Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today chaired meeting of Central Waqf Council in New Delhi. Naqvi said that a programme on war footing has been launched for 100 per cent Geo tagging and digitalisation of Waqf properties across the country to ensure these properties can be utilised for welfare of the society. […]
A Buddhist Monk’s fast has stoked fire in Sri Lanka, again. Islamic State terrorist attack that was aided by some radical locals on Easter Day has created problems for the 10% Muslim minority of Sri Lanka. A Sri Lankan Monk and parliamentarian Athuraliye Rathana Thera sat on fast unto death in front of Sri Dalada […]
An anti-Muslim Buddhist Monk of Myanmar known for vitriol against the Rohingya Muslims may get arrested as an arrest warrant has been issued against him in Myanmar. The warrant was issued on Tuesday (May 28th, 2019) by the Myanmar police but the details have not been shared with the media says a report filed by […]
A new travel advisory has just been issued by the Indian government on May 28th 219 for her nationals wishing or planning to go to Sri Lanka. After the deadly easter bombing that claimed several lives and led to tensions between Sri Lankan Christians and Muslims, the government had issued a travel advisory in April. […]
An unprecedented violence Sri Lanka again when a Christian mob, comprising mostly of Catholics, chased Muslims and attacked their homes and shops. Due to fresh escalation between Christians and Muslims, social media clampdown was initiated by the government with Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, issuing a statement saying that those affected will get […]
Sitangshu Guha is a journalist and writer based in the USA, but his roots are in Bangladesh and he has spent a lot of time in the country documenting violent incidents against minorities. Two books of his published in 2019 made an appearance in the February bookfair in Dhaka. The names of the books are […]
After the deadly terrorist attacks that shook Sri Lanka on Easter, there is a widespread crackdown on terrorists and their hideouts going on in the country. Taking the prevailing security situation in Sri Lanka in the aftermath of terror attacks on 21 April 2019, Indian nationals intending to travel to the country are advised not […]
As Sri Lanka mourns its dead and the world watches in shock, the Sri Lankan Hindus have come forward to condemn terror attacks on the Christian community. In a press note, Siva Senai founder Maravanpulavu K. Sachithananthan condemned the violent terror attacks in Colombo, Negombo and Batticaloa and termed it unacceptable to the Saivaites of […]
Shabana Azmi is not worried over this old tweet that has suddenly ignited fury on social media. The Bollywood actor has been under the scanner for her stance on Rohingyas and also for many reasons. The actor took to Twitter today and said that she has always spoken out against Triple Talaq for being unjust […]
Even keeping Muslim names and hiding their religious identity to survive in Pakistan is not helping Christian girls. In the latest case of abduction, a Christian girl named Sadaf aged 13 was kidnapped by a local Muslim named Mubashir Hussain Baloch and married off to him on February 6th, 2019. She was threatened to embrace […]
