COMING SOON: Shehla Rashid on ‘portraying positivity’, if she’ll join BJP

#shehlarashid Activist and author Shehla Rashid’s new book Role Models: Inspiring Stories of Indian Muslim Achievers documents the stories of icons such as AR Rahman, Sania Mirza, and ISRO scientist Nigar Shaji, among others. But in one chapter after another, it also mentions the Narendra Modi government. In this conversation with Abhinandan Sekhri, she talks about her book, politics, the BJP, stereotypes against Muslims, and her “new path”. On the stereotyping of Muslims in the BJP’s Jharkhand election ad, Rashid says, “I can keep harping on the negativity. I have done that for the longest time and I have achieved nothing…Now I am trying a different route. I am trying to counter negativity with positivity.” On the question of joining BJP, she says, “Who knows? Time will tell.” Watch out for the full interview. Subscribe to Newslaundry: https://www.newslaundry.com/subscript... Download the all-new Newslaundry app: https://www.newslaundry.com/download-app Join us on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va61... Follow and engage with us on social media: Facebook:   / newslaundry   Twitter:   / newslaundry   Instagram:   / newslaundry