Muslims

Explained: What is the Chinese govt’s 'sinicization of religion' push?

December 09, 2021 9:34 am

Sinicization means transforming religious beliefs, faith, practice, rituals in accordance with Chinese culture and society.

Muslims should bow to 'Indian culture'; Ram, Krishna, Shiva were their ancestors: UP minister

September 24, 2021 1:45 pm

Minister of state for parliamentary affairs Anand Swaroop Shukla also said that the Modi and Adityanath governments at the Centre and state have raised the flag of Hindutva and "Indian culture" in the country and defeated the mindset of making the world an Islamic State.

Hijabi singer calls out multi-million dollar makeup corporation for exploitation

July 20, 2021 7:02 pm

Nemah Hasan, aka Nemahsis, calls for an inclusive environment and fair treatment of women wearing hijabs

Why Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks on Muslims amount to little

July 08, 2021 8:02 pm

It is a general homily with no real intention to stop hatred or violence

Man arrested for 'derogatory posts' against Dalit, Muslim communities

July 08, 2021 6:36 pm

"It has come out in probe that the accused had used derogatory and defamatory language against political leaders, police force, Dalit, Chhaara and Muslim communities in his posts and tweets on Facebook and Twitter. He has been arrested from his residence today," said an official of Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Cell.

Consensus at Kerala all-party meet: Panel to look into minority scholarships ruling

June 05, 2021 4:33 am

An official communication from the Chief Minister’s Office said the all-party meeting arrived at a consensus to appoint an expert committee to study the High Court order and to take practical solutions.

Kerala High Court nullifies 80:20 minority schemes for Muslims, Christians

May 29, 2021 8:01 am

The court acted on a PIL moved by Justine Pallivathukkal, arraigning the state government, state Minority Welfare Department and the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs as respondents.

South African Muslim bodies call for government intervention over Sri Lankan burqa ban

March 19, 2021 7:11 am

This followed the announcement by Sri Lanka's minister for public security, Sarath Weerasekera, during the weekend that his country would ban the traditional full-face covering worn by some Muslim women because it posed a threat to national security.

US Democrats reintroduce legislation to prevent future Muslim bans

February 27, 2021 11:20 am

The Muslim travel ban, introduced by former US President Donald Trump, targeted several Muslim-majority nations and restricted the entry of people from Iran, North Korea, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Somalia and Venezuela. President Joe Biden ended the Muslim ban on his day one in the office last month.

Scapegoating moderate Muslim is a bid to discredit attempts within community to reclaim Islam from extremists

November 12, 2020 8:40 am

If the “moderate Muslim” can be accused of being an apologist for Islam, the “agnostic Muslim” too sounds like an apologist for the Islamophobes.

Muslims observe Muharram in Kolkata, Delhi

November 04, 2014 5:49 pm

Muharram, which is considered to be the most sacred of the months for Muslims was observed on Tuesday (November 4) amid tight security in the national capital with heavy police deployment in sensitive areas.

Opinion | The secret history of Muslims in the US

June 22, 2020 6:07 pm

Muslims have been in the US since the time of the earliest explorers and have left their mark on everything from the White House to the Marine Corps uniform.

Want a dialogue with all parties to settle the Ayodhya dispute, says union minister Uma Bharti

June 22, 2020 6:12 pm

Union Minister Uma Bharti has said that leaders across party lines must come together and sort out the Ayodhya dispute through dialogue. She also said that those in the government want to build a temple at the disputed site but will need support from

Photographer Praveen Jain was in the Meerut neighbourhood on May 22, 1987, hours before the Hashimpura massacre

August 04, 2015 3:16 pm

A majority of Muslims believe that the 2002 riots were engineered to take revenge: Madani

May 05, 2014 10:20 am