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• India: Hindu right-wing groups arrested for disrupting Muslim prayers
  1 November 2021, by siawi3

  Hindu groups have been pressuring authorities for weeks in the northern city of Gurgaon on the outskirts of New Delhi to stop Muslims from offering Friday prayers in open spaces.

• India: Sacrilege or blasphemy: The dirty attempt to cover up the caste prejudices against Dalits
  1 November 2021, by siawi3

  It is a fact that we are witnessing the same things as happening in Pakistan by the Islamic fundamentalists or the rest of India by the Hindu fanatics to intimidate the minorities and the marginalised if they don’t fall in line. Sikhs are no different to this.

• India: News of Anti-Christian Violence Precedes Modi in Vatican call
  1 November 2021, by siawi3

  Rising religious fundamentalism and hatred, the prelate said, is “a threat to the growth of the nation,” the archbishop wrote to Mr Modi.

• India: Retaliation for Bangladesh Violence in Tripura: Condemnation and Lesson for Citizens
  1 November 2021, by siawi3

  So the Choice before every citizen is simple and clear: Take a stand against sectarian violence today to nip it in the bud or keep quiet to become its victim with your family tomorrow.

• India: ’Dostojee’ Tells the Story of Communal Division Seen Through the Innocence of Childhood
  1 November 2021, by siawi3

  Set in a West Bengal village on the border with Bangladesh in the aftermath of the Babri Masjid demolition, Prasun Chatterjee’s film explores the changing dynamics of everyday interactions as the country comes to terms with a fast-spreading communal divide.

• India: With Little Hope of Government Protection, Muslims in Tripura Are Living in Fear
  2 November 2021, by siawi3

  The state government, led by the BJP, has come under criticism for its handling of incidents of anti-Muslim violence.

• Le Pakistan libère plus de 800 sympathisants islamistes membres d’un parti hostile à la France
  2 novembre 2021, par siawi3

  Le TLP a annulé lundi une marche vers la capitale Islamabad depuis son bastion de Lahore, la grande ville de l’est du pays. Regroupant des milliers de personnes, ce défilé avait démarré la semaine dernière et donné lieu à de violents affrontements : au moins sept policiers ont perdu la vie, et le TLP affirme que 14 de ses militants ont été tués et des dizaines blessés.

• India: Gerda Philipsborn, the Lesser Known Maker of Jamia Millia Islamia
  3 November 2021, by siawi3

  She escaped her home country, Germany, only a few months before the Nazis came to power and Adolf Hitler became the chancellor. She arrived in Bombay on December 21, 1932, where her friend and then vice-chancellor of Jamia, Zakir Husain, received her. From there, they travelled to Delhi. Upon her arrival, she was officially appointed as a staff member of Jamia on January 1, 1933.

• Afghanistan : un haut responsable taliban tué dans l’attentat contre l’hôpital militaire de Kaboul
  4 novembre 2021, par siawi3

  Au moins 19 personnes ont été tuées et 50 blessées mardi dans une attaque contre l’hôpital Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan, le plus grand hôpital militaire du pays, revendiquée par la branche afghane (EI-K) de l’État islamique. Parmi les victimes figure le chef des forces militaires talibanes à Kaboul, Hamdullah Mokhlis.

• Afghanistan : les talibans confirment le meurtre de quatre femmes
  8 novembre 2021, par siawi3

  Un porte-parole taliban a confirmé ce samedi le meurtre de quatre Afghanes dont les cadavres ont été retrouvés à Mazar-i-Sharif (Nord) alors que plusieurs assassinats d’activistes ont été rapportés récemment.

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