January 15, 2003 Washington D.C., 01/15/2003: Indian Muslim Council-USA, a Washington based advocacy group working toward safeguarding Indian society’s pluralist and tolerant ethos, condemns in the strongest terms possible the attack on a US missionary in South India. According to news reports, ten members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), an extremist Hindu nationalist organization attacked Mr. Joseph Cooper near …
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Hate Based Campaign helps Gandhi’s Assassins Win Election
December 16, 2002 India’s secular democracy suffered a severe setback yesterday when the fascist Bharatiya Janata Party was elected in a landslide victory in Gujarat, winning 125 out of a possible 181 seats. Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who is currently charged being in Belgium as a international war criminal for “Crimes against Humanity”, received an overwhelming mandate to return to …
Muslims observe Dec 6th as Babri Mosque day
December 02, 2002 Three major Indian Muslim organizations in the US, the Association of Indian Muslims (AIM,) the Indian Muslim Council-USA (IMC-USA)and the Indian Muslim Relief Committee (IMRC) are calling upon the Muslims in the U.S to observe December 6th as Babri Mosque day. This call has been endorsed by the national Muslim organizations in the U.S including the American …
US Justice Department and State department urged to investigate US based Tax-Exempt relief organization with links to extremist groups
November 22, 2002 Indian Muslim Council-USA (IMC-USA), a Washington Based human rights advocacy group for activism against rising fascism is calling on the US Justice Department and State Department to investigate a US Based, India Development and Relief Fund (IDRF) a Tax-Exempt relief organization for allegedly being a conduit to funnel Tax-exempt donations to fascist groups in India. This comes …
IMC-USA Mourns Senator Paul Wellstone’s tragic death
October 28, 2002 Indian Muslim Council-USA, a Washington based advocacy group working toward safeguarding Indian society’s pluralist and tolerant ethos expressed its profound grief today on the death of Senator Paul Wellstone. Mr. Paul Wellstone, a Senator from the state of Minnesota, died in a plane crash on October 25, 2002. “We are all shocked and saddened by the tragic …
American Hindu Extremists Fail in Media Intimidation Campaign
September 21, 2002 Hindu extremist groups in the U.S failed in their attempts to intimidate PBS. PBS refused to scrap or make changes in its documentary, “Soul of a Nation” that aired on September 19th. The documentary dealt with the Gujarat pogrom in which more than 2000 Muslim civilians were butchered or burnt alive and more than 600 girls and …
IMC-USA Condemns Media-Intimidation Campaign by Hindutva-Fascists
September 16, 2002 Indian Muslim Council- USA condemns the campaign of intimidation against the US media by extremist Hindu organizations based in the US. PBS will be showing a documentary, “Soul of a Nation”, on the recent ethnic cleansing in Gujarat, India in which over 2000 Muslims were killed, more than 600 women were raped and burnt alive and over …
Hate rape of a Muslim girl condemned
September 03, 2002 It is being reported by the Associated Press and the Mercury News that Sanjay Nair, an 18 year old Hindu, raped a fifteen year old girl in Palo Alto, CA on Friday, August 30th. According to these news reports the Palo Alto police is calling the rape a hate crime, because the rapist allegedly made anti-Muslim comments …
Indian Muslim Community in United States Launches Washington-based Advocacy Group
Indian Muslim Community in United States Launches Washington-based Advocacy Group For Activism Against Rising Fascism In India Aug 15th, 2002, Washington D.C. Indian Muslim Community in United States Launches Washington-based Advocacy Group For Activism Against Rising Fascism In India Three major US-based organizations, formed in the wake of massive repression on minorities in India, came together on India’s independence day …