In a first, Masjid-e-Ishaq mosque in Hyderabad has turned into a health centre, opening its doors for people of all religion. Located at NS Kunta, the mosque facilitates as a community health centre serving about 1.5 lakh people, mostly the poor. The health care centre is the result of a[Read More…]
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Check-list by Haryana govt violates couple’s right to privacy: Punjab and Haryana HC
In a recent ruling on Wednesday, in connection with an inter-caste marriage case of a Hindu-Muslim couple, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that officialdom must not be seen “raising eyebrows and laying snares and landmines” in such cases. The procedure for a court marriage, it has said,[Read More…]
Viral Facebook post reminds of existing religious harmony in India
India has faced unforgettable communal riots both before and after its independence. Amid the many communal riots comes a Facebook post originally written by Meghna Athwani who, while iterating her experience of sharing a cab with religiously-different people, slams all the political parties for their continuous efforts to instigate religious[Read More…]
Muslims fear eradication of Islam from China
The atheist ruling Communist Party has banned minors under 16 from religious activity or study in Linxia, China. Following the displeasing move, residing Hui Muslim community fear the eradication of Islam from the country. A deeply Islamic region in western China that had offered religious freedom for the ethnic Hui[Read More…]
Everyone wants equality then let men, women carry pregnancy for 4.5 months each: Jamiat Ulama
Everyone wants equality then let men and women carry a pregnancy for 4.5 months each, said secretary of Jamiat Ulama on Tuesday. The remark has come after union minority affairs minister, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that the Haj Committee of India may consider the recommendation of letting women over 45[Read More…]
About 14 shopkeepers arrested for selling ‘bras, panties’ in open
About 14 shopkeepers were arrested by the district administration of Buner in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa for selling women’s undergarments in the open, The Express Tribune reported. “We received complaints from locals about open showcasing of women’s undergarments, including bras, panties and other materials,” Buner additional assistant commissioner, Zahid Usman Kakakhel said.[Read More…]
Religious minorities feel insecure in India: US reports
The United State Department said in its annual International Religious Freedom Report that India in 2016 has become more religiously intolerant and the state of freedom continues to deteriorate. The report which was released on Tuesday accused Hindu nationalist groups, such as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Vishwa Hindu[Read More…]
Foreign Terrorist Fighters: India as a victim
Who does not know the role played by state sponsored terrorism of Pakistan to the Indian state of Kashmir and the rest of the country? Wars, guerilla dramas, non-state actors, kidnappings, hijack, bombings by Pakistan or foreign terrorist is common in India from Delhi to Mumbai to Hyderabad. Former National[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…]
Gujarat saw three-fold rise in Dalits embracing Buddhism post-Una Incident
Year after the Una incident, where four Dalits were flogged on the allegation of slaughtering a cow, Gujarat saw nearly a three-fold rise in the number of Dalits converting to Buddhism. As per the data of the Buddhist Society of India, about 1,500-1,600 Dalits have embraced Buddhism post the incident.[Read More…]
Religion over terror: Despite attack, over 3000 pilgrims leave for Amarnath
After the terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims, a fresh batch of 3,289 Amarnath pilgrims left to visit the temple in a convoy of 105 vehicles from the Yatri Niwas base here for the cave shrine early Tuesday morning amid tight security. An officer at the base camp said that the[Read More…]
Breaking gender stereotypes: India’s first batch of women Qazis
Taking another step towards women’s empowerment, India will have its first batch of women Qazi (Islamic judges) who will be breaking into the field which was considered exclusive for men. These judges have the authority to solemnise the nikah (marriage) and validate the talaq (divorce). They also qualify to oversee[Read More…]
Bravo! Two Kerala leaders refuse to give default religion to their children
Where school application forms usually have a mandatory column for religion, two Kerala leaders have set a precedent by refusing to give a default religion to their children. As the country seems to be polarised on religious lines, these leaders give a fresh dash of hope in the younger generation.[Read More…]
Time for Muslims to throw the caretakers of religion out: Naseeruddin Shah
Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah penned down a moving piece for a National Daily talking about the condition of Indian Muslims and how their patriotism was frequently being questioned by the members of the right-wing group. “The hatred spawned by partition taking seventy years to unleash itself is probably evidence that[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…]
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…]
Triple Talaq: SC will only rule on constitutional validity of oral divorce
The Supreme Court began hearing on the ‘triple talaq’ petitions on Thursday saying that, it’s only going to rule on the constitutional validity of oral divorce and not on polygamy. The Apex court said it will determine whether Triple Talaq is part of the fundamental right to religion of the[Read More…]
Muslims saw greatest natural increase among all religious groups: Report
Muslims saw the greatest natural increase among all other religious groups, including Christians, between 2010 and 2015, suggests a global report. Births to Muslims outnumbered deaths by 152 million (213 million births vs. 61 million deaths), shows the Pew Research survey. Generally, all major groups had more births than deaths.[Read More…]
UP CM orders making of walls around holy spots
Pak court allows Hindus to worship at Shiva temple
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…]
Woken up by Azaan, Sonu Nigam calls it “forced religiousness”
Singer Sonu Nigar triggered fresh controversy on Monday as he took to Twitter to question the use of loudspeakers in Mosques for ‘Azaan’. He not only expressed his discontentment as his sleep was disrupted by the sound of the loudspeaker but also called it ‘forced religiouness’. Nigam claimed the act[Read More…]
Ghar wapsi: RSS converts 53 Christian families in Jharkhand
At least 53 Christian families in five tribal-dominated villages in Jharkhand’s Arki area were converted allegedly by the RSS as part of the ‘Christianity-free’ block campaign, Hindustan Times reported. According to RSS, these families who live in Sindri panchayat have been “hijacked” by Christian missionaries over the last 10 years[Read More…]
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…]