The Muslim Post

To interest low-caste Indians in Christianity, evangelicals add Hindu traditions

To interest low-caste Indians in Christianity, evangelicals add Hindu traditions

It’s Sunday morning in the Indian city of Banaras. In a humble concrete and sheet-metal church, worshippers gather for the weekly service. But this is no regular church. There is no spire. There are no ringing bells. The regular vocabulary of praise for Christ is tailored to this Hindu-Indian congregation. Jesus is depicted not on […]

India court bans religion, caste in election campaigns

India court bans religion, caste in election campaigns

India’s top court has banned the use of religion and caste in political activities ahead of state polls, where such affiliations often determine the fate of campaigns. Most political parties select candidates in various districts based on caste and religious considerations. Monday’s Supreme Court ruling warned politicians who disqualify election candidates based on these two […]

Nepali girl dies due to banned menstruation practice

A 15-year-old girl has died in Nepal’s western Achram district after she was banished to a shed because she was menstruating, under an ancient Hindu practice that has been banned for over a decade, police said. “We are investigating the case. We suspect that she died of suffocation from the smoke of a fire she […]

Tens of thousands protest against India cash ban

Tens of thousands protest against India cash ban

Tens of thousands of people joined nationwide protests on Monday against India’s ban on high-value banknotes, which organisers say has caused a “financial emergency” in a country that operates almost entirely on cash. India is still reeling from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s shock decision nearly three weeks ago to pull 86 percent of the currency […]

‘Sold like cows and goats’: India’s slave brides

‘Sold like cows and goats’: India’s slave brides

The first time Muklesha was sold, she was just 12 years old. Her buyer was a man in his 70s. Marriage and a baby quickly followed. But, three years later, the man died and Muklesha was again put up for sale. This time, her buyer was a horrific abuser. “He didn’t feed me. He’d take […]

Indian PM Criticizes Controversial Muslim Divorce Law

Indian PM Criticizes Controversial Muslim Divorce Law

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday waded into a controversy over a Muslim divorce law he said was destroying women’s lives, drawing criticism from rivals that he was fishing for minority votes in a major state election next year. Modi criticized the so-called “triple talaq”, that allows a Muslim man […]

How Donald Trump ended up at a Bollywood-themed Hindu rally in New Jersey

How Donald Trump ended up at a Bollywood-themed Hindu rally in New Jersey

Somewhere between “bad hombre” and “nasty woman,” Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made another statement Wednesday night that turned heads. “So I just left some high representatives of India,” he said. “They’re growing at 8 percent. China is growing at 7 percent. And that for them is a catastrophically low number.” He was nominally making […]

Trump energizes Hindu community at charity event in Edison

Trump energizes Hindu community at charity event in Edison

EDISON — Donald J. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has a strong following by the Hindu community which believes Trump is a leader who will protect India and fight terrorism. “We love Hindus, we love India,” Trump said Saturday night while headlining a charity event held at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center.

Pakistan denies India carried out ‘surgical strikes’

Pakistan denies India carried out 'surgical strikes'

The Pakistan Army has dismissed claims that India’s military conducted “surgical strikes” against “terrorist units” on its side of the disputed Kashmir border. Pakistan rejected the claims as an “illusion” but acknowledged the loss of two of its soldiers in the exchange of fire that also wounded nine others on Thursday.