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What is 'bulldozer justice'? Why Indian authorities are demolishing homes

The piece of heavy machinery has become a potent political symbol for Hindu nationalist politicians, but a source of fear for India's Muslims, who have been subjected to lynchings and discrimination.

ABC News

Supreme Court to hear Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind’s plea against demolitions in U.P. on Thursday

The organisation had earlier filed the plea on the issue of demolition of buildings in the Jahangirpuri area of the national capital.

The Hindu

Muslim Londoner sues police for discrimination after car boot blown up

Exclusive: Officers accused of ‘grossly absurd racial stereotyping’ after carrying out controlled explosion on vehicle parked in City

The Independent UK

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Thousands protest 'bulldozer justice' against Indian Muslims

Protests are erupting in many Indian cities against the demolition of homes and businesses belonging to Muslims in what critics call a growing pattern of “bulldozer justice” aimed at punishing activists from the minority group

The Independent UK

Amnesty says India should stop ‘vicious’ Muslim protest crackdown

Ex-Supreme Court judges say the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh state acted illegally by demolishing Muslim homes.

Al Jazeera

‘We are homeless now’: Bulldozers raze rights of India’s Muslims

Indian authorities are in international damage control mode after controversial comments about the Prophet Mohammed by a senior ruling party official sparked a diplomatic spat. But inside the country, the home of a prominent Muslim family was demolished by the state in a display of majoritarian might against India’s largest…

France 24

Indian forces in Kashmir kill militant suspected of targetted killing

Indian forces in Kashmir killed two militants on Wednesday, one them suspected of gunning down a bank manager this month, police said, part of a stepped-up counter-insurgency effort that has triggered an exodus from the Muslim-majority region.

Reuters

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Animation 'Lightyear' banned in 14 markets after same-sex kiss controversy

LOS ANGELES: Disney's latest animation "Lightyear," which features a same-sex kiss, has been denied release in more than a dozen mainly Muslim countries, a source close to the company told AFP on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

'Lightyear' banned in 14 markets after same-sex kiss controversy

Los Angeles (AFP) - Disney's latest animation "Lightyear," which features a same-sex kiss, has been denied release in more than a dozen mainly Muslim countries, a source close to the company told AFP on Tuesday.

AFP

Protests by Indian Muslims continue, as lawyers condemn state response

Thousands of Muslims marched in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Tuesday in a second week of protests, while six prominent former judges said a state government had acted illegally by demolishing the house of a Muslim activist.

Reuters

Amnesty urges India to stop 'vicious' Muslim protest crackdown

New Delhi (AFP) - India must immediately end a "vicious" crackdown on Muslims who took to the streets to protest a ruling party official's remarks about the Prophet Mohammed, Amnesty International said Tuesday.

AFP

Regulator tells Zee News to take down show on Muslim population

The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority has directed Zee News to take down a show – telecast in June last year – over Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq’s remarks against the proposed two-child policy. The NBDSA found the show to have an “agenda”, “lacking any facts or data”,…

Newslaundry

MWL Secretary-General Calls for Bridging ‘Wide’ Gap Between Rich, Poor

Secretary-General of the Muslim World League Dr. Mohammad al-Issa has participated as a guest of honor in the world’s high-level forum, which brought together the heads of major regional and international organizations active in the field of humanitarian work. Activities of the forum, hosted by Geneva, were launched under the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

ECB announce partnership to help improve Muslim inclusion in cricket

Nujum Sports has been advising the ECB during the past year

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How will the Prophet remarks row affect India-GCC ties?

Insulting remarks against the Prophet by India’s ruling party officials cause a diplomatic backlash in the Muslim world.

The National (Scotland)

Academic calls out 'white peers' for response to critique of Scotland's colonial past

A MUSLIM academic at Glasgow University has said that she received a backlash from her “white peers” after criticising Scotland’s colonial…

The Guardian - UK

Violent BJP rhetoric and bulldozing of homes show Indian Muslim dilemma

Anger over the ruling party’s belligerence simmers, but community leaders know the far right itches for confrontation

The Guardian - UK

Patriotism, optimism and striding ahead: the often overlooked story of Muslim Britain

A new poll shows the challenges from Islamophobia and discrimination still remain, but also a growing confidence, says Miqdaad Versi, public affairs spokesman for the Muslim Council of Britain

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India activist Afreen Fatima says her house bulldozed ‘illegally’

Activist’s house demolished as police arrest her father for being alleged ‘mastermind’ of protests over Prophet remarks.

The Independent UK

Bachelet will not stand for 2nd term as human rights chief

The U.N. human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet says she will not seek a new four-year term after the current one that has been overshadowed by criticism of her response to China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in western Xinjiang

Reuters

Indian Muslim groups urge followers to shun protests over anti-Islam comments

Leaders of prominent Islamic groups and mosques in India appealed to fellow Muslims on Monday to suspend plans for protests against derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad made by two members of the ruling Hindu-nationalist party.

The Hindu

Prophet remarks | Muslim cleric’s body urges West Bengal CM to not allow more protest rallies

Md. Yahia had last week called for protests inside mosques across West Bengal

The Conversation

Why Muslim countries are quick at condemning defamation – but often ignore rights violations against Muslim minorities

The Indian government finds itself in a diplomatic crisis following offensive remarks by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson, Nupur Sharma, on national television about the Prophet Muhammad and his wife, Aisha. The BJP has suspended Sharma from the position, but that has not been enough to quell the…

Reuters

Iraqi Shiite cleric Sadr asks his party's lawmakers to resign from parliament -statement

Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has asked lawmakers from his parliamentary bloc to submit their resignations to the parliament speaker, he said in a statement on Sunday.

Radio France Internationale

Targeted killing of minorities puts Indian Kashmir back on edge

A spate of targeted killings of mainly non-Muslim minorities in the Kashmir Valley has sent alarm bells ringing for hundreds of fear-stricken Kashmiri Pandits and Hindus who are fleeing to safer places.

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