Muslim women in India horrified to find themselves up for ?auction? on racist app
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Rehbar, a 27-year-old journalist, is one of about 100 lawyers, activists and other prominent Muslim women in India whose photos appeared on the app, called Bulli Bai, without their consent. They accused Aumkareshwar Thakur, who was arrested Jan. 9 in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, of writing codes for the app.All the people arrested are still in police custody and could not be reached for comment.Ismat Ara, another person targeted by Bulli Bai, described the app as a “conspiracy against Muslim women.” Ara, 23, a Muslim journalist who is frequently critical of both the government and India’s Hindu nationalist movement, said there had been a “growing trend of hate crimes against Muslims, especially in the past few years.”But the problem goes beyond Hindu nationalism, she said.“If the culprits get away with it, then there is no stopping this,” she added.
As said here by Ananta Agarwal, Anagha Subhash Nair, Natsuki Arita, Reuters