“Controversial Twitter historian who regularly lies about Hindus now says she is getting threats from Muslims for takling about Hijab, may not talk about religion other than Hinduism again”, Opindia, November 13, 2024:
“On 12th November, The Print published an article in support of self-proclaimed historian and YouTuber Dr Ruchika Sharma, who claims to have a PhD in history from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), after she faced backlash from pro-hijabi individuals on social media as she criticised hijab.
Interestingly, while speaking to The Print, Ruchika claimed that “none of her peers came to her rescue.” Furthermore, she declared that she would “think twice” before talking about any other religion. She said, “What’s happened to me speaks volumes. After the threats, I’m afraid. Next time, I’ll think twice before discussing other religions, perhaps, other than Hinduism.”
It all began on 3rd November when Ruchika quoted Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American journalist on a mission against compulsory hijab in Islamic nations. In a post, Masih had shared a video of an Iranian student who was harassed by her university’s morality police over her “improper” hijab. In protest, the student stripped down to her underwear. The video went viral, and reports emerged that the student was later arrested and labelled as “troubled”…….”
Read the full article at Opindia.com
