1/ First and foremost, while we recognize that the details of the case are sensitive and centered around sexual harassment, this will not be the focus of the thread.
So, what happened?
2/ Maha Hasan Alshawi was a graduate student at Dartmouth College.
In February 2020, Alshawi met with Dartmouth’s Deputy Title IX Coordinator Gary Sund and Title IX Coordinator Kristi Clemens to report an alleged incident of sexual harassment.
We've been around for ~6 months. When we began back in March, we never would have expected to grow so quickly or gain traction so soon. It goes to show why such initiatives are needed, especially for Hindu students in the diaspora.
We've witnessed large scale pushback to Hinduphobic campus narratives for the first time. We speak to hundreds of Hindu students who are emboldened to speak out, whom we are incredible proud of.
We will continue to inspire others to be outspoken and unapologetically Hindus.
The strategy deployed by many is just to say "We're not against Hindus, we're only against [insert politics]"
The reality is, Hindus accept a difference of opinion when it comes to politics. Hindu students do not get offended if individuals criticize Indian politics.
However, using Indian politics as a smokescreen to further Hinduphobia is unacceptable.
Examples →
@project_polis here desecrates Hindu religious symbols to draw parallels between Hindus and Nazis
BREAKING: Our research team has uncovered the real motivations of the "Dismantling Hindutva Conference," prior statements from speakers on Hinduism, and the wider issue at hand: Hinduphobia within South Asian Studies.