Hindus
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Chairman of J&K Shia Association :
Indian government should take decisive action to prevent sectarian tensions
Expressing deep concerns over the Hindu Sena’s application in the Rajasthan court to claim a temple in the Ajmer Sharif shrine, Hujjat al-Islam Syed Hassan Mousavi has condemned the move.
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Kashmir Shariah Chief warns against extremist Hindus' incitement against Muslims
Hujjat al-Islam Seyyed Hassan Mousavi Safavi has demanded the intervention of the central government of India in the case of one of the extremist Hindu leaders insulting the Prophet of Islam.
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India's ruling party suspends official over comments about Islam
Verbal instructions given to officials who take part in TV debates to be ‘extremely cautious’ on religious matters, reports say.
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Wave of concern arise amid Hindu claims on monuments, historic mosques in India
Right-wing elements file back-to-back petitions in courts, claiming that UNESCO protected monuments and Mughal-era mosques are temples.
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In this democracy revealing identity as a Muslim could cost your life
What we are seeing in India is more than the systemic oppression of Muslims and other minorities. Prior to 2014, Muslims already accounted for only 14% of the population, but almost 20% of inmates in India's jails.
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Mosque remain open while India Court hear Hindu relic found pleas
India’s top court and a court in Varanasi hear petitions filed by Hindu groups claiming a Mughal-era mosque has relics of Lord Shiva.
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‘Perpetual Violence’: India’s Dangerous New Pattern of Communal Tensions
As a national campaign by right-wing groups inflames local tensions, Muslim communities are facing the harshest punishments, according to activists, analysts and retired officials.
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The plight of the Muslim in India
Many Hindu nationalists express the idea that Muslims can never be truly Indians because, unlike Hindus, their holy sites are not in India.
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Mumbai mosques turn volume down after Hindu demands
"The volume of our azaan (call to prayer) has become a political issue, but I don't want it to take a communal turn," said Kazi, one of the most influential Islamic scholars in the sprawling metropolis on India's western coast.
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Indian State Leader Pushes to Replace Religion-Based Laws
India should replace marriage and inheritance laws that are based on religion with a uniform civil code.
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Religious freedom in India ‘significantly worsened’: US panel
For third straight year, US commission recommends adding India to religious freedom blacklist over alleged abuses.
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In Delhi suburb, some Muslims say demolitions target them unfairly
Home to scores of low-income families, some residents of the area in northwest Delhi complained that the heavy security presence made it hard for them to worship freely during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
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Muslim holy month Ramadan festivities return to India after 2 years
While festivities are back, culture of hosting iftar parties by political leaders dries up since Hindu rightest party assumes power in India.
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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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Muslim men make flower garlands for Hindus in Udhampur
Making and selling of flower garlands near the road is not a big thing. But it becomes unique when a person is making it especially to be used by other religious community.