India
Seminar held to commemorate first Shia taqlid authority in India
January 31, 2024
Seminar held to commemorate first Shia taqlid authority in India
A seminar commemorating Seyyed Deldar Ali Naqvi, known as Hazrat Ghufran Ma’ab, was held yesterday, January 30, in Hussainiya Jannat Ma’ab situated in the Indian city of Lucknow. The seminar, which was attended by Sheikh Mustafa Adib Hindi, the representative…
Muslim community in India lags behind SCs, STs in Higher Education, survey finds
January 30, 2024
Muslim community in India lags behind SCs, STs in Higher Education, survey finds
The latest All India Survey on Education by the Ministry of Education revealed a significant lag in higher education enrollment among the Muslim community in India. The survey showed an 8% decline in Muslim enrollment, with economic challenges and the…
India: Muslim community concerned about its shrinking representation in state assemblies
January 29, 2024
India: Muslim community concerned about its shrinking representation in state assemblies
The recent Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, and Telangana have shown a very low representation of the Muslim community in the legislature, Muslim Mirror reported. This raises concerns and points to the marginalization of Muslims in terms of…
India: Following ASI survey, VHP urges Muslim side to hand over Gyanvapi Mosque to Hindus
January 28, 2024
India: Following ASI survey, VHP urges Muslim side to hand over Gyanvapi Mosque to Hindus
Two days after the release of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey report on the Gyanvapi Mosque complex, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has called for the mosque to be officially designated as a Hindu temple. The VHP, on…
Gyanvapi mosque tightens up security after release of ASI report; Anti-Muslim crackdown continues in India
January 27, 2024
Gyanvapi mosque tightens up security after release of ASI report; Anti-Muslim crackdown continues in India
Security measures have been beefed up outside the Gyanvapi mosque, a day after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex revealed there “existed a large Hindu temple prior to the construction of the existing structure”.…
Attacks on Indian Muslims rise after Ram temple ceremony
January 26, 2024
Attacks on Indian Muslims rise after Ram temple ceremony
Muslims across India have reported physical and verbal harassment by Hindu mobs celebrating the recent consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya city, which was built on the site where the historic Babri Mosque was demolished by Hindu militants in…
Uttar Pradesh declares statewide holiday to celebrate blessed birth of Imam Ali
January 25, 2024
Uttar Pradesh declares statewide holiday to celebrate blessed birth of Imam Ali
A statewide holiday has been declared in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, Jan. 25, which coincides with the 13th of the blessed month of Rajab, on the occasion of the birth of Imam Ali, peace be upon…
Misinformation, disinformation in India mainly targets Muslims, report indicates
January 23, 2024
Misinformation, disinformation in India mainly targets Muslims, report indicates
A recent Boom Live’s analysis has revealed that the Muslim Community has been the primary target of misinformation and disinformation. Echoing the results from the previous reports, the analysis has also revealed that Muslims have been a target of fake…
New mosque in India’s Ayodhya to begin in May, local Muslims request strict security for upcoming Ram temple event
January 21, 2024
New mosque in India’s Ayodhya to begin in May, local Muslims request strict security for upcoming Ram temple event
As Hindu devotees prepare to inaugurate a grand temple in Ayodhya, India’s minority Muslims plan to begin building a new mosque in the same city later this year, hoping to make a fresh start after a bloody, decades-long dispute. Haji…
15 students, 1 teacher drown after boat capsizes in lake in western India
January 19, 2024
15 students, 1 teacher drown after boat capsizes in lake in western India
A boat carrying a school group capsized in a lake in western India on Thursday, drowning 15 students and one teacher, local media reported. Eleven students were rescued when the boat capsized in Harani Lake in the city of Vadodara,…