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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 · Jun 10, 2022

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.

Al Jazeera · Jun 10, 2022

Former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s effigy strung from overhanging wire in Belagavi

The effigy was hung near the old vegetable market on Fort Road in Belagavi. Two photos of Nupur Sharma‘s face were pasted on the effigy

The Hindu · Jun 10, 2022

Suspended India ruling party spokeswoman in more trouble after Prophet Mohammed remarks

Police in New Delhi said on Thursday they have filed a complaint against a suspended spokeswoman for India's ruling party for "inciting people on divisive lines" on social media, days after her remarks on Prophet Mohammed led to a diplomatic backlash.

Reuters · Jun 9, 2022

Narsinghanand, Owaisi booked by Delhi Police

Two FIRs have been lodged in the case so far; Mamata Banerjee appeals for calm in Bengal

The Hindu · Jun 9, 2022

Asaduddin Owaisi named in FIR by Delhi Police over inflammatory remarks

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police booked All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi for allegedly making inflammatory remarks on Wednesday.

The Times of India · Jun 9, 2022

Prophet comments row: FIRs in Delhi against journalist Saba Naqvi, Naveen Jindal, Nupur Sharma

Journalist Saba Naqvi, expelled BJP Delhi media head Naveen Jindal, and Hindu Mahasabha member Pooja Shakun Pandey are among those named in an FIR registered by the Delhi police on Wednesday, Indian Express reported. The police’s special cell also filed a separate FIR against suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.

Newslaundry · Jun 9, 2022

Al-Qaida in Indian subcontinent plans revenge attacks over prophet remarks

Suicide bombings threatened after ‘slandering’ comments made by Hindu Bharatiya Janata party

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022

Congress says today's fringe will be BJP's mainstream tomorrow, questions PM Modi's silence on row over remarks on Prophet

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged that India is paying the price for BJP's mistakes over many years and said this is unacceptable

The Hindu · Jun 8, 2022

Why BJP's reaction to its leaders' Prophet remarks raises more questions than it answers

On October 5, 1988, when India became the first country to ban the import of Salman Rushdie’s novel The Satanic Verses, some commentators chose to take a potshot at former diplomat and politician Syed Shahabuddin. They ranked him as the world’s most influential literary critic, their point being that his…

Newslaundry · Jun 8, 2022