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For decades, the Congress has waffled about the Ram temple. Not much has changed

It’s tough to be a Congress supporter these days.

Newslaundry · Jan 12, 2024

U.P. Muslim student slapping case | Supreme Court says State failed in its role

Muzaffarnagar slapping case: Supreme Court blames Uttar Pradesh government for incident of teacher goading students to slap Muslim classmate.

The Hindu · Jan 12, 2024

Ex-police officer settles discrimination suit over Muslim faith against suburban department for $475,000

Ramtin Sabet sued the city of North Chicago and its former and current police chiefs in March 2017 — a month after he was fired from the department.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 12, 2024

A colonial discourse on the veil

On hijab, there is an overlap in the objectives of the Western colonial project and the Hindutva’s majoritarian agenda

The Hindu · Jan 10, 2024

In Sweden, burning Qur'ans threaten to send the country's history of tolerance up in smoke

Long known for its multiculturalism, Sweden has recently witnessed unprecedented tensions accompanied by palpable and, alas, justified concerns about the safety of Swedish nationals abroad.

The Conversation · Jan 10, 2024

Bilkis and the Buddha: What the BJP will never get past

She’s a saint, she’s a victim, she’s everything we need to know about hate wrapped up in one name, and she’s everything we need to learn about courage. All of this is us, hyperbole-hungry Indians, fattening ourselves on one or the other discourse. 

Newslaundry · Jan 9, 2024

The US election looms. Arab Americans feel stuck between a rock and a hard place

Arab, Muslim and younger voters face a choice between Biden, who does little to stop mass Palestinian death, and the xenophobic Trump

The Guardian - US · Jan 9, 2024

Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders has withdrawn a 2018 proposal to ban mosques and the Quran

Far-right Dutch election winner Geert Wilders is withdrawing legislation he proposed in 2018 that calls for a ban on mosques and the Quran

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2024

An overlooked and undercounted group of Arab American and Muslim voters may have outsized impact on 2024 presidential election

Though domestic issues tend to motivate most U.S. voters, the war in the Middle East may be the dominant issue in mind for an increasingly important voting block: Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans.

The Conversation · Jan 8, 2024

‘No one knew what to do with me’: Ramy Youssef on privilege, fear and his friend Taylor Swift

The star of his own sitcom, Youssef is now appearing in his first big movie role, in Poor Things. He discusses his Muslim American roots, filming in Palestine and working with Willem Dafoe

The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2024