Priyanka Borpujari

Priyanka Borpujari is an award-winning journalist currently based in Dublin, and has previously reported from Japan, El Salvador, Indonesia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Argentina and India.

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Sinead O’Connor: Her life as a Muslim in Ireland

The famous singer’s life encapsulates the various phases Islam has gone through in Ireland.

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Sinead O’Connor: Her life as a Muslim in Ireland

‘Dear Japanese government, please let us see our mother’

Japan’s foreign residents continue to be separated from their families — some for nearly two years — amid new travel bans.

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‘Dear Japanese government, please let us see our mother’

Banned in wars: How tear gas was normalised in protest policing

For colonial policymakers, it was a weapon that left 'no victim as a martyr'. And for modern world leaders, it's used to crush dissent.

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Banned in wars: How tear gas was normalised in protest policing

Modi’s victory is a gun pointed at India's minorities

The BJP's re-election leaves India divided and gives an even broader mandate to a party accused of tearing apart India's founding principles.

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Modi’s victory is a gun pointed at India's minorities

Bosnian steel town’s steely resolve for clean air

The world’s largest steel company, ArcelorMittal, operates a production line in Bosnia's Zenica town, where locals accuse the behemoth steelmaker of violating environmental rules and causing a serious health hazard.

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Bosnian steel town’s steely resolve for clean air

In Pictures: Diwali celebrations in India and Pakistan

Diwali, or the festival of lights, is observed by Hindus around the world every year with oil lamps, fireworks, prayers and songs as well as the exchange of gifts and sweets to mark the triumph of good over evil.

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In Pictures: Diwali celebrations in India and Pakistan

Why young Bosnians chose to stay away from the national elections

Scribbling over ballot papers has become a norm with more and more young people getting disillusioned with the country's leadership and many more wanting to move abroad

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Why young Bosnians chose to stay away from the national elections

Will India's order banning 'triple talaaq' really protect Muslim women?

Is the Indian government's executive order to criminalise oral divorce a progressive move to deliver justice to Muslim women, or will it just end up criminalising Muslim men?

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Will India's order banning 'triple talaaq' really protect Muslim women?

Kashmir’s #MeToo: where both women and men are victims

In 1991 as many as 100 women were raped in one night by Indian forces in the Kashmir Valley. Nearly three decades later, there has been no justice - and the sexual violence faced by men simmers in silence.

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Kashmir’s #MeToo: where both women and men are victims

Are "illegal Bangladeshis" being driven out from Assam for being Muslim?

A controversial citizens list in India could potentially be used as cover to force Muslims out of the northeastern state of Assam and "back" to Bangladesh.

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Are "illegal Bangladeshis" being driven out from Assam for being Muslim?