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The West as Enigma: Why Muslims Must Understand the Occident on Its Own Terms

The ideas of Shariati, Mawdudi, Qutb, and Nadwi provide important critiques of Western materialism, imperialism, and secularism, but remain largely reactive in their approach.

Tablighi Jamaat members attacked in Beed

Verbally abused, beards and skull caps pulled, minority community members recall being beaten within an inch of their lives

NHRC directs Assam gov’t to pay compensation to hate crime survivor

Shaukat Ali was physically assaulted and forced to eat pork in the run up to general elections last year

Citizenship crisis being communalised in Assam?

Seven Assistant Government Pleaders from minority community shunted out, replaced with non-Muslims

Retired civil servants move SC; seek authoritative meaning of ‘hate speech’

The intervention has been filed in a petition that was filed by Firoz Iqbal Khan seeking stay on the broadcast of show “Bindaas Bol” on Sudarshan News

Kerala: Muslim youth accuse local police of custodial torture

“Policemen sat on their chests, burnt their genitals with lighter,” lawyer recounts horrific acts by Palakkad police

Jungle raj, and mob bloodlust thriving in Haryana?

Days after the hand of a Muslim man is chopped off, cops say he is accused of of sodomy; brother denies charge

Northeast Delhi violence: Policeman from ‘national anthem’ video questioned

One of the victims, 24-year-old Faizan was injured grievously, and eventually succumbed to his injuries

UP Police arrest Odisha man for sedition after VHP member alleges threatening calls

Initially only a case of criminal intimidation was made but further investigation allegedly revealed, his social media posts had derogatory remarks against the PM

‘Delhi Police Has No Evidence So It’s Resorting to Fabricated Statements’: Umar Khalid

Here is the full text of the activist's letter to the Commissioner of Police, Delhi alleging acquaintances are being coerced into making statements implicating Khalid.

Local court drops Modi’s name from three Guj riots civil suits

Case related to killing of three British nationals in Pranjit taluka of Sabarkantha district

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Supreme Court seeks senior Delhi Police officer’s presence over alleged assault on women journalists; NWMI seeks binding safeguards

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Bombay High Court orders Maharashtra DGP to review arrest forms, flags failure to communicate grounds of arrest

Ruling in a murder case, the Court orders Shingare’s release over non-compliance with Article 22(1), states signed arrest notice cannot cure failure to communicate factual grounds of arrest