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India: App targets Muslim women, police investigation launched

Photographs of more than 100 Muslim women, including prominent actress Shabana Azami, wife of a sitting judge of Delhi High Court, multiple journalists, activists and politicians were displayed on the app for auction as “Bulli Bai”. After last July’s “Sulli Deals“, in which nearly 80 Muslim women were put up “for sale”, “Bulli Bai” was […]

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Viral videos showing Hindu religious leaders calling for genocide of Muslims sparks outrage in India

Viral videos showing Hindu religious leaders in India calling for genocide against Muslims have sparked outrage and prompted demands for action. Indian police said they had launched a hate-speech investigation into last week’s event in Haridwar, in northern Uttarakhand state, in which participants called for the mass killings and use of weapons against Muslims. A […]

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‘Religious Extremism’: Sri Lanka proposes to shut Islamic schools, ban burqa

Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than 1,000 Islamic schools, the latest actions affecting the country’s minority Muslim population. Minister for Public Security Sarath Weerasekera told a news conference on Saturday that he had signed a paper on Friday for cabinet approval to ban the burqa on “national security” […]