Coalition against Communalism (CAC) is a
San Francisco Bay area
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organization formed in 1992 in the wake of the
Babri Masjid demolition in
Ayodhya
Ayodhya (; ) is a city situated on the banks of holy river Saryu in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Ayodhya, also known as Saketa, is an ancient city of India, the birthplace of Rama and setting of the great epic Ramayana. Ayodhya wa ...
, according to its website.
Nothing is known about its leadership, its membership or the sources of funding. This information has never been revealed outside of CAC. The group's website is donated by
EKTA, a
Berkeley, California
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-based organization. It has also worked closely with the
Friends of South Asia
Friends of South Asia (FOSA) is a California, United States based social and political activist organization. Founded jointly in 2001 by Americans of Pakistani and Indian origins, the group describes its mission as "achieve a peaceful, prosperous ...
.
It has in the past supported donations to the
St. Xavier's Social Service Society,
Ahmedabad.
In Kashmir, CAC opposes "widespread abuses of human rights in the State of Jammu and Kashmir by the State or Central government" as well as "the continuing violence in Jammu & Kashmir, especially the targeting of innocent civilians for political ends, perpetrated by terrorists".
See also
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Indian American
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Californian Hindu textbook controversy
A controversy in the US state of California concerning the portrayal of Hinduism in history textbooks began in 2005. The Texas-based Vedic Foundation (VF) and the Hindu Education Foundation (HEF), complained to California's Curriculum Commission ...
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Communalism (South Asia)
Communalism is a term used to denote attempts to construct religious or ethnic identity, incite strife between people identified as different communities, and to stimulate communal violence between those groups. It derives from history, difference ...
External links
Coalition Against CommunalismEKTA
See also
* Indian American
*Anti-Hinduism
Anti-Hindu sentiment, also known as Hinduphobia, is a negative perception, sentiment or actions against the practitioners of Hinduism.
Examples of anti-Hindu sentiments
According to the religious dialogue activist P. N. Benjamin, som ...
Asian-American culture in San Francisco
Indian-American culture in California
Organizations established in 1992
Propaganda in India
South Asian American organizations