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How defending a 70-year-old Muslim shopkeeper triggered FIRs, highway blockades, and a law-and-order crisis in Uttarakhand
What began as a local intervention against alleged intimidation over a shop’s name spiralled into right-wing mobilisation, multiple FIRs, and a national debate on selective policing, free speech, and communal harmony in Kotdwar
One month after Purola, another threat to drive out Muslims issued by right wing extremists, this time in Kurukshetra
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After an alleged scuffle with Muslim cart vendors, far-right group states that all the “be-dharmi” will be forced to flee if the police does not take action
Targeted attacks continue as Bajrang Dal’s disturbing trend of violence against Muslims goes unchecked
In a series of deeply disturbing incidents, which have been recorded and circulated on social media, the Bajrang Dal unleashed a string of violent attacks targeting Muslims.
Gujarat: HC questions state on public flogging of Muslim men in Kheda
Gujarat HC asks Public Prosecutor to provide the specific law that allows flogging in public view and circulation of video of people in custody
“No harm caused by thirty minutes of Namaz, won’t inconvenience anyone”: Madras HC
HC Bench refuses to direct interim stay on the practice of offering Namaz along a path leading to the Kasi Viswanathar Temple at Thirupparankundram
Young Muslim labourer allegedly dies 30 minutes after release from custody
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The victim had been apprehended by local police on suspicion of gambling, died on the way to the hospital, survived by 3 children and an expecting wife
Multiple incidents of Muslims being targeted by extremist reported, attacks included hate speech and discrimination
Patna, Haryana, Uttarakhand: From Pravin Togadia to Bittu Bajrangi, Muslim community being targeted with impunity
Protests erupt in society over keeping goat in flat, slogans of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ raised, Hanuman Chalisa recited
Case registered against 11 people under IPC for allegedly bringing goats meant for sacrifice inside a society even when no offense was made out
Theirs & ours, how Indian cities discriminate against Dalits & Muslims
Forced ghettoisation due to stigma is worsened by an iniquitous access and distribution of public services for Muslims and Dalits in Indian cities, an international study reveals
Month after targeted violence, Muslim families return to Purola: Uttarakhand
As many as 20 Muslim families that fled Purola town in Uttarkashi district nearly a month ago have returned to their homes as the region inched closer to normalcy after weeks of communal tension
IMSD supports a religion-neutral, gender-just UCC
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Ironically, in secular India the ulema continue to cling to medieval, patriarchal notions of gender relations in the name of Islam.
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