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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

Young Muslim labourer allegedly dies 30 minutes after release from custody

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

Ironically, in secular India the ulema continue to cling to medieval, patriarchal notions of gender relations in the name of Islam.

Another cow lynching in Nashik, one dead

The police have arrested 10 persons in this matter and the meat found in the car has been sent for forensics testing. They were beaten on suspicion of carrying beef.

Former US President Obama says protection of Muslim minorities in India ‘worth mentioning’: Biden-Modi meet

These remarks comes at a time when PM Modi is holding bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden at White House.

“Only Hindus allowed”: Hindu man drives Muslims away from Ganga Ghat

In this incident reported from Agrasen Ganga Ghat in Haridwar, anti-Muslim sentiments are on the rise again

Head tonsured, forced to chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’: the state of Muslims in Yogi’s UP

Yet, the police arrested the victim and have kept him in custody

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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