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Uttarakhand: Relentless Anti-Muslim Campaign Continues in Holy Month of Ramzan

The Muslim community has protested against the BJP government action against a dozen madrassas and a mosque in Dehradun district in the past few days.

Two dead, one injured after truck carrying cattle chased and attacked in Chhattisgarh

Two men have died after a mob of “cow vigilantes” reportedly attacked a truck transporting cattle in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur

Lucknow demolition drives resume a day after central government’s oath taking ceremony

As the election results have come out and oath taking of cabinet ministers has finished, the bulldozers seem to have resumed as Lucknow’s Akbarnagar area saw a demolition drive that had been stayed by the Allahabad High Court in December, 2023.

Elections 2024: 23 Muslim Legislators represent 180 million Muslims in the 18th Lok Sabha

In 2019, General Lok Sabha witnessed the lowest Muslim Representation at only 22 MPs, while the Muslim community is second largest population of India; this number goes up by one in 2024

UP Madrasa students detained, UP Minority Commission calls it ‘discriminatory’ and ‘humiliating’

The Uttar Pradesh Minorities Commission has called for punitive measures against the Railway Protection Force (RPF) officials who detained madrasa students in April.

Repeat offender among suspects in lynching of Muslim man in Gujarat

On May 23, a Muslim man named Misri Khan Baloch was attacked and killed by a group of men in Diyodar, Gujarat.

Elections And The Future Of The Gyanvapi Masjid

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Amethi: Locals claim police beat up Muslims at polling booths

After Sambhal, reports of Muslims being beaten at the poll booth as India’s 18th Lok Sabha elections continue in its fifth phase.

Mumbai college bans hijab, demands students wear ‘decent’ clothes

After the junior college banned the burqa and implemented a uniform in August 2023, the Acharya Marathe College once again demanded a ban on burqa and other clothes. Students have written to the administration and human rights commissions and demanded their rights not be violated.

Cow vigilantes chase truck, tie up Muslim truck driver, and associate

In an incident of vigilante violence, a Muslim truck driver and his co-traveller were chased by two cars of men and removed from the truck and tied in a humiliating manner.

Mob enters and tries to destroy historic Pirana Shrine in Gujarat

Over the years, local Muslims have made complaints about encroaching attempts to saffronise the shrine, which is overseen by a Trust composed of both Hindus and Muslims. The latest attempt by miscreants also features installations of idols at the shrine.

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