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Fraternity Movement
Fraternity movement flag.
MottoThe New Designation For Students And Youth
FormationApril 30, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-04-30)
HeadquartersNew Delhi
FieldsStudent and Youth
President
Shamseer Ibrahim
Websitefraternityindia.org

Fraternity Movement is an independent students' and youth organization working for strengthening democracy, social justice and fraternity.[1][2] It is a growing student organization in many regions of India especially in Kerala and Delhi.[3]


The slogan of the movement is 'Democracy, Social Justice and Fraternity'.[4]


In 2017, Fraternity made its foray into politics when its candidate won a surprising victory in Maharaja's College, when they defeated the other leading students organizations such as the Students' Federation of India (SFI) of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Kerala Students Union, affiliated with the Indian National Congress and entered into the College Students Council, capturing one out of 14 seats.[5]


Fraternity Movement Candidate Afreen Fatima won the Student Union elections of Jawaharlal Nehru University as Councillor in 2019.[6][7][8]

During the Anti-Citizenship protests that sparked India in December 2019, Fraternity Movement blocked the international Calicut airport.[9] Several members of Fraternity Movement, including its National Secretary Sharjeel Usmani, were jailed for their involvement in the protests.[10]

History[edit]

Fraternity Movement was launched on 30 April 2017 at a student-youth convention held at Ambedkar Bhawan, New Delhi.[11] Aligarh Muslim University Student Leader Ansar Aboobaker was elected as the first president.[12]Since its formation, the organisation has grown in many states including Kerala,[13] West Bengal,[14] Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Karnataka. Following the court verdict of Babri Masjid - Ram Janmbhoomi dispute, Fraternity Movement criticised the judgement stating Supreme Court has failed to uphold justice.[15]

Prominent Leaders[edit]

Sharjeel Usmani[edit]

Sharjeel Usmani is the National Secretary of Fraternity Movement. He is an alumnus of Aligarh Muslim University.[16] In the protest against Citizenship Amendment Act that started in December, 2019, Sharjeel Usmani was accused by police as the mastermind in Aligarh.[17] He was arrested by Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorism Squad on July 8, 2020 from his hometown Azamgarh.[18] He was sent on one week judicial remand by Aligarh court and was kept in Aligarh jail.[19] He was released on bail on September 1, 2020.[20] Soon after his release, Sharjeel Usmani was externed from Aligarh district under the Goonda Act.[21] In January 31, 2021, Sharjeel Usmani was invited as a guest speaker at Elgar Parishad in Pune, Maharashtra.[22] Two days later, an FIR was filed in Swargate Police station in Maharashtra for his controversial speech in Elgar Parishad.[23] Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fernandes demanded his immediate arrest and alleged Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackrey of supporting Sharjeel Usmani.[24] On February 3, 2021, another case of sedition was registered against him in Hazratganj Police station in Lucknow for his speech at Elgar Parishad.[25]

Afreen Fatima[edit]

Afreen Fatima is a student leader and National Secretary of Fraternity Movement. She is a prominent Muslim voice against the anti-Muslim policies of the Indian government. She is pursuing MA in linguistics at JNU, where she also serves as the elected councillor in JNU students' union 2019-20 from the school of Language, Literature and Cultural Studies. As a candidate from Fraternity Movement - BAPSA alliance,[26] she strengthened the call of "unity of the oppressed" and raised the issues of representation, discrimination and identity assertion.[27] Formerly, she has been the elected president of Women's College Students' Union at the Aligarh Muslim University for the session 2018-19.[28] She is known to have actively participated in the anti-CAA protests that started in 2019.[29] She faced several days long media trial after a small part of her speech was tweeted by BJP's national spokesman Sambit Patra.[30]

Aysha Renna[edit]

Aysha Renna is 23-year-old History student at Jamia Millia Islamia and National Secretary of Fraternity Movement. She is one of the leading voices of the Citizenship Amendment Act Protests.[31] She along with Ladeeda Farzana were called 'Sheroes of Jamia' by Barkha Dutt in an interview.[32] Her video of confronting baton wielding police officers to save her friend during a protest went viral.[33] She has travelled to all major Indian cities to address the Shaheen Bagh protest sites against Citizenship Amendment Act passed by the Indian government in 2019.[34] In January 2021, she was invited to speak at the Elgar Parishad along with Arundhati Roy, Kannan Gopinathan and Sharjeel Usmani.[35]

Abul Aala Subhani[edit]

Abul Aala Subhani is a research scholar at Jamia Millia Islamia and the Vice President of Fraternity Movement. Previously, he served as the Delhi state president of Students' Islamic Organisation.[36]

Campus units[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Aug 26, tnn /; 2017; Ist, 23:43. "A campus politics 'dark horse' creates buzz | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-07-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Journo, Campus (2017-05-02). "Fraternity Movement : The New Designation For Students And Youth". The Companion. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  3. ↑ Aug 26, tnn /; 2017; Ist, 23:43. "A campus politics 'dark horse' creates buzz | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-07-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Journo, Campus (May 2, 2017). "Fraternity Movement : The New Designation For Students And Youth".
  5. ↑ Aug 26, tnn /; 2017; Ist, 23:43. "A campus politics 'dark horse' creates buzz | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-07-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "Why JNU's Afreen Fatima can't be cowed down by Left or Right". OnManorama.
  7. ↑ "BJP, it's [sic] media trial and disinformation propaganda will not deter my will, says JNU student leader Afreen Fatima". January 29, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Our Alliance In JNUSU Polls Is 'Conscious Unity Of The Oppressed': BAPSA-Fraternity". NDTV.com.
  9. ↑ [Collector steps in to ensure peace in Malappuram ... "Calicut Airport Blocked by Fraternity Movement"]. The Times Of India. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  10. ↑ Usmani, Sharjeel. "Sharjeel Usmani arrested by UP ATS". countercurrents.org.
  11. ↑ "ഫ്രട്ടേണിറ്റി മൂവ്‌മെന്റ് : അൻസാർ അബൂബക്കർ ദേശീയ പ്രസിഡന്റ്". തേജസ്‌ ദിനപത്രം. 2017-05-01.
  12. ↑ "A campus politics 'dark horse' creates buzz | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  13. ↑ "Kerala: Blocked Train In Protest Against Delhi Violence, 39 Fraternity Activists Sent to Jail". IndiaTomorrow.net.
  14. ↑ "Fraternity Movement West Bengal condemns police-brutality on the protesting students in JMI and AMU | TDN World". December 17, 2019.
  15. ↑ ansar. "Babri: Supreme Court fails to Uphold Justice: Fraternity Movement | Fraternity Movement". Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  16. ↑ "The Making Of Sharjeel Usmani and His Speech At Elgar Parishad". The Wire. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  17. ↑ "Release Sharjeel Usmani". Countercurrents. 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  18. ↑ PTI (2020-07-10). "Ex-AMU student leader Sharjeel Usmani arrested for alleged role in 15 Dec campus violence". ThePrint. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  19. ↑ Parvez, Behzad. "Aligarh Court Sends Sharjeel Usmani to Judicial Remand". Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  20. ↑ Thomas, Lydia Suzanne. "Special Judge grants AMU student Sharjeel Usmani bail in view of bail granted to co-accused, good academic record". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  21. ↑ "AMU violence: Sharjeel Usmani externed from Aligarh under Goondas Act". The Indian Express. 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  22. ↑ Desk, Web (2021-01-31). "Elgar Parishad 2021 held at Pune amidst strict police checkups". english.madhyamam.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  23. ↑ "FIR Filed against AMU Alumnus Sharjeel Usmani in Pune for His Speech at Elgar Parishad Conclave". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  24. ↑ Feb 3, ANI / Updated; 2021; Ist, 08:03. "Sharjeel Usmani booked in Pune over Elgar speech; Fadnavis demands action for 'objectionable' comments". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2021-04-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. ↑ "Sharjeel Usmani booked for sedition in Lucknow FIR". The Indian Express. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  26. ↑ Ghosh, Shaunak. "Tectonic Shift: BAPSA-Fraternity Alliance in the JNU elections". Newslaundry. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  27. ↑ "Why JNU's Afreen Fatima can't be cowed down by Left or Right". OnManorama. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  28. ↑ "AMUSU Election 2018: Women's College Students' Union results declared, Afreen Fatima elected president". Newsd.in. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  29. ↑ "CAA stir: Student leaders from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh to be part of 'Inquilab Morcha'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  30. ↑ "कौन हैं आफ़रीन फातिमा, जिनके वायरल वीडियो को संबित पात्रा ने 'ज़हर की खेती' कहा है?". LallanTop - News with most viral and Social Sharing Indian content on the web in Hindi (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  31. ↑ Bhatia, Akanksha (2019-12-16). "Meet Ayesha Renna & Ladeeda Farzana, The Women Who Became The Brave Faces Of The Jamia Protests". www.scoopwhoop.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  32. ↑ Barkha Dutt meets Jamia's 'Viral' Women who've become the face of protests against Citizenship Law, retrieved 2021-06-07
  33. ↑ Kuchay, Bilal. "Meet India's Jamia women who took on Delhi police in viral video". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  34. ↑ Lalwani, Vijayta. "A year later, where are the Jamia women in the viral video protecting their friend from police?". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  35. ↑ "Elgaar Parishad's January 30 event: Arundhati Roy, ex-IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan among main speakers". The Indian Express. 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  36. ↑ "Delhi: Jamia student held again, under UAPA". The Indian Express. 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  37. ↑ Padmavathi, Balakrishnan (September 2, 2019). "Opinion | If JNU Believes In Representation & Social Justice, JNU Should Vote For Waseem Rs".
  38. ↑ Nagpal, Priya. "DU ADMISSION 2020: FRATERNITY MOVEMENT DEMANDS TO LAYOFF THE UNJUST FEE FOR OBC".
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