India
Indian state de-recognises madrasa education
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the Indian state of Maharashtra has de-recognised madrasas which only educate students on Islam without offering other subjects such as maths and science, local media reported.
Muslim man brutally beaten by Hindu extremists in Muzaffarnagar, India
Shocking videos of brutalities against a Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar have emerged on social media platforms.
Top Indian company rejects Muslim candidate: “We don’t hire Muslims”
In a case of religious discrimination, a leading diamond export company here has rejected the job application of a young man just because he is a Muslim.
Indian Muslim denied entry to class because of her Hijab
NEW DELHI – A private school in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh denied entry to a Muslim girl in the classroom for wearing a hijab, with the school’s administration claiming the decision was taken not to discriminate between children on the basis of dress.
Sickening - Muslim prisoner forced to drink urine and have sex with dog, India
A prosecution witness in a case involving three bombings in Mumbai has recently told a special court that the police had forced him to drink the urine of another accused and have “sex with a stray dog” when he was in custody 12 years ago.
Indian Hindu leader calls for sterilisation of Muslims and Christians
In a shocking incident, a Hindu Mahasabha leader made a statement saying Muslims and Christians in the country should be sterilized in order to check their increasing population.
Deport Tablighi preachers, intelligence agencies warn Narendra Modi
The intelligence agencies have warned the Narendra Modi government of a threat posed by rising instances of Tablighi preachers entering India on tourist visas and starting religious preaching. The Union home ministry has alerted all states and UTs in an advisory that there is a major surge in individuals coming
Five Muslims prisoners killed on way to court in southern India
Indian Police on Tuesday killed five activists of an Islamic association, in the city of Hyderabad, in the southern Indian state of Telangana.
Hindu extremists force Muslim to sell home in Hindu locality
Barely a year after he bought a bungalow in a predominantly Hindu neighbourhood of Bhavnagar, prompting Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia to ask neighbours not to allow him to move in, a Muslim businessman was forced to sell it off with functionaries of Hindu Right-wing groups brokering the
Muslim driver brutally beaten by Hindu extremists
A Muslim driver who was transporting cows was brutally beaten by Hindu extremists. They forced to praise Hindu ‘gods’ and shouting someone to bring some pork so they can force him to eat it.