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‘Reforms’: Sachar Committee, the 2013 Amendments and the motive behind the proposed changes in the Waqf Regime
While, like instant triple talaq and Uniform Civil Code (UCC), more stringent regulations on Waqf properties have figured in the BJP’s electoral manifestos in 1998 and 2009; the specific amendments have the potential to be the means for property grab and control of what has historically and legally been established as minority land holdings
Haldwani: Police allege planned mob attack, as local Muslims state police harassing and detaining family members without evidence
As BJP leaders encourage the idea that the protests were a ‘planned conspiracy’, 300 people have already migrated from the area citing fear and violence. Local Muslim residents allege that the police are harassing them and forcing their way into their homes.
Why Muslims Should Debate the UCC
There is a lot of apprehension amongst Muslims regarding...
Is Mumbai becoming a hotbed of hate?
From individual hate crimes to anti-Muslim slogans at rallies, Mumbai witnesses growing attacks and fear against Muslims
Haldwani: Day after 5 Muslims killed, fear and tension grip the region as internet ban continues
A day after five Muslims were reportedly shot dead after protests took over in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani, the curfew has been lifted as narratives of police brutality trickle in.
Destroying the basic standards of legislation- the Uttarakhand Model of UCC
IntroductionThe Uttarakhand government, led by Pushkar Singh Dhami, has...
Uttarakhand: Six Muslims killed after demolition of Madarsa, Haldwani MLA says officials rushed the process
After a demolition of an allegedly illegal Madarsa took place yesterday seeing widespread protests from the local residents, as reports suggest that no intimation was given to them of the demolition, six Muslims were killed as per reports after shoot on sight orders were given yesterday in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani.
Demolitions as retributive state policy used against minorities in India: Amnesty
Indian authorities, especially in BJP ruled states need to immediately stop their unjust and mala fide selective demolitions of Muslim homes and establishments said Amnesty International in two reports released late on Wednesday
UP Police arrest 10 after Hindutva outfits reportedly complained about conversion racket
Uttar Pradesh Police detain 10 people, including the Church’s priest, following claims of mass conversion after Hindutva outfits told police about an alleged conversion racket in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan to implement hijab ban?
Muslim students reportedly protested over BJP MLA Acharya’s statements who made Jai Sri Ram slogans when he visited a school recently and asked for a ban on the hijab in schools in Rajasthan
UP court awards land with Muslim shrine and graveyard to petitioners claiming it to be a Mahabharata site
A fifty year old dispute over a shrine of a Muslim saint and a Muslim graveyard was recently resolved after the court ruled that the land held Lakshagriha, a site that was featured in the Mahabharata. This comes even as the UP government is promoting a land some 20 kilometres away to be Lakshagriha.
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