India

A Muslim girl in the Indian-administered Kashmir has made the rare achievement in a six-month time. Studying in eleventh standard, Arbeen Tahir, daughter of Tariq Ahmad Parray, has handwritten the Quran in six months.  Arbeen lives in Hanjin area of…

Punjab State Commission for Minorities member Lal Hussain visited abandoned mosques in Randhawa Masanda and Bakhu Nangal villages and directed the concerned officials to restore the mosques. He also visited cemeteries situated in Rasulpur Wariaha (Faridpur) and Bakhu Nangal villages…

Indian Union Muslim League President Professor K.M. Kader Mohideen and All India Islamic Foundation Secretary M.K. Mohammed Hasan Sahib released ‘Tamizhaga Muslimgalin Varalarum Panpadum,’ a book on the history and culture of Tamil Muslims, authored by A. Basher Ahamed. The…

India saw the highest level of religious hostilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to think tank Pew Research Center’s report. India scored 9.4 out of 10 on the Social Hostilities Index, worse than its neighbours Pakistan (7.5) and…

A bus stop in Karnataka’s Mysuru – at the centre of a controversy amid claims by a Bharatiya Janata Party MP that ‘it is a mosque’ – has been given a makeover. Photographs circulating online show three gold-shaped domes atop…

The Indian city of Lucknow witnessed on Saturday the conclusion of the activities of the Scientific Conference of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them), which was organized under supervision of Hujjat al-Islam Wa al-Muslmeen Sayyed Saif Abbas, director of office…

A wave of anger erupted on social media platforms in India during the past hours, after circulating a new statement by Interior Minister Amit Shah about one of the massacres that Muslims were subjected to in the country, media outlets…

Shia ulemas from across India will gather on Saturday for the fourth Ahl-e-Bait conference to pay tribute to the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai tragedy and to devise a strategy to combat evil acts that harm Shia Muslims’ religious sensibilities.…

Saad Hameed, the General Training and Placement Officer of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) discussed a range a careers building on Quranic and Islamic Studies. He was delivering a job and placement lecture on ‘Job opportunities for students of B.A. and…

As the climate crisis causes water levels to plummet, riverbeds to dry and glaciers to melt, artifacts like old warships, an ancient city and human remains have emerged. 34 years ago, during the construction of a dam, the mosque, called…