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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

Alimuddin Ansari’s widow gets Rs. 5 lakh compensation from Jharkhand HC

Mariam Khatoon was given Rs. 5 Lakh compensation by...

Pehlu Khan’s sons, lawyer and case witnesses attacked in Rajasthan

In a shocking development in the Pehlu Khan lynching...

Ayodhya Verdict: The Dispute Is Not Settled Yet

The appeal for reference was dismissed by the Supreme...

Village sarpanch dead in communal clash in Gujarat’s Anand district

Clashes broke out between two communities over a “controversial”...

Complainant in Hate Speech case against UP CM Adityanath held for Gang Rape

His SC plea challenged an Allahabad High Court order...

Complainant in hate speech case against Yogi Adityanath held for gangrape

His SC plea challenged an Allahabad High Court order...

Opinion: Muslims need to weed out communal forces from within

Muslim leadership thinks their religious-cultural worries are supreme. Fact...

Titoli, Haryana: Where Muslims Live in Fear of Being Lynched

Recently, Titoli had been in the news for a...

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