India
Abu Talib Seminary commemorates International Day of Baqi
April 29, 2023
Abu Talib Seminary commemorates International Day of Baqi
Today, Abu Talib Seminary in Lucknow, a center affiliated with Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, saw a special gathering of the faithful and Shia scholars who performed the Friday congregational prayer in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the hate-driven demolition of…
AIMIM chief reacts to Union Minister’s threat of removing Muslim welfare benefits
April 24, 2023
AIMIM chief reacts to Union Minister’s threat of removing Muslim welfare benefits
The chief of All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) severely criticized a recent statement made by the Union Minister of India about removing Muslims’ welfare benefits in Telangana. Speaking in a public meeting at Chevella in Telangana, Amit Shah had described…
India: Cow vigilantes attack Muslim family in Punjab on suspicion of cooking beef
April 24, 2023
India: Cow vigilantes attack Muslim family in Punjab on suspicion of cooking beef
Social activists circulated a video showing a group of cow vigilantes in Punjab, India, attacking a Muslim family and violating its sanctity. The activists said that the attack was based on the vigilantes’ suspicion that the Muslim family was cooking…
Muslims in Srinagar prevented from Eid prayer at Jamia Masjid
April 23, 2023
Muslims in Srinagar prevented from Eid prayer at Jamia Masjid
Jammu and Kashmir officials disallowed the congregational Eid prayers at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid for the fourth consecutive year. The management of the mosque criticized the unreasonable condition set by authorities, which restricted the prayers time until before 7.30 a.m., saying…
Indian court acquits 69 people of murder of 11 Muslims during 2002 Gujarat riots
April 22, 2023
Indian court acquits 69 people of murder of 11 Muslims during 2002 Gujarat riots
An Indian court acquitted 69 Hindus, including a former minster from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), of the murder of 11 Muslims during communal riots in the western state of Gujarat in 2002. The case related to the deaths…
Deadly heat waves in India puts country at development risk
April 22, 2023
Deadly heat waves in India puts country at development risk
A study has been conducted by researchers from the University of Cambridge and it states that climate change is fuelling deadly heat waves in India and it is putting the country’s development at risk, reversing its progress on poverty alleviation,…
India to outnumber China with almost 3 million people in mid-year, UN says
April 20, 2023
India to outnumber China with almost 3 million people in mid-year, UN says
According to the United Nations’ data released on Wednesday, India is set to outnumber China as the world’s most populous nation, with almost 3 million more people by the middle of 2023. The “State of World Population Report” for 2023,…
Results of population control policy among Indian Muslims
April 17, 2023
Results of population control policy among Indian Muslims
The population control policy implemented by the Indian government in recent decades has primarily affected the Muslim population. According to Reuters, the population census is conducted every 10 years in India, with the last one carried out in 2011. According…
Anti-Islamic agenda takes more calculated measures in India amid top politician’s condemnation
April 8, 2023
Anti-Islamic agenda takes more calculated measures in India amid top politician’s condemnation
Recently, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has revised high school textbooks, eliminating certain chapters that served to promote Muslim-Hindu unity, indicated the presence of Islam in India, or provided evidence of Hindu extremist violence, which are…
Indian schools accused of rewriting history after edits to schoolbooks
April 7, 2023
Indian schools accused of rewriting history after edits to schoolbooks
The Indian government has been accused of rewriting history to fit its Hindu nationalist agenda after school textbooks were edited to remove references to Mahatma Gandhi’s opposition to Hindu nationalism, as well as mention of a controversial religious riot in…