Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 Washington, DC Together, both ICNA CSJ National and ICNA CSJ’s California Chapter vehemently oppose the decision of the USC Administration to ban the visibly Muslim, student-voted class valedictorian Asna Tabbasum from speaking at her commencement ceremony. The Administration cites safety concerns as the reason for their cancellation, but has rejected any attempt to display a credible …
Hindutva in the US: Caste Discrimination Act Struck Down in California
In 2023, tremendous effort by activists helped California lawmakers clear a bill that would ban caste discrimination in the state. Caste is a South Asian fixed social class system particularly amongst Hinduism (but not excluding other religious communities in South Asia). Caste hierarchy particularly exists amongst South Asian communities. Caste can be used as a way to discriminate against those …
Stop Casteism in California!
As immigrants from South Asia make their way to the United States, they dream what most immigrants dream, to build a new life by working hard, and creating a better world for their children. But what happens when a consequence of birth, that limits their lives in their home countries, follows them here? Casteism is an ancient social system that …
