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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,…
Indian state cuts funding to Muslim religious schools
January 12, 2024
Indian state cuts funding to Muslim religious schools
India’s most populous state has stopped paying some 21,000 teachers of subjects including mathematics and science in Muslim religious schools, or madrasas, an official said on Thursday, and they could lose their jobs altogether. The teachers work at madrasas in…
Indian Muslims emphasise peace ahead of new Ram temple inauguration in Uttar Pradesh
January 11, 2024
Indian Muslims emphasise peace ahead of new Ram temple inauguration in Uttar Pradesh
Despite rising anxiety and fears, Muslims are determined to maintain peaceful residence in Ayodhya, where millions of Hindu devotees are going to visit on Jan. 22 the new controversial Ram temple at the disputed site of the historic 16th-century Babri…
Muslims facing discrimination in India, says activist
January 9, 2024
Muslims facing discrimination in India, says activist
In an interview with the Turkish Anadolu News Agency, president of Justice For All, has pointed out challenges Indian Muslims encounter in education and employment, emphasizing the difficulties they face in their daily lives. Report: Muslims in India are facing…
Muslim youth sent to jail for offering ‘azan’ at 250-year-old mosque in India
January 8, 2024
Muslim youth sent to jail for offering ‘azan’ at 250-year-old mosque in India
A Muslim man was arrested and sent to jail on Saturday for offering ‘azan’ at a 250-year-old mosque in India’s Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli. Umar Qureshi was booked under IPC section 505 (promoting enmity) and IT Act following a complaint by…
AIMIM chief expresses concern over animosity towards mosques in India
January 3, 2024
AIMIM chief expresses concern over animosity towards mosques in India
All India Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief, Asaduddin Owaisi, expressing concern over the religious landscape in India has said that Muslims’ places of worship are under constant threat, Kashmir Media Service reported. Addressing a rally in New Delhi, Asaduddin Owaisi…
India sends new X-ray astronomy satellite into space
January 2, 2024
India sends new X-ray astronomy satellite into space
India launched an astronomy satellite to start a year that will feature key tests for its human spaceflight program and a potential joint crewed mission with NASA, SpaceNews reported yesterday. According to the report, the 469-kilogram satellite carries two instruments…
Delhi’s Sunehri Masjid faces demolition: Outcry over threat to Muslim lives, heritage, history
December 29, 2023
Delhi’s Sunehri Masjid faces demolition: Outcry over threat to Muslim lives, heritage, history
A public notice in last Sunday’s newspapers of Delhi has become a matter of discussion and concern for scores of the Muslim community, heritage enthusiasts, and curators in the national capital. The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) in the public…