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An earnest appeal to the Muslim leaders worldwide
Our Muslim brothers and sisters in New Delhi, India are being tortured, murdered and sexually abused for holding peaceful protests against the unjust Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Muslims are being beaten up until their faces are bloodied beyond recognition, and
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Four months after ‘Howdy, Modi!’, some Indians abroad protest over citizenship law
BENGALURU/MUMBAI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi got a thunderous reception when he addressed a crowd of more than 50,000 Indian-Americans in a stadium in the US city of Houston last September. But four months after the event dubbed “Howdy Modi!,”
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India ‘restricts’ M’sian palm oil; Najib ‘congratulates’ govt for its diplomatic gaffe
PUCHONG: The Indian government has announced that it would restrict the imports of Malaysia’s refined palm oil into its country. According to The Edge, the government issued a notice on the matter, adding that refined bleached deodorised palm oil and
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India celebrates New Year’s Eve with protests against citizenship law
NEW DELHI: Thousands of Indians ushered in the New Year by demonstrating against a citizenship law despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attempts to dampen protests that have run for nearly three weeks. The protests have rocked India since Dec 12,
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Zakir Naik: BJP’s fascism against Muslims makes my heart bleed
The Citizenship Amendment Bill (and now Act) is another sinister law brought in by the Indian BJP government that goes on to reveal the fascist agenda it has always had. Triple talaq, ghar wapsi (conversion to Hinduism), mob lynching, Kashmir:
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Indian Muslim NGOs oppose India’s controversial citizenship act
KUALA LUMPUR: A group of Indian Muslim NGOs has handed over a memorandum opposing India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) to the Indian High Commission in Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur. The group demanded an annulment
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Modi: citizenship law not anti-Muslim as protests continue across India
Following days of violent, sometimes deadly protests across India against a new citizenship law critics say discriminates against Muslims, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a rally yesterday for his Hindu nationalist party in the capital. New Delhi’s state election early
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Hundreds arrested in India during days of protests over citizenship law
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: More than 1,500 protesters have been arrested across India in the past 10 days, officials said, as police try to quell sometimes violent demonstrations against a citizenship law that critics say undermines the country’s secular constitution. Additionally, officials
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Six dead in India as violence escalate over citizenship law
Six people died and dozens were injured yesterday as Indian police clashed with thousands of protesters who again took to the streets in several parts of the country to oppose a new law they say discriminates against Muslims. There were
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From housewives to hijab-clad students, women take lead in Indian protests
NEW DELHI: As a crowd of protesters swelled around them under the watchful eyes of dozens of policemen in riot gear, a cluster of young female students in burqas stood outside their university in New Delhi shouting anti-government slogans. “What
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