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Shah Bano Begum (1916-1992): A Socio-Political Historical Timeline
In this brief, data-driven socio-political timeline of 20th-21st Century India, the author reminds us of the context in which the controversial Bollywood movie, Haq, is sought to be released
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
Direct police to apprehend criminals propagating anti-Muslim hate messages: Gujarat citizens to CM
The hate has folllowed Kishan Bharwad’s murder allegedly by two bike-borne men in Dhandhuka on January 25
Dharm Sansad: Has the woman Hindutva ‘leader’ calling for rape of Muslim women been arrested yet?
New video from hate speech at Chhattisgarh Dharma Sansad goes viral; Kalicharan was the only accused arrested after the event, still no action against the woman leader
Two more hijab controversies in Karnataka
Within a span of nearly two months, the state has reported five instances of banning hijab on-campus
Pirana: Attempts to erase the history of the 600-year-old dargah?
Minorities feel uneasy in wake of wall construction that obstructs smooth passage between the dargah and a mosque and graveyard; allege attempts being made to redesignate the dargah at a temple
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