On Wednesday, Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind president Maulana Syed Arshad Madani while expressing concern at the “atmosphere of fear” following violence by ‘gau rakshaks’ said that the government should accord national animal status to the cow. “The government should give national animal status to the cow and we will support it,” Madani[Read More…]
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Triple Talaq is oppressive and anti-human: Arif Mohammad Khan
Amidst the ongoing debates and discussions on triple talaq, former cabinet minister Arif Mohammad Khan delivering a Public Lecture on Triple Talaq and Uniform Civil Code (UCC) said that calling the UCC is a constitutional obligation of the state and part of the directive principle of the Constitution. Addressing a[Read More…]
Triple Talaq, a violation of equality: Allahabad HC
Alongside the continuous debate on triple talaq, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday acknowledged that women’ s basic human rights cannot be violated under the shield of a personal law. As per the HC judgement, triple talaq was termed as a violation of equality. It added that the Muslim men[Read More…]
Muslim women divorced through triple talaq eligible for interim pension under new policy
According to the new policy, formed by the BJP led government in Assam, an interim pension will be given to the Muslim women in Assam who have been divorced using the provision of triple talaq. Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the same while talking about the modifications made to[Read More…]
Rahmani-30, proves its mettle once again in IIT-JEE
Ali has indeed done well and brought lots of glories to his coach, family and his entire district. But the effort of Rahmani30 in bringing such talent forward cannot be ignored.
West Bengal: Muslim neighbours cremate Hindu youth following his rituals
As we witness a time when religious foul-play continues to create disharmony in a diverse country like ours, even seeping through the more civilized spaces; an incident which comes from a remote end of India gives us hope for the society. In a recent heartwarming incident from Malda, one of[Read More…]
Nawazuddin Siddiqui reveals his true religion in this compelling video
Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has shared a short video clip of himself that shows the novelty that runs through his veins. The actor has touched a very hard-hitting subject and tried to present it with an immense creativity. In the video, Siddiqui can be seen holding up placards that say[Read More…]
Large segment of Muslim society does not even know the basics of Islam: Jamaat
Amid aggressive media debates on Triple Talaq, Islamic Shariah and other issues, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind – one of country’s largest Muslim socio-religious organizations has launched an extensive awareness campaign for Muslim Personal Law. Jamaat will reach out to both Muslim masses and fellow citizens to clear their misconceptions about these laws[Read More…]
Sonu Nigam shaves off his head after fatwa issued against him
Personal law board treats Muslim women as objects: VHP
‘Let Muslims solve the problem of triple talaq on their own’
Odisha violence: Curfew eased for four hours in Bhadrak
Curfew in Bhadrak, Odisha was eased for four hours on Sunday. The Bhadrak town had witnessed violence triggered by alleged abusive remarks against Hindu deities. The curfew has been imposed on Friday and was eased from 8 AM to 11 Am on Sunday which later extended till 12 in the[Read More…]
Divorce among Muslims low compared to others
Only 13 % Hindus think Muslims are highly patriotic: CSDS Survey
A survey conducted by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) revealed that only 13 % of Hindus thinks that Muslims are highly patriotic and only 33% Hindus count a Muslim among their close friends, Times of India reported. According to the study, titled “society and politics between[Read More…]
Supreme Court to hear various petitions on Triple Talaq
The Apex Court will be hearing several petition filed questioning the Constitutional acceptability of Triple Talaq and polygamy in the Muslim community. Notably, the Supreme Court had earlier refused to debate the vital issue of uniform civil code (UCC). Although the petitioners had claimed that the matter is sensitive and[Read More…]
India will have world’s largest Muslim population by 2050: PEW Research
Pew Research Centre of America has predicted in their new reports that, India will have the highest Muslim population in the world by 2050. As the reports say, India is likely to have 300 million Muslims by 2050. Islam is currently the world’s second-largest religion after Christianity and is the[Read More…]
Muslim organisations oppose triple talaq too
A majority of people who had responded to its questionnaire on a uniform civil code have opposed spontaneous triple talaq, Law Commission chairperson Justice B S Chauhan has said. The majority includes a couple of Muslim organisations too. The commission has received 40,000 responses since its issue in October 2016. Chauhan[Read More…]
AIMIM election campaign: Owaisi promises Rs 7,770 cr civic budget to Muslim localities
In his party campaign, president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Asaduddin Owaisi promised to use Rs 7,770 crore of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s annual budget to provide amenities to the Muslim population in the city. Owaisi announced the decision while addressing the crowd at a rally at the[Read More…]
Landmark verdict! Court lets Hindu girl live with Muslim boyfriend
In a progressive judgement, Gujarat high court on Wednesday permitted a 19-year-old Hindu girl to live-in with her Muslim boyfriend, who is just 20 years old and is currently ineligible for marriage. While allowing this reunion to take place on the wishes of the girl in a remote town of[Read More…]
Islamophobia? US man abuses Muslim driver, calls him ‘terrorist’
A man was caught on camera hurling abuses on a Muslim Uber driver telling him he will ‘get deported’. He was also heard telling him that he will “get deported” now as Donald Trump is going to be the President. The man was recorded on video lashing out at the[Read More…]
Stranger threatens to set woman on fire for wearing hijab
A Muslim woman in US was approached by an unidentified man who yelled at her and threatened to set her on fire if she did not remove her hijab, prompting police to probe the hate crime incident. “The case is being investigated as a hate crime,” Diane Brown of the[Read More…]
Muslim migrants are our enemy: Assam BJP minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
According to Assam state cabinet minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, it is the Bharatiya Janata Party’s policy to differentiate between Hindu and Muslim migrants from Bangladesh to the state. “We clearly do,” the state education, health and finance minister told The Indian Express. “After all, the country was divided in the[Read More…]
Hindus need to increase their population: Giriraj Singh
Union Minister of State Giriraj Singh on Sunday said that the Hindu society needs to increase their population as it has been continuously decreasing in eight states of the country. He said that the Muslim population has grown from 10% to 24% since partition. Addressing a programme at Devbad area[Read More…]
“How can we allow a Muslim to participate in Ramlila?” says Shiv Sena as Nawazuddin pulls out
Muzzafarnagar’s Budhana tehsil will not witness the performance of its star artist in this year’s Ramlila. After a few people from Shiv Sena protested to a ‘Muslim’ man playing a character in Ram Leela, Siddiqui decided to pull out in order to maintain the “peace” in village. “We forward to[Read More…]
Hindu families denied permission to perform Durga Puja in Bengal village as Muslim families oppose
Despite being in a ‘majority’ around 300 families in Bengal’s Kanglapahari village of Birbhum district have been victim of ‘minority’ appeasement as the Hindu families for the fourth consecutive year were denied to perform Durga Puja following the objection from few Muslim families. As the local administration has been denying[Read More…]