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Bachelet will not stand for 2nd term as human rights chief

The U.N. human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet says she will not seek a new four-year term after the current one that has been overshadowed by criticism of her response to China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in western Xinjiang

The Independent UK

Indian Muslim groups urge followers to shun protests over anti-Islam comments

Leaders of prominent Islamic groups and mosques in India appealed to fellow Muslims on Monday to suspend plans for protests against derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad made by two members of the ruling Hindu-nationalist party.

Reuters

Prophet remarks | Muslim cleric’s body urges West Bengal CM to not allow more protest rallies

Md. Yahia had last week called for protests inside mosques across West Bengal

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Why Muslim countries are quick at condemning defamation – but often ignore rights violations against Muslim minorities

The Indian government finds itself in a diplomatic crisis following offensive remarks by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson, Nupur Sharma, on national television about the Prophet Muhammad and his wife, Aisha. The BJP has suspended Sharma from the position, but that has not been enough to quell the…

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Iraqi Shiite cleric Sadr asks his party's lawmakers to resign from parliament -statement

Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has asked lawmakers from his parliamentary bloc to submit their resignations to the parliament speaker, he said in a statement on Sunday.

Reuters

Targeted killing of minorities puts Indian Kashmir back on edge

A spate of targeted killings of mainly non-Muslim minorities in the Kashmir Valley has sent alarm bells ringing for hundreds of fear-stricken Kashmiri Pandits and Hindus who are fleeing to safer places.

Radio France Internationale

Film bans are less about offence, more ‘community leaders’ showing who’s boss

Pulling The Lady of Heaven from cinemas is a win for self-appointed gatekeepers of Islam

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Uttar Pradesh: Hindu youth donates blood to save mom of Muslim jawan posted in Jammu & Kashmir

KANPUR: Amid the somewhat surcharged atmosphere in the city post June 3 violent protest against alleged objectionable remarks against Prophet Mohammed, a 35-year-old Hindu man Abhimanyu Gupta set an example of communal harmony by donating blood to a Muslim woman undergoing dialysis at a hospital in the city.

The Times of India

'My religious family kicked me out for being gay - I'm now having the last laugh'

Lady Bushra - also known as Amir - who comes from an orthodox Muslim family in Bradford, was shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy Award last year having only taken up drag and comedy in 2020

Daily Mirror

MYL activists hold demonstration

A sardonic attempt made by Muslim Youth League (MYL) activists to paste ‘look-out notices’ again

The Hindu

Iman Vellani was 'freaking out' when Marvel gave her job as first Muslim superhero

Iman Vellani, 19, has taken on the role of Ms Marvel in the latest Marvel series on Disney+. She says she will never forget the day she was told she had got the job

Daily Mirror

Taunts and trolls go on in WhatsApp groups in Kanpur

Two communities blame each other for riots in Kanpur

The Hindu

Protests against Prophet remarks | In U.P., BJP members seek ‘revenge by bulldozer’

Government razes down building in Kanpur

The Hindu

India police crack down on protests against Prophet remarks

Two teenagers killed in Ranchi, Jharkhand state, as police fire shots to quell protests against insulting comments.

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Karnataka: Congress legislature party leader Siddaramaiah’s ‘secular’ missile finally backfires

BENGALURU: Congress legislature party leader Siddaramaiah’s gambit of fielding a Muslim candidate to expose a seemingly tacit agreement between JD(S) and BJP and expose the regional party’s no-so-secular credentials didn’t quite go to plan.

The Times of India

Boycott TV debates that insult 'Islam': All India Muslim Personal Law Board

LUCKNOW: All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Friday issued an appeal to community leaders and intellectuals to stay away from the debates of TV channels which aim to ridicule and make mockery of Islam and Muslims.

The Hindu

Kashmiri Pandits living on the edge

A spate of targeted killings of Hindus in Kashmir threatens to reverse years of efforts to rehabilitate Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley. Peerzada Ashiq reports on the fear in the community, which is once again faced with the dilemma of whether to stay or leave in the face of violence

The Hindu

The gulf of sensitivity that India will have to cross

The Government’s strategy to quell West Asia’s outrage must include the need to foster an understanding of other faiths

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How Hindi news TV covered police action in the wake of Prophet remarks row

The Delhi police on Thursday lodged an FIR against at least 30 people, accusing them of spreading hate and hurting religious sentiments on social media. They include All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi and Hindu supremacist priest Yati Narsinghanad.

The Hindu

In tense Kanpur, many friendships stay strong

June 3 violence has done nothing to diminish regard between Hindus and Muslims, say residents

Reuters

Two killed as Muslims and Hindus clash in India

Two teenagers were killed on Friday in clashes between Hindus and Muslims in eastern India that followed derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad by two ruling party officials, police said on Saturday.

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Don’t go on TV debates meant to mock Muslims, Personal Law Board asks Muslim talking heads

Following the uproar, in India and abroad, over now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has asked Muslims to not participate in news debates which are intended to mock Islam and Muslims.

The Independent UK

Anger erupts in Bangladesh, India over comments about Islam

Thousands of people have marched in Bangladesh’s capital and in parts of India to urge Muslim-majority nations to cut ties with India and boycott its products unless it punishes two governing party officials for comments deemed derogatory to Islam’s Prophet Muhammad

Al Jazeera

South Asia protests over prophet remarks by India’s BJP officials

Thousands of Muslims in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan rally over derogatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad by BJP members.

Al Jazeera

Analysis: Islamophobia is the norm in Modi’s India

Islamophobic comments by two BJP staffers that recently caused a diplomatic storm should not be seen as an anomaly.

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