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Islamic Society of Baltimore’s first female resident scholar makes clear religion is not holding her back

BALTIMORE -- Huda Hasan can trace the confidence she has both in herself and in her Islamic faith to time she spent in a classroom with Maryam Azam.

Tribune News Service

India’s Supreme Court panel split on allowing hijab in classrooms

The matter arises from a ban in BJP-ruled Karnataka state that forbids students from wearing headscarves in classrooms.

Al Jazeera

India's top court split on school ban on Muslim headscarves

Two judges on India’s top court have differed over a ban on the wearing of the hijab, a headscarf used by Muslim women, in educational institutions and referred the sensitive issue to a larger bench of three or more judges to settle

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Karnataka Hijab Ban Case: SC Judges Give Split Verdict; Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia Sets Aside Karnataka HC Judgment

The Supreme Court on Thursday passed a split verdict on a batch of appeals challenging restriction on Muslim girl students wearing Hijab in educational institutions in Karnataka. Read more on Dynamite News:

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In Britain and India, we must resist the tragic thinking that pits Hindus against Muslims

The recent disorder in Leicester echoes the ‘communalist’ politics that now dominates India thanks to the ruling BJP, says sociology professor Chetan Bhatt

The Guardian - UK

Gyanvapi case | Varanasi court’s verdict on plea for carbon dating of ‘Shivling’ on October 14

The claim of the discovery of a ‘shivling’ was disputed by the Muslim side, which said the object was part of a ‘fountain’

The Hindu

Harassment against journalists in India has escalated: N. Ram

The charges are more serious. Particular journalists, very often belonging to the Muslim community or those who support minorities very strongly, are being targeted; accepting the present laws as they are, they are also being misused, he says

The Hindu

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Influencers apologise after being accused of mocking Muslim woman wearing the hijab

The content creators shared a video of themselves with blankets over their heads

The Independent UK

SC notice to Centre on plea to declare 'Talaq-e-Kinaya' and 'Talaq-e-Bain' unconstitutional

The petition contended Talaq-e-Kinaya, Talaq-e-Bain and other forms of unilateral and extrajudicial talaq are an "evil plague similar to sati" that continue to trouble Muslim women

The Hindu

Calls mount for Filipino ex-senator freedom after jail riot

Human rights activists have pressed their call for the immediate release of a former Philippine opposition senator after she was taken hostage in a rampage by three Muslim militants in a failed attempt to escape from a maximum-security jail

The Independent UK

‘Muslims use condoms the most, population on decline’: Owaisi on RSS chief’s remarks

At the RSS Dussehra rally at the Reshimbagh Ground in Nagpur, Mohan Bhagwat had said community-based population imbalance is an important subject and should not be ignored

The Hindu

Issa Launches MWL's Relief Campaign In Islamabad

Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL), Chairman of the Association of Muslim Scholars, Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, launched on Saturday from Islamabad the MWL’s urgent campaign for the relief of the Pakistani people. The campaign aims to secure food, housing and health needs of tens of thousands of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Philippine ex-senator briefly held hostage in jail rampage

Philippine police have killed three detained Muslim militants linked to the Islamic State group after they stabbed a jail officer and briefly held a detained former opposition senator in a failed escape attempt at the police headquarters in the capital region

The Independent UK

Muslim federation to reserve seats for women in its panel

Two seats each have been earmarked for women and notified Muslim OBC representatives. This is the first time ever that seats have been reserved on caste lines in any Muslim body in the country.

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The reason people were given free roses and chocolates in Manchester today

This was the fifth consecutive year where the Muslim community in Manchester has come together to give out hundreds of free roses, chocolates and cards to the public

The National (Scotland)

Islamophobia is the most reported hate crime, but few acknowledge its existence

'That’s an English problem' is a phrase that is often branded about when talking about Islamophobia however that’s not true. Islamophobia is an…

The Hindu

Governor extends Milad-un-Nabi greetings

Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan extended Milad-un-Nabi greetings to Muslim brethren on the birthday of Prophet Mohammad.

The Hindu

Does humanity exist only for those who pelt stones; are there no human rights for those hit: Gujarat Minister Harsh Sanghavi

The Minister of State for Home also asked if garba should not be performed by people at public places.

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The Conversation

Hijab rules have nothing to do with Islamic tenets and everything to do with repressing women

The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was held by Iran’s morality police for not complying with the country’s hijab rules has drawn global attention to the repression of women in Iran. Neighboring Saudi Arabia, a Sunni country, theologically and politically opposed to Shiite Iran, has similar restrictive rules…

Daily Mirror

Prophet Muhammad's birthday — what is Mawlid and how do Muslims celebrate?

Some Muslim communities will be celebrating the festival of Mawlid this weekend to honour Prophet Muhammad. People may see colourful parades and even hear public prayers to mark the occasion

The Hindu

Four persons arrested for trespassing ASI-protected Mahmud Gawan madrasa in Bidar

In Bidar, a group from the Muslim community had staged a protest outside Town police station demanding legal action against the trespassers who, they alleged, attempted to instigate communal violence

Newslaundry

Bloodlust TV: Aman Chopra celebrates public caning of Muslim men by Gujarat police

“One…two…three,” Aman Chopra began, exhorting the viewers of his primetime TV news show, Desh Nahi Jhukne Denge, on Tuesday evening to count with him. “Giniye aap,” he urged them. The News 18 anchor was counting the public beatings that policemen had administered to 10 reportedly Muslim men in Kheda, Gujarat.

Al Jazeera

India police flogging Muslims ‘serious rights violation’: Amnesty

Human rights group says public flogging in BJP-ruled Gujarat shows the police’s ‘utter disrespect towards rule of law’.

The Guardian - UK

UN vote to ignore human rights abuses in China leaves west in dead end

Result not to debate its own damning report shows many states are unwilling to take sides in power struggle between China and west

The Independent UK

UN rights body rejects Western bid to debate Xinjiang abuses

In a close diplomatic victory for China, the U.N.’s top human rights body has voted down a proposal from Britain, Turkey, the United States and other mostly Western countries to hold a debate on alleged rights abuses against Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China’s western Xinjiang region

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