BERN (MNTV) — Racial discrimination in Switzerland has settled at the highest levels ever recorded, with hostility toward Muslims showing the sharpest rise of any category, according to new data published jointly by the Federal Commission against Racism (FCR) and the human rights organisation humanrights.ch. After a surge of nearly 40 per cent...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A leader from India’s ruling party is facing backlash after a video showed her using explicit anti-Muslim slurs and calling for higher Hindu birth rates, in remarks that reflect a broader pattern of communal rhetoric in Indian politics. The video features Udita Tyagi, associated with the women’s wing of the […]...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Authorities in India’s most populous state have demolished a madrasa following a legal dispute, in a move that reflects an ongoing pattern of demolitions targeting Muslim institutions under the state government. The action took place in Uttar Pradesh, governed by Yogi Adityanath, a Hindu supremacist leader whose admin...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — An elderly Muslim man offering prayers inside a government office in northern India has triggered outrage and demands for action, in an incident that is intensifying debate over how public expressions of Islamic faith are increasingly scrutinized in the country. The episode took place in Mathura district of Uttar Prad...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — Authorities in India’s eastern state of Bihar have suspended five Muslim teachers after allegations that beef was found inside a government school, even as officials acknowledged that forensic tests are still pending to confirm the claim. The action, taken in Rohtas district, has drawn scrutiny over the use of adminis...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — The death of a 34-year-old Muslim man inside a police station in India’s capital has triggered protests and renewed scrutiny of custodial violence, after his family accused officers of beating him to death during detention. The incident occurred in Jahangirpuri, a neighborhood in northwest Delhi, where the man, identi...
BARCELONA (MNTV) — What was meant to be a celebratory return of international football to Catalonia after an 18-year absence descended into disgrace on March 31 when sections of the 37,000-strong crowd at Espanyol’s RCDE Stadium in Cornellà directed Islamophobic chants at Egypt’s players during a goalless World Cup warm-up friendly...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A woman journalist in southern India has reported facing a wave of online abuse and threats after questioning a senior leader from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over alleged vote-buying during an election campaign, raising concerns about press freedom and targeted harassment. Shamna K, a reporter with Malayalam new...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A land dispute in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state has escalated after railway authorities ordered the removal of a decades-old mosque in Prayagraj, triggering a legal challenge over ownership and redevelopment. The structure, locally known as Sangmarmar Masjid, has been served a notice by Indian Railways directin...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A 15-year-old Muslim girl in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state was allegedly groomed and sexually assaulted by a man who police say manipulated her into drugging her own family before carrying out the attack with accomplices. According to The Observer Post, the case involves a teenager from Bijnor district who [&he...
