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Citing ‘Love Jihad’, Garba Organizers in Ujjain Ban Non-Hindus, Check Aadhaar Cards

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Citing 'Love Jihad', Garba Organizers in Ujjain Ban Non-Hindus, Check Aadhaar Cards

Organizers of Garba in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, are reportedly checking Aadhaar cards and enforcing Tilak for male attendees. The organizers of Garba in Ujjain have banned the participation of non-Hindus in the event to allegedly “prevent love jihad”, according to a media report. The organizers, Sankalp Sanskriti Sanstha, are checking the Aadhaar cards of the participants and have also enforced that the male attendees would be “welcomed with a Tilak”, The Times of India reported on Wednesday. The latter requirement is seen as a measure to verify that participants are…

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Muslims Fleeing Uttarakhand: Sharing their ordeal of being targeted with Pure Hate

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Muslims Fleeing Uttarakhand: Sharing Their Ordeal of Being Targeted with Pure Hate

What started as a local campaign against the right-wing conspiracy theory “love jihad” in Uttarakhand’s Purola has escalated into a full-fledged hate campaign targeting and forcing Muslims out of the Yamuna valley. The term “love jihad” is an Islamophobic conspiracy theory more often propagated by proponents of the Hindutva ideology. In the last two weeks – from May 26 till June 7 – at least 10 towns including Purola, Uttarkashi, Mori, Naugaon, Barkot, Chinyalisaur, Dunda, Damta, Netwar, Dehradun and Sankri have witnessed, strikes, hate rallies, physical attacks, calls for vacating…

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Chief of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani, writes letter to Amit Shah highlighting growing communal tensions in Uttarakhand

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Chief of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani, writes letter to Amit Shah highlighting growing communal tensions in Uttarakhand

Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind chief Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani wrote a letter on Tuesday to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami putting forth “deep” concerns about the rising communal tensions in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district and the “over the open threat of expulsion of the Muslim community in Uttarkashi Uttarakhand”. In his letter, Madani urged the Home Minister and the Chief Minister to stop the upcoming mahapanchayat on June 15, called by right-wing organisations, stating that it may lead to further communal violence in the state. There…

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Reprisal for Love Jihad? Muslim man burnt alive over ‘Love Jihad’ in Rajasthan

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The attacker, identified as Shambhu Lal Regar, was arrested after a series of video clips purportedly show him hitting and stabbing a man, burning the body and warning “jihadis” to leave India The Rajasthan Police on Thursday arrested an unemployed man who in a series of video clips was purportedly seen hitting and stabbing a man, burning the body and warning “jihadis” to leave India or meet a similar fate. Police were yet to share the details of circumstances surrounding the Shambhu Lal Regar’s arrest. The clips, circulated on WhatsApp,…

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