Teacher at school in Uttar Pradesh state heard saying she wants the seven-year-old evicted because of his religion.

A school teacher in India has subjected a seven-year-old Muslim student to degrading treatment inside a classroom, asking his classmates to slap him and asking for him to be evicted due to his religion, a video now viral on social media has revealed.

The video, which surfaced on Friday, showed Trapta Tyagi, the teacher at the school in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, making Islamophobic remarks in addition to encouraging other students to slap him harder.

  • acargitz@lemmy.caEnglish
    78·
    1 year ago

    Race is a categorization of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into groups generally viewed as distinct within a given society.

    Barnshaw, John (2008). “Race”. In Schaefer, Richard T. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society. Vol. 1

    (first sentence of the wikipedia article, emphasis mine)

    • Nougat@kbin.social
      71·
      1 year ago

      I would say that, strictly speaking, race, religion, and culture are different things, but with a lot over overlap. “Jewish” is a perfect example of this. “Jewish” can refer to religion, race, nationality, and/or culture - in any combination, all at the same time.