Tag: India

04 March 2024

Part 2/ The Muslims’ prayers ( Namaz ) deeply impressed me

With no family or home, my only connection now was with Islam. The Muslim officer treated me like a sister and provided a shelter on that cold night when I had lost everything.

17 January 2023

India: Historic Mosque Demolished for Road Widening

Indian authorities have demolished a 16th-century mosque in Uttar Pradesh as part of project to widen a road.

23 July 2022

Indian Mosques Confronts Misunderstandings by Inviting Non-Muslims

A mosque in India’s Heydarabad is fighting the wave of misunderstandings about Muslims and their beliefs by inviting non-Muslims and explaining the tenets of Islam.

25 June 2022

India’s Hijab Ban And End to Educational Dreams of Muslim Girls

The ban on wearing hijab in educational institutions of Indian province of Karnataka has forced many Muslim girls to abandon their dreams.

15 May 2022

Gyanvapi Mosque Row: Cleric Warns of Any Damage to Mosque

A Muslim cleric in India has warned against any damage to Gyanvapi Mosque amid BJP party’s increasing pressures on the Muslim community in India.

13 March 2022

Iran Offers Islamic Books at Kolkata Int’l Book Fair

Iran’s cultural center in India offered books about religion at the 45th International Kolkata Book Fair 2022.

26 February 2022

Protests Held in South Africa to Slam Pressures on Indian Muslims

Scores of people from all religious backgrounds gathered in Johannesburg on Friday to denounce increasing Islamophobia and threats of violence against Muslims in parts of India.

21 February 2022

CAIR Slams Islamophobic Tweet by India’s BJP

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) described an Islamophobic tweet by a wing of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India as “another step on the road to genocide.”

11 February 2022

Paul Pogba Shares Video on Plight of Muslim Students in India

Manchester United superstar Paul Pogba took to social media on Thursday to share a video on the ongoing controversy on hijab in India’s Karnataka State.

09 February 2022

Schools Shut in India as Protests over Hijab Ban Intensify

India has ordered schools to stay shut for three days Tuesday after protests erupted over the ban on wearing the Islamic headscarf, or hijab, for female students.