India

Two shocking assaults on Muslim men in Gujarat and Uttarakhand have once again highlighted concerns about communal violence and discrimination against minorities in India. In the first case, 26-year-old Mohammad Shoaib, a migrant worker from Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, was attacked…

Harvard to Open Permanent Prayer Space for Muslim Students This Fall ……………. Harvard University has announced plans to provide a permanent prayer space for Muslim students starting this fall, a move welcomed by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and…

India: Independence Day Play in Gujarat Portraying Muslims as Terrorists Sparks Outrage —————————- According to a report from Muslim Mirror, a play performed by students in the Kheda district of Gujarat to celebrate India’s Independence Day has sparked outrage after…

Community angered as Ghazi Miyan Dargah vandalised in Rewa; police launch probe ———————————— The Ghazi Miyan Dargah in Gorgi village, Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh, India, was vandalised late on August 16, triggering unrest among the local Muslim community, Muslim Mirror…

Elderly Muslim Man Assaulted in Uttarakhand, India ……………. An elderly Muslim man in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal district was brutally assaulted by a group of intoxicated men on Independence Day, Muslim Mirror reported. A video of the incident, which quickly spread…

Muslim Contributions to India’s Independence Under Siege Amid Rising Violence As India marked its 79th Independence Day this August, historians and community leaders decried the systematic removal of Muslim heroes from the national narrative just as anti-Muslim violence reaches alarming…

A TRT Global article examines the challenges faced by India’s Muslim population, which is now 200 million strong and is projected to be the world’s largest Muslim population by 2060. The article highlights that until December 2019, democratic India did…

New Delhi’s garbage mountains act as heat bombs for India’s waste pickers —————————- In a feature report by Al Jazeera, New Delhi’s “garbage mountains” are described as becoming “heat bombs” that endanger the lives of waste pickers. These massive landfills,…

Death Toll Rises as Search Continues After Himalayan Flood in India ———————————- At least 70 people are now confirmed dead following a devastating flood and mudslide that struck the tourist town of Dharali in Uttarakhand, India, on August 5, Arab…

India is currently experiencing heightened communal tensions, fueled by incidents of religious vandalism and land disputes, particularly involving Muslim communities. In Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, a Muslim shrine, known as the tomb of Nawab Abdus Samad, was vandalized by a group…