Communalism

“Sambhal: Anatomy of an Engineered Crisis”- How a peaceful Muslim-majority town was turned into a site of manufactured communal conflict

Released six months after the violence, this fact-finding report of the APCR exposes how state agencies, institutions, and communal actors colluded to construct a crisis in Sambhal through illegal mosque surveys, police firing, mass detentions, and myth-driven temple claims; turning religious faith into a weapon and justice into a spectacle

Echoes of Hate: Online anti-Muslim hate spreads against Muslim businesses and workers after Pahalgam attack

Following the Pahalgam attack, a wave of anti-Muslim incidents reported across the country, from online targeting of Muslim businesses to harassment of shopkeepers and vendors, communal rumours spread like wildfire, igniting fear and fracturing the nation's social fabric, this is the dangerous consequence of unchecked online hate manifesting in real-world violence

Pahalgam attack sparks nationwide turmoil, Kashmiri students face a chilling wave of hate across India

Following the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam that claimed over two dozen lives, Kashmiri students across Indian states report threats, evictions, and violence, prompting urgent calls for protection and solidarity

Amid Waqf Debate, Should Hindu Endowment Boards be Held Responsible for the Sorry Plight of Dalits?

Corruption and illegal encroachment of graveyards, maqbara and masjid land are not only confined to Muslims. Religious bodies of other faiths are too plagued by them.

Extremists assaulted Muslim woman; hijab stripped of in broad daylight in Bengaluru and Muzaffarnagar

Two shocking incidents of moral policing and harassment involving members of the Muslim community emerged this week. In Muzaffarnagar, a Muslim woman was assaulted and forcibly stripped of her hijab, while in Bengaluru, a young woman was harassed for being in an interfaith relationship with a Hindu man. Both incidents, captured on video, highlight a disturbing rise in intolerance and moral policing, particularly targeting interfaith relationships

Fresh Unrest in Bengal: Violent clashes erupt over Waqf (Amendment) Act in South 24 Parganas

ISF supporters clash with police enroute to protest; vehicles torched, multiple injured, and over 200 arrested in earlier Murshidabad violence amid rising communal tensions.

Amid rumours blaming Muslims, drunk café owner Siddharth Singh arrested for vandalising Veer Tejaji idol in Jaipur

On March 29, 2025, protests erupted in Jaipur’s Sanganer area after idols at Veer Tejaji Mandir were desecrated, sparking unrest among locals and religious groups, the protestors blocked Tonk Road for hours, with tensions escalating, Police swiftly arrested Siddharth Singh, who admitted to vandalising the temple due to financial distress, investigations confirmed Singh’s involvement, and multiple cases were filed against him

In Congress-ruled Himachal, Hindutva goons ask minorities to leave state, saying ‘Don’t pollute Himachal’

"Please leave the state as soon as possible. Otherwise, things can turn out ugly," said one of the Hindu Jagran members is reported to have threatened

‘Eid Gift’: Uttarakhand CM Dhami Renames17 Places With Muslim-Sounding Names

Incidentally, Miyanwala village near Dehradun has nothing to do with Muslims. It was named after the ‘Miyans’, a famous Rajput clan in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, known for their military valour.

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“Sambhal: Anatomy of an Engineered Crisis”- How a peaceful Muslim-majority town was turned into a site of manufactured communal conflict

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