India

Religious leaders in the largest Indian Shia-populated city of Hyderabad have urged their government to show more care and consideration for the coming holy month of Muharram and the revival of the Husseini rituals. The Shia leaders issued a joint…

Refugees who are in detention in Hiranagar Sub-Jail are protesting over their continued detention, seeking their release or repatriation to junta-ruled Myanmar, media outlets reported. Media sources reported that nearly 271 Rohingya refugees started a protest on May 12th by…

Several Muslims including women were injured after Hindu extremists attacked a bus carrying Hajj pilgrims in Kota, Rajasthan on Wednesday night. The incident occurred at night when the extremists obstructed their bus heading to the airport in Jaipur, and began…

The “Amar Ujala” website said in an article translated by Shia Waves Agency that, the Indian Shia city of Halor in Uttar Pradesh, had hosted a poetry festival to remember the sacrifices and heroic roles of the Prophet’s uncle, Abu…

The US State Department has released its 2022 report on international religious freedom, outlining the status of religious freedom in various countries around the world. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that, “The annual survey shows conditions in…

The Indian Muslim female activist and politician Fatima Kaniz was able to retain her seat in the Indian Parliament after winning the Karnataka state elections over her rival from the ruling Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party, after she actively fought to…

Thousands of Muslims from the southern Indian state of Kerala who came together to voice their concerns against a number of issues that are currently affecting the Muslim community in India. The event was organized by Kerala Muslim Jama-ath Federation…

At least 60 people have been killed, 231 injured and 1,700 houses set on fire in the violence in Manipur state, officials said. In the course of the violence, angry mobs attacked houses, cars and places of worship. It is…

May 9th, the all India survey recently released some new shocking statistics. Enrollment of Muslim students in higher education in India dropped by 8% during the academic year 2020-2021, with Uttar Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir experiencing the highest declines,…

The Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board plans to provide houses to the lower-middle-class within the Shia community through a scheme that involves allotting vacant land to beneficiaries. The board will get the houses constructed through a committee, and selected beneficiaries…