Muslims
- India
Bihar official arrested for posting content with ‘communal overtones’
Patna: A senior government official in Bihar has been arrested for posting content on social media with alleged communal overtones, police said on Sunday. According to ADG, Law and Order, Sanjay Singh,…
- India
Muslim clerics appeal for peace ahead of Friday prayers
New Delhi: Ahead of Friday prayers, Muslim clerics and religious leaders on Thursday have called upon the community to maintain peace and requested people not to pay heed to any rumours and…
- India
Anything can be used to dehumanise you: Activist Afreen after UP home demolition
“Javed Pump sounds like a gangster’s name,” smiles 24-year-old Afreen Fatima. Her father, Javed Mohammad was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police on June 11 after he was named as the ‘mastermind’…
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A leaderless community
Chalta huun thodi duur har ek tez-rau ke saath/ Pahchanta nahin huun abhi rahbar ko main–Mirza Ghalib(I walk short distances with everyone who moves apace/I don’t know who is the leader nor…
- India
Dalit panel seeks report on slur by UP Muslim preacher
New Delhi: Taking cognizance of the casteist remark by Muslim preacher Maulana Jarjis Ansari in his videos shared on social media, National Commission for Schedule Castes (NCSC), on the orders of its…
- Telangana
Telangana VHP to protest in support of Nupur Sharma on June 16
Hyderabad: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has announced a nationwide sit-in protest on June 16 in support of the now-suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her remarks on against Prophet…
- India
Ranchi violence: Posters of rioters with pictures released by police
Following the violence that erupted between members of the Muslim community and the Ranchi police on June 10 over the “blasphemous” remarks on Prophet Muhammad by now-suspended Bharatiya Janata Party functionaries Nupur…
- Hyderabad
MANUU students to organize protest against bulldozing of Muslim houses
Hyderabad: Students of Maulana Azaad National Urdu University(MANUU) have called for a protest on Monday against the demolition of Muslim houses in various states. The protest titled “Stop Attack on Muslims Down…
- India
Prophet row: 20 Muslims held in Gujarat for protesting without permission
Ahmedabad: As many as 20 Muslim leaders, including women were arrested by the police on Sunday afternoon after they gathered in the Juhapura area in Ahmedabad to organise a march without permission,…
- India
Prophet Row: Family of deceased claim they were not part of Ranchi protest
Ranchi: The family members of two persons who succumbed to gunshot wounds during Friday’s protests here against controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad, have claimed they were not a part of the procession that…
- India
In videos: Police brutality on Muslims protesting remarks against Prophet
Several accounts of police brutality against protestors condemning the remarks on Prophet Muhammad by suspended BJP spokespersons have surfaced on social media. After the protests that erupted in many parts of the…
- World
Bangladesh govt under pressure to act on Prophet remarks row: Ruling Awami League leader
Dhaka: Amid protests over the remarks against Prophet Mohammad by two now-suspended BJP functionaries, a senior leader of the ruling Awami League has said that the Bangladesh government is under pressure to…
- India
Prophet remarks row: 2 Muslims killed during protests in Ranchi
Ranchi: At least two Muslims were killed and over 10 were injured after cops open-fired at protestors condemning derogatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad made by suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur…
- India
Beaten, insulted, harassed: How the month of May treated Muslims
As the heat-wave heightened in the month of May, there was little to no respite for members of the Muslim community. While April placed Muslims in a precarious state, May worsened it…
- Middle East
Iraq, Libya join over a dozen Muslim countries in condemning controversial remarks against Prophet
Dubai: Iraq and Libya have joined over a dozen Muslim countries in condemning the controversial remarks made by now-suspended and expelled BJP leaders against Prophet Mohammad. In response to a statement issued…