Leaders from the Jamat and AKDN celebrated the commencement of the redevelopment of the Aga Hall Estate in South Mumbai on Sunday 13 February. The ground-breaking ceremony was led by Ashish Merchant, President of the National Council for India, who himself was born on the estate and continues to live there today. Ashish Merchant, President…
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On the death of Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui: The man who captured humanity — Qantara de article by Natalie Mayroth | View photos
In India and beyond, there has been great sadness at the loss of the renowned Reuters photographer Danish Siddiqui, whose images captured the human face of South Asian news. He died while on assignment in Afghanistan. By Natalie Mayroth Danish Siddiqui Danish Siddiqui travelled to many crisis areas. In his work as a photographer, he…
Moosa Raza’s “In Search of Oneness”- What do the Bhagavad Gita and the Koran have in common? — By Marian Brehmer on Qantara de
Despite over a thousand years of co-existence, India’s Hindus and Muslims often know little about each other’s religious traditions. In an effort to promote understanding and reconciliation among the two communities, Moosa Raza, an Indian scholar of Islam, compares the sub-continent’s two most important sacred scriptures. By Marian Brehmer When all signs point to polarisation,…
Religion in India: Tolerance and Segregation — PEW Research Center
Indians say it is important to respect all religions, but major religious groups see little in common and want to live separately More than 70 years after India became free from colonial rule, Indians generally feel their country has lived up to one of its post-independence ideals: a society where followers of many religions can…
Hindu nationalism in India: India’s hate-filled "saffron pop" — By Till Fähnders on Qantara de | Extremist Videos
In India, ultra-nationalist musicians are providing a soundtrack for Hindu extremists with songs that glorify violence. The goal is to make the secular and pluralistic country a Hindu nation. By Till Fähnders Singer Sanjay Faizabadi’s music videos are anything but subtle. Images of explosions, marching soldiers and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi flicker across the…
India in the times of the COVID-19 pandemic: an image full of contradictions — By Marion Müller on Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung de
Comment: In its fight against the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, India is facing its greatest social and economic challenge since independence in 1947. Persisting political and social contradictions have become more visible than ever before. Media reports are shifting the focus away from areas that really matter for the preservation of a democratic social fabric. Yet the…
Footage of a toddler trying to wake up his dead mother is sending shock waves across India — Deutsche Welle’s Tweet
Footage of a toddler trying to wake up his dead mother is sending shock waves across India Deutsche Welle’s Tweet Footage of a toddler trying to wake up his dead mother is sending shock waves across India. The case shines a light on the desperate situation of Indian migrant workers during the coronavirus crisis. pic.twitter.com/zflGbFafgu…
Videos: Kerala Biryani for 2,000!! | Huge Indian Food Celebration – Malabar Coast | Muslim art forms and Islam in Kerala
The biryani ended up being for 2,000, maybe even 2,500 people! KANNUR, KERALA – Welcome to the Malabar Coast of Kerala, India, a place of friendly people, warm weather, and hospitable people. Thanks to our friend Roshan from Seashell Haris Beach Home (https://www.instagram.com/seashellhar…) in Kannur, Kerala, India, we were invited to attend a housewarming celebration….
Video in Gujrati: Dariya Kantha Gram Vikas Karyakram – KVY IV | The video highlights the work that AKRSP(I) has done in 45 villages of two blocks on Coastal Gujarat
The video highlights the work that AKRSP(I) has done in 45 villages of two blocks on Coastal Gujarat. Source: Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India) 22.05.2020
India uses coronavirus pandemic to exploit human rights in Kashmir — By Omer Aijazi on The Conversation com
The United Nations has called for an immediate global ceasefire to “put armed conflict in lockdown” and focus on protecting the most vulnerable from the spread of COVID-19. Yet tragically, there are cases around the world where violations have occurred. Ongoing developments in Kashmir include a crackdown on Kashmiri journalists, rising policing powers and enhanced…
The Heritage Keeper: Meet Ratish Nanda who was instrumental in restoring Humayun Tomb and Sunder Nursery in Delhi — Your Story com | Watch Related Videos
Restoring monuments and parks are all in day’s work for Ratish Nanda, CEO, Aga Khan Trust for culture. He is responsible for some of the most fascinating restorations in the country and abroad (…) Where it began Ratish earned his M. Architecture degree in Historic Building Conservation, from the University of York. “As an architect,…
AP’s Kashmir photographers win Pulitzer for lockdown coverage — Al Jazeera com
News agency’s Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan and Channi Anand honoured with this year’s Pulitzer Prize in feature photography. A masked Kashmiri protester jumps on the bonnet of an armoured vehicle of Indian police as he throws stones at it during a protest in Srinagar [Dar Yasin/AP] India’s unprecedented crackdown on Indian-administered Kashmir last August, which…
Coronavirus in Indian Slums — ARTE Documentary | Coronavirus and lockdown hit India’s poor especially hard — DW News
1.3 billion Indians are in lockdown. Fighting the coronavirus outbreak is challenging in such a crowded country, especially for the poorest slum-dwellers who cannot implement social distancing and need to work to survive. Source: ARTE Documentary 21 Apr 2020 Coronavirus and lockdown hit India’s poor especially hard | DW News While the number of COVID-19…
India’s bonhomie with Gulf on edge amid Muslim prejudice — By Kamran Yousaf on Express Tribune. Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: In August last year, when the United Arab Emirates (UAE) honoured Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the country’s highest civilian award, Pakistan quietly lodged a protest with the Gulf state for bestowing the person with such an honour when his government was involved in the worst human rights abuses in occupied Kashmir. The…
Coronavirus in India: ‘Muslims as scapegoats’ — By Dominik Müller on Qantara de
On the streets and online, radical Hindu nationalists, including MPs from the ruling BJP party, are agitating against the Muslim minority, inciting hatred and spreading rumours of a “corona jihad”: they allege that Muslims are spreading the virus in order to harm India. By Dominik Müller Only four hours passed between the announcement of a…
Sweet success: The story of India’s United Bakers Alliance — The Ismaili
For nearly two decades, the United Bakers Co-operative Society Limited has been aggregating the interests and aspirations of local Jamati bakeries in Hyderabad. From centralised procurement to training and development, the alliance’s story illustrates that bonds of trust and collaboration can catalyse economic development. We take a look at the recipe behind their sweet story…
Videos on turmoil During US Donal Trump’s visit in New Delhi, India: News Videos and Tweets
Left, Right & Centre | Northeast Delhi Burns Over CAA, 13 Dead — NDTV 13 have died in clashes that have taken a communal turn in Delhi and the government has ruled out calling the army so far. Source: NDTV 25 Feb 2020 Why is Delhi burning? — ThePrint The situation in Northeast Delhi’s…
Trump and Modi: a meeting of minds or egos? | The Stream — Al Jazeera Video | Analysts have pointed to similarities between with both tethering their political fortunes to an embrace of populism and nationalism
India is granting US President Donald Trump a warm welcome on his first visit to the country, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi sharing the stage with him to inaugurate the world’s largest cricket stadium. About 100,000 people filled the arena for the ‘Namaste Trump’ (‘Hello Trump’) event in the western city of Ahmedabad on Monday….
Between India and Pakistan – the Sikhs | DW Documentary | On “the Kartarpur Corridor” or “peace corridor” between two countries
India and Pakistan traditionally have hostile relations, but there is hope on one front, at least. In order to enable the Sikhs from India to make a pilgrimage to one of their holiest shrines, a “peace corridor” has been opened between India and Pakistan. Sikhs constitute the fourth largest religious community in India, but find…
What is the human cost of Kashmir’s internet blackout? | The Stream — Al Jazeera live
Internet service is finally trickling back into Indian-administered Kashmir, after an agonizing 160-day communications blackout. The ban followed India’s controversial decision last August to revoke the region’s semi-autonomous status. Officials insist the blackout is needed to prevent unrest, but India’s Supreme Court disagrees. It recently ruled that an indefinite suspension is “impermissible” under the constitution….
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