अल्पसंख्यांक

December 1, 2016
हिन्दू महासभा ने टीना-आमिर की मोहब्बत पर खड़े किये सवाल Video Courtesy: National Dastak
December 1, 2016
Israeli legislation ostensibly intended to tackle noise pollution from Muslim houses of worship has, paradoxically, served chiefly to provoke a cacophony of indignation across much of the Middle East. Image Credit: Carlos Latuff/Mondoweiss Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his support this month for the so-called “muezzin bill”, claiming it was urgently needed to stop...
December 1, 2016
It is a matter of disgrace for a nation of about 10 million, whose people once took refuge in its neighbouring country in the face of extermination, to push back a community that is facing the same situation. Rohingya Muslims seeking refuge in Bangladesh. Photo credit: Dhaka Tribune Two Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel are seen standing erect facing the Naf River, with AK-47 rifles...
November 30, 2016
वैश्विक स्तर पर ‘इस्लामिक आतंकवाद’ शब्द बहुप्रचलित हो गया है और इस्लाम के आंतरिक ‘संकट’ की कई तरह से विवेचना की जा रही है। कुछ लोगों की राय है कि इस्लाम एक बहुत बड़े संकट के दौर से गुज़र रहा है और इस संकट से निपटने के लिए ज़रूरी कदम नहीं उठाए जा रहे हैं। इतिहास गवाह है कि इसके पूर्व इस्लाम एक बहुत बड़े संकट से उबर चुका है। वह था क्रूसेड्स। वह एक बाहरी संकट था। इस्लाम का...
November 29, 2016
The Gujarat HC permitted a 19-year-old Hindu girl to live-in with her Muslim boyfriend, who is just 20 years old and is currently ineligible for marriage. According to the case details, the boy and girl studied together in school and were in love since their school days.   In a case not unusual for India’s syncretic and plural society, the Gujarat High Court permitted a couple...
November 29, 2016
असम के शिक्षा मंत्री हिमंत बिस्‍व सरमा ने शुक्रवार को बंद रहने वाले मदरसों पर आपत्ति जताते हुए कहा कि ऐसा अगर आगे होता रहा तो  सरकार कड़े कदम उठाएगी। मंत्री ने कहा कि सरकार को रिपोर्ट मिली है कि कुछ जिलों में कुछ मदरसे शुक्रवार को बंद रहते हैं। उन्‍होंने कहा, ”मदरसे पाकिस्‍तान और बांग्‍लादेश में शुक्रवार को बंद रहते हैं भारत में नहीं। हमारे देश में रविवार के दिन सभी...
November 29, 2016
The human rights activist's date of detention was wrongly mentioned as September 19, instead of September 21 by the jail authorities. Despite Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday ordering the state government to release Khurram Parvez, the human rights activist is still locked up in jail owing to a “minor clerical error”. The date of detention in the Public Safety Act...
November 28, 2016
For them, Tina Dabi’s Constitutionally Guaranteed Freedom to Choose a Life Partner is Love Jehad says Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha IAS Topper, Tina Dabi, who broke multiple glass ceilings to receive accolades in a male world is facing the ire of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha: her decision to marry her colleague , IAS second topper, Athar Aamil-ul Shafi has attracted an...
November 28, 2016
Amid reports of spurt in hate crimes against Muslims after the electoral victory of Donald Trump, several mosques in the US have allegedly received threatening letters and emails against the community in the country. An anonymous handwritten letter, which so far has been received by three mosques in California and one in Georgia, warned Muslims to “pack your bags and get out of dodge as...
November 27, 2016
Border Guard Bangladesh in Cox's Bazar district has pushed back at least 95 Rohingya Muslims who fled the country in the face of ongoing crackdown in Rakhain state by Myanmar troops Photo credit: Dhaka Tribune   The 95 Rohingyas including women and children were sent back home from different border points of Teknaf till Sunday morning starting in the dead hours of the night....