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Urdu is not the monopoly of mullahs, nor even the Muslim community 

Our self-styled “left liberal” intelligentsia, otherwise loud in denouncing Hindu majoritarianism, suddenly turned mute when confronted with Muslim right-wing pressure

Ghaziabad: Police beat up Muslim women protesters, claim ‘scuffle’, but viral video shows otherwise

A first information report, has also been filed by the police against the protesters over the incident

Hijab Case: Will action be taken against Karanataka BJP for sharing details of minor Muslim students?

Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party’s official twitter handle and Nalinkumar Kateel its president had tweeted private information of the Muslim girls from Udupi

Hijab ban: Multiple Dimensions

The present issue will push Muslim girls back as far as their empowerment through education is concerned

How can a College Committee make decision on ‘public order’: Petitioners at Hijab Ban hearing

The Karnataka High Court, at the last hearing refused permission for any kind of religious dress in educational institutions

Stop infecting college campuses with the communal poison: Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD)

 More than 150 secular human rights activists strongly condemn the...

Are Christians being targetted in Uttar Pradesh with the blessings of the regime?

ADF records 102 instances in 2021; the report reveals shocking details of incidents where even the police allegedly played a role, often taking action against the victims!

Opinion: A salute to Muslim sisters from Karnataka

The hijab controversy could be a deliberate attempt by the right-wing to attack how Islam is understood and practiced by its followers

HC paves way for Assam government’s move to ‘secularise’ provincialised Madrasas

Gauhati HC upholds Assam Repealing Act 2020 that was used by the state government to convert gov’t funded madrasas into regular government schools

Understanding Syncretic Islam of Kerala from a historical perspective

The famed religious collaboration is increasingly under peril both from Hindu and Muslim communal forces

To wear or not to wear the Hijab is not the point!

The hijab controversy plot thickens as supporters of Muslim students become targets of online bullying

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