WATCH: Muslim activists storm Birmingham cinema screening 'The Kerala Story'
1 year, 7 months ago

WATCH: Muslim activists storm Birmingham cinema screening 'The Kerala Story'

Firstpost  

Muslim activists in the UK’s Birmingham stormed a screening of Bollywood film ‘The Kerala Story’, which depicts how women from Kerala were forced to convert and recruited by the terror group Islamic State. According to a report in Daily Mail, a group of protesters led by Shakeel Afsar, a Kashmiri activist, disrupted the screening of the film on ‘Friday at a Cineworld theatre in Birmingham. Intolerant Muslim activist interrupts peaceful screening "The Kerala Story" in Birmingham. pic.twitter.com/maDBPmWwu5 — David Vance May 22, 2023 In the clip, Afsar along with at least two others ask to speak to the cinema manager about the ‘Islamophobic’ nature of the film, the report said.

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The Kerala Story criticised by religious leaders of the state during Eid sermons: ‘We should not become tools…’
8 months, 1 week ago

The Kerala Story criticised by religious leaders of the state during Eid sermons: ‘We should not become tools…’

Hindustan Times  

While addressing the faithful at the famed Palayam Juma Masjid in Thiruvananthapuram during Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations, Imam V P Suhaib Maulavi cautioned against attempts by vested interests to create division in society. He said the screening of the controversial movie The Kerala Story and the ongoing discussions revolving around it were part of such attempts. Religious leaders in the state criticise …

Church retells ‘Kerala Story’; takes up ‘love jihad’ as topic for teen meeting
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Church retells ‘Kerala Story’; takes up ‘love jihad’ as topic for teen meeting

New Indian Express  

KOCHI : That the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church continues to maintain its stance that ‘love jihad’ does exist was strengthened when its Idukki eparchy prepared material that touched on the topic for students of classes XI and XII as part of a recent diocese-wide three-day gospel convention. The eparchy also directed all parishes conducting the convention to screen the controversial movie, …

Newslaundry justifies Islamist violence in Haldwani, blames everyone except rioting Muslim mobs
10 months ago

Newslaundry justifies Islamist violence in Haldwani, blames everyone except rioting Muslim mobs

Op India  

Nine days after Islamists unleashed mayhem in Haldwani city in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand, Newslaundry on Saturday resorted to justifying the outbreak of violence following police action on an illegal madrassa-mosque. Manisha Pande calls rioters ‘crowds’, paints them as victims ‘Managing Editor’ of Newslaundry, Manisha Pande, however, conceded that the rioters ran rampage in Haldwani but carefully substituted ‘violent …

OPINION | NUH: HOW VIDEOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA FANNED VIOLENCE
1 year, 4 months ago

OPINION | NUH: HOW VIDEOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA FANNED VIOLENCE

India TV News  

Though the embers of communal violence in Nuh are dying down, questions are being raised by some politicians about why people belonging to a certain community are being arrested. Muslims constitute 80 per cent of the population in Nuh, and yet a Muslim family saved a Hindu family during the riots. Fake rumours circulated on social media by anti-social elements …

COUNTER CULTURE | ‘The Kerala Story’ is greedy in its impulse to demonise Muslims
1 year, 7 months ago

COUNTER CULTURE | ‘The Kerala Story’ is greedy in its impulse to demonise Muslims

The Hindu  

Published : May 18, 2023 11:00 IST - 8 MINS READ When I was 10 or 11 years old, I seriously considered converting to Christianity. An individual story of such coercion or seduction is soon fleshed into a trend, and the trend narrativised into a threat and it is in the crosscurrents of such anxiety that a poisonous film like …

5 Reasons For The Kerala Story Controversy
1 year, 7 months ago

5 Reasons For The Kerala Story Controversy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: After The Kashmir Files, the much discussed movie during these days is ‘The Kerala Story’. ‘The Kerala Story’ is all about the story of three young girls from different parts of Kerala who are converted to Islam and join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Several politicians in Kerala and Muslim leaders have alleged that the film would …

The Kerala Story producer Vipul Shah responds to backlash, says film 'is not against Muslims or Islam'
1 year, 7 months ago

The Kerala Story producer Vipul Shah responds to backlash, says film 'is not against Muslims or Islam'

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala Story's producer and creative director Vipul Amrutlal Shah responded to the backlash his film had been receiving since its release. Directed by Sudipto Sen, The Kerala Story was released in theatres on May 5, and there were calls to ban the film in a few states including West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. In an interview with Rediff, Vipul …

Despite ban in few states, The Kerala Story trumps The Kashmir Files at the box office - here's how
1 year, 7 months ago

Despite ban in few states, The Kerala Story trumps The Kashmir Files at the box office - here's how

Firstpost  

Director Sudipto Sen’s The Kerala Story grabbed the headlines and audience’s attention right from its teaser, which was released last year. And for the the few still calling #TheKeralaStory a propaganda film,saying these incidents do not exist even after watching testimonials of several Indian victims,,,my humble request, Google two words ISIS and Brides.maybe an account of white girls narrated to …

'What scares those': BJP's Khushbu after Kerala Story pulled down in Tamil Nadu
1 year, 7 months ago

'What scares those': BJP's Khushbu after Kerala Story pulled down in Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

BJP leader and National Commission for Women member Khushbu Sundar condemned the opposition to The Kerala Story in her state and said people should be allowed to decide what they want to watch. Theatres in Tamil Nadu stopped the screening of the controversial movie that was released on May 5 citing poor box office collection. Tamil Nadu theatre owners stopped …

Rajasthan man assaulted for urging young women to watch 'The Kerala Story'
1 year, 7 months ago

Rajasthan man assaulted for urging young women to watch 'The Kerala Story'

India Today  

A man in Rajasthan was allegedly beaten and threatened for sharing positive reviews of the film "The Kerala Story" on his social media account. According to the police, he was urging young women to watch the movie on his WhatsApp story. The movie, which was released on Friday, centres around religious indoctrination in Kerala and how Hindu and Christian women …

More than a story: on the film, The Kerala Story, and the demand that it be banned
1 year, 7 months ago

More than a story: on the film, The Kerala Story, and the demand that it be banned

The Hindu  

The demand for a ban on The Kerala Story, a film apparently based on the instances of a few women joining the Islamic State, is ill-conceived. Laws pertaining to public order indeed empower the police and local authorities to stop a film’s screening, but it will be perilous to do so every time a group demands a ban. Reports from …

‘The Kerala Story’ movie review: Adah Sharma’s performance marred by half-truths and an emotionally exploitative gaze
1 year, 7 months ago

‘The Kerala Story’ movie review: Adah Sharma’s performance marred by half-truths and an emotionally exploitative gaze

The Hindu  

May 05, 2023 02:39 pm | Updated 09:42 pm IST The radicalisation and trafficking of gullible girls to germinate terror is a story waiting to be told. But the way director Sudipto Sen tells The Kerala Story, after years of research, is more burlesque than a sincere depiction of the problem. Said to be based on real stories of how …

Protests against the screening of ‘The Kerala Story’ in Kochi
1 year, 7 months ago

Protests against the screening of ‘The Kerala Story’ in Kochi

The Hindu  

Activists of the Nationalist Youth Congress and Fraternity Movement staged a protest in front of the Shenoy’s theatre in Kochi on Friday against the screening of the controversial film ‘The Kerala Story’. ‘Bundle of lies’ Members of the NYC, the youth wing of the Nationalist Congress Party, entered the theatre premises shouting slogans demanding a ban on the movie. They …

The Kerala Story row: AR Rahman shares video of Hindu wedding inside mosque
1 year, 7 months ago

The Kerala Story row: AR Rahman shares video of Hindu wedding inside mosque

Live Mint  

Amid the ongoing controversy around the movie The Kerala Story, Oscar-winning musician A R Rahman on 4 May shared a video on social media showing a Hindu wedding inside a mosque in Kerala. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala refused to entertain a plea challenging CBFC certification granted to 'The …

Kerala Story: Film on alleged Indian ISIL recruits gets pushback
1 year, 7 months ago

Kerala Story: Film on alleged Indian ISIL recruits gets pushback

Al Jazeera  

Muslim group and individuals offer large rewards for evidence to back up claims in movie that thousands of Hindu women were forcibly converted and made to work for ISIL. They say the film shows true stories of a Muslim “love jihad” plot, in which non-Muslim girls and women are supposedly romanced, lured to convert to Islam through marriage and then …

How Adah Sharma's The Kerala Story can be a huge surprise at the box office?
1 year, 7 months ago

How Adah Sharma's The Kerala Story can be a huge surprise at the box office?

Firstpost  

Until the teaser of The Kerala Story arrived in November last year, people hardly had any idea about the tragic story of the Malayalam-speaking state, which talks about the conversion of 32,000 women to Islam followed by recruitment in the terror group, Islamic State. While the film sparked controversy right from the word go with many political parties demanding a …

The Kerala Story: Don’t give screening permission, says Congress
1 year, 7 months ago

The Kerala Story: Don’t give screening permission, says Congress

Hindustan Times  

As controversial movie “The Kerala Story” is set to hit the screen on May 5, the Congress on Friday urged the government not to give screening permission for the film which it said was “full of lies and painted the Muslim community in bad light.” Kerala opposition leader V D Satheesan said the film was part of a vicious agenda …

‘The Kerala Story’: Calls to halt release of controversial Bollywood movie about conversions to Islam
2 years, 1 month ago

‘The Kerala Story’: Calls to halt release of controversial Bollywood movie about conversions to Islam

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A complaint has been lodged …

Days after Leicester violence, Indian diaspora to stage protest against BBC for spreading Hinduphobia and peddling anti-India narrative
2 years, 2 months ago

Days after Leicester violence, Indian diaspora to stage protest against BBC for spreading Hinduphobia and peddling anti-India narrative

Op India  

Following violence and targeted misinformation campaign against Hindus in Leicester and Birmingham, the Indian diaspora is set to stage a protest against the UK’s state media, British Broadcasting Corporation for peddling anti-Hindu and anti-India narratives, particularly during Leicester violence. #Hinduphobia #Indiaphobia pic.twitter.com/7vW4gmrqmQ — Organiser Weekly October 7, 2022 A Twitter user by the username @/indicsociety tweeted, “Indian diaspora in Britain …

Backed by Liberals, Islamists Got Away With Leicester Violence and Will Come Back for More
2 years, 2 months ago

Backed by Liberals, Islamists Got Away With Leicester Violence and Will Come Back for More

News 18  

A mob attacks a Hindu temple and sets fire to a religious flag. On major US television networks such as MSNBC, anchors like Mehdi Hasan explain that Anders Brevik, the white supremacist who executed over 50 children in Norway in the summer of 2011, was motivated by “Hindutva.” Incidentally, you can find an old video of Mehdi Hasan circulating on …

Watch: Islamist mob circle Durga Bhawan Hindu Centre in Birmingham amid chants of 'Allah-Hu-Akbar'
2 years, 3 months ago

Watch: Islamist mob circle Durga Bhawan Hindu Centre in Birmingham amid chants of 'Allah-Hu-Akbar'

Op India  

On September 20, a 200-strong mob of masked Islamists circled Durga Bhawan Hindu Centre located on Spon Lane in Smethwick town in West Midlands, England, after a call for “peaceful protests” was made on social media. I salute Hindus there standing upto Jihadi goons despite being outnumbered pic.twitter.com/ghmWLlIWhp — Ratan Sharda 🇮🇳 रतन शारदा September 21, 2022 In a video …

Screening of The Kashmir Flies stopped in a Kolkata theatre, here is why
2 years, 9 months ago

Screening of The Kashmir Flies stopped in a Kolkata theatre, here is why

Op India  

On Wednesday, the screening of the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’ was stopped midway after a brawl broke out at the iconic Navina Cinema Hall in Tollygunge in Kolkata. pic.twitter.com/qW7w5QAEMz — Manish Bhattacharya ﮷ March 16, 2022 Contradictory versions of the Navina cinema hall brawl surface After the news came to the fore, different versions of the incident began transpiring on …

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