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Spanish town bans Muslim festivals in public spaces

August 07, 2025 9:39 am

The ruling states that municipal sports and public facilities “cannot be used for religious, cultural or social activities alien to our identity unless organised by the local authority.”

Mob enters house of Kargil War veteran’s kin, labels them Bangladeshis, asks for ID proof

July 31, 2025 3:06 am

The family shared photographs of Hakimuddin and Salim’s Army ID cards and pension documents. Ahmad said that his uncle moved to Pune in 1961 and his elder brother shifted here in 1978, while Ahmad himself has been residing in Pune since 1996.

'Disturbing rise of anti-Muslim bigotry': UN chief urges govts to protect religious freedom

March 15, 2025 10:10 am

In 2022, the UN General Assembly agreed for March 15 to be marked as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia.

Javed Anand writes: How Zakir Naik feeds Islamophobia

October 19, 2024 1:15 pm

Naik promotes a particularly sick brand of misogyny and hate of all religions other than Islam. Well-meaning secular Hindus who speak up for the rights of the badgered Muslim minority but are silent on challenging the Muslim Right circuitously end up propping Islamophobia.

Police officers injured as far-right activists face off against anti-racism groups across UK

August 03, 2024 11:01 pm

The latest outbreaks of violence come a day after protesters in Sunderland in northeast England tossed beer barrels and rocks at police officers.

A shopkeeper in Mumbai with material showcasing different political parties' symbols, ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections

From ‘Islamophobia’ to defence spending, Pakistan’s view on India’s election

April 06, 2024 10:54 pm

The shift towards autocracy, a worrying arms build-up and the conflicts with Pakistan signal a dark age for India

Ram Madhav on UN Islamophobia resolution: A resolution that excludes

March 23, 2024 10:13 am

UN should have heeded the suggestion that the need of the hour was to rise against all forms of intolerance and religious violence, not just Islamophobia

Mandir politics, Palestine and Israel: When did religion lose its compassion?

February 07, 2024 2:36 pm

Religion has lost its love and become yet another form of manipulative politics; priests and mullahs have replaced seekers and wanderers; the bricks and stones of temples have become more important than our inner poetry

Ex-White House advisor loses job for making racist and islamophobic comments against New York street vendor

'Killing 4,000 Palestinian kids wasn't enough': Ex-Obama aide hurls Islamophobic rant at vendor, loses job

November 22, 2023 11:03 pm

Stuart Seldowitz, who served as a national security official in the Barack Obama era, was also seen making offensive remarks about Islam and the Prophet Muhammad.

Why minister S P Baghel is wrong about Muslim intolerance

May 16, 2023 10:37 pm

The Sufi’s long and intimate exchange with the Naths and other yogis, the union of Kashmiri Sufism and Shaivism exemplified by Nund Rishi and other Muslims, Akbar, Jahangir and Aurangzeb supporting hundreds of Hindu and Jain temples are all examples of the tolerance and acceptance exercised by people of all faiths in history

‘Don’t give a sh*t’: JD Vance defends US airstrike on Venezuelan drug boat that killed 11

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Vice President JD Vance stands by the recent US airstrike against a Venezuelan drug-smuggling boat, dismissing legalistic arguments. President Trump also supports the strike and warns others against bringing drugs into the US. The administration has designated Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang, as a foreign terrorist organization and plans to use military force against them.

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