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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.
Bilkis Bano vindicated!
Persisting when anyone else would have dithered, Bilkis Bano and husband, Yakub Rasool kept their faith in the law and the Constitution
Indian Christian community faces persistent attacks in first 10 days in 2024
Persistent assaults on Christian institutions and gatherings spark concern as right-wing Hindutva groups allege forced conversions which has led to arrests and tensions in multiple districts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
Vigilante violence against Muslims continues without rest
From Madhya Pradesh to Karnataka, vigilante groups reportedly consisting of members from Hindutva organisations are reportedly accosting and beating Muslim youth across the country.
Amidst festive cheer, India’s Christian community confronts prejudice and intolerance
CJP Team -
From Manipur to Delhi, Christians look back, with CJP, at the year that was 2023, reflecting with pain and regret, living amidst discrimination and violence
Modi’s Attempt to Woo Christian Community
On December 25th, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited many...
Not In Our Name, says Christians to some leaders who celebrated Christmas with PM Modi
December 25, 2023 Christmas Celebration with the PM is Not in Our Name say over 3,000 Christians to 100 of their leaders who visited with the leader and sung praises
Muslim youth from Bihar beaten to death in Rajasthan
A young Muslim man named Afsar Ali, who worked as a tailor in Rajasthan, was beaten to death after he reportedly asked a driver who brushed past him on the road to drive carefully.
India’s Catholic clergy urges acts of conscience not political opportunism: Church leaders meet with PM Modi
A war of conscience and powerful words has broken out among the Indian Catholic clergy after Prime Minister Modi’s Christmas invite (December 25, 2023) to select church heads, who then circulated videos bowing in abject praise to the leader; a public campaign “Not in Our Name” was sought to be curtailed by some priests, leading to a powerful Open Letter from Father Anand in Varanasi
Manipur: Fresh violence kills 4, curfew reimposed in 5 districts, why is the conflict intractable?
Four people have been allegedly shot dead and five others critically injured in Manipur's Thoubal district, leading to the reimposition of curfew in five districts in the valley
Bengaluru Archbishop seeks PM’s intervention on Manipur, attacks on churches
While appreciating that Christmas celebrations this year were noteworthy as Narendra Modi had invited representatives of the community in New Delhi to his residence, the Archbishop of Bengaluru, Peter Machado, in a public statement asked that the PM apply a soothing touch to the battered state of Manipur and ensure no attacks on churches either
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