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Hindus can worship in contested mosque, Indian court rules
Fears decision on Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi could increase religious tensions and inspire more claimsAn Indi…
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Narendra Modi inaugurates Hindu temple on site of demolished mosque – video
India's prime minister inaugurated a new temple at the site of a demolished 16th-century mosque that was torn …
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BJP win in India’s 2024 general election ‘almost an inevitability’
Concerns raised over what a third term for Narendra Modi would mean for the country amid rising Hindu-Muslim t…
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Academic paper based on Uyghur genetic data retracted over ethical concerns
Exclusive: Study published in 2019 used blood and saliva samples from 203 Uyghur and Kazakh people living in X…
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China closing hundreds of mosques in northern regions, rights group says
HRW says other mosques altered, for example through removal of minarets, as part of sinicisation campaignChine…
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Travel firms urged to halt trips to Uyghur region over China rights abuses
Exclusive: Report says optics of western firms organising Xinjiang tours amid ‘crimes against humanity are dis…
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Xi urges more work to ‘control illegal religious activities’ in Xinjiang on surprise visit
Visit was Chinese president’s second to the region since crackdown on Uyghurs began almost a decade agoThe Chi…
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Best of 2023… so far: The trials of an Indian witness: how a Muslim man was caught in a legal nightmare – podcast
Every Friday in August we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2023, in case you missed them…
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Mob attacks churches in eastern Pakistan after blasphemy claim
Christian family accused of desecrating copy of Qur’an, setting off rampage in FaisalabadHundreds of Muslim me…
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‘How will any Muslim feel safe?’ Spate of attacks increases tensions in India
With elections due next year, there are fears unrest will grow as the ruling BJP faces criticism over its alle…
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Obama remarks on India’s treatment of Muslims ‘hypocritical’ – minister
Indian finance minister hits out after former US president said Modi government should protect rights of Musli…
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Indian court halts airing of documentary on Muslim minority
Ruling dismays free speech activists who accuse Modi government of systematically shrinking space for dissentA…
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Ignore any lofty claims about the Bollywood hit The Kerala Story: this film will only incite hatred against Muslims | Asim Ali
The controversial film championed by the BJP is an Islamophobic fantasyTwo weeks after I was born in the curfe…
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Protesters clash with police in China over partial demolition of mosque
Unrest breaks out in Muslim town of Nagu in Yunnan as people object to removal of dome and minarets Hundreds o…
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Trouble at the temple: ban on Muslims a sign of India’s new intolerance
Different faiths were once able to celebrate together in Karnataka. Now Hindu vigilante groups are targeting t…