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Indian Muslims
New Law Gives Government a Foothold in Indian Muslim Waqf Properties
By Sudha Ramachandran
Opposition parties and Muslim groups are challenging the legislation’s constitutional validity in the Supreme Court.
Modi’s Waqf Bill a Potential Death Blow for Muslim Property Rights
By Rasheed Ahmed
Although the Indian government has justified the revisions in terms of transparency and anti-corruption, there is little reason to assume it is acting in good faith.
New Report on Indian Muslims Recommends Nuanced Approach to Uplift Community
By Kavita Chowdhury
It calls for a “spatial approach” of targeted interventions in Muslim-concentrated spaces and “ghettos” and in sectors and occupations dominated by Muslims.
India’s Mosques Are Under Siege. The Destruction of the Babri Masjid Explains Why.
By Rasheed Ahmed
The destruction of the Babri Masjid in 1992 has emboldened others attempting to destroy mosques, providing them with a game plan.
Modi’s Double Standard on Violence Against Religious Minorities
By Rashad Ullah Khan
India's prime minister was right to condemn the violence that broke out in front of a Hindu temple in Canada. If only he paid as close attention to violence in India against religious minorities.
India’s BJP Government Proposes Legislation to ‘Take Over’ Muslim Charitable Properties
By Kavita Chowdhury
Proposed amendments to the Wakf Act will increase government regulation of the composition and function of Wakf Boards, which administer these properties.
Perceptions of New Delhi’s Jamia Nagar Are Changing, One Bite at a Time
By Syed Ahmad Rufai and Sabika Syed
Jamia Nagar’s food culture is softening the perception of many Indians of it as a ghetto of hostility, subversion, and hardline Islam.
Modi Wins But Is Shackled. Muslims Get Respite From Hindutva
By Muqtedar Khan
The election result will restore the faith of Indian Muslims in their own power to shape politics. Their overwhelming vote for the opposition helped prevent a landslide victory for Hindutva.
India’s Parliament Has Fewer Muslims as BJP’s Strength Grows
By Sheikh Saaliq
Muslims account for 14 percent of India's population and have less than 5 percent of seats in Parliament.
PM Modi Begins Implementing Controversial Citizenship Law Ahead of Elections
By Kavita Chowdhury
It is aimed at the communal polarization of India to solidify Hindu votes, and deflect attention away from disclosures of the government’s controversial party funding scheme.
Will Muslim Votes Matter in India’s Upcoming Elections?
By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
In previous elections, Muslim votes have tended to split among secular parties facilitating the BJP’s victory. Will that change?
India’s Uttarakhand State Passes Uniform Marriage Legislation
By Biswajeet Banerjee and Ashok Sharma
Muslim groups are opposing the uniform code, as it interferes with their own customs and laws.
Indian Court Allows Survey of a 17th-century Mosque to See If It Was Built Over a Hindu Temple
By Biswajeet Banerjee
The Gyanvapi mosque in the city of Varanasi dates to the 16th century, but Hindu petitioners claim a Hindu temple once stood on the site.
As India Grows, So Do Demands for Some to Prove Citizenship
By Sheikh Saaliq and Shonal Ganghul
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government seeks to use illegal immigration and fears of demographic shift for electoral gains in a nation where nationalist sentiments run deep.
How, and Why, the BJP Sometimes Courts Muslim Voters
By Anuttama Banerji
Despite its Hindutva ideology, in some states and some elections the BJP courts Muslim voters.
Thousands Protest ‘Bulldozer Justice’ Against Indian Muslims
By Biswajeet Banerjee
Officials say the demolitions only target illegal buildings, but rights groups and critics say they are an attempt to harass and marginalize Muslims.
Contrary to Hindutva Claims, India’s Muslim Fertility Rate is Declining Sharply
By Kavita Chowdhury
The fertility rate among Muslims has dropped by nearly half since 1993, according to the latest National Family Health Survey.
Imagine a World Without the Taj Mahal
By Muqtedar Khan
Will the Qutub Minar and the Taj Mahal too be destroyed by Hindutva vandals like the 500-old Babri Masjid and replaced with temples?
Indian Court Upholds Ban on Hijab in Schools and Colleges
By Sheikh Saaliq
While the ban applies only to the state of Karnataka, the court ruling could set a precedent for the rest of the country.
Hijab-Wearing Muslim Students Are Being Shut out of Schools in India
By Kavita Chowdhury
Why does wearing a hijab to school merit a ban when heads of government in India are overtly Hindu in their dress and practice?
Muslim Students Wearing Hijab Barred From School in India
By Sheikh Saaliq
A Karnataka High Court is hearing petitions filed by the students and will rule on the high school’s decision to ban the hijab.
In India, Muslim Claims to Public Spaces Meet Protests and Disruption
By Tarushi Aswani
Hindu right-wing outfits have been disrupting the Friday prayers of Muslims at sites in Gurugram allotted to them by the local administration.
Mingled Faiths, Separate Peoples: Pew Research Center’s New Survey of Indian Religious Communities
By Krzysztof Iwanek
The study confirms that a figurative marriage between religious concepts does not have to inspire literal marriages between religious groups.
India’s Modi Says Muslims Have Nothing to Fear With New Law
By Associated Press
The Indian prime minister has sought to assuage concerns over a controversial new citizenship law.
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