WASHINGTON (MNTV) — As white supremacist groups intensify attacks on South Asian communities in Texas, civil rights activists are warning that a different threat is emerging from within the diaspora itself: The import of Hindu-Muslim and India-Pakistan divisions that undermine a united response to racism. The warning follows a June 2 demonstra...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — An incident that threatened to inflame communal tensions during Eid al-Adha in western India has taken an unexpected turn after police identified a burqa-clad woman seen dumping meat in a predominantly Hindu neighborhood as a Hindu woman, revealing attempts to exploit anti-Muslim stereotypes to provoke unrest. The epi...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Another centuries-old mosque in India has come under the spotlight after a Hindu group claimed ancient idols lie within Gujarat’s historic Jama Masjid, allegations many Muslims see as part of a recurring Hindutva playbook used to pave the way for the takeover of historic mosques. The latest dispute centers on [...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Major technology companies including YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music and Meta have hosted and monetized hundreds of Hindutva pop songs that promote hatred and violence against religious minorities in India, according to a new study that raises concerns about the role of digital platforms in amplifying extremist content....
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — India’s national human rights watchdog has opened a case into allegations that Kashmiri traders and students from Indian-administered Kashmir faced harassment, discrimination and violent attacks in several parts of the country. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) registered the matter after receiving a c...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A Dalit man in northern India was allegedly beaten to death by three coworkers after refusing to massage their feet during a drinking session, in a killing that has refocused attention on how caste hierarchies continue to shape everyday interactions and violence in the country. The victim, 33-year-old Rajkumar, also [...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Authorities in India’s Uttar Pradesh state demolished a madrasa serving children in a Muslim-majority village on Sunday, less than a day after Hindu extremists staged protests demanding its removal, adding to growing concerns over the use of bulldozers against Muslim institutions in the country. The Islamic semi...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A court in central India has sentenced 14 men to life imprisonment for the lynching of a Muslim cattle trader who was beaten to death by a mob that accused him of cow smuggling, marking a rare conviction in cases of vigilante violence that have increasingly targeted Muslims in the […]
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A civil rights organization has urged the BJP government in India’s Chhattisgarh state to revoke a directive introducing Hindu prayers and rituals into the daily routine of government schools, warning that the move undermines the country’s secular principles and risks alienating students from minority comm...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — The BJP government in India’s northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh has come under fire from Muslim groups after authorities sealed all 15 mosques in the state capital, Itanagar, in a move community leaders described as discriminatory and part of a broader campaign targeting Islamic institutions. The closures ...
