How India’s Policies Alienate the Muslim World

India’s standing in the Muslim world is crumbling. Once a beacon of secular pluralism, it’s now a lightning rod for criticism from Ankara to Kuala Lumpur. The shift didn’t happen overnight. It’s a cascade of choices—some deliberate, others reckless—that have painted India as hostile to Islam in the eyes of many Muslim-majority nations. From the Kashmir shutdown to cozying up to Israel. India's actions have provoked criticism, weakened alliances, and given its opponents a […]

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How India’s Policies Alienate the Muslim World

India’s standing in the Muslim world is crumbling. Once a beacon of secular pluralism, it’s now a lightning rod for criticism from Ankara to Kuala Lumpur. The shift didn’t happen overnight. It’s a …

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Opposition's Silence on Hate Crimes Against Muslims Will Prove Counterproductive

It won't be an exaggeration to call the silence of secular parties on these anti-Muslim hate crimes a betrayal, writes Alishan Jafri.

#HateCrime #CowLynchings #lynching #OppositionParties #AntiMuslimViolence #hindutva #CowVigilantism #congress #IndianMuslims #INDIAAlliance #india

https://www.thequint.com/opinion/opposition-silence-on-hate-crimes-against-muslims-prove-counterproductive

Opposition's Silence on Hate Crimes Against Muslims Will Prove Counterproductive

We've witnessed a flood of hate crimes and increased hostility against Muslims, the group that was most viciously targeted in the past decade by the Modi government and the innumerable Hindu right-wing groups under the umbrella of the Sangh Parivar.

The Quint

In Telangana’s Medak, BJP’s growing clout emboldens ‘Gau Rakshaks’

While the Muslim residents maintain that the latest communal conflagration was unexpected, the tall Chatrapathi Shivaji statue in Medak town stands as evidence of growing clout of Hindutva forces.

#telangana #medak #HinduMobs #CowVigilantes #BJP #BajrangDal #VHP #RSS #GaurakshakSamithi #BJYM #TelanganaPolice #eid #hindutva #IndianMuslims #india

https://www.thenewsminute.com/telangana/in-telanganas-medak-bjps-growing-clout-emboldens-gau-rakshaks

In Telangana’s Medak, BJP’s growing clout emboldens ‘Gau Rakshaks’

Eid celebrations at Minhaj-ul-Uloom Madrasa in Indira Colony in Medak town of Telangana, on Monday, June 17, were marred by violence and arrests. Muslim elders

The News Minute

Muslim Man Lynched By Hindu Men in Aligarh; Police Say They Suspected Theft

A video of the accused persons surrounding the man, Farid, at a small crossing in Aligarh and thrashing him with lathis and assaulting him with kicks and punches was widely shared on social media.

#UttarPradesh #aligarh #lynching #HinduMobs #IndianMuslims #hindutva #communalism #BJPStates #india

https://thewire.in/communalism/muslim-man-lynched-hindu-group-aligarh

Muslim Man Lynched By Hindu Men in Aligarh; Police Say They Suspected Theft

A video of the accused persons surrounding the man, Farid, at a small crossing in Aligarh and thrashing him with lathis and assaulting him with kicks and punches was widely shared on social media.

The Wire

Jains in Old Delhi dressed up as Muslims to buy 124 goats. ‘Saved them from Bakrid sacrifice’

Delhi’s Jain community raised Rs 15 lakh and then went to Old Delhi markets posing as Muslims. They bargained hard, bought 124 goats, and have kept them at the now-famous temple in Chandni Chowk.

#delhi #OldDelhi #bakrid #eid #jains #vegetarianism #islamophobia #IndianMuslims #india

https://theprint.in/feature/around-town/jains-in-old-delhi-dressed-up-as-muslims-to-buy-124-goats-saved-them-from-bakrid-sacrifice/2135609/

Jains in Old Delhi dressed up as Muslims to buy 124 goats. ‘Saved them from Bakrid sacrifice’

Delhi’s Jain community raised Rs 15 lakh and then went to Old Delhi markets posing as Muslims. They bargained hard, bought 124 goats, and have kept them at the now-famous temple in Chandni Chowk.

ThePrint

Chhattisgarh: Man dies in hospital 10 days after he was allegedly attacked for transporting cattle

Two other victims in the case had been found dead on June 7 in Raipur district.

#chhattisgarh #raipur #CowLynching #CowVigilantism #SaddamQureshi #hindutva #IndianMuslims #beef #communalism #BJPStates #india

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Chhattisgarh: Man dies in hospital 10 days after he was allegedly attacked for transporting cattle

Two other victims in the case had been found dead on June 7 in Raipur district.

Scroll.in

Eighteenth Lok Sabha has lowest share of Muslim MPs in six decades

Only ten States/UTs have at least one Muslim MP, that too with steep declines of share in many.

#LokSabha #MuslimMPs #MuslimRepresentation #parliament #IndianMuslims #LokSabhaElection2024 #india

https://www.thehindu.com/data/data-eighteenth-lok-sabha-has-lowest-share-of-muslim-mps-in-six-decades/article68285104.ece

Eighteenth Lok Sabha has lowest share of Muslim MPs in six decades

Analysis of Muslim representation in the Lok Sabha over time, highlighting trends, party-wise distribution, and methodology used for identification.

The Hindu

The Communal Politics of Evictions in Assam: Looking back at Dhalpur

As more people shift from Dhalpur to Shyampur, the newly settled families are being allotted even less than one bigha land, while the rehabilitation sites lack basic infrastructure such as access roads, electricity and toilets.

#assam #darrang #dhalpur #evictions #displacement #BengaliMuslims #MiyaMuslims #IndianMuslims #hindutva #communalism #BJPStates #india

https://thewire.in/rights/the-communal-politics-of-evictions-in-assam-looking-back-at-dhalpur

The Communal Politics of Evictions in Assam: Looking back at Dhalpur

As more people shift from Dhalpur to Shyampur, the newly settled families are being allotted even less than one bigha land, while the rehabilitation sites lack basic infrastructure such as access roads, electricity and toilets.

The Wire

How Modi's gruesome politics have always been hiding in plain sight

Christophe Jaffrelot's 'Gujarat Under Modi' meticulously details how for 14 years as its chief minister, Modi used Gujarat as his test laboratory for the nightmare brand of Hindu nationalism now dominating India. Peter Oborne writes.

#BookReview #ChristopheJaffrelot #gujarat #NarendraModi #BJP #hindutva #GujaratRiots #IndianMuslims #minorities #books #bookstodon #india

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/india-elections-modi-gruesome-politics-hiding-plain-sight

How Modi's gruesome politics have always been hiding in plain sight

A new book meticulously details how for 14 years as its chief minister, Modi used Gujarat as his test laboratory for the nightmare brand of Hindu nationalism now dominating India

Middle East Eye