India
Hijab not allowed during exams, Karnataka Education Minister says
March 3, 2023
Hijab not allowed during exams, Karnataka Education Minister says
Karnataka Education Minister B.C. Nagesh on Friday asserted that students wearing hijab will not be allowed inside the examination, with the examinations are set to begin from March 9 in the state. Speaking to reporters he maintained that it has…
India expands its war against Muslim women
March 1, 2023
India expands its war against Muslim women
From the right to choose what to wear, to the right to education and work, Indian Muslim women are at risk of losing it all. Ongoing global debates around the right to education in Afghanistan for women and their choice…
India: Muslim voters removed from list in Bengalore
February 27, 2023
India: Muslim voters removed from list in Bengalore
In India, in another move of communal hatred, election commission has removed the names of 9,159 Muslim voters from the voters’ list in the Shivajinagar constituency in Bengalore on the direction of BJP-backed private agency, Chilume, according to media outlets.…
India: Girl students approach Supreme Court for urgent hearing on plea to wear Hijab
February 22, 2023
India: Girl students approach Supreme Court for urgent hearing on plea to wear Hijab
Some of the girl students from Karnataka approached the Supreme Court on Wednesday for an urgent hearing on their plea, seeking permission to wear hijabs during exams. The plea was filed in the Supreme Court as Pre-university exams in Karnataka…
Calls for just after Muslim man dies in police custody in Hyderabad, India
February 20, 2023
Calls for just after Muslim man dies in police custody in Hyderabad, India
In a tragic incident, a Muslim man was arrested and mistakenly killed due to brutal custodial torture in Hyderabad. The incident has sparked outrage and raised questions about police brutality and accountability. According to reports, 35-year-old Amanullah Khan was arrested…
India-based Darul-Uloom accused of failing to adress Taliban’s Ban on women’s education
February 19, 2023
India-based Darul-Uloom accused of failing to adress Taliban’s Ban on women’s education
According a report by the Islamabad Telegraph, requests for information on women’s education submitted through the online fatwa portal and email correspondence by Manish Rai, a geopolitical analyst for the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, have not received a response from Darul Uloom,…
India: Two Muslims killed by cow vigilantes in apparent hate crime
February 19, 2023
India: Two Muslims killed by cow vigilantes in apparent hate crime
Two Muslim men were killed in India by cow vigilantes on Friday, according to reports. The men, who were transporting cattle in the northeastern state of Assam, were attacked by a group of people who accused them of smuggling cows.…
Indian authorities demolish Muslim homes, Hindu nationalists vandalize mosques
February 19, 2023
Indian authorities demolish Muslim homes, Hindu nationalists vandalize mosques
Amid sorrow and weeping of their owners, the Indian authorities demolished Muslim homes, in the Capital, New Delhi, based on claims that they are built illegally. According to Indian news outlets, the demolition campaign was carried out, last Wednesday, by…
Ill-motivated ‘Hijab ban’ has pushed Muslim girls out of school, an Indian politician says
February 16, 2023
Ill-motivated ‘Hijab ban’ has pushed Muslim girls out of school, an Indian politician says
The Indian politician and journalist, John Brittas on February 10 raised the hijab issue in the Rajya Sabha saying that over a lakh Muslim girl students have dropped out of government colleges in Karnataka after the controversial ban on head…
Hyderabad: Muslim students speak out against Islamophobia of Hindu nationalist student organization ABVP
February 16, 2023
Hyderabad: Muslim students speak out against Islamophobia of Hindu nationalist student organization ABVP
The Muslims Student Federation (MSF) of the University of Hyderabad, says that the ABVP applied Islamophobic slogans against the MSF at the university’s general body meeting this week. The ABVP (Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad) stands for All India Students’ Council.…