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Amidst attempts by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to communalise the ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR), Padma Shri Mohammad Sharif (Sharif Chacha)’s life offers a stark contrast, one that we all can learn from. Twenty-seven years ago, in January 1992, Sharif’s eldest son Raes …
BY Chitleen K Sethi Hedon Bet, Ludhiana: In the skyline of Hedon Bet, it’s hard to miss the imposing century-old mosque that lies nestled right at the centre of the interior village in Ludhiana. The crumbling walls of the mosque share their boundaries with a temple. But it’s not just walls that the mosque shares with the temple. It also …
New Delhi: People of different faiths came together on Sunday to participate in a ”sarva dharma sambhava” – a multi-faith prayer ceremony – at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, where anti-citizenship law protesters have been demonstrating for almost a month now. The inter-faith ceremony, where there was a traditional Hindu-style “hawan” and chants of Sikh “kirtan”, saw participants also reading out the …
The picture and short video of hundreds of Muslims offering namaz at a church in Kerala has become a point of discussion online in light of the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) passed by the Union government. The Muslims were taking part in a protest march in Kothamangalam and needed a space to offer their prayers when the …
By Priyanshi Mathur A massive protest took place in Kanpur against the newly enacted Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and agitators set buses, even police posts on fire. Amid the ongoing protests, Zeenat and Hasnain’s wedding took place on the morning of December 21. Hasnain was worried about how he’s going to get the baraat to the curfew-hit area. He was anxious as …
By Shams Ur Rehman Alavi Everyone in Mahoba knows Haji P Mohammad alias Haji Muttan and can guide a visitor to his home. After all, he is the man who had opened the first Roti Bank, a unique initiative to ensure that no one stays hungry in the town. It has been a huge success story and similar Roti Banks were …
By Anuradha Sengupta On a muggy August Sunday, a group of around 52 people took a walk around the old Kolkata neighbourhood of Zakaria Street, observing the decades-old ittar stores and trying out fragrances, noticing the shop’s charming architectural details, and having spontaneous chats with the area’s residents. The walk was part of an ongoing initiative between Kolkata’s Presidency University and …
By Shams Ur Rehman Alavi Hundreds of people who arrive from far-flung areas to the major hospitals in the city for their kin’s treatment, are provided food free of cost from this mosque in Aurangabad. Besides, the destitute and the needy have their meals inside the mosque too–free meals twice a day for anyone irrespective of their faith. This is …
A housing society in Malad comprising around 100 families, led by women, came forward to support a Muslim family after a six-year-old girl from the family came back home crying because a couple of kids refused to play with her as she was a Muslim. Last week, the children gathered in the play area at Royal Oasis society in Mumbai’s …
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