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Muslim Groups Urge Action on Rising Rice Prices
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Muslim Groups Urge Action on Rising Rice Prices

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Muslim United Front and Muslim Welfare Joint Action Committee have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, and civil supplies minister Nadendla Manohar to address the escalating rice prices in the open market. Kaleem noted that social media speculation about a potential 'Cash for Grains' scheme, involving direct benefit transfers for ration cardholders, has created …

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Hindu, Muslim groups urge people to send views on Waqf Bill to House panel
3 months, 1 week ago

Hindu, Muslim groups urge people to send views on Waqf Bill to House panel

The Hindu  

With just two days left for the last date for submission of suggestions from the public to the Joint Parliamentary Committee formed to examine the Waqf Bill, both Muslim and Hindu organisations have intensified their campaigns to ensure that people send their feedback to the government. Organisations like the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the All India Muslim Personal Law Board …

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Muslim Cemeteries Are Facing More Backlash Than Ever
9 months, 1 week ago

Muslim Cemeteries Are Facing More Backlash Than Ever

Huff Post  

ORLAND PARK, Ill. — Kifah Mustapha, the imam at Orland Park Prayer Center, wasn’t surprised when a petition protesting the idea of a Muslim cemetery in the area began circulating. HuffPost has documented more than two dozen incidents where people protested the construction of a Muslim cemetery in states including Illinois, New York and others. “Our office is committed to …

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Illinois Muslim, Arab Groups Decline White House Meeting Over Gaza Policy
9 months, 1 week ago

Illinois Muslim, Arab Groups Decline White House Meeting Over Gaza Policy

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Muslim and Arab groups in Illinois are refusing to meet with White House officials due to the Biden administration’s lack of policy change on Gaza, highlighting the president’s inability to square his unconditional support of Israel’s military offensive with his constituents’ calls for an immediate cease-fire. With just days until Illinois holds its primary election, White House …

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Muslim groups attack Karnataka Minister for allowing Ganesh Chaturthi festivities in schools
2 years, 4 months ago

Muslim groups attack Karnataka Minister for allowing Ganesh Chaturthi festivities in schools

Op India  

Muslim organisations have slammed Karnataka State Education Minister BC Nagesh for allowing Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in educational institutions. Campus Front of India Karnataka strongly Condemns the unilateral biased statement of @BCNagesh_bjp, Education Minister should focus on the development of quality education and infrastructure, not on Communal policies & statements. This criticism comes after Karnataka State Education Minister BC Nagesh gave …

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India’s Hindu groups want wider ban on hijab after court verdict
2 years, 9 months ago

India’s Hindu groups want wider ban on hijab after court verdict

Al Jazeera  

Hindu supremacist groups are demanding restrictions on Muslim girls wearing hijab in classrooms in more Indian states after a court upheld a ban on the traditional headscarf in Karnataka state, worrying students who had protested against the ban. The Karnataka High Court’s decision on Tuesday, backing the southern state’s February ban on the hijab, has also been welcomed by top …

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At least 30 arrested, dozens detained in Gurugram for disrupting Muslim prayers
3 years, 1 month ago

At least 30 arrested, dozens detained in Gurugram for disrupting Muslim prayers

Firstpost  

Hindu groups have been pressuring authorities for weeks in the northern city of Gurgaon on the outskirts of New Delhi to stop Muslims offering Friday prayers in open spaces New Delhi: Dozens of people, many from Hindu right-wing groups, were arrested Friday in India for disrupting Muslim prayer gatherings, local media reported, in the latest sign of growing sectarian tensions …

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Indian Muslim trust to start Ayodhya mosque project on January 26
3 years, 11 months ago

Indian Muslim trust to start Ayodhya mosque project on January 26

Al Jazeera  

The project is a part of the settlement of a case surrounding the demolition of the Babri Mosque by a Hindu mob in 1992. A Muslim group in India says it will start the construction of a mosque in the northern Indian city of Ayodhya on January 26, the day the South Asian nation celebrates its Republic Day. @athardesi @FaruqiZufar …

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US Muslim groups accuse OIC of abetting China’s Uighur ‘genocide’
4 years ago

US Muslim groups accuse OIC of abetting China’s Uighur ‘genocide’

Al Jazeera  

Coalition of US Muslim groups, including Council on American-Islamic Relations, says OIC members are being cowed by China’s power. Muslim groups in the United States have pleaded for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to speak out on China’s mass imprisonment of Uighurs, accusing the global body of abetting what some described as genocide. In a March 2019 resolution, the OIC …

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