Three Muslims were killed as clashes erupted in a northern Indian town over a survey of a Mughal-era mosque. A local court recently ordered a survey of Shahi Jama Masjid in the Sambhal town of Uttar Pradesh state following a petition claiming the temple stood at the site of the mosque. On Sunday morning, when […]
Muslims in India say they have been fired from their jobs and face the closure of their businesses after two states brought in what they say is a “discriminatory” policy. The new rule in the northern states of Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh makes it mandatory for restaurants to publicly display the names of all […]
Nearly 1,200 Muslims were booked in India following protests demanding legal action against Hindu priest Yati Narsinghanand for his derogatory comments regarding Prophet Muhammad. Demonstrators clashed with police in Amravati town in the western state of Maharashtra, resulting in injuries. Earlier, a case was filed against Narsinghanand in the...
Hathras, India – AFP Survivors of India’s deadliest stampede in more than a decade recalled the horror of being crushed at a vastly overcrowded Hindu religious gathering where 121 people were killed on Tuesday. A police report said more than 250,000 people attended the event in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state, more than ...
