Muslims

Derek O’Brien writes: In its outreach to Bohra Muslims, BJP’s subtle divide-and-rule strategy

February 27, 2026 1:36 am

That the BJP may have involved itself in the community’s internal functioning in trade for support on the Waqf Act is part of a subtle divide-and-rule strategy. Unlike the unabashed display of bigotry, bias and prejudice against minorities, this tactic is slightly more covert

In a Rajasthan village, Hindu neighbours rally behind Muslim women after BJP leader takes back blankets

February 26, 2026 1:25 pm

Residents of Kareda Buzurg in Tonk condemn former MP Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria's actions: “Be it Diwali, Holi, or Eid… we celebrate together… We don’t differentiate"

‘Rahul Gandhi never uses the word Muslim in his speeches’: Why some Congress minority leaders are uneasy about party’s ‘silence’

February 01, 2026 3:28 am

This comes at a time when Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM has made gains in Bihar Assembly polls, Maharashtra municipal corporation polls.

In this moment, for India’s Muslims, internal reform is not a distraction from struggle for justice — it is part of it

January 26, 2026 12:43 pm

A paralysing silence has taken hold. Muslim political leaders, religious authorities, and even many secular critics of the regime insist that this is not the time for internal debate. Any discussion of Muslim social problems, they argue, will be exploited by hostile forces to further stigmatise the community. This fear is not unfounded

Rahul Gandhi’s social justice politics has no meaning without Pasmanda Muslims, Bihar Congress leader says

January 05, 2026 7:17 am

Ali Anwar Ansari said secular parties must work for backward Muslims instead of taking their votes for granted

The BJP government in UP is 'strong'. Then why do some vigilante groups seemingly enjoy impunity?

January 03, 2026 1:37 pm

At the close of 2025, the ‘karyakartas’ of the Hindu Raksha Dal — an outfit that is not banned, but whose members face several criminal charges — were the stars of a viral video. In Ghaziabad, they were distributing swords, calling for violence against minorities and creating a climate of fear

Still the party of choice for Bengal’s Muslims — so why is Trinamool Congress uneasy?

December 11, 2025 4:21 pm

As suspended MLA Humayun Kabir explores options with AIMIM and ISF, questions arise whether the Mamata Banerjee-led party’s rock-solid support base may see any erosion.

Vande Mataram not only against British, but also Muslims: Raja quotes experts

December 09, 2025 6:18 am

According to Raja, Mahatma Gandhi praised the song in 1915, but in 1940 he said it should not be sung with the intention of hurting Muslims.

‘What kind of thing is this?’: Supreme Court on Talaq-e-Hasan practice

November 20, 2025 10:01 am

Under Talaq-e-Hasan, a divorce gets formalised after the third utterance of the word talaq in the third month if cohabitation has not resumed during this period.

A fourth of Jan Suraaj candidates post-graduates, leads the way in fielding Muslims, women

November 01, 2025 9:41 am

Average age of Prashant Kishor’s candidates is 50, while 41% of its nominees belong to the general category. 43% of its candidates in the first phase face “serious criminal cases”

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