Communalism

Communal unrest in Leicester: Is influential Islamist YouTuber Mohammed Hijab inciting Muslims?

A temple was vandalised and a flag burned in UK’s Leicester after ongoing tension over an India-Pakistan cricket match escalated. Amid this, videos have emerged of Islamist influencer Mohammed Hijab allegedly provocating Muslims and threatening Hindus

BJP goverment protecting people spreading hatred against Muslims: Jamiat Ulama

Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind made the allegation, expressing concern over the alleged spread of communalism

Communalising crime: 'Love jihad' in India, now 'Sex jihad' in Britain

Love jihad in India; Sex jihad in Britain splashed on the front page might make for a juicy headline. It might also fit the narrative fashionable in certain quarters that Muslims the world over are in a jihadi mode and that anything they do (make love, have sex) is with an eye on jihad.

Over 60 dignitaries write open letter to Sheikh Hasina urging her to take action against temple vandalisers

They observed that the responsibility of protecting the life, property and right to practice one’s own religion of minorities rests with the majority community

2017, a year of hate crimes in India: Number of violent incidents related to cows, religion is rising

The year 2017 recorded the highest death toll (11 deaths) and the most number of incidents of hate violence (37 incidents) related to cows and religion since 2010.

Blaming Hindu religious processions for communal violence unmasks India’s self-anointed secularists

The politics of procession is an oft-repeated diatribe that becomes a convenient excuse to tarnish a certain community. However, what often gets buried under the reams of such atrocious literature is the fact that communalism does not express itself via politics

Tablighi Jamaat case: Delhi court acquits 36 foreigners of all charges, including flouting COVID-19 rules

The foreigners were charged for attending Tablighi Jamaat congregation in New Delhi at Nizamuddin area in March this year allegedly in violation of visa norms and COVID-19 guidelines

BJP coined 'Love jihad' to disturb communal harmony, state laws will curb personal liberty, says Ashok Gehlot

The Rajasthan chief minister's remarks followed announcements by BJP-led governments in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh that they are considering to enact a law against inter-faith marriages

Delhi HC declines to stay 8 pm telecast of Sudarshan TV programme claiming 'infiltration of Muslims' in UPSC

The court, however, has issued a notice to Centre and Sudarshan News, on a petition filed by Jamia students and alumni challenging the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting's nod to the channel to air the show

Charting history of Indian Muslims and the police: From British era to AMU violence, a story of injustice

The recent death of 22-year-old Rizwan Ahmad in the Ambedkarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, allegedly due to police beating, merits a deeper exploration of the relationship between the police and Muslims of India