Topic: Muslim Women
When hijab becomes a public problem: understanding gendered Islamophobia
The hijab is not new to controversy. It has long served as a troubling object within secular public discourse, and is repeatedly framed as...
Waqf Amendment Act: Muslim women leaders warn of constitutional crisis in Kerala conference
Various Muslim women organisations under the aegis of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) organised a massive protest rally, ‘Save Waqf, Save Constitution,’ in Ernakulam on Saturday.
Video of UP cop pointing pistol at Muslim women voters, saying “we have orders,” sparks outrage
In the video Yadav shared, a Muslim woman is heard telling the cop, "You don't have the order to fire." The cop, revolver in hand, walks towards her shouting, "we have the orders". The Muslim woman stands her ground and says, "This is not right."
From India to UK, Islamophobia is omnipresent
In India, every time, I leave home, many eyes stare at me, not because of something unusual about me, but because of the Hijab...
Surge in hate crimes raises anxieties among Muslim women
On August 07, Railway Police filed an FIR against Chetan Singh, an RPF security personnel, who killed four people in the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Superfast...
Assam: Muslim woman shot dead by forest officials after returning to evicted land due to flooding in makeshift
A Muslim woman, identified as Rahima Khatun was killed in gunfire by forest guards on Monday in Assam’s Burha Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary after a clash between people who had been evicted from the area and forest department officials.
