Muslims in India
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Vaishno Devi Institute row: From sons of soil to faith-based exclusion in India
The protests in Jammu against the admission of Muslim students to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Jammu and Kashmir did not arise in a vacuum. They…
- India
UP: Muslim body rejects order on student transfers from madrasas to govt schools
Lucknow: The Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind has demanded the withdrawal of the UP government’s recent order directing that all students in unrecognised madrasas and non-Muslim students studying in government-aided madrasas should be shifted to…
- India
India witnessed violent attacks on minorities in 2023: US govt report
There have been violent attacks on minorities, especially Muslims and Christians, including killings, assaults, discrimination, and vandalism of places of worship in India, Reuters reported, citing the US State Department’s 2023 religious…
- India
Jains pose as Muslims to ‘save’ 124 goats from Bakrid sacrifice
Members of the Jain community in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk attempted to ‘save’ goats being sold for sacrifice on Sunday, June 16, ahead of Eid al-Adha (Bakrid). The festival was celebrated by Muslims…
- India
Kanpur: Muslim student assaulted on campus, accused absconding
Kanpur: A 30-year-old student pursuing BBA from KIT college in Ruma area of the district has been allegedly assaulted by a group of B Pharma students on the college campus. The victim’s…
- India
‘Muslims wear mask of tolerance to get vice-prez, Guv posts’: Union min
New Delhi: Stoking a controversy, Union Minister Satya Pal Singh Baghel claimed that “tolerant Muslims can be counted on fingers” and it too “was a tactic to lead a public life wearing…
- India
‘2nd largest Muslim population..’: Sitharaman denies violence against minorities
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday slammed the reports appearing in Western media about violence against minorities in India, especially Muslims, saying that those commenting on such issues should come…
- Hate Crime
Hate tracker 2022: A list of anti-Muslim incidents across India
While hate crimes and attacks on Muslims and minorities today have become a regular occurance, the past year perhaps will be a landmark in India’s modern history for the numerous incidents that…
- Hate Crime
December diary: Anti-Muslim hate crime, Islamophobia dominates end of 2022
In November, a young Muslim engineering student was casually addressed as a terrorist by his teacher. This month witnessed a government school principal’s arrest for letting his students sing a popular poem…
