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Shared Muharram Heritage: Hindus lead Tazias, Sikhs serve water
Across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Jammu & Kashmir, families and communities came together during Muharram through processions, acts of service and remembrance. Whether by preparing Tazias, organising processions, distributing water or joining commemorations, these local traditions continue to reflect mutual respect and peaceful coexistence among people from different communities.
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93rd anniversary of Kakori martyrs
Remembering their egalitarian secular ideology and joint martyrdoms can be a bulwark against the Hindutva onslaught
Great friends and fellow martyrs
Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan are immortal symbols of communal harmony
Why inter-faith harmony is today more important than ever before
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Secularism in action: Diyas lit at Nizamuddin dargah on Diwali
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Charges against Faisal Khan are wholly misplaced: Hindu Voices for Peace
Release Faisal Khan who offered namaz in temple, as well as those who recited Hanuman Chalisa in mosque, requests a group which has eminent Hindu monks as members
US and India must learn from MLK and Gandhi, end the politics of hate
People of colour, indigenous people and Muslims continue to face discrimination and othering
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Khudai Khidmatgar convener Faisal Khan sent to 14-day judicial custody
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Organisation hopes to gift new sarees to 500 women who work in the unorganised sector and have been hit hard by the economic crisis
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