On India’s 70th Independence Day, Bareilly’s Barelvi madrasas openly flouted the Uttar Pradesh government’s order that the national anthem must mandatorily be sung at all such Islamic educational institutions across the state on the occasion of Independence Day. The students at the Manzar-e-Islam – the biggest Barelvi madrasa in the[Read More…]
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Muslim identity comes before national identity: Maviya Ali
Just ahead of Independence day, Samajwadi Party leader Maviya Ali has said that religious identity comes before national identity. His comments came His remark comes at a time when the Uttar Pradesh government has instructed the madrassas to hoist the national flag, sing the national anthem and pay tributes to[Read More…]
Muslims will win millions of hearts by giving Babri land to Hindus: AIMPLB vice-president
Noted Shia cleric and vice-president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), Maulana Kalbe Sadiq has said that the Muslim community has much to gain by withdrawing claim over the controversial 2.77 acres Babri Masjid land in Ayodhya. He said the religion teaches its believers giving rather than claiming.[Read More…]
Paresh Rawal mocks Hamid Ansari over his ‘Muslim’ remarks, says ‘get well soon’
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, Paresh Rawal on Thursday mocked former vice-president, Hamid Ansari over his statement about Muslims of the country. Rawal took to twitter to tell Ansari to ‘get well soon’. “Wishing shri Hamid Ansari ji a long and a healthy life so plz GET WELL SOON ![Read More…]
Irfan Pathan trolled again: This time for celebrating Raksha Bandhan
The most common thing that can be found on social media these days is trolling. And it becomes news when a famous personality is involved. And this time, once again it is former Indian all-rounder, Irfan Pathan. Pathan was trolled again after he shared a picture of himself tying a[Read More…]
Meet Takbir Fatima, a young architect breaking culture stereotype
Takbir Fatima is now recognized as one strong and independent Muslim woman from Hyderabad. She is certainly an example of breaking the cultural and religious stereotype and relishing her dreams in the field which is way different from others. She was awarded “NDTV emerging architect of the year award (2016)[Read More…]
Stop targeting women in the name of religion
The platform that the internet offers ordinary people to write, create, comment and report has led to abundance of reaction. The reaction often turns into appreciation and often into a threat, abuse and nasty comments. In its initial years, Internet revolutionized the computer and communication world like never before in[Read More…]
Letter threatens writer Ramanunni to convert to Islam within six months
Famous Malayali author, KP Ramanunni, lodged a police complaint in connection to an anonymous threat letter warning him that his right arm and left leg would be chopped off if he did not convert to Islam within six months. The letter was sent to his Kozhikode residence six days ago.[Read More…]
Babri Masjid dispute: SC to decide on early hearing
The Apex Court, on Friday, agreed to give an early hearing to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute case on a plea by BJP parliamentarian Subramanian Swamy. Swamy had suggested the matter asking for an urgent hearing in the case. A bench consisting of Chief Justice of India JS Khehar and[Read More…]
Man attacked by cow-vigilantes was carrying beef, says Police
The Muslim man who was beaten up by cow vigilantes was carrying beef, said the cops on Saturday. Police held four involved in this case Salim Shaha (34), a member of Katol unit of the BJP, on July 12 and sent the meat he was carrying to a forensic laboratory.[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Goons savagely beat up Muslim family in a moving train
All the members of a Muslim family were almost hacked to death when a group of gang mercilessly beat them up inside a train in Uttar Pradesh. The family of 10 was returning from a wedding party in Shikohabad-Kasganj passenger train, where they were brutally assaulted by a gang of[Read More…]
West Bengal violence: A man dies of stab wounds; fresh violence erupts in Basirhat
The violence in West Bengal that started with a Facebook post doesn’t seem to end anytime soon. In a recent development, a 65-year-old Hindu man died of stab wounds on Thursday. Besides, a fresh violence erupted in parts of West Bengal’s Basirhat region. Kartik Ghosh, a resident of Bhyabla in[Read More…]
The concept of identity: Who is an Indian?
Since the moment we are born, we’re labelled as ‘Hindu’, ‘Muslim’, ‘Sikh’, ‘Christian’, ‘SC’, ‘Adivasi’, and what not. This is where our first confrontation with the concept of identity arises. Identity, as Merriam-Webster dictionary puts it, is the condition of being the same with something described or asserted. So, identity, as a matter[Read More…]
US travel ban on six Muslim countries takes effect
The US President Donald Trump’s provisional ban on refugees and travelers from six (largely Muslim) nations came into effect. The Supreme Court permitted the ban following a five-month battle with rights groups. According to the Trump administration, the ban is necessary to block terrorists from entering the country. However, immigrant[Read More…]
Population boom trend: Three men fathered 96 children
Population control becomes one of the central concerns when it comes to the development of a country. However, in the list of most populous countries, Pakistan doesn’t fail to acquire the 6th position with almost 200 million population. The reason of a skyrocketing population can be accorded either to the government[Read More…]
Request Naseeruddin Shah not to dramatise issues of Muslims: Congress
Days after Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah in his article had said that Muslims’ patriotism was being suspected upon and they were being forced to explain themselves since years, the Congress party urged Shah to not dramatise the issues of Muslims and said that all the evils plaguing the society must[Read More…]
Open letter addressing deliberated communal violence goes viral
In Nilambur Kerala, a temple was vandalised in an attempt to create communal tension. The perpetrator, Rajaram Mohandas, was arrested due to a timely intervention by the Kerala Police Department. Soon after the details of the incident were public, a Reddit user wrote an “open letter to all Indians from[Read More…]
Tense situation emerges in Bhopal after arson and stone pelting
A tense situation emerged in Bhopal after arson and stone pelting. The situation occurred due to differences between Muslims and Hindus over the right to pray inside Hamidia Hospital complex on Tuesday night. While there were two rounds of stone pelting, at least four vehicles were ablaze near Peer Gate.[Read More…]
Blast kills 13, injured 24 in Baghdad; IS claims responsibility
A car bomb blasted outside a popular ice cream shop in central Baghdad killing 13 people while 24 are injured on early Tuesday. The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the violent attack. Iraqi officials said involved remotely detonated bombs inside a parked car on condition of anonymity. Notably,[Read More…]
Ramadan memes to get you through the fast!
Festivals are India’s trademark. For the cultural diversity it holds within itself is inexplicably beautiful; sheltering cultures and religions in its boundaries. After all, what else can seize your eyes to discover the vigorous and animated colours of India other than its cultural resonation? Its resonance– a spectacle of colours,[Read More…]
Govt must ban Triple Talaq if Muslims fail to change the law: M Venkaiah Naidu
Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said on Saturday that the government must take steps to the ban the practice of Triple Talaq if the Muslim community fails to change the practice. “It is for the society to take up the issue and it will be good if the (Muslim) society[Read More…]
We are confident that SC will protect women’s right: Congress on Triple Talaq
After the government has maintained that it would bring a ‘law’ to regulate marriage and divorce among Muslims if the Supreme Court scrapped Triple Talaq, the Congress sidesteps itself from commenting on the ‘sensitive issue’ while expressing assurances over the apex court’s ‘ultimate’ decision. “We are yet to hear as[Read More…]
SC: Will address only Triple Talaq for now
On Monday, the Apex Court said that due to the scarcity of time, it only will hear the issue of Triple Talaq at present. It added that it will keep issues of nikah halala and polygamy pending for now; though the Centre on Monday requested deliberations on the later two[Read More…]
Both Hindu, Muslim divorce laws are unfit for this era
Talaq, no matter which side of the political spectrum one comes from, is against the basic right to equality, and right to life and dignity. However, to say that Islamic Jurisprudence is totally arbitrary in matters of divorce would be overreaching. In the other form of Triple Talaq which is[Read More…]
Supreme Court to continue hearing on validity of triple talaq
The Apex Court on Thursday will continue hearing pleas by Muslim women rejecting their religious convention of practising triple talaq. The hearing will be conducted under a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Jagdish Singh Khehar and four other judges, namely Justices Kurian Joseph, Rohinton Fali[Read More…]