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The Waqf Amendment Bill: A majoritarian assault on minority rights

History will never forget how political parties in democratic India have leveraged their brute numerical strength to dispossess the Muslim minority of their charitable lands and property—most recently exemplified...

The AMU Teachers’ Association (AMUTA) and Waqf Worries: Ordinary members of the Qaum are caught between a self-serving elite and a majoritarian Regime

The author explores the entrenched hegemony in the structures at AMU that are preventing a renowned university from exploring its full potential, including commandeering a leading opposition to the recently introduced controversial Waqf Bill 2024

SC Order Ignored: Gujarat govt bulldozed 1200-years-old Dargah in Veraval

Gujarat government authorities reportedly brazenly defied Supreme Court’s recent order, demolished 1,200-year-old Dargah, a protected monument in Veraval; 150 persons protesting against the demolition, detained by the police
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Status of Muslims & Christians in Contemporary India- Teesta Setalvad

The Constitution of India enshrines fundamental rights, including equality...

State-sponsored mobocracy: Fact-finding report reveals anti-Muslim actions in Surat

The fact-finding report of MCC reveals that the mob in Surat forced the state administration to take anti-Muslim actions; BJP MLA delivered inflammatory speech, provoked a mob, vandalized and burned vehicles and carts, pelted stones over Muslim’s houses and mosques

Nationwide surge in Anti-Muslim violence: September 15-17 sees unprecedented attacks and discrimination

A detailed look at the events intensifying communal divides, rising islamophobia and state complicity from Jharkhand to Himachal

Truth about the Sanjauli Mosque issue: Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

A week ago, Thursday, September 5, 2024, Hindutva groups...

Haryana Horror: Migrant worker lynched and teenager fatally shot amid rising violence

A migrant worker from West Bengal was allegedly lynched in Haryana over suspicion of eating beef and a 19-year-old was shot dead after a 30-km car chase in Haryana’s Palwal district by self-proclaimed ‘cow vigilante’ group

Eviction tragedy in Assam: Two killed during eviction drive as police firing sparks allegations of government bias

Assam officials claim self-defence in the face of violent attacks, but community leaders accuse the state of manipulating the incident, harbouring anti-minority bias and violating legal procedures

Tensions escalate in Himachal and Uttarakhand, multiple protest and rallies against mosques

Protesters break barricades during anti-mosque protest in Sanjauli, police used water cannon, lathi-charge to disperse right-wing protesters in Mandi demanding demolition of a mosque; in Uttarkashi, right-wing outfits also demanded mosque demolitions, official said it is built on registered land, and it is not illegal

Combating Islamophobia: A task overdue

In July 2024 England witnessed riots and unrest in...

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