India
Indian Supreme Court panel divided over school hijab ban
India
October 17, 2022
Indian Supreme Court panel divided over school hijab ban
An Indian Supreme Court panel said on Thursday it was divided over a ban on hijabs in schools, and referred…
Anti-Muslim rhetoric and violence increase in India
India
October 16, 2022
Anti-Muslim rhetoric and violence increase in India
Tchachoy Yadav, Deputy Chief Minister of the Indian state of Bihar, accused officials of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
At least 18 people dead as monsoon causes havoc across north India
India
October 11, 2022
At least 18 people dead as monsoon causes havoc across north India
Incessant rain has lashed parts of northern India, forcing schools to close in several cities as an unusually late rainy…
Mumbai hosts one of the largest Shia mosques to revive Husseini rituals, help needy families
India
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…
HRW accuses Indian authorities of discrimination, arbitrary punishment against Muslims
India
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…
India: Muslim body welcomes government’s move to crack down on hatemongers, blasphemy
India
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,…
India: Surge in Summary Punishments of Muslims
India
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…
At a time when Muslims are persecuted in India, UAE opens first Hindu temple
Asia
October 6, 2022
At a time when Muslims are persecuted in India, UAE opens first Hindu temple
On Tuesday October 4th, the Dubai government inaugurated a Hindu temple that houses 16 “Hindu deities”, with the aim of…
India: Woman converts to Islam, gets killed immediately
India
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…
India: Video shows policemen lashing 9 Muslims in public
India
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…