Viewpoint: When Hindus and Muslims joined hands to riot
What can 100-year-old riots, where Hindus and Muslims fought on the same side, teach us? from: BBC News
Archivi tag: muslims
India’s Treatment of Muslims Erodes Its Moral High Ground
The hard-line attitude of Narendra Modi’s ruling party toward Muslims has undermined the nation’s reputation as a voice for tolerance in South Asia. From: New York Times
ICC T20 World Cup: India arrests Muslims for cheering Pakistan cricket team
Several people have been arrested for supporting Pakistan during Sunday’s T20 World Cup cricket game. from: BBC News
Indian State Evicts Muslims, Even Those Living There Legally
Critics say an Indian state’s campaign to expel longtime residents on government land marks the ruling party’s latest campaign against Muslims. From: New York Times
ASIA/JORDAN – Christians and Muslims together seek antidotes to the traps of “media hatred”
Amman – The two-day conference dedicated to the theme “Media against hatred”, organized by the Muslim Council of the Elderly and the Catholic Center for Studies and Media, begins today in Amman, established and directed by Jordanian priest Rifat Bader. Arab media professionals from different countries will take part in the conference, sponsored by Prince… Leggi tutto »
ASIA/LEBANON – 11 Christians, 10 Muslims and 2 Druze (but only one woman) in the new government of Mikati
Beirut – The new government of Lebanon, led by the Sunni Muslim Najib Mikati, is preparing to obtain the vote of trust from the Lebanese Parliament today, Monday, September 20. All the main political forces represented in Parliament have guaranteed their support for the new government structure, which in its composition reflects the variety of… Leggi tutto »
‘They Are Manufacturing Foreigners’: How India Disenfranchises Muslims
Persecution in a remote Indian province spawned Modi’s new draconian citizenship law. From: New York Times
Afghanistan: Taliban says it will ‘raise voice for Kashmir Muslims’
A spokesman for the group tells the BBC it plans to support Muslims in Indian-administered Kashmir. from: BBC News
Uyghur Muslims in London campaign for relatives in China
Eighteen-year-old Uyghur Muslim Dilnaz and her father are trying to find relatives living in China. from: BBC News
AFRICA/EGYPT – Gestures of brotherhood between Christians and Muslims on the occasion of Eid al Adha, the Islamic Feast of Sacrifice
Cairo – Also this year, on the occasion of Eid al Adha, the Islamic Feast of Sacrifice celebrated on July 21, gestures and initiatives of fraternal solidarity between Christians and Muslims in Egypt were renewed. These are not unusual scenes in the great Egyptian country, where even the coexistence between Christians and Muslims is punctuated… Leggi tutto »