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‘Free the Temple’, ‘Protect the Faith’, ‘Take Up Weapons’: How September’s festivals became stages for anti-Muslim hate

From contested places of worship to demographic fearmongering, a series of speeches used Hindu religious identity to construct Muslims as an existential threat and recast exclusion as religious defence

Clubhouse case: Mumbai police arrest 3 from Haryana 

The three have been arrested in connection with an online chat, though this case is distinct from the one where some people allegedly made derogatory remarks about women from the minority community on the app

Why is Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra invoking UP’s Kairana? 

Mishra chose to address an issue brewing over land in Surana area of Ratlam district by invoking communal history from Uttar Pradesh

K J George pinpoints major flaws in anti-conversion Bill

Exhorts BJP Govt not to inject disharmony in society during speech on the floor of the Assembly on 23 December 2021

Hijab controversy takes an ugly turn in Karnataka

An Udupi college disallows hijabs inside classrooms, hindering Muslim women from getting an education

Clubhouse case: Delhi Police narrow down suspects

Delhi Commission for Women had sought an FIR against those who made the anti-Muslim and misogynistic remarks, however on Wednesday, another anti-women recording emerged

Karnataka Bajrang Dal’s Sanjay Nalvade, three others arrested for murder of Muslim teen

When the hate speech went viral, Nalwade was booked “for violation of Covid-19 rules”, let off “with a fine for the violation”, they then allegedly attacked  Muslim youth

Hate Watch: Right-wing extremists attack Muslim man and non-Muslim woman for travelling together 

The man and woman were travelling in a train when Bajrang Dal men verbally and physically abused the man and forced them to deboard; their families were called to verify consent for travelling together

Promoting Amity in the Times of Hate

An appeal for Harmony amidst increasing instances of vested interests attempting to spread communal discord

PM Modi’s maun over the genocide call speaks volumes

Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) deplores the continued and...

Hate Watch: State looking the other way as Hindu Jagran Manch Himachal goes on rampage?

One Kamal Gautam of the group borrows Shivaji Vs Aurangzeb analogy from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, when posting anti-Muslim videos 

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