Muslims

SRINAGAR, India – The Indian government has announced the implementation of a controversial citizenship law that critics say stigmatizes Muslims and denies them the same rights given to other religious groups. The timing of this announcement, just months before national elections, is seen as a political calculation. The law, which was adopted by Parliament in December 2019 but never implemented, sparked a protest movement that lasted for three months and resulted in violent anti-Muslim attacks in north Delhi. On March 11, Home Minister Amit Shah announced that he was notifying the rules for implementing the … Read more