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Muslims

News Reports

My ancestors were Hindu, they converted to Islam later: Bihar Minority Affairs minister Jama Khan

OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2021

Bihar's Minority Welfare Minister Jama Khan has said that his ancestors were Hindus from Rajasthan, who converted to Islam later.

Opinions

RSS, Mohan Bhagwat and recent comment about shared DNA of Hindus and Muslims: The Gandhian flaw of an org whose contribution is unparalleled

Priyank - 9 July, 2021

Mohan Bhagwat comments regarding the common DNA of Hindus and Muslims are not the first time such comments have been made by the RSS chief

News Reports

Hate sex against Sanghis? Reddit becomes breeding ground for pornographic content of ‘Hindu women’ for ‘Muslim men’

OpIndia Staff - 8 July, 2021

Several subreddits appear on Reddit where people claim they hey share images of Hindu women who lust for Muslim men

News Reports

Maharashtra: Muslim organisations want special law to punish ‘insults’ against Muhammad, even when 295(a) was brought for the same reason

OpIndia Staff - 7 July, 2021

VBA and Muslims bodies want strict blasphemy law in India to punish those who 'insult' Prophet Muhammad, though the existing section 295(a) was introduced for the very same reason.

Crime

Rajasthan: 12-year-old minor girl gang-raped by Aazad, Waseem and Razzak, two arrested by police

OpIndia Staff - 4 July, 2021

A 12-year-old girl gang-raped by three youths while she had gone to feed cattle on June 29, threatened her to keep silent

News Reports

Muslim population explosion in Assam: Increase of voters in 40 minority-dominated constituencies in 10 years ranges from 30% to 55%

OpIndia Staff - 4 July, 2021

An analysis of voter numbers in 40 Muslim dominated constituencies in Assam shows high growth of voters in those constituencies in last 10 years

News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Upset over ‘court marriage’, dowry and ‘second marriage’, woman burnt alive by in-laws, husband Ateeq on the run

OpIndia Staff - 4 July, 2021

A complaint of dowry and murder has been registered against Faheem's husband Ateeq and his father Rafeeq, mother Nasreen, brothers Suhain, Shahbaz, Adil and sisters Shabana and Afsana.

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