indian muslims
- Hyderabad
Religiously exclusivist message on auto sparks complaint in Attapur
Hyderabad: A religiously exclusivist writing behind an auto in Hyderabad’s Attapur area has angered the public of Hyderabad’s Attapur area. The message read: Anyone born on this earth is a Hindu, Jai…
- Hate Crime
UP administration demolishes ‘illegal’ Eidgah in Sambhal
Sambhal: Authorities on Tuesday, July 14, launched a demolition drive against an alleged illegally constructed Eidgah on land recorded as a graveyard in Madhan village here, officials said. The action was carried…
- India
Woman hacked to death, Dalit son-in-law, two other arrested
Banda (Uttar Pradesh): A Dalit man hacked his 45-year-old mother-in-law to death after she opposed her daughter’s relationship with him in Korrahi village of Bisanda district, Uttar Pradesh. According to local reports,…
- India
Hindutva mob leaves Hafiz Mohammed seriously injured in Lucknow
Lucknow: A Muslim man, returning home after the gym, received grievous head injuries in an alleged attack by a Hindutva mob in the Hussainganj area of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred…
- India
Agra man highlights pothole roads, held for calling CM ‘takla’
Agra: A Muslim man was arrested for allegedly complaining about bad roads and calling Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister ‘takla.’ Rafiq Khan had made a video showing huge potholes in his locality. He…
- India
360 Bengal madrasa staff lose regularisation battle in SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, July 13, dismissed a batch of petitions filed by about 360 teaching and non-teaching staff of madrasas in West Bengal, challenging the denial of regularisation…
- India
UP: 14-year-old kidnapped, drugged and gang-raped; two arrested
Aligarh: A 14-year-old Muslim girl was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped by two Hindu men in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh district on Saturday, July 11. The incident occurred in Charra village. According to the…
- India
Uttarakhand: Man harassed for selling mangoes on roadside
Uttarakhand: A Muslim fruit seller was harassed by locals in Uttarakhand’s Nainital district, demanding that he relocate elsewhere. The incident occurred in Kotabagh hamlet. The vendor, selling mangoes in front of a…
- Opinions
Nikah halala cannot become a shield against criminal law
The Allahabad High Court’s refusal to quash a first information report (FIR) alleging repeated rape under the guise of nikah halala is a significant reminder of a constitutional first principle: criminal law…
- India
Muslim OBCs have lowest college access, lower than even SCs, STs
Hyderabad: If you are a Muslim from an Other Backward Class (OBC) background in India, your odds of reaching a college classroom are worse than almost anyone else’s, worse even than those of…
- India
Bihar hate crime: Two held for forcing sindoor on woman’s forehead
Bihar: Two people have been arrested in relation to the harassment and forceful application of sindoor on the forehead of a Muslim woman in Bihar‘s Nawada district. Dharmendra Kumar and Bahadur Chaudhary…
- Hate Crime
Ex-panchayat member Hussain held for post against VHP, RSS
Kushinagar: A former district panchayat member was arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district for allegedly posting objectionable remarks against the Bajrang Dal, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)…
- Opinions
Muslim women’s mosque access: Religion, rights and reform
The debate surrounding Muslim women’s entry into mosques is no longer confined to courtrooms or religious committees. It has become part of a larger conversation about faith, dignity and justice in contemporary…
- Hate Crime
Bengal cattle herder’s body found, family blames cow vigilantes
Kolkata: A Muslim cattle herder’s body was recovered from beneath a bridge on Sunday, May 5, in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar, and his family has alleged that cow vigilantes killed him. The…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man called ‘Turkalu’, beaten up; police deny communal angle
Hyderabad: A 24-year-old man was left with serious head injuries after he was allegedly attacked by a group of men on Jalpally Road, under the Pahadishareef Police Station limits, on Wednesday evening, July…
