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 […]
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Books chronicling minority rights violation runs into Islamist wall in Bangladesh
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 […]
India issues advisory for Indian nationals travelling to Sri Lanka
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 […]
Sri Lankan Hindus denounce terrorist attack on Christian holy places
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: I have opposed Triple Talaq as being unjust
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 […]
13-year old Christian girl abducted for forced conversion to Islam
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 […]
Hinduphobia on Holi: Violent attack, forced conversion of mentally-challenged girl mar festivities in Pakistan
Holi turned tragic for Pakistani Hindus as two minor girls were forced to convert to Islam in Pakistan on the eve of the holy Hindu festival and were married off. While Pakistani Hindus were on street fighting on this case, Currentriggers.com came to know that another Hindu woman named Taran Bai was attacked with sharp […]
School girl kidnapped for conversion to Islam, policeman threatens investigators
A Hindu school girl Pinki Rani Sharma, aged 15, has been kidnapped for forceful conversion to Islam on 07th March 2019 by local Muslims at Birgonj Upazila of Dinajpur District, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW) in its report said that Md. Zahangir Islam (20), Md.Tofazzal Hossain (40), Rumi Begum (35), Md. Hossain Meah (35), Md. […]
Islamic group says Muslims should not call non-Muslims Kafir
Indonesia’s largest Islamic organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama, with around 140 million members has given a call to not call non-Muslims as Kafir. In its recently held National Conference, the group said that the word ‘Kafir’ or infidel must not be used in any circumstances. The group says that Indonesia wasn’t established only by the Muslims and […]
27-year old teacher abducts 14-year old Hindu girl in Bangladesh (Video)
A minor Hindu school girl Susmita Rani Majumder (14) was kidnapped by her private tutor Md. Illius Mollah (27) and two more perpetrators on 21 January 2019 for forceful conversion to Islam. She was abducted from the main road of Rajendrapur Bazar of Tegoria Moor South Keranigonj, Dhaka. The girl who is the resident of […]