Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. File. | Photo Credit: PTI A prominent Muslim body in Bihar announced that it was turning down Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s invitation for ‘Iftaar’, in protest against his “support” for the Waqf Bill. The Imarat Shariah, which claims to have followers across Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha, shared a copy of … Read more
Advisor to the Telangana Government (SC, ST, BC & Minorities) Mohammed Ali Shabbir. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Telangana Government has issued a circular permitting Muslim employees to leave offices an hour early during the holy month of Ramzan, a move slammed by the opposition BJP, which wondered why such measures are not … Read more
Aligarh Muslim University Vice-Chancellor Naima Khatoon arrives at the Supreme Court on November 8, 2024 ahead of the top court’s verdict in the case related to granting minority status to the university. | Photo Credit: PTI A wave of celebration pervaded Aligarh Muslim University after the Supreme Court judgment on Friday (November 8, 2024) affirmed … Read more
Despite largely being forgotten and undervalued, Muslim women have created their own space and established their rightful place in society, said Shamshad Hussain K.T., Professor, Tirur regional centre of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, here on Saturday. She said a large number of Muslim women had found their voice through periodicals and other publications in … Read more
Some Muslim community leaders from Vijayapura have threatened to expose Basanagouda Patil Yatnal if he does not stop his ‘anti-Muslim’ statements. Mr. Yatnal has called for a protest rally in Vijayapura on Wednesday (October 16, 2024) and a Waqf Hatao, Desh Bachao rally in the city on November 6. Advocate S.S. Quadri and others told … Read more
PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Monday said the Central government’s decision to hold Parliamentary Joint Committee’s meeting to listening to perspectives from various stakeholders regarding the proposed amendments to the Waqf Act should result in beneficial measures with respect to governance of management of properties donated for Islamic religious and charitable purposes. In a statement, … Read more
Bharatiya Colony area under Nai Mandi police station limits in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh remained on edge on Tuesday after a Muslim man bought a house in the neighbourhood, with right-wing outfits allegedly warning that under no circumstances will Muslim families be allowed to settle in the predominantly Hindu locality. Tension escalated in the … Read more
Nasir’s wife and children sit at their home in Fatehpur at Rajasthan | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap In the Mewat region, traversing the Mumbai-Delhi highway, Muslim residents have feared reaching the villages dotting the border of Haryana and Rajasthan. Their fears, however, rose manifold after local gaurakshaks or ‘cow vigilante’ leaders gave a call … Read more
A view of the Bhojshala Temple | Photo Credit: ANI After the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) submitted its report in the Madhya Pradesh High Court of the survey at the Bhojshala Complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar, the Hindu petitioners exerted confidence in their case while the Muslim petitioners alleged violations on the part of … Read more
The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has given key posts to the erstwhile functionaries of Haritha, the women’s forum of its students’ wing, the Muslim Students Federation (MSF), and some other MSF leaders, who were earlier removed from the organisation after they fell out of the party leadership. K. Fathima Thahiliya, former national vice-president of … Read more