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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.
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