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Hardline Hindu monk’s stock rises as BJP wins key Indian state
Incumbent Yogi Adityanath set to deliver the right-wing party a thumping election win in Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state.
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Hindu festival Maha Shivaratri celebrated in Nepal, India
A million people expected to visit temple of Hindu god Shiva on Shivaratri, one of Nepal’s most cherished festivals.
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India's Muslim cricketer Mohammed Shami hits out at online abuse
Shami, 31, became the main target of abuse after India was thrashed by its archrival last October on their way to an embarrassingly early exit from the marquee tournament.
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Indian state police accused of murdering Muslims and Dalits
Ahead of key Uttar Pradesh elections, state police accused of being ‘mercenaries’ of hardline Hindu nationalist government.
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India home minister 'favours uniforms in school' amid hijab ban
Indian Home Minister Amit Shah said that a court decision regarding the hijab ban in schools must be accepted by all once it is made, as petitioners continue to push for their religious rights.
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I don’t have to choose between my hijab and going to school, but my sisters aren’t so lucky
As a 14-year-old Australian, I urge you to stand in solidarity with me against policymakers in France and India, where they are oppressing Muslim women.
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Girls in hijabs barred from university prep schools in southern India
Karnataka High Court blocked last week students from wearing religious garments until final ruling announced.
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Hijab ban: Why many Indians struggle to recognise the India they knew
Tensions rise in India as the Karnataka state officials seek to ban women from wearing the hijab in schools.
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Violent clashes over hijab ban in southern India force schools to close
Unrest triggered when Karnataka state came down in favour of rightwing Hindu demands for headscarf ban.
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Hijab row escalates further in India
Government in state of Karnataka announces closure of all high schools and colleges for next 3 days.
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As Officials Look Away, Hate Speech in India Nears Dangerous Levels
Activists and analysts say calls for anti-Muslim violence — even genocide — are moving from the fringes to the mainstream, while political leaders keep silent.
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Schools shut in Indian state as protests grow over headscarf ban
Muslim students outraged at what they say is increasing persecution by Hindu nationalist government.
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Muslims marginalized in India’s politics, say experts
‘Muslim leadership has been destroyed and it is not being allowed to grow,’ journalist says at webinar.
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Another Indian School Bars Muslim Students From Wearing Hijab
In a video which has circulated on social media, a group of young Muslim girls can be seen pleading with the school’s administration to let them enter the schools grounds.
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Activists decry headscarf ban in Indian state
Muslim students told not to attend college wearing headscarf in India's southern state of Karnataka.
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President Raisi felicitates India on National Day
In separate messages to the President and Prime Minister of India, the President congratulated the Government and people of India on the National Day of the Republic of India.
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‘They cut him into pieces’: India’s ‘love jihad’ conspiracy theory turns lethal
Hindu extremists are carrying out violent attacks to stop interfaith relationships with Muslims.
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Indian college bars Muslim women from classes for wearing hijab
The authorities should allow the use of headscarves of the color similar to the student uniform.
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Hindu monk jailed after calling for 'genocide' of Muslims
Yati Narsinghanand Giri and other religious leaders called on Hindus to arm themselves for “a genocide” against Muslims, according to a police complaint.
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India's largest art museum to open Islamic gallery
The Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad contains around 2,500 objects related to Islamic faiths and traditions.
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A million set to throng India’s Ganges for holy dip despite COVID
Nearly one million Hindu worshippers are expected to gather on the banks of the river for yearly pilgrimage in the state reporting the second-highest number of cases.
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Online ‘Auction’ Is Latest Attack on Muslim Women in India
The fake site, the second in months, is a sign of the organized nature of virtual bullying, with threats of sexualized violence aimed at silencing the outspoken.
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Hyderabad mosque sets up 40-bed centre for the homeless
The facility will deal will with 70 per cent geriatric cases and 30 per cent other destitute and abandoned people.
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As Hindu Extremists Call for Killing of Muslims, India’s Leaders Keep Silent
Right-wing Hindu activists at a conference took an oath to harm Muslims if necessary to make “a Hindu-only nation,” the most blatant example of rising anti-Muslim sentiment across India.
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Closed Kashmir main mosque belies India’s religious freedom claim
The mosque’s chief priest has been detained inside his home almost non-stop throughout that time, and the mosque’s main gate is padlocked and blocked with corrugated tin sheets on Fridays.
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Russia, India abandon US dollar in mutual settlements
Russia and India have agreed to ditch the dollar as a means of mutual settlements, as Washington continues to impose sanctions on Moscow.
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India: Hindu groups continue to disrupt Muslim prayers in Gurgaon
For more than two months now, Hindu vigilantes have tried to stop the minority community from offering their prayers outside Indian capital.
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India mourns Islamic scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Eminent Islamic scholar and peace activist Maulana Wahiduddin Khan died in India on Wednesday night, his family members said.
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‘Muslims in India need to empower themselves’
Muslims in India need to work towards empowering themselves as the government’s policies for the community have been “inadequate,” according to Indian journalist and prominent author Ghazala Wahab.
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Qutb Minar, a long-standing example of Indo-Islamic architecture
Qutb Minar stands at a height of 72.5 meters (238 feet) and was constructed as a minaret, a tower-like structure typically part of mosques and generally used for the Muslim call to prayer..