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Indian Student Handwrites the Quran Over Five Years —————————– An Indian student named Sajla, from the village of Kaniyur, has completed a handwritten copy of the Holy Quran after five years of effort. According to the Shia Waves Agency, citing…

Bombay Mosque Hosts Non-Muslim Visitors on Indian Independence Day ——————————— In a move to promote interfaith coexistence, the 125-year-old Chishti Hindustani Mosque in Mumbai hosted a group of non-Muslim visitors on Indian Independence Day. According to Shia News Agency, citing…

India Sees Rise in Reported Crimes Against Women from 2020 to 2022 ————————————— The Indian government reported a significant increase in crimes against women between 2020 and 2022, with 1,245,037 cases registered during this period, India Clarion reported. According to…

India: Uttarakhand passes Minority Education Bill, to dissolve Madrasa Board by 2026 ……………….. The Uttarakhand Cabinet has approved the Minority Educational Institutions Bill, 2025, which will be tabled in the state assembly. Muslim Mirror reported. The Bill provides for the…

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…