A Poetic Protest Against Lynchings of Muslims in India
Sabika Abbas Naqvi recites her poems on streets and stages across the country, to protest against
hate and to promote love. These days, she seems to be busier than usual, as several Muslims have
been lynched by mobs over rumors that they killed a cow or ate beef. Some have been brutally and
publicly killed for loving a Hindu woman.
A performative protest poet, Sabika says when she's on the streets, she fears anything can happen
to her as she is a Muslim woman. For some Hindu nationalists, cows, which Hindus consider sacred,
or their own definition of what India is and who it belongs to, are more precious than human lives.
But fear doesn't stop Sabika. It must not, she says in this video interview
with The Diplomat, and explains what keeps her going.
A Poetic Protest Against Lynchings of Muslim 'Beef Eaters' in India
Slam poet Sabika Abbas Naqvi at MIA SHEROES SUMMIT, 2017 Delhi:
Sabika Naqvi Smashes The Locks Of Patriarchy At CONVERGE 2016
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