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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

Hate Watch: Muslim man assaulted in crowded train, no one intervenes

The woman assaulting him is a Hindutva outfit leader, and also claims to be a BJP worker

MP: Communal flare up after 10-year-old Muslim boy allegedly turns up at garbha venue

A Hindu teenager objected to the Muslim boy’s presence, and the arguments eventually turned into communal clash; 20 Muslims and 6 Hindus have been named in FIRs

Jashn-e-trolling: What does the festive season mean for bhakts?

Trolls led by Tejaswi Surya, ensured that garment giant Fabindia removed its seasonal advertisement

K’taka: Right-wing goons forcibly shut down meat shops; vandalise Muslim couple’s chicken shop

The incident took place near Belagavi and the police refused to lodge FIR in the matter forcing the complainant to reach a compromise with the attackers, who continue to harass them even now

Hate Watch: Right-Wing group sing bhajans in Karnataka church as “protest” 

Archbishop of Bengaluru had warned against such vigilante after Karnataka’s Backward & Minority Welfare Department proposed a survey of “Christian missionaries and places of worship”

‘Zero tolerance for communal violence’: Dhaka Tribune editorial

'Our society as a whole continues to harbour hostilities between different communities'

Is Madhya Pradesh steadily turning into a communal hot bed?

A curfew has been imposed in Sendhwa, following communal clashes between two communities, as the state continues reporting communal crimes

CJP moves NCM over hate crimes against Muslims in Madhya Pradesh

Since August, right-wing groups have reportedly threatened and assaulted Muslims in the State

Don’t consider yourselves as minorities: Sheikh Hasina reassures Hindus

High Commission in close contact with authorities, India notes Bangladesh government's prompt response to attack on Hindu temples

Hate Watch: Street play on “Love Jihad” gets Sudharshan TV excited

The repeat hate offender tweeted a video clip of a street play showing how Muslim men victimise innocent Hindu women, purportedly to spread hate against Muslims

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