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- India
Rajasthan ex-BJP MP insulted woman at blanket distribution: Congress
Jaipur: Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly Tikaram Jully has alleged that former BJP MP Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria insulted a Muslim woman during a blanket distribution programme in the Tonk district…
- India
Woman wearing burqa performs Kanwar Yatra, welcomed by devotees
Sambhal: A Muslim woman wearing a burqa drew attention after she was seen participating in the Hindu pilgrimage of Kanwar Yatra in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal on Saturday, February 14. Travelling with a…
- India
Woman stripped off her hijab by attackers in UP’s Muzaffarnagar
A young Muslim woman was brutally assaulted by members of her community, with one of her attackers trying to pull her hijab in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district. A video of the assault…
- India
UP elderly woman detained for offering namaz in front of DM’s office
A 71-year-old woman was detained for offering namaz in front of the district magistrate’s office in Uttar Pradesh’s Hamirpur district on Monday, March 31. A video of her praying emerged on social…
- Hate Crime
Paresh Rawal faces backlash for ‘trash’ remark against journalist Arfa Khanum
In a recent instance of online harassment targeting Muslim female journalists, actor-turned-politician Paresh Rawal joined an X thread and made a derogatory comment about The Wire’s senior editor, Arfa Khanum Sherwani. The…
- Middle East
Dubai police to investigate video mocking Arab woman in burqa
A video widely circulated on social media platforms sparked huge outrage on social media shows two foreign women mocking an Arab Muslim woman wearing a black veil (burqa) at a restaurant in…
- India
SC notice to Centre as ‘non-believer’ Muslim woman favours succession law
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and the Kerala government on a plea of a non-believer Muslim woman that instead of Shariat, she wanted to be…
- Top Stories
Is divorced Muslim woman entitled to maintenance under CrPC sec 125?
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court has agreed to review a plea concerning whether a divorced Muslim woman can claim maintenance under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. A bench comprising Justices B…
- India
Muslim woman moves HC after Delhi cops ‘forcibly’ detain her without veil
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the city police on a petition by a ‘purdahnashin’ (veiled) Muslim woman seeking an impartial probe and action against its personnel…
- India
Tamil Nadu: Woman ordered to remove hijab before taking Hindi exam
A Muslim woman was allegedly stopped from taking an examination after she refused to take her hijab off at the Annamalai Matriculation Higher Secondary School, located near Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu. Shabana who…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Tension prevails in Madannapet over funeral rituals of Muslim woman
Tension prevailed for some time at Darab Jung colony, Madannapet over the performance of the funeral rituals of an elderly woman. The police said that the elderly woman was staying with her…
- Telangana
Telangana: Jagtial SI suspended for attacking Muslim woman
Hyderabad: Jagtial Sub-inspector Anil Kumar, who allegedly attacked a Muslim woman following a row over sharing a seat in a TSRTC bus in the district was suspended on Thursday. Based on the…
- India
Kajal Hindusthani’s hate speech rouses communal tension in Gujarat’s Una
Right-wing leader Kajal Singhala alias Kajal Hindusthani made an Islamophobic hate speech targetting Muslim women by listing out the ‘benefits’ of marrying into a Hindu household. Speaking at a recently concluded Ram…
- World
Nadia Kahf becomes first-headscarf wearing judge in New Jersey
After a year of waiting, Nadia Kahf, a family law and immigration attorney from Wayne, has become the first headscarf-wearing woman to serve as a state Superior Court judge in the Passaic County, United…
- World
Ridwana becomes 1st Muslim woman appointed CEO of Penny Appeal
Ridwana Wallace-Laher has made history becoming the first Muslim woman to be appointed the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Wakefield-based Penny Appeal, the Muslim international humanitarian charity. Ridwana’s appointment comes after…
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