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Muslims must rethink: Mass slaughter of animals on Bakrid and the meaning of sacrifice
Revisiting the essence of sacrifice in Islam involves embracing a holistic approach that integrates spiritual, social, environmental, and economic dimensions
Two cops dismissed for negligence of duty after 3 Muslims, one officer were shot dead by RPF officer
Two Railway Police Force constables have been dismissed in the case of hate killings by an RPF officer where 3 Muslims and one RPF officer were gunned down in a train in July 2023.
Uttarakhand: Women’s groups reject UCC say provisions are unconstitutional, criminalises constitutional behavior, Muslims
Demanding that Uttarakhand’s UCC be “rejected in toto” in the form that it is, women’s groups from the state have demanded that it be sent to a Select Committee of the Assembly for deliberations; the Bill is a far cry from a gender just law that removes inequalities’ the Bill is in fact, a ‘cut-paste’ from Hindu personal law
Gyan Vapi Masjid: Where can we go when our elders are buried here ask anguished Muslims from Varanasi
Voices from Banaras (Varanasi), the day after Hindus are allowed prayers inside the Gyan Vapi Masjid, anguish among city’s Muslims
Mumbai, Maharashtra: Reports arrive of Muslim youth beaten, a young girl molested as goons force them to say Jai Sri Ram
Another harrowing incident of violence against Muslims has come from India’s business capital as reports of another group of young Muslim men beaten and forced to chant Jai Sri Ram surfaces. The reports also suggest that a minor 15 year old young girl was also molested by these goons
Muslims in India bear the brunt of dis/misinformation: report
An in-depth analysis by Boom Live, an independent fact-checker, reveals alarming trends of targeted dis/misinformation aimed against the religious minority
West Bengal: 3 Muslim men lynched in two separate incidents over past 3 days
According to reports, three incidents of mob lynching of Muslims have taken place in the state. This is the fourth incident in West Bengal this month where a Muslim has been lynched by vigilante groups on the suspicion of theft.
“Bulldozer raj” in Chhattisgarh too?
After BJP’s victory in Chhattisgarh, the capital city of Raipur witnessed a series of shops demolished by bulldozers. Media reports allege that the shops belong to Muslims.
Muslims continue to feature as main characters in hate speech
In recent weeks, Hindutva leaders like Pravin Togadia and Lata Singh Thakur engage in fear-mongering, with Muslims being the object of hate and suspicion.
India: Criminalisation of protests, police action against supporters of Palestine
Over the past weeks, innumerable protests – some impromptu, many by Muslim organisations and a few by rights organisations – have been organised across many big and small cities in India. These protests, largely peaceful, have raised citizen’s voices against what is seen as Israel’s siege and relentless bombing of Gaza. Indian law enforcement authorities from Mumbai to Uttar Pradesh (UP) to Delhi have however, in many cases taken “action.”
Indian minorities must be protected, GOI needs to take steps: IAMC report
The now regular report of the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) focuses on different aspects of violence against Indian minorities; this quarter’s report computes incidents from July – September 2023