Muslims
- World
British Sikh group prepares for judicial review of Islamophobia definition
London: A British Sikh organisation opposed to a proposed definition of Islamophobia that it fears would be discriminatory to other communities and religious faiths is preparing to mount a legal challenge against…
- India
Uttarakhand Muslims allege collective crackdown after ‘I Love Muhammad’ protest
The Association for Protection of Civil Rights fact-finding team claimed that the Muslims in the Kashipur neighbourhood of Uttarakhand are being collectively punished after a religious procession escalated into violence earlier this…
- Opinions
Need for an all-India Muslim educational movement
The educational backwardness of Indian Muslims has been a matter of concern for more than a century and a half. It took the vision, grit and determination of Syed Ahmad Khan to…
- Middle East
Iran calls on Muslims to ‘act in unison’ after Israeli strikes on Qatar
Tehran: Iran has called on Muslims to “act in unison” following Israeli airstrikes in Doha, condemning the assault as a serious breach of international law and a threat to regional stability. The…
- India
CAA: Govt allows select minorities to stay in India without passport
The Union Home Ministry on Monday, September 1, issued an order announcing that the government now exempts minority communities, namely, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian fleeing religious persecution from Afghanistan,…
- India
‘Bharat already a Hindu Rashtra’: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday asserted that there is no need to formally declare Bharat as a Hindu Rashtra, saying, “we are already a Hindu Rashtra.”…
- Opinions
Opinion: The Islamic mandate for education and the tragic neglect by Muslims
Hyderabad: The importance of education can never be overstated. But in no other religion is it stressed as profoundly as in Islam. The very first revelation of the Holy Quran to Prophet Muhammad…
- Opinions
A pipeline broken at the base cannot yield desired results
About 15 percent of India’s population has less than four percent representation in all meaningful walks of life. This is the stubborn ‘four percent trap’. Many explanations have been offered, but its…
- Obituaries
NZMA mourns the loss of esteemed member Anees Jalil
The New Zealand Muslim Association Inc. (NZMA) has announced with deep sorrow the sudden passing of Br. Anees Jalil, a dedicated and respected member of the Muslim community. In an official statement,…
- India
Karnataka: Villagers beat up Sri Ram Sene workers over cattle transport
Muslims in Karnataka’s Belgaum district mercilessly thrashed five Sri Ram Sene workers, a Hindutva-affiliated group, after they tried to stop “illegal cattle transportation.” However, villagers claimed that the Hindutva workers were beaten…
- India
Techie found dead at girlfriend’s residence in Tamil Nadu
A 22-year-old IT employee was found dead on the rooftop of his girlfriend’s house in Kanniyakumari district of Tamil Nadu on Thursday, June 19. The deceased, identified as Dhanush from Kaavuvilai, had…