Indian school in Bihar helping the brightest Muslims get ahead

Indian school in Bihar helping the brightest Muslims get ahead

By Saladin on from news.bbc.co.uk

In a congested part of Patna, capital of India's Bihar state, stands a striking yellow building - a 100-year-old mansion that has clearly seen better days.

At first glance, this could be any of the region's hundreds of Islamic seminaries or madrassas, where young Muslims receive religious instruction.

But this is no ordinary seminary.
India state-run banks accused of discriminating against Muslims

India state-run banks accused of discriminating against Muslims

By Saladin on from www.bbc.co.uk

India's minorities watchdog has received a record number of complaints from Muslims who say they have been prevented from opening bank accounts.

India's Muslim community is among the poorest in the country.

Some bankers say it is not so much their religious background, but their economic status that makes it hard for Muslims to get banking facilities.
3 more die in Kashmir violence after teen's body found

3 more die in Kashmir violence after teen's body found

By cricketguru on from www.cnn.com

Srinagar, India (CNN) -- The death of a teenager whose body was fished from a stream triggered hours of violence Tuesday in Indian-administered Kashmir that also killed three other people, police said.

Residents in the Gangbugh area of Srinagar, the summer capital of India's Jammu and Kashmir state, said the 17-year-old was chased by security forces during protests on Monday and then drowned.
Indian Muslim schoolgirls practice Chinese martial arts

Indian Muslim schoolgirls practice Chinese martial arts

By azeem on from en.ce.cn

Muslim school girls practice wusu martial arts, Ninjas for real yo.
India Quizzes Top Hindus Over Muslim Killings

India Quizzes Top Hindus Over Muslim Killings

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

AHMEDABAD, India — Two senior Hindu officials of India’s nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been summoned for questioning over the massacre of Muslims in the western state of Gujarat eight years ago.
Pakistani and Indian fishermen are pawns in governments' disputes

Pakistani and Indian fishermen are pawns in governments' disputes

By cricketguru on from www.latimes.com

His hands wrapped tightly around the frayed rope he uses to steer his skiff, Lutf Ali is visibly on edge as he scans the horizon. He keeps looking to the left, from where the speedboats always pounce.

"The Indian boats are big and noisy, so when we hear them, we try to get away," the 50-year-old Pakistani fisherman says of the neighboring country's coast guard. "If we're lucky, we're not caught."

In the cat-and-mouse game played out every day in the Arabian Sea and in the channels carved into the mud flats of the Indus River delta, Ali is the mouse.

Hundreds of Pakistani and Indian fishermen have been arrested and imprisoned in recent years, high-seas apprehensions that human rights activists say have nothing to do with border enforcement and everything to do with the 6-decade-old hatred between Pakistan and India.
In India…Prophet Muhammad For All

In India…Prophet Muhammad For All

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

Indians, Muslims and non-Muslims, are championing a unique and ambitious campaign to spread the true message of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)..
New Photo Exhibit Captures 150 Years of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

New Photo Exhibit Captures 150 Years of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

By elan on from www.elanthemag.com

Ever wish you could take a look back through history? The advent of photography has offered us a limited glimpse into the past, but just like historical narratives, photographs present a unique point of view that influences the observer. But what happens when various artistic points of view are brought together in the same space?
Peace Overture Welcomed in India, Pakistan

Peace Overture Welcomed in India, Pakistan

By IslamOnline on from www.islamonline.net

ISLAMABAD - Politicians, activists and experts in rival Pakistan and India are welcoming a campaign for a peaceful ending for a protracted conflict between their two countries, though some doubt its success chances..
Look Mommy, Brown People! Slum Tourism is Catching On

Look Mommy, Brown People! Slum Tourism is Catching On

By elan on from www.elanthemag.com

Slumdog Millionaire was a cute movie and all, but it left a rather disturbing phenomenon in its wake - slum tourism. It seems as if wealthy people are no longer content with visiting the Taj Mahal; now they have to see the “real” India. Apparently, the real India lies in the slums of Dharavi, and luckily for those white folks, the slum tourism business is booming there. Read More

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