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Arundhati Roy warns of genocidal horrors hanging over Indian Muslims
Renowned writer Arundhati Roy has echoed another warning about the perilous state of Indian Muslims, saying India has created a genocidal climate for its Muslim population. In her latest comments, the novelist says India is carrying...Jun 13, 2020 955 0 -
NYT brings out an artist’s portrayal of painful life in Kashmir lockdown
Much of the world may have had a taste of coronavirus-forced lockdown but for the people of Kashmir another much stricter clampdown– with no access to the Internet, food supplies, and no freedom of expression or...Jun 12, 2020 706 0 -
PIA plane crashes in Karachi on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr, killing 97 passengers
A Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane, with 99 people onboard, crashed in the coastal city Karachi after abortive an attempt at landing on the airport strip. The low-flying and slow-moving plane hit a Model Colony neighborhood...May 23, 2020 1061 0 -
Prominent Saudi says India’s Islamophobia has angered the Arab world
A leading Saudi journalist and former editor of newspaper Saudi Gazette, Khaled Al-Maeena has said that the Arab world faced the worst kind of malicious and hatred attacks from Indians amid criticism of ongoing violence against...May 17, 2020 1292 0 -
A scholar’s journey into Europe leads to clarion call for coexistence
Scholars around the globe responded to the death of 3000 Americans in the 9/11 attacks differently. A surfeit of essays, books, films, documentaries—all aimed at understanding the reasons behind the rage—accumulated. In this context, one remembers...May 9, 2020 1332 0 -
Three AP photographers win Pulitzer for their images of Kashmir crackdown
The featured image above is one of the AP photos Pultizer has displayed in announcing award for three photographers in featured photography. The image by Dar Yasin shows women shouting slogans as Indian policemen fire teargas...May 5, 2020 953 0 -
Pakistan inducts its first Hindu pilot into air force
Pakistan’s minorities, struggling under growing economic pressures amidst COVID-19 outbreak, got a rare good news this week when the country’s air force inducted Rahul Dev, who belongs to the Hindu community, as the General Duty (GD)...May 3, 2020 2031 1 -
Indian curbs in Kashmir limit Internet access to information during COVD-19 crisis – UN expert
While calling India‘s restrictions on the Internet in Kashmir as one of the longest shutdowns, a leading UN human rights has drawn attention to the concern that that people are finding it difficult to access health...May 2, 2020 1187 0 -
Why religious freedom violations in India matter
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Monday released it’s 2020 Annual Report, documenting significant developments during 2019, including remarkable progress in Sudan and a sharp downward turn in India. It has made recommendations...Apr 29, 2020 1513 0 -
India’s persecution of Muslims shocks the Gulf region as Kuwait moves OIC
The Gulf region, which is home to millions of Indians, has finally woken up to the horror that Muslims are going through in the South Asian country, where a right-wing majoritarian government often shows anti-Muslim bias...Apr 28, 2020 152072 13