s face.’ Credit: Supplied Moale receiving her facial tattoos. “The lack of compassion and lack of empathy and not even being open to hearing my story was shocking,” she said. This is not the first time she has been discriminated against because of her markings, with a previous employer requesting she wear bandaids to cover up her arm tattoos which it considered “unprofessional”.īut this was the first time she had been refused entry to a venue. “They all mark a different point in time,” she said.
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