‘I’m nervous’: An Indian Army wife who is Muslim on the New India beyond the cantonment gates

As random violence against minorities rises, I worry that the mere fact of my association with the forces may not be enough to guarantee my safety.

Nazma Parveen

· Aug 11, 2019 · 07:30 am

In Aurangabad, two instances so far of Muslim men forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’

One of the victims says the police have been threatening him and his relatives to make him change his statement.

Nushaiba Iqbal and Shailesh Shrivastava, FactChecker.in

· Aug 03, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Uttar Pradesh: Muslim boy allegedly set on fire for not chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ dies in hospital

But the police claimed that the boy had fabricated the story.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 31, 2019 · 01:05 pm

Fact check: Were Muslim students in Unnao forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ by their assailants?

Three of the students contradicted UP police’s claim that they weren’t made to raise religious slogans.

Saurabh Sharma, Factchecker.in

· Jul 18, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Tamil Nadu: Inter-caste couple murdered in Thoothukudi district, police suspect hate crime

Police said the woman’s family was against the relationship as they were of different castes. Her father has been arrested.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 05, 2019 · 08:25 am

Lynchings in India: Rally in US condemns attacks on minorities, says they’re a form of state terror

Criticising the government’s ‘lackadaisical attitude’ towards mobocracy, the protestors sought immediate public action to curb hate crimes.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 30, 2019 · 08:24 pm

In Jharkhand, Ram Navami celebrations have become weaponised sites of communal tension

Over the last decade, 14 cases of hate crimes motivated by religion in Jharkhand led to nine deaths.

Kunal Purohit, FactChecker.in

· Jun 04, 2019 · 08:30 pm

A California hate crime is a reminder that racism doesn’t differentiate between Hindus and Muslims

On April 23, a US war veteran rammed his car into 13-year-old Dhriti Narayan and her family, thinking they were Muslim.

Anahita Mukherji, qz.com

· Jun 03, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Gautam Gambhir defends statement condemning alleged attack on Muslim man in Gurugram

The BJP MP from East Delhi told ‘The Indian Express’ that his remark was ‘a blanket point of view on lynchings, hatred and any kind of oppression’.

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· May 28, 2019 · 09:10 am

Gautam Gambhir condemns alleged attack on Muslim man in Gurugram, demands ‘exemplary action’

The BJP MP said in India, Javed Akhtar writes lyrics for songs praising Hindu gods, while Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra writes songs for a Muslim prayer.

Scroll Staff

· May 27, 2019 · 01:40 pm

In Rajasthan, Hindu groups lead a reconversion campaign to counter Christian missionaries

Against the background of hate crimes, competitive Hindu, Christian proselytisation is growing.

Bhavya Dore, Factchecker.in

· Apr 04, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Dalits were victims in 70% of all hate crimes since 2015 Dadri lynching case, says Amnesty

The organisation recorded 218 hate crimes in India last year, of which 192 were against Dalits or Muslims.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 06, 2019 · 12:29 pm