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India’s Modi Government Revokes Kashmir’s Special Status in Bold Move
Home Minister Amit Shah announced a proposal to remove all provisions of Article 370, which guarantees special status to the Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir, which could spark unrest in India.
“Worse Than a Death Sentence”: Inside India’s Sham Trials That Could Strip Millions of Citizenship
"Foreigners Tribunals" in the state of Assam are deeply biased against Bengalis and Muslims, a VICE News investigation has found.
Many U.S. Prisons Deny Muslim Inmates Halal Food and Proper Prayer
A new study finds that the U.S. disproportionately imprisons Muslims—and then violates their religious freedoms.
China Claims Uighurs Were Forced Into Islam
In an effort to fight international criticism, the government claims that history is being distorted and that Uighurs were not originally Muslims by choice.
Why Muslim Fashion is Taking Over the Luxury World
The commitment to modest dressing is a lucrative space designers are tapping into. By 2023, Muslim fashion is forecasted to reach $361 billion a year.
Indian Woman Ordered to Distribute Copies of the Quran as Punishment for Anti-Islamic Facebook Post
But many feel this order is unfair and that a Muslim would’ve never been asked to distribute Hindu texts.
In Indonesia, Muslim Youth are Turning to Their Clerics to Find Them a Wife
As religious conservatism increases in the country, more and more young people are choosing to marry early to avoid what Islam considers the sin of premarital sex.
Uttar Pradesh Is Drafting a Law to Punish Mob Lynching
Those found guilty of such violence may be punishable with a prison term of seven years to life, and a fine.
Al Qaeda Calls for ‘Unrelenting Blows’ on the Indian Army in Kashmir
The terror outfit’s chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri also said the fight in Kashmir was part of the global Muslim community’s “jihad against a vast array of forces”.
India’s Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Allow Muslim Women Entry Into Mosques
The Chief Justice said, “Let a Muslim woman come and challenge it. Then we will consider.”
Three Artists Tell Us What It’s Like To Be Queer, Muslim and Pakistani
Aziz Sohail, Abdullah Qureshi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Jr are working together to give more visibility to the voices from the LGBTQ community of their country.
'Patriot Act's' Hasan Minhaj on the Value of Being an Outsider in America
'The Daily Show' alum and Netflix host talks about why audiences are seeking out voices like his.