Mosque gives shelter to Hindu families displaced by Kerala floods
Sending a message of communal amity, a mosque in Kerala’s Malappuram district has provided shelter and food to several Hindu families displaced by the massive floods, while groups of Muslim men have assisted in cleaning two Hindu shrines affected by the deluge. The Juma Masjid, located at Akampadam in Chaliyar village in northern Malappuram, has […]
India ends government subsidies for Hajj pilgrimage
New Delhi, India – The Indian government has announced the end of a decades-long policy of giving subsidy to thousands of Muslims heading to the holy city of Mecca to perform the the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, India’s minister for m inority affairs, said on Tuesday that the move was part of “a […]
Man Filmed Killing a Muslim Worker to Raise Money
A Hindu man got his 12-year-old nephew to film him killing a Muslim laborer in India, in an attempt to raise funds for his anti-Islam camapign, according to police in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. The suspect, Shambulal Regar, shared his bank account details along with videos of the murder that mainly circulated on […]
Muslim woman in India denied job for wearing hijab
An Indian social worker says she was denied a job at an orphanage based in the Indian capital of New Delhi because her recruiter felt that her hijab made her look “like a Muslim lady”. “Everything was going smooth, we exchanged many emails,” Nedal Zoya, a graduate from Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai, […]
Kashmiris see ‘little hope’ in India’s dialogue offer
Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appointed a former intelligence chief as an interlocutor to hold talks with “stakeholders” in Indian-administered Kashmir to find a political solution to the Kashmir issue. The appointment of former Intelligence Bureau chief Dineshwar Sharma, who has been tasked with holding talks with Kashmiri leaders, including […]
Kashmir victim: Life since India’s pellets blinded me
Sedow, India-administered Kashmir – More than one year has passed since Insha Mushtaq got a good night’s sleep. The teenager cannot forget the evening of July 11, 2016, when, aged 14, she had opened the window to look out at the protests raging against the killing of a popular rebel commander, Burhan Wani, in the […]
India: Rohingya Muslims have ‘terror’ ties
India’s government said on Monday it has evidence showing some Rohingya Muslims in the country have ties to “terror organisations” and pose a security threat that justifies a mass deportation of the ethnic group. India’s home ministry said it would confidentially share intelligence information with the Supreme Court showing Rohingya links with Pakistan-based armed groups, […]
Fake news fuels nationalism and Islamophobia — sound familiar? In this case, it’s in India
Pro-government websites in India circulated a story in May saying Arundhati Roy, the renowned Indian novelist, had criticized the Indian army’s heavy-handed presence in Kashmir, the disputed territory claimed by both countries. India would never gain full control of Kashmir, Roy was quoted as saying, “even if its army deployment increases from 7 lakh to […]
Supreme Court Hearing in India to Decide Validity of Muslim Divorce Practice
Muslim women’s rights groups in India are hoping a supreme court hearing to decide the legality of Islamic family laws that allow Muslim men to divorce their wives by saying the word “taliq,” or divorce, three times will correct what they call a “long pending injustice” to Muslim women. A charged debate has taken place […]
India announces 4.5-billion-dollar credit line for Bangladesh
India and Bangladesh signed 22 bilateral agreements aimed at boosting economic and political ties on Saturday, among them a 4.5 billion-dollar credit line to Dhaka for infrastructure projects. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi over a wide range of subjects including defence, energy,…