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Podcast: Reporters Without Orders
Episode: Reporters Without Orders Ep 201: ‘Bulli Bai’ case, hate crimes against Muslim women
Description: This week, host Akanksha Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Nidhi Suresh, independent journalist Arshi Qureshi, and Alt News senior editor Pooja Chaudhari.The discussion surrounds the fake “auction” of Muslim women on an app called “Bulli Bai”. “They are targeted attacks on Muslim women,” says Arshi. “First, it was only social media trolls and abuse. But now, it’s much more than we can ever imagine...It’s a way of trying to shut up those active Muslim women who speak up against the government.”Pooja spotlights the incompetence of social media platforms in taking ac...