Tag: indian muslims

30 May 2023

Indian Actor Says Anti-Muslim Hate Has Become ‘Fashionable’ under BJP

Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah says hate against Muslims has become “fashionable”, slamming the BJP government for using Islamophobia to draw more votes.

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.

29 November 2022

Indian Muslim Students Calls Out Professor’s Islamophobic Remarks

A male Muslim student at Manipal University stood against a professor who had allegedly called him “terrorist”.

08 September 2022

New Group Formed in US to Raise Awareness about Anti-Muslim Policies in India

A group called India Coalition has been formed in Minnesota with the aim of raising awareness about anti-Muslim policies of the BJP-led government in India.

22 August 2022

How Justice Ends for Indian Muslims

It was Independence Day — for rapists and murderers. On August 15, 11 convicts serving life terms for having committed mass murder and gang-raping Muslim women in the Indian state of Gujarat in 2002 were released.

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.

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.

16 March 2022

Indian Court Upholds Ban on Hijab in Class

An Indian court has upheld a recent ban on wearing hijab in classrooms in Karnataka State which is being governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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.