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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

Assam: Five sub-groups identified as Indigenous Assamese Muslims

While state claims this is done to enable better healthcare, education, financial inclusion etc., Bengali-speaking Muslims have not been designated indigenous, further alienating the community

Hate Watch: Ayodhya ascetic calls for hanging of Udaipur murderers

Speaking about the Udaipur beheading, Ayodhya’s Tapasvi Acharya threatens to take law in his own hands if accused not sentenced to death

Hate Watch: Indians reject communally polarising call to #BoycottMuslims

Right-wing groups and trolls had made communal hashtags viral, but citizens have rejected the absurd call to socially boycott an entire community

Indian Muslims condemn Udaipur beheading, demand justice for victim

Islamic socio-cultural groups appeal to fellow Muslims to maintain peace and not give in to extremist propaganda

Why Ilham’s rank and vision challenge the project of hate

Scoring an impressive 597/600 marks and the second rank in Karnataka PUC exam, her bright smile and distinctive scarf (hijab) defy efforts to relegate identity to obscurantism

Blasphemy? The Loneliness of Saad Ansari

Do Muslims Really Have A Double Face; A Moderate One For Popular Consumption And A ‘Real’ One When They Are In A Majority?

Demons to Jihadis, BJP’s Haribhushan Bachaul targets Muslims yet again

The first time elect from Bisfi in the Madhubani district of Bihar has not spared any occasion to stigmatise Muslims; this time he called Agnipath protesters “Jihadi”

Ex IPS Officer NC Asthana’s twitter account suspended for violating rules

Retired officer tweets against Muslim minorities and spews hate online

Repair, compensate, prosecute: Parveen Fatima in petition before Allahabad HC

The petition demands restitution; prays for reconstruction of the bull-dozed residence, alternate government accommodation in in the interim and punishment of officials responsible for illegal act

Hindu Sena distributes swords in the support of Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal

An event was organised in Delhi’s Rajouri garden to show support for the fomer BJP leaders who had made Islamophobic comments

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