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People look at pillars lying at a workshop for the construction of a Rama temple ahead of its groundbreaking ceremony in Ayodhya.

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People offer namaz on the occasion of Eid al-Adha outside a shrine during the lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, in Srinagar. The authorities have appealed to the peopl...

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People offer namaz at Gedu Mian's mosque on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, in Agartala.

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Poeple offer namaz at a mosque on the occasion of Eid al-Adha festival during the complete lockdown on weekend to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Prayagraj.

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People maintaining social distancing, offer namaz at Jumma Masjid on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, in Ahmedabad.

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A family offers Eid prayers inside a room in Srinagar.

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People offer Eid prayers inside a local mosque in downtown Srinagar.

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People gather at Nakhoda Masjid on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, in Kolkata.

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People offer namaz on the occasion of Eid al-Adha at Nakhoda Masjid in Kolkata.

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People offer namaz on the occasion of Eid al-Adha at Nakhoda Masjid in Kolkata.

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People offer namaz on the occasion of Eid al-Adha at Nakhoda Masjid in Kolkata.

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People offer namaz on the occasion of Eid al-Adha at Nakhoda Masjid in Kolkata.

Photo by Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook
People offer namaz on the occasion of Eid al-Adha at Nakhoda Masjid in Kolkata.

Photo by Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook
People pray on a pedestrian bridge outside a crowded mosque during an Eid al-Adha prayer in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara
People pray outside a mosque as they celebrate Eid al-Adha, which Muslims in Russia call Kurban-Bairam in St.Petersburg, Russia.

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People wearing face masks offer Eid al-Adha prayer at a park as mosques are limited for ten people following the government's measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, i...

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People offer Eid al-Adha prayer at a park as mosques are limited for ten people following the government's measures to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, in the mixed Arab Je...

AP Photo/Oded Balilty
People offer Eid al-Adha prayer next to the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's old city. This is the first Feast of Sacrifice since the onset of ...

AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean
A boy wears a protective mask in the colors of the Indian national flag, leaves after offering Eid al-Adha prayer at the Jama Masjid in New Delhi.

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People wear masks as precaution against coronavirus and offer Eid al-Adha prayer at the Jama Masjid in New Delhi.

Photo by Suresh K. Pandey/Outlook

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Opinion | Is India Racist? CAA Protests Were A Cry Of Despair, Much Like The George Floyd Protests In The US

The Hindutva upswing since 2014 has catalysed a new Muslim identity. Will it unveil another paradigm of Indian politics?

Aug 13, 2020

| Asim Ali
Kashi, Mathura Next? A Petition In SC Against Place Of Worship Act 1991 Sparks Fears Of Ayodhya Replay

With renewed calls by some Hindu fringe groups for ‘reclaiming’ temples in Kashi and Mathura getting shriller, there is growing apprehension in Varanasi’s Muslim community.

Aug 07, 2020

| Preetha Nair
Finally, The Old Fall Guy

The Nizamuddin ‘hot spot’ allows trolls to target Muslims for spreading the virus

Apr 03, 2020

| Puneet Nicholas Yadav
Opinion | Indian Muslims Have Lost Faith In National Institutions And ‘Secularism’

The political situation is so completely pitted against the community that extremist elements wanting to fish in troubled waters will find their task much easier, writes Shahjahan Madampat

Mar 27, 2020

| Shajahan Madampat
Editor's Take | Journalism Wins If Journalists Are Held To Account

This issue of Outlook on the Indian media is testament to our objectivity. Subjecting ourselves to the same scrutiny is only fair, since we constantly scrutinise everyone else, from politicians to police, writes Ruben Banerjee.

Feb 19, 2020

| Ruben Banerjee
Muslims Lead Anti-CAA Protests In Bengal But Hindus Look The Other Way

The Hindu refugees who once voted for the Left Front are not responding to call to mobilise against CAA while BJP plays the Hindu card aggressively

Feb 12, 2020

| Rajat Roy
Complex Case Of Goriya, Moriya, Oxomiya -- Assam Set To Separate Indigenous Muslims From Migrants

The BJP-led Assam government plans a census that will identify the native Muslims—called the Goriya, Moriya, Julha and Deshi. Indigenous Muslims say the census is needed to protect their native identity.

Feb 12, 2020

| Sadiq Naqvi
Why No Shaheen Bagh In Kashmir?

‘Tsunami victims cannot mourn those displaced by a storm.’

Feb 06, 2020

| Naseer Ganai
Leaderless Anti-CAA Protests Underscore Muslim Political Orphanhood

Who ensures the well-being of Muslims in the political space? Who articulates their voice and bargains on their behalf? Why does India's second largest religious demographic go unrepresented?

Feb 06, 2020

| Salik Ahmad
Has The Indian Muslim Found His…And Her…Voice, And A Place Under The Sun, Like Never Before?

Shaheen Bagh becomes a metaphor for a historical moment in Indian politics: a joyous moment of self-discovery for a beleaguered community

Feb 06, 2020

| Salik Ahmad
Two Historic Deeds: The Common Muslim Has Done What Even Gandhi, Nehru, Ambedkar Or Azad Couldn't

In that spontaneous burst of poetry and speech, a deeper citizenship is forged -- via the many-spangled ethos of Indian Islam. This is remarkable and without precedent, writes Columbia Professor of Philosophy Akeel Bilgrami.

Feb 06, 2020

| Akeel Bilgrami
Indian Muslims: Us, Them And A Common Ground

That Muslims have been rudderless and at the receiving end are well-documented, but what has not been explored enough is the ferment they have experienced and what has emerged out of it.

Feb 05, 2020

| Ruben Banerjee

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The Spirit Of Eid Lies In Simplicity And Empathy

This Eid offers us an opportunity to be together as a family and turn it into an experience, which will echo throughout our lives.

May 22, 2020

| Raamish Siddiqui
'No Muslim Staff': Bakery Owner In Chennai Arrested For Offensive Advertisement

A bakery owner in Chennai has been arrested for an advertisement that gave a wrong impression about Muslims.

May 10, 2020

| Outlook Web Bureau
Three UAE-based Indians Lose Jobs For 'Islamophobic' Posts On Social Media

Chef Rawat Rohit, storekeeper Sachin Kinnigoli and a cash custodian, whose identity was withheld by his employer, are the latest additions to a list of about half a dozen Indians who have faced action for their social media posts, the Gulf News reported on Saturday.

May 03, 2020

| PTI
'India Heaven For Muslims': Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi After OIC's Remark

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday urged India to take 'urgent steps' to protect the rights of its minority Muslim community and stop the incidents of "Islamophobia" in the country.

Apr 21, 2020

| PTI
Dubai-based Company Sacks Indian Expat For Islamophobic Post

Bala Krishna Nakka from Hyderabad, who was working as Chief Accountant at Dubai's Moro Hub Data Solutions Company, was sacked after his Facebook went viral evoking widespread condemnation, said the Gulf News report.

Apr 13, 2020

| IANS
Double Whammy For Indian Muslims: A Failed Secular State And Lack Of Progressive Leadership

Muslims are openly being demonised as the religious and cultural other who must be hated, maligned and thrown out

Apr 08, 2020

| Zakia Soman
Indian Muslims Must Organise Themselves Politically, But Not On Religious Lines

The new political formation of Muslims should eschew religious symbols and slogans, and instead, choose symbols and icons of Indian nationhood

Apr 04, 2020

| Shajahan Madampat
Indian Muslims Cannot Defeat Jinnah, Savarkar By Organising Themselves On Religious Lines

In this rejoinder to Shahjahan Madampat's article published by Outlook, Nissam Syed, a political commentator, argues that if Indian Muslims organise themselves politically on religious lines, that would only strengthen the majoritarian narrative.

Apr 02, 2020

| Nissam Syed
No Proposal For Muslim Reservation Before Maharashtra Govt, Says Uddhav Thackeray

Thackeray's remarks came days after Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik informed the Legislative Council that the state government will provide 5% quota to Muslims in education.

Mar 03, 2020

| PTI
'Infected': Data Shows How China Criminalized Muslim Faith

A newly revealed database exposes in extraordinary detail the main reasons for the detentions of hundreds of people in Karakax County: their religion and their family ties

Feb 18, 2020

| Associated Press (AP)