A Facebook post by a Muslim woman journalist alleging sexual abuse of minor boys and girls by madrasa teachers led to an avalanche of abusive reactions on her page, eventually leading to her account being temporarily shut down.

Journalist V P Rajeena works as a sub-editor with Jamaat-e-Islami’s Malayalam daily, Madhyamam. Two days ago, Rajeena in a Facebook post gave an almost graphic account of her madrasa life from nearly two decades ago and described how young students were sexually exploited by ustads (madrasa teachers) in those days.