Filmmakers Shirley Abraham and Amit Madhesiya use a case study to remind viewers of the horrors of the lynching of Muslims by cow vigilantes. The Hour of Lynching, by Shirley Abraham and Amit Madhesiya, follows a single case to illuminate […]
We spoke to writers, academics and activists, who have been fierce representative voices for some of the country’s most marginalised, asking them what they have to say about the election verdict. The last five years have been relentless: lynch mobs, […]
“The right place for Jinnah’s portrait is not at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), but in Pakistan. There is no change in our stand and it will be sent by whatever means possible,” said Satish Gautam. After being elected as Aligarh […]
Last Muslim MP elected from Maharashtra was AR Antulay, whose appeal transcended caste and religion When journalist-turned-politician Imtiaz Jaleel Syed defeated Shiv Sena MP Chandrakant Khaire by a wafer-thin margin of around 5,000 votes from Aurangabad, he registered some firsts […]
The number of Muslim Lok Sabha MPs has increased marginally but their proportion remains far below the community’s share in the population, prompting an academic to regret the “deliberate denial of opportunities” to Muslim politicians by all parties. The 17th […]
In 2013, communal riots here claimed the lives of 64 persons, and displaced 50,000, forcing many Muslims to flee their villages and live in shelter camps Khurram S, a trader, hesitates to share any opinion on political issues. “My wife […]
SIMI, an Islamic fundamentalist organisation, which seeks ‘liberation of India’ through conversion of the country into an Islamic land, was founded in Aligarh in April 1977 as the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. It later spread its network in […]
Inamdar told Justice Gupta that during the hearings in Pune earlier this month, police “submitted incomplete information” before the tribunal about two terror cases in the city – the German Bakery Blast of February 13, 2010, and the Faraskhana bomb […]
WASHINGTON — The spike in violent attacks against India’s Muslim minority has raised concerns among rights groups, which are urging the government to take more decisive measures to protect the country’s minorities. With an uptick in hate crimes against Muslims, […]
Srinagar: Violence broke out in Bhaderwah town of Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday after an elderly Muslim man was shot dead by a group of cow vigilantes late last night. Angry protesters set ablaze an auto-rickshaw and a […]
