Muslims

The largest number of hate crimes based on religion were reported against Jews (835), followed by Muslims (188) and Sikhs (60). According to the FBI report, 91 hate crimes were reported against other religion, including 12 against Hindus and ten anti-Buddhist... read more

Mohammed Moazzam, former general secretary of the students’ union at Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, one of the oldest Islamic institutions in Uttar Pradesh, said, “We accept the verdict as it has brought the long-standing dispute to an end. I hope communal... read more

Many Muslims welcomed the Supreme Court verdict, saying it will re-affirm the tradition of mutual respect and unity among the people of both communities. read more

Apart from some panic purchases in some localities of Lucknow and Kanpur, the mood in the predominantly Muslim areas in most of the districts was more or less normal. read more

Mosques and madarsas in Muslim-dominated localities are being increasingly visited by minority community members in keeping with the decision reached at the meeting of top BJP, RSS and leadership of Sangh-backed MRM which has veteran RSS pracharak Indresh,... read more

Badruddin Ajmal’s statement came following a cabinet decision taken by the BJP-led government in Assam last week which would make those having more than two children ineligible for government jobs from January 1, 2021. read more

Members of the Muslim community in Basapura even raised money to rebuild the Kali temple that was demolished two years ago for widening a village road. They also purchased the land for relocating the temple. read more

Religious leaders and Islamic scholars from England, other European countries, Africa and Middle East countries attended the three-day event, which is observed in memory of eminent Islamic scholar Ahmed Raza Khan, popularly known as Aala Hazrat, at his... read more

Khan made the remarks while addressing a rally of several thousand people in PoK capital Muzaffarabad, which was organised as part of the Pakistan government’s protests every Friday against India’s August 5 decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special... read more

A former PTI MLA from Barikot in Khyber Pakhtun Khwa (KPK) assembly, Baldev is in India along with his family to seek political asylum. read more

Basing his argument on the photographs of the disputed site taken in 1990, the lawyer said photos of pillars, motifs, inscriptions at the disputed site show that the structure was primarily Hindu. read more

Besides, they have urged the masses to ensure cleanliness in and around their vicinity and not to upload pictures of sacrifice (qurbani) on social media. read more

To ensure smooth flow of traffic on the roads around the city mosques namazis placed ropes along the roads and offered prayers inside the demarcated line (rope), thus not affecting traffic flow at all. read more

Iqbal Ansari, the Muslim litigant of Ayodhya, said it was impossible to reach a consensus given the number of stakeholders in the case now. read more

There are internal political and sociological barriers that are specific to Muslim communities as well: crippling factionalism among Muslim elites, a strong party bias that favours upper-caste Muslims candidates over the larger population of backward... read more