Topic: muslims
An unbroken covenant with God: what the Hajj means for Muslims
Ali Hammoud, Western Sydney University
Millions of men, women and children have converged on Mecca this week for the Hajj pilgrimage. The Saudi government says...
India’s cities have high segregation on the basis of caste, religion, says new research
Indian cities have a high level of segregation based on both caste and religion—about as much as current levels of Black/White segregation in the...
Minorities upset by housing apartheid in Indian cities
“I opted to rent a house in Noida, it was a renowned society. The owner had no issues in accepting me as the tenant...
Over 30% of detainees in Indian prisons are Muslims: Data
In 2021, over 30% of all detenues in Indian prisons were Muslims, according to Prison Statistics of India. The Muslim community’s share in the population is only 14.2% as of 2011.
Why is Muslim exclusion from SC list injustice
The Exclusion of Muslims in India is thumbing into a grave and serious nature that deserves affirmative actions. Despite being the largest minority, they...
Assam police killed 31 men in 8 months, 14 were Muslims
Since May this year, soon after BJP's Himanta Biswa Sarma took over as chief minister of Assam, at least 31 men have been killed while in police custody or in alleged shootouts with the police.
