India
Mumbai hosts one of the largest Shia mosques to revive Husseini rituals, help needy families
October 11, 2022
Mumbai hosts one of the largest Shia mosques to revive Husseini rituals, help needy families
The English-language newspaper ‘Times of India’ praised the religious and humanitarian services provided by the ‘Haidari Mosque’, which is the largest mosque for Shia Muslims on Mira Road in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The newspaper prepared a press report, translated by…
HRW accuses Indian authorities of discrimination, arbitrary punishment against Muslims
October 10, 2022
HRW accuses Indian authorities of discrimination, arbitrary punishment against Muslims
Human Rights Watch has accused Indian authorities of discriminating and increasingly using arbitrary punishments against Muslims who are “believed” to have broken the law. In several states ruled by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), authorities have demolished Muslim…
India: Muslim body welcomes government’s move to crack down on hatemongers, blasphemy
October 9, 2022
India: Muslim body welcomes government’s move to crack down on hatemongers, blasphemy
Members of the Hazrat Khwaja Gharib Nawaz Welfare Association, during a press conference held in Hyderabad on Friday, October 7th, demanded anti-blasphemy laws. These laws will apply to everyone, not only Muslims, to ensure that no religion is insulted, they…
India: Surge in Summary Punishments of Muslims
October 8, 2022
India: Surge in Summary Punishments of Muslims
The authorities in India are increasingly using summary and abusive punishments against Muslims deemed to have broken the law, Human Rights Watch said Friday October 7th. In several states ruled by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the authorities…
India: Woman converts to Islam, gets killed immediately
October 6, 2022
India: Woman converts to Islam, gets killed immediately
In a gruesome daylight murder in Gadag, Karnataka, a 35-year-old woman, identified as Minaaz Bepari, was killed allegedly by four armed men on Tuesday, 4 October, after she converted to Islam. The woman was attacked with lethal weapons at Mulgund…
India: Video shows policemen lashing 9 Muslims in public
October 5, 2022
India: Video shows policemen lashing 9 Muslims in public
Indian police have issued a public lashing of 9 Muslim men in front of a crowd chanting “Long live Mother India”. A video showed the incident, where the Indian police tied the men to a pole and lashed them with…
Mumbai Muslims launch ‘Prophet for All’ Campaign
September 28, 2022
Mumbai Muslims launch ‘Prophet for All’ Campaign
Muslim organizations and groups in India’s Mumbai have started a campaign to promote teachings of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family). A number of Muslim organizations and groups in Mumbai have launched a new campaign to spread…
India: Followers of Ahlulbayt organize mourning procession on holy Arbaeen
September 20, 2022
India: Followers of Ahlulbayt organize mourning procession on holy Arbaeen
Followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, in Mumbai, India, organized last Sunday, a mourning procession to commemorate the Arbaeen of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. Dressed in black and beating their chests, the mourners walked the stretch from…
86% of anti-Muslim content comes from India, US and UK Twitter accounts, a study finds
September 19, 2022
86% of anti-Muslim content comes from India, US and UK Twitter accounts, a study finds
Twitter has grown to be a major hub for the spread of anti-Muslim propaganda which has a disastrous impact on the Muslim minority communities around the world, according to a report prepared by the Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV). As per the…
India: Shia Muslims express sadness for not being able to commemorate Arbaeen Pilgrimage in Holy Karbala
September 18, 2022
India: Shia Muslims express sadness for not being able to commemorate Arbaeen Pilgrimage in Holy Karbala
Shia Muslims in the Indian city of Hyderabad expressed their great sadness on the anniversary of the Arbaeen of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him), while expressing greater sorrow for not being able to commemorate it in the holy city…