Islam in India

Indian students in uniform clothing arrive at a government-run junior school in Udupi, Karnataka state, India, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. 

Indian govt removes parts of Muslim history from federal textbooks

Education

The Indian government’s new school textbooks have significant deletions in them related to Muslims in Indian history. Some historians accuse the ruling BJP government of rewriting the country’s history to suit its Hindu nationalist ideology.

Activists from right-wing Hindu organization Bajrang Dal burn an effigy of Islamic terrorism during a protest against the Tuesday killing of Kanhaiya Lal, a Hindu man in a suspected religious attack in western Udaipur city of Rajasthan state, in Ahmedabad

‘India is a tinderbox’: Religious tensions come to a boiling point after brutal murder of Hindu tailor

Violence

First Days: South Asian Americans share stories of first days in America

Global Politics

My Failed Calls to Send Ramadan Greetings from Lucknow to Lahore

Global Politics

Ahmadi Muslims: Facing Persecution Abroad, But Finding a Home in the US

Conflict & Justice

The War According to Prophet Muhammad

Global Politics

Qasim Rashid, National Spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community wrote in a piece in “The Daily Beast” this week saying that “Prophet Muhammad is history’s first major figure to condemn collateral damage in word and deed.”

The Nizami Bandhu: A Family Devoted to Qawwali

Arts, Culture & Media

The Nizami Bandhu, who sing Sufi music as a form of worship, have been passing the music down to younger generations.

Pakistan Religious Festival

Arts, Culture & Media

For the Geo Quiz, we’re looking for the name of the village in Pakistan which just hosted a Tablighi Jamaat gathering.

The World

India’s Muslim community part 2

Conflict & Justice

India is on high alert this week as the country marks the one year anniversary of strikes that paralyzed Mumbai last year. In the second part of her series, Miranda Kennedy reports on the growing alienation of Mumbai’s Muslims.

The World

India’s Muslim community

Global Politics

One year ago, 10 militants arrived from Pakistan in Mumbai, India. The Muslim community was terrified of a backlash, fortunately it never came. Miranda Kennedy has the first in her series of reports about the lives of India’s Muslims.