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Buka Puasa “Kekerabatan” Hidupkan Kembali Ikatan Muslim-Hindu di India Timur

New Delhi: During Ramadan, a special iftar initiative in West Bengal brings Muslims and Hindus together to restore social cohesion and build mutual trust, where it has been eroded by communal polarization along religious lines.

Muslims make up nearly a third of the state’s 100 million population and have been present in the region since the 13th century, making significant contributions to Bengali socio-linguistic identity, literature and culture.

Source: Iftars of ‘kinship’ revive Muslim-Hindu bonds in eastern India

SUMBER: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2481581/world

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Para Pelajar Asing yang Sedang Salat Diserang di India Selama Ramadhan [1445 H]

NEW DELHI: Indian police said on Monday that they had arrested five people over an assault on international students who were offering prayers during Ramadan at a university hostel in Gujarat.

Officials say that a heated argument over the location of the prayers had led to the physical assault in Gujarat University in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Saturday.

Source: Foreign students offering prayers attacked in India during Ramadan

SUMBER: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2478626/world

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Angkatan Laut India Cegat Perompak Somalia di Kapal Kargo Ruen

An Indian navy warship has intercepted the hijacked the cargo ship Ruen and demanded the Somali pirates on board surrender, a navy spokesperson said on Saturday.
The pirates who allegedly hijacked the Maltese-flagged bulk cargo vessel on Dec. 14 opened fire on the navy ship in international waters on Friday, the spokesperson said without providing further details.
The navy had called on the pirates to surrender and release the vessel and any civilians they may be holding.

Source: Indian navy intercepts Somali pirates on cargo ship Ruen

SUMBER: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2477631/world

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Undang-Undang Kewarganegaraan Baru India yang Mengecualikan Warga Muslim Membuat Mereka Khawatir, Inilah yang Tertulis di Dalamnya

NEW DELHI: India has implemented a controversial citizenship law that has been widely criticized for excluding Muslims, a minority community whose concerns have heightened under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government.
The rules for the law were announced Monday. It establishes a religious test for migrants from every major South Asian faith other than Islam. Critics argue that the law is further evidence that Modi’s government is trying to reshape the country into a Hindu state and marginalize its 200 million Muslims.

Source: India’s new citizenship law that excludes Muslims has them worried. Here’s what it says

SUMBER: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2475771/world