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'Langar' at mosque feeds 100 a night, kitchen has capacity to serve 400

It is around 8.30pm. The muezzin at the massive, white-washed green minarate-decorated Sunni Muslim Bilal Masjid in Grant Road (East) has called out the faithful for Isha or the night's prayer. While several devout Muslims, clad in white kurta-pyjama, head to the mosque's inner sanctum after doing wadu or ablutions at the front wadukhana, a group of Good Samaritans first finish a big task at hand before joining others at the prayers.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/langar-at-mosque-feeds-100-a-night-kitchen-has-capacity-to-serve-400/articleshow/63350000.cms

In death, mentally ill man claimed by both Hindus and Muslims

For Muslims, he was Rizwan and for Hindus, Chaman. For his doctors again, this 24-year-old was a mentally-ill patient. On Wednesday evening, the remote locality of Kathghar in Moradabad district was witness to a unique funeral process when Rizwan alias Chaman died. Members of both the communities were at loggerheads as both sides wanted to perform his last rites as per their religion. Finally, the matter reached the local police station, where after a discussion, a novel solution was found - Rizwan alias Chaman was buried but at a Hindu cremation site. Hundreds had gathered outside their homes to see members of both communities shoulder his bier and take turns to chant “Ram naam satya hai” and “Allahu Akbar” to the Gulab Bari cremation site.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/in-death-mentally-ill-man-claimed-by-both-hindus-and-muslims/articleshow/63420955.cms

After triple talaq, SC turns lens on polygamy, nikah

Seven months after declaring triple talaq or Talaq-e-Biddat as invalid and unconstitutional, the Supreme Court decided on Monday to examine the validity of the practices of polygamy and certain forms of marriages in the Muslim community and referred the case to a Constitution bench to adjudicate.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/after-triple-talaq-sc-turns-lens-on-polygamy-nikah/articleshow/63472774.cms

Divide and school policy ghettoising Muslim kids

What is it like to be a middle class Muslim parent in India today? Over the course of writing a book, I reached out to 145 Muslim families with kids studying in some of the top schools of the country. What I learnt was disturbing, to say the least. While parents today can ensure meals at malls, membership to sports complexes, education at leading institutions and clothes in vogue, what they cannot ensure is that their children will not be bullied for their religious affiliations. As many as 80 per cent of Muslim children I spoke to had experienced some kind of religious bullying, from as young as six.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/all-that-matters/divide-and-school-policy-ghettoising-muslim-kids/articleshow/62395438.cms

Muslims dwindling in assembly

The epic election of Ahmed Patel, political advisor to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, to the Rajya Sabha three months back may have given the Gujarat Congress a shot in the arm. However, from a peak of 12 MLAs in 1980, the number of Muslim MLAs in the Gujarat assembly is down to just two, despite the community making up 9% of the state's population. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/muslims-dwindling-in-assembly/articleshow/61252567.cms

Muslim Board to ask men for oath against instant triple talaq

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), which failed to convince the Supreme Court against banning instant triple talaq last year, is all set to make it binding on Muslim men to commit in the nikahnama (Islamic marriage contract) that they will not follow the practice.

More than a month after the Lok Sabha passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, making instant triple talaq or talaq-e-biddat a criminal offence with jail of up to three years, the board, at its 26th annual convention to be held from February 9 -11 in Hyderabad, will release a "model nikahnama" requiring bridegrooms to give an undertaking they will not divorce their wives using instant triple talaq.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/muslim-board-to-ask-men-for-oath-against-instant-triple-talaq/articleshow/62796990.cms

Modi sarkar's Rs 51k wedding bounty for graduate Muslim women

To encourage the pursuit of higher education among Muslim women, those who obtain graduate degrees will soon be given a wedding gift of Rs 51,000 by the Modi government. The scheme has been christened Shaadi Shagun, to start with. A website is currently being put up by Maulana Azad Educational Foundation where all details of the scheme would be made available. The Shaadi Shagun amount will be made available only to those graduate Muslim girls who have already received MAEF scholarships earlier.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/modi-sarkars-rs-51k-wedding-bounty-for-graduate-muslim-women/articleshow/59955530.cms

Muslim women to march against "anti-women" triple talaq bill in Lucknow on March 18

On the call of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), Muslim women will on Sunday hold a peaceful protest in Lucknow against the central government's proposed triple talaq bill. To be held at the Teele Wali Masjid on Sunday afternoon, the protest will see burqa-clad women coming together against the "anti-women" triple talaq bill.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/muslim-women-to-march-against-anti-women-triple-talaq-bill-in-lucknow-on-march-18/articleshow/63337244.cms

Plea in Supreme Court to declare 'nikah-halala' among Muslims unconstitutional

Months after the Supreme Court struck down 'triple talaq', a petition filed in the apex court today sought that the practices of polygamy and 'nikah-halala' among Muslims be declared "unconstitutional" and violative of the fundamental rights of women.

Nikah-halala is a practice intended to curb incidence of divorce under which a man cannot remarry his former wife without her having to go through the process of marrying someone else, consummating it, getting divorced and observing a separation period called Iddat before coming back to him.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/plea-in-supreme-court-to-declare-nikah-halala-among-muslims-unconstitutional/articleshow/63174933.cms

The obstacles are what made me resolutely decide that dance will be my life: Bharatanatyam dancer Mansiya V P

Winston Churchill once said a kite flies against the wind, not with it. Since her childhood, Mansiya V P has embodied that spirit as she's been the kite that has been flying against the tirades of religious fundamentalists. Defying every opposition that came her way for being a Muslim woman dancer, she has been bravely forging ahead. The 12-year-old-girl, who was in the news years ago for not being able to cremate her mother in the mosque for being a dancer, is now a 23-year-old PhD scholar in Bharatanatyam in Kalamandalam.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/the-obstacles-are-what-made-me-resolutely-decide-that-dance-will-be-my-life-bharatanatyam-dancer-mansiya-v-p/articleshow/62696114.cms

Pak govt asks court to deny clearance to Saeed's political front

The Pakistan government has requested a court here not to consider Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-backed Milli Muslim League's plea seeking its registration as a political party, saying the group would breed violence and extremism in politics.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/pak-govt-asks-court-to-deny-clearance-to-saeeds-political-front/articleshow/62219733.cms

Muslim women hail triple talaq bill, seek ban on polygamy

A day after the Lok Sabha passed the contentious bill on instant triple talaq, the development was hailed by several Muslim women involved in judicial war against the practice, with a rider that the government should have also banned polygamy.

The women, including those who waged the war against the archaic practice in the Supreme Court, said with the passing of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill in the lower House, "a new beginning has been made" and it will prove to be a deterrent for the husbands from saying talaq-e-biddat to their wives.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/muslim-women-hail-triple-talaq-bill-seek-ban-on-polygamy/articleshow/62298393.cms

Pro-Muslim parties could trouble Congress

Two pro-Muslim parties -- Hyderabad-based All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and the newly launched All-India Mahila Empowerment Party (AIMEP) -- are hoping to make a splash in these assembly elections. The parties are particularly eyeing a few segments in Bengaluru and the Hyderabad-Karnataka region. The parties, which hope to put up a strong fight in constituencies where they believe Muslim votes will be decisive, are in talks for an alliance with the JD(S).

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/pro-muslim-parties-could-trouble-congress/articleshow/63142158.cms

Don't let anyone clip your wings: students to victims of online abuse

When a few hijab wearing Muslim girl students of a dental college in Malappuram performed a flash mob in the street last week, conservatives had attacked them vociferously on social media. As a protest against the self-appointed moral police, students from across the State had conducted similar flash mobs in the streets of Malappuram and Thiruvananthapuram, garnering applause from all over. One of those flash mobs had a few non-Muslim girls who wore hijab while dancing, who have now been accused of deceiving the public. We get their side of the story, and also talk to students from different colleges to get their views on the matter.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/dont-let-anyone-clip-your-wings-students-to-victims-of-online-abuse/articleshow/62037516.cms

? Muslim youth group, AMU students at loggerheads over President Kovind's visit

Members of Muslim Youth Association, claiming to be “followers” of RSS ideology, have announced that 11,000 youths from the community will welcome President of India, Ramnath Kovind, at the forthcoming convocation of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) with saffron flags if authorities fail to take action against students who had threatened to show black flags to him.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/-muslim-youth-group-amu-students-at-loggerheads-over-president-kovinds-visit/articleshow/63085026.cms

Electoral role: Gujarat Muslims out of poll picture in 2017

Dr J S Bandukwala, former professor of physics at MS University, has always been the face of dignity during periods of immense personal suffering. He lost his home when it was attacked by mobs during the 2002 post-Godhra riots, his longtime neighbours slammed doors in his face, he was shunned by his university colleagues and made the victim of a witch-hunt. Yet Bandukwala is marked by a singular lack of bitterness and, today, runs a charitable educational trust for Muslim youth.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/electoral-role-gujarat-muslims-out-of-poll-picture-in-2017/articleshow/62003011.cms

Professional students' conference to discuss threat from Islamic State

Campaign against the Islamic State (IS) would be an important part of the 'Profcon', the conference of professional students to be held in Kannur in February next year.

A resolution adopted at the meeting about the conference held at Mangaluru on Saturday said that an ideological fight based on the Islamic scriptures has become inevitable against the terror group that is leading Muslim youth to the path of suicide.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/professional-students-conference-to-discuss-threat-from-islamic-state/articleshow/61613750.cms

A festival to celebrate Hindu-Muslim unity

Admirers of Sufism were at their ecstatic high on Monday night as the sacred environs of the Dargah of Hazrat Shaik Ji Hali in Old City reverberated with the devotional songs of the 13th century saint-poet Amir Khusro to mark the festival of Basant.

The Sufi Basant festival, a symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity, is celebrated at all major dargahs of Sufi saints on Basant Panchami, which heralds the spring. It is also dedicated to Saraswati, the goddess of learning and knowledge.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/a-festival-to-celebrate-hindu-muslim-unity/articleshow/62628132.cms

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Pakistan will get its first Hindu woman Senator next month: Pakistan People's Party

Kirshna Kumari Kolhi from Thar in Pakistan's Sindh province will become the first-ever Hindu woman Senator in the Muslim-majority country, the ruling Pakistan People's Party said today.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/pakistan-will-get-its-first-hindu-woman-senator-next-month-pakistan-peoples-party/articleshow/63014986.cms

Gangster Mintu wanted for Hindu leader's murder arrested

Gangster Saraj Mintu, wanted for murder of Hindu outfit leader Vipin Sharma in Amritsar, has been arrested by the Organized Crime Control Unit (OCCU) of Punjab Police. Mintu was on the run since the broad daylight murder on October 30, 2017.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/gangster-mintu-wanted-for-hindu-leaders-murder-arrested/articleshow/63193126.cms

Hindu Mahasabha refers to Qutub Minar as `Vishnu Stambh' in new calendar

Hindu Mahasabha's Aligarh unit on Sunday released a controversial Hindu New Year calendar in which seven mosques and monuments of Mughal era, including the Taj Mahal, have been referred to as “Hindu temples”.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/-hindu-mahasabha-refers-to-qutub-minar-as-vishnu-stambh-in-new-calendar/articleshow/63357482.cms

In Muzaffarnagar, Hindus chant Allahu-Akbar, Muslims Har Har Mahadev

For years after the Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013 that left 63 dead and more than 50,000 homeless, Hindus on one side and Muslims on the other bayed for each other's blood. Hundreds of cases were lodged against members of both communities and the social strain was apparent, with the two sides wary, apprehensive and angry.

Of late, though, there has been a transformation. Peace committees are working overtime to bring back the harmony Muzaffarnagar lost, and it is bearing fruit. Nowadays, often after "unity meetings", Hindus can be heard chanting Allahu- Akbar and Muslims Har Har Mahadev.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/-in-muzaffarnagar-hindus-chant-allahu-akbar-muslims-har-har-mahadev/articleshow/62922014.cms

How Supreme Court viewed words `Hindu', `Hinduism' & `Hindutva' in rulings

In the past, a section of politicians compulsively approached imams on the eve of elections. It was considered an acceptable practice given the hold of religious heads over god-fearing masses.

In the recent past, political leaders have made visits to temples an inseparable part of their election campaign itinerary and strategy.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-supreme-court-viewed-words-hindu-hinduism-hindutva-in-rulings/articleshow/62782807.cms

Hindu Mahasabha's calendar refers to Mecca as Macceshwar Mahadev temple, Taj as Tejo Mahalaya

he Hindu Mahasabha, Aligarh, on Sunday released a controversial Hindu New Year calendar in which seven mosques and monuments from the Mughal era, including the Taj Mahal, and the holy Muslim site of Mecca, have been referred to as "Hindu temples". (Р) !

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/hindu-mahasabha-releases-calendar-referring-mecca-as-macceshwar-mahadev-temple-taj-as-tejo-mahalaya/articleshow/63356997.cms

Hindu Jagran Manch to launch 'reverse Love Jihad' in UP

To counter what they call "love jihad", the Hindu Jagran Manch, an affiliate of the RSS has decided to launch a "reverse Love Jihad" by setting a target of 2100 Muslim brides for Hindu boys in the next six months.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/hindu-jagran-manch-to-launch-reverse-love-jihad-in-up/articleshow/61868570.cms

In death, mentally ill man claimed by both Hindus and Muslims

For Muslims, he was Rizwan and for Hindus, Chaman. For his doctors again, this 24-year-old was a mentally-ill patient. On Wednesday evening, the remote locality of Kathghar in Moradabad district was witness to a unique funeral process when Rizwan alias Chaman died. Members of both the communities were at loggerheads as both sides wanted to perform his last rites as per their religion. Finally, the matter reached the local police station, where after a discussion, a novel solution was found - Rizwan alias Chaman was buried but at a Hindu cremation site. Hundreds had gathered outside their homes to see members of both communities shoulder his bier and take turns to chant “Ram naam satya hai” and “Allahu Akbar” to the Gulab Bari cremation site.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/in-death-mentally-ill-man-claimed-by-both-hindus-and-muslims/articleshow/63420955.cms

Hindu Yuva Vahini men thrash Muslim youths, assault journalist

Even as violence in Kasganj has kept the state on boil, another incident in Meerut flared tension after a mob of Hindu Yuva Vahini activists thrashed Muslim youths for alleged harassment of a girl on Tuesday.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/hindu-yuva-vahini-men-thrash-muslim-youths-assault-journalist/articleshow/62718320.cms

Hindu or Muslim? In death, mentally ill man buried at cremation ground

For Muslims, he was Rizwan and for Hindus, Chaman. For his doctors again, this 24-year-old was a mentally-ill patient. On Wednesday evening, the remote locality of Kathghar in Moradabad district was witness to a unique funeral procession when Rizwan alias Chaman died.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/hindu-or-muslim-in-death-mentally-ill-man-buried-at-cremation-ground/articleshow/63420594.cms

Lawyers, drivers, students, waiters, kiosks in 'love-jihad' spy network

A Muslim youth and his two brothers were beaten up by members of the Hindu Yuva Vahini and Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Saturday at a Baghpat court complex when the man was to get married to a Hindu girl from Punjab. Every time a case of 'love jihad' comes up, what leaves locals and police puzzled is how Hindu organisations get to know about it even before police. The secret may be out now.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/lawyers-drivers-students-waiters-kiosks-in-love-jihad-spy-network/articleshow/62514200.cms

PM Modi launches project for first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday officially launched the foundation stone-laying ceremony for the first Hindu temple in the capital of the UAE, home to over three million people of Indian origin.

Modi witnessed the groundbreaking ceremony which was live-streamed to the Dubai Opera House where the prime minister was interacting with the Indian community.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/pm-modi-officially-launches-foundation-stone-laying-ceremony-for-first-hindu-temple-in-abu-dhabi/articleshow/62870719.cms

Kamal Haasan should be `shot dead' for his Hindu `terror' remark, says Hindu Mahasabha

Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha on Friday said that Kamal Haasan and likes of him "should be shot dead", a day after the veteran actor alleged that right-wing groups have moved from engaging in debates to employing "terrorism to propagate their communal agenda".

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/kamal-hassan-should-be-shot-dead-for-his-hindu-terror-remark-says-hindu-mahasabha/articleshow/61498833.cms

Cannot accept a label like 'anti-Hindu': Shashi Tharoor

Between delivering eloquent speeches, working to reform a country's major political party and bowling the country over with his suave vocabulary and alluring smile, Dr Shashi Tharoor writes wonderful books. And when he does, he makes sure the entire country's attention is arrested by his new project.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/interviews/cannot-accept-a-label-like-anti-hindu-shashi-tharoor/articleshow/62946929.cms

More restrictions on Hindu women

Cultural and religious restrictions have often been a bane for women undergoing a menstrual cycles. Right from olden days, Hindu women in Kerala do not enter temple precincts for at least for the first four days; this continues even today. Then they can enter the outer periphery but not the sanctum sanctorum till the seventh day. In some temples, the restriction period is 12 days depending on the deity and locality. Outside Kerala, Hindus don't have many restrictions and much of it is community-based.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/more-restrictions-on-hindu-women/articleshow/59671750.cms

Why Hindu College's Virgin Tree is one of Delhi's most enduring Valentine's Day legends

It's not just another tree in the verdant premises of Hindu College. For generations of students, the Virgin Tree has been synonymous with romance, first love, and a unique puja that takes place on February 14 each year. The tree has witnessed countless love stories that began under it, and many believe they lost their single status thanks to 'Damdami Mai ki puja' on Valentine's Day. For the annual puja, the tree is decorated with balloons and posters of Damdami Mai, who is an actress picked by hostel students each year.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/why-hindu-colleges-virgin-tree-is-one-of-delhis-most-enduring-valentines-day-legends/articleshow/62901699.cms

Muslim vlogger trolled for `green' diwali message

Social media trolling has taken a vicious turn, with a fitness video blogger and nutrition expert recently being harassed with offensive posts online for asking people not to burst crackers and celebrate a green Diwali instead. The reason? He is a Muslim and, according to the trolls, has no right to preach to people regarding a Hindu festival.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/muslim-vlogger-trolled-for-green-diwali-message/articleshow/61151857.cms

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar objects to AIMPLB charges against him

Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has dismissed as "baseless" the All India Muslim Personal Law Board's allegation that he was "inciting terrorists and anti-social elements."

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sri-sri-ravi-shankar-objects-to-aimplb-charges-against-him/articleshow/63379879.cms

Hindus protest sale of house to Muslim family in Meerut

People in a city based locality objected to the sale of a house to a Muslim family on Wednesday, contending that the Hindu majority localities are gradually getting converted into Muslim ones, by way of purchasing properties.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hindus-protest-sale-of-house-to-muslim-family-in-meerut/articleshow/62188368.cms

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Babri Masjid case: Mosque can be destroyed, not its significance, says petitioner

The Faruqui verdict came on a plea challenging constitutional validity of Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Act-1993, under which 67.703 acres were acquired in Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid complex.

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/babri-masjid-case-mosque-can-be-destroyed-not-its-significance-says-petitioner-5109398/

Why this liberal Muslim refuses to be patronised by the liberal Hindu

Comparison of the burka, a symbol of a besieged minority, with the trishul, a symbol of aggressive majoritarianism is callous and insensitive.

http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/muslim-libral-hindutva-right-wing-left-liberal-hardliner-5109270/

It's not just religion, it's also caste

In addressing the `Muslim question', left-liberals have been extremely hesitant in acknowledging the Ashraf-Pasmanda divide.

http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/hindu-muslims-the-minority-space-caste-system-in-india-5115108/

Abul Kalam Azad, the lodestar

Abul Kalam Azad's commitment to religion, the nation, lights the path for Muslims, secular Hindus

http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/abul-kalam-azad-hindu-muslims-debate-hindutva-5113646/

Amar Kanwar: From the fault lines

How the unabashedly political art of filmmaker Amar Kanwar is earning him a global following.

http://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/amar-kanwar-5058699/

Hadiya affidavit in SC: Want to remain Muslim, stay with husband

In an affidavit filed in Supreme Court, Hadiya, 25, also claimed that her father appears to be “under the influence” of certain people, who are “trying to use him”.

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/want-to-remain-muslim-stay-with-husband-hadiya-affidavit-in-supreme-court-5072088/

Liberal, really?

A liberal critique of religious orthodoxy cannot offer bad stereotypes to bolster its argument.

http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/muslims-in-india-hindu-bjp-comgress-religions-in-india-liberal-really5111181/

Will carry on effort to resolve the Babri Masjid issue out of court, says Maulana Salman Nadwi

Senior Muslim cleric Maulana Salman Nadwi stayed away from the Board's meeting on Saturday, but said that he will continue his own efforts alongside Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/will-carry-on-effort-to-resolve-the-babri-masjid-issue-out-of-court-says-maulana-salman-nadwi-5059014/

Muslim women share sexual harassment incidents during Hajj with #MosqueMeToo

Did you ever think that holy pilgrimages like the Hajj could be unsafe for women too? A woman named Sabica Khan took to Facebook to share her #MeToo moment at Mecca, and helped many others shed light to their stories too.

http://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-globally/muslim-women-sharing-their-sexual-harassment-incidents-at-hajj-has-shaken-up-netizens-metoo-5058222/

In Sri Lanka's anti-Muslim violence, an echo of post-war Sinhala triumphalism

What explains the rioting that has led to the declaration of an emergency in the island nation? Once the LTTE had been defeated, it was almost as though Sinhala-Buddhist extremism needed a new enemy.

http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/sri-lanka-emergency-s-anti-muslim-violence-an-echo-of-post-war-sinhala-triumphalism-5088617/

A false dilemma

For Ramachandra Guha empathy for Muslims is a liberal predicament. He makes a deeply unfair argument

http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/a-false-dilemma-the-minority-space-muslims-violence-communalism-dalits-5117660/

Probing who put up `Ahmed Patel for CM' banners; not in Muslim areas: collector

Aslam Cyclewala, a Congress municipal councillor in Surat, alleged that BJP leaders had done it to polarise voters and incite people from the Hindu community to vote for the ruling party

http://indianexpress.com/elections/gujarat-assembly-elections-2017/probing-who-put-up-ahmed-patel-for-cm-banners-not-in-muslim-areas-collector-4974574/

Local Flavour

An ambitious book that looks at how Islam evolved in the subcontinent, but the idea doesn't travel well across its regions.

http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/local-flavour-muslim-minority-the-islamic-connection-5067203/

Babri Masjid dispute never about religion, but politics

India is a melting pot of diverse faiths, cultures, languages, and ethnicities. It does not require the “Shamshan Aur Kabristan“ kind of nonsense.

http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/babri-masjid-ayodhya-dispute-never-about-religion-but-politics-4970126/

The Year of #MeToo: How women and Internet broke the silence

In the US, “#MeToo” came as the tipping point after a series of events roiled public culture over gender dignity.

http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/the-year-of-metoo-how-women-and-internet-broke-the-silence-4980029/

Living in merciless times: For Muslims in India, the othering starts in school

Many called the AIMIM chief's demand bizarre, some buffoonery. Of course, there cannot and should not be any law that violates the freedom of speech.

http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/asaduddin-owaisi-aimim-muslims-in-india-communal-hatred-hindu-bjp-ram-mandir-5057850/

A candle for Ankit

... and his lost love and a flickering secularism. A worrying silence echoes in the public sphere

http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/ankit-saxena-murder-west-delhi-hindu-muslim-love-secularism-5052722/

A Republic of Inhospitality

If inclusiveness is the touchstone of a Republic, what is characteristic of India today is how increasingly large constituencies are being excluded from the nation. Muslims and Dalits have been hounded, garroted, and lynched

http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/republic-day-muslims-intolerance-beef-ban-bjp-dalits-hamid-ansari-5040847/

The fast disappearing Muslim in the Indian republic

We must confront the following terrifying fact: Of the 1386 BJP MLAs now in the country, there are only four Muslims.

http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/the-fast-disappearing-muslim-in-the-indian-republic-bjp-mla-hindu-saffron-religion-5034205/

Sonia, sadly

Sonia Gandhi's fear that the Congress is being perceived as a Muslim party completes the community's abandonment

http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/sonia-sadly-congress-muslims-party-sonia-gandhi-5100506/

Muslim women are entitled to a law against triple talaq

The government and opposition need to work together to enable legal protection for Muslim women

http://indianexpress.com/article/gender/muslim-women-are-entitled-to-a-law-against-triple-talaq-5025133/

Salman & Sunil: How different are they?

A VHP leader said Hindu girls err in thinking a Sunil and a Salman are same. But how different are they?

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/salman-sunil-how-different-are-they-hindu-muslims-love-jihad-5023558/

This story of a Muslim man selling Christmas decorations is a must-read

This Mumbai resident, who sells Christmas celebrations, speaks Marathi fluently, enjoys tales from the Ramayana and has sent both his sons to a Catholic school. He also understands the true essence of religion, that it never divides.

http://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/story-of-a-muslim-man-selling-christmas-decoration-4998320/

Hindu-Muslim marriage disrupted in Ghaziabad: Bride's father had informed authorities, yet mob turned up

The protests, however, did not come as a surprise for the bride's father who had started receiving “threatening” phone calls a few days before the wedding.

http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/hindu-muslim-marriage-disrupted-in-ghaziabad-brides-father-had-informed-authorities-yet-mob-turned-up-4998690/

Not of the people

The number of Muslims in Delhi Police is at an all-time low.

http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/muslims-in-delhi-police-jobs-delhi-police-recruitment-crime-in-delhi-national-crime-records-bureau-4936111/