CRIME on ISLAM

18/01/2026

He set out to build a school for his village in Madhya Pradesh. What followed: Madrasa rumours and demolition

29/12/2025

A shocking case of mob violence has come to light from Gopalganj district in Bihar, where a Muslim man was tied to a pole and publicly beaten on suspicion of carrying allegedly banned beef. Saturday’s incident recorded on mobile phones and shared widely on social media, has caused fear among Muslims and raised serious concern about mob justice in the state.

The victim has been identified as Ahmed Azad, a resident of the Barharia police station area in neighbouring Siwan district. He was travelling on a motorbike in the Mathiya area under Nagar police station when a group of men linked to Hindu organisations stopped him.

17/12/2025

“Mohammad Athar, a cloth trader, was stripped naked by a mob, his ears were cut with pliers, and his body was branded with hot iron rods. The attackers also looted ₹18,000 from him. He was beaten so brutally that he later died. The police have arrested four people so far, but several others involved in the attack are still absconding. Athar was targeted solely because he was a Muslim. Today, Muslims in India are living through one of the most terrifying periods in their history. Allah is sufficient for us,” read Asaduddin Owaisi MP, AIMIM chief’s post on X in Hindi.

Read the news here: https://maktoobmedia.com/india/checked-he-was-a-muslim-cut-ear-with-pliers-50-year-old-man-lynched-in-bihar/

17/12/2025

Mohammad Athar Hussain, a cloth vendor who was robbed and assaulted by a mob that later cut his ears and fingertips off with a plier and branded him with a hot iron in Bihar’s Nawada district on December 5, succumbed to his injuries on the night of December 12, according to a news report by the Indian Express.

According to the police, eight people have been arrested and detained so far.

Assault in lieu of help

Fifty-year-old Hussain was returning to his home in Barui village in Nawada district on the night of December 5 when his bicycle – on which he sells his ware – needed urgent repairs. Being near Bhattapar village (which comes in the Roh police station limits), Hussain asked a group of people about a puncture repair shop nearby.

They asked his name and profession and then assaulted him, cut his ears, beat him with a heated rod, Hussain’s brother Mohammad Shakib Alam told Indian Express.

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11/12/2025

Two Muslim street vendors who were selling non-vegetarian patties have been assaulted by Hindutva men near a “Gita Path” event at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata, triggering outrage from the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), the CPI(M), and renewed accusations of rising Hindutva vigilantism.

Ghazala Ahmad reports.

30/11/2025

Authorities in Haldwani, India, confronted rising communal tension after the carcass of a newborn calf was found near the Ujaleshwar temple in Banbhoolpura. Hindutva influencers and a local BJP functionary quickly accused Muslims of slaughtering the animal to provoke Hindus, prompting retaliatory calls and scattered violence, including vandalism of a Muslim-owned hotel.

Rumours intensified online, spreading unverified allegations that framed the incident as a deliberate communal insult. Police registered a case and appealed for restraint but struggled to counter the rapid circulation of fabricated claims.

The narrative collapsed once CCTV footage showed a stray dog dragging the remains near the temple. Senior police officials later confirmed the absence of any communal motive.

30/11/2025

Japan has reportedly denied the request to establish dedicated Muslim cemeteries, stating that cremation remains the country’s long-standing tradition. Officials argue that those who require burial should return remains to their home countries for proper rites.

The decision is now fueling a heated debate worldwide: cultural tradition vs. religious accommodation. Supporters say Japan is simply protecting its customs, while critics argue the move sidelines religious minorities who live, work, and contribute to Japanese society.

A decision with global ripple effects and a conversation far from over.

30/11/2025

29/11/2025

A major constitutional showdown may be on the horizon in Quebec.

➡️ A leading Canadian Muslim organization says it’s considering a lawsuit over Quebec’s newly updated secularism laws.
➡️ The group argues the rules could further limit religious expression, especially for Muslim women who wear hijabs.
➡️ Quebec maintains the laws are about state neutrality, but critics say they cross the line into discrimination.

💬 Legal experts warn this could become one of Canada’s biggest rights cases in years.

🗣️ Do you think Quebec’s secularism rules protect fairness or restrict freedom?

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