Indian women protest new citizenship laws, joining a global 'fourth wave' feminist movement
- Written by Alka Kurian, Senior Lecturer, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, Bothell
Women in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh neighborhood are protesting a new Indian citizenship law that they say will discriminate against Muslims, women – and, particularly, Muslim women.Burhaan Kinu/Hindustan Times via Getty ImagesWomen are among the strongest opponents of two new laws in India that threaten the citizenship rights of vulnerable groups...