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After 22 years under suspicion, Assam’s Kashem Ali declared Indian by Foreigners Tribunal

With 18 years passing between the registration of the case and service of notice, and nearly a year spent fighting to prove his citizenship, Kashem Ali finally wins legal relief with CJP’s assistance

Pasmanda Muslims need justice, not merely lip service

PM Modi has taken up the cause of ‘Pasmanda’ Muslims in order to woo them to the BJP fold in the run-up to the 2024 elections. Ironically, it was his government too that refused reservation benefits to Pasmanda Muslims and Dalit Christians: infamously the BJP’s official stand under Modi has been that, since “Islam and Christianity were egalitarian religions, did not have untouchability, hence no need to accord SC status to ‘Dalit Muslims’”

Casteism in the Kerala Muslim Community, DPJC strongly objects

The Dalit Pasmanda Justice Collective (DPJC) has, in a tweet, strongly objected to a prevalent instance of casteism by the Puthoorpally Muslim Jama-ath" mosque in Changanassery, Kerala; a letter sent by the Secretary of the Masjid Committee directs exclusion of Dalits Muslims from a meeting, stating that “traditionally your ancestors were prohibited from attenting the general meeting”

Solapur: 2 Muslim men brutally assaulted, stripped, tied to a tree, made to chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’

This incident comes days after Maharashtra Assembly speaker had asked the state police to ensure there is no transportation of cattle from neighbouring states, no attack on 'gau rakshaks'

Muslim Women’s Quest for Gender-Just Laws

Muslim women are in favour of gender-just laws, but Muslim women’s groups recognise that the women have to contest both the Muslim Personal Law and the politics around the demonisation of everything that is Muslim.

Bakri Eid: FIR against 9, including BJP MLA, for harassing Muslim family, using disparaging words against Muslim community

The accused stood outside complainant’s house, threatening and abusing the family, asked them why they are slaughtering an animal in their house

Tabrez Ansari Lynching: Jharkhand court grants 10 years rigorous imprisonment

The judge found the 10 guilty of committing culpable homicide not amounting to murder, Rs. 15000 fine imposed on each accused

One month after Purola, another threat to drive out Muslims issued by right wing extremists, this time in Kurukshetra

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

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After 22 years under suspicion, Assam’s Kashem Ali declared Indian by Foreigners Tribunal

With 18 years passing between the registration of the case and service of notice, and nearly a year spent fighting to prove his citizenship, Kashem Ali finally wins legal relief with CJP’s assistance