Tag: Muslims
Tibetan Muslims straddle faith and tradition in China and India
Like their Buddhist Tibetan brethren, the Tibetan Muslims face an array challenges to maintaining their Tibetan identity
Taliban order Afghan shop owners to behead mannequins
The Taliban have also stepped up raids on liquor sellers, rounded up drug addicts and banned music
Scars of Aceh conflict open local hearts to Rohingya plight
Indonesia said it will now let dozens of Rohingya refugees come ashore after protests from locals and the international community
No place to pray: Muslim worshippers under pressure in India
Modi's election emboldened hardline groups who see India as a Hindu nation and its Muslim minority as potentially dangerous outsiders
In Indian cities, Muslim prayers and meaty snacks squeezed out
Across the country, public spaces are often taken over by informal settlers, street vendors, festival celebrations, and political rallies
Muslim mason sculpts shrines for Bangladesh’s Hindu dead
Hindus account for about 10 percent of the majority-Muslim nation's 169 million people
Muslim group files case against Indian bishop over ‘narcotic jihad’ remarks
The All India Imams Council filed the case against Bishop Joseph Kallarangatt of Palai for his remarks on “narcotic jihad”
Mosques vandalized in India in protest against Bangladesh violence
Leaders of India's minority Muslim community say they have increasingly faced attack since the Hindu nationalist party came to power in 2014
Minority groups in Bangladesh hold hunger strike to protest attacks on...
The protesters demanded justice and asked the government to put a stop to the propaganda that favored a return of sectarian violence
Amnesty International calls for end to violence, discrimination against Muslims in...
The report said discrimination against Muslims has evolved from “a rising series of mob attacks ... into government policies" against Muslims
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