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 Over the past two decades, there has been a noticeable decline in women’s participation in the labor force in India. This is while Muslim women are at a further disadvantage as they are isolated based on religion. Also, they are underrepresented in the working environment significantly. A recent study has …

 India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the petitions filed against the Karnataka High Court’s verdict regarding the Hijab ban next week. The verdict claimed wearing of hijab by Muslim women does not form a part of essential religious practice in Islam. “Next week, it will come before the …

 Cricket star Adil Rashid will miss England’s white-ball series against India as he is taking the Hajj  pilgrimage to Mecca. He has been given clearance to make the pilgrimage to Mecca for Hajj. The Hajj is an annual journey to the sacred city in Saudi Arabia that all Muslims with …

The ban on wearing hijab in educational institutions of Indian province of Karnataka has forced many Muslim girls to abandon their dreams. For many months, 18-year-old Afiya (name changed) from the southern Indian province of Karnataka was burning the midnight oil to appear in the 12th-grade exam and then appear …

A rally condemning the Indian authority was held in Abuja against defamatory comments about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

 Egypt’s Al-Azhar Islamic Center urged the United Nations to adopt measures to counter Islamophobia in the world. Referring to recent violence against Muslims and insulting the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in India, the center described such moves as brutal and un-ethical, saying they violate human rights charters, Cairo24 website reported. It …

 India should stop ‘vicious’ crackdown on Muslims who took to the streets to protest a ruling party official’s remarks about the Prophet Muhammad, Amnesty International said Tuesday (14 June 2022). Two demonstrators were killed and hundreds of others arrested last week in nationwide protests over the comments, which embroiled India …

Insulting remarks against the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by leaders of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have triggered wide criticism from Arab countries, with experts saying the diplomatic backlash might be affect India-PGCC ties. The Indian government went into damage control, suspending its spokesperson who made the disparaging comments and …

 Pakistan’s Prime Minister slammed India over the ongoing oppression against the Muslims of India . Taking to Twitter Monday (133 June 2022), Shehbaz Sharif said: “India has unleashed its brute & oppressive state apparatus to browbeat Indian Muslims into submission.” He said that India was working on a plan to …

 The number of nuclear weapons in the world is set to rise in the coming decade after 35 years of decline as global tensions flare amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, researchers said Monday. The nine nuclear powers — Britain, China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, the United States and …