Hindu hardliners step up campaign to block Indian temple to women
Hindu hardliners step up campaign to block Indian temple to women
Nilackal (India) (AFP) - Hindu hardliners blocked intersections, threatened drivers, threw stones at buses and ordered a 12-hour strike on Thursday as they stepped up their campaign to bar women from one of India's holiest temples.
AFP
AFP
Clashes as Hindu hardliners block women from Indian temple
Clashes as Hindu hardliners block women from Indian temple
Nilackal (India) (AFP) - Clashes erupted on Wednesday as Hindu hardliners prevented women visiting one of India's most sacred temples, with baton-waving police charging stone-throwing protesters.
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AFP
Tradition, and mobs, keep women out of Indian temple
Tradition, and mobs, keep women out of Indian temple
Sabarimala Temple (India) (AFP) - At the Indian temple that is the focus of a battle over gender equality, Hindu hardliners are in festive mood, successful -- so far -- in their bid to keep women out.
AFP
AFP