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When Faith Becomes a Licence for Control: The 2026 Kanwar yatra, violence, vigilantism and the politics of meat
From attacks on vehicles and commuters to the targeting of Muslim-owned businesses and meat shops, the 2026 pilgrimage raises urgent questions about vigilantism, selective policing and the State's accommodation of majoritarian demands
You are a Ansari, rise above your religion: Gorakhpur DM to journalist
The story behind the story of eviction of Muslim-owned homes near Gorakhpur Temple; news reporter alleges DM threatened to action against him
Being Muslim in the Workplace: A report by Parcham Collective
From being asked to remove their hijab to wanting to break out of their bubble, a group of metropolitan Muslims talk about their experience in the formal work sector
Were minority community families asked to vacate homes near Gorakhnath temple?
Gov’t acquiring land for “security purposes”; DM insists ‘consent letter’ to vacate was not signed under duress, but some families say otherwise
Delhi Police thrash Muslim man who dialled 100 about a fight in vicinity
He was taken to the police station under the pretext to record his statement and was brutally thrashed with lathis and he now requires spine surgery
IUML moves SC against MHA order inviting applications for citizenship as per CAA
The plea states that the Centre has sought to implement their mala fide designs envisaged under the CAA by passing this order
UP: Family alleges Bulandshahr man was pushed off roof by police
The man’s daughter claims that she was on the terrace and saw the police hit her father with pistol butts, holding him by his legs and throwing him off the roof
Wayanad citizens demand immediate end to draconian changes in Lakshadweep
In a letter to Prime Minister Modi, environmental group members remind him how the time-tested ways of the islanders that stand to be destroyed by new laws
Lakshadweep: Praful Khoda Patel’s proposals will destroy life of the people, warn experts
Mohini Giri, Wajahat Habibullah, Syeda Hameed, write to Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, to halt implementation of LDAR 2021
Kerala HC quashes government scheme giving 80 percent scholarship to Muslims
Says that the State is not ill intentioned but needs to treat all notified minorities equally
Varanasi: Muslim community attacked, residents decry police’s communal attitude
Konia residents complained to the DCP that local police are allegedly aggravating communal tension “at the behest of the ruling party”
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