Citizens for Justice and Peace
25 Muslim prisoners in UP’s Barabanki join Navaratra fast
20-Oct-2015
Oct 20 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Arshad Afzal Khan Faizabad (UP):At a time when nstances of religious ntolerance have suddenly started cropping up all around, there is no dearth of stories of nter-faith camaraderie, too.Setting a unique example of communal harmony, Muslim prisoners at Barabanki district ail are observing a nine-day fast…
Muslims auditioned and bagged plum roles at one of Agra’s most prestigious Ramlilas
20-Oct-2015
Oct 20 2015 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Muslims beat Hindus to plum roles at Agra’s oldest Ramlila Arvind Chauhan Agra: Salman Film An Inspiration, Says Actor At a time when incidents of communal discord have erupted across the country, a few Muslim men, in an attempt to bridge divides, have auditioned for and…
Muslims put discourse on hold for smooth Navratri
20-Oct-2015
Oct 19, 2015 – Shahab Ansari | • mumbai Setting an example of communal harmony, a local social group at Hans Road in Byculla (west), which has been organising a 10-day discourse during Muharram since 1984, has postponed its programme till the conclusion of Navratri so that a dandiya programme is not disturbed. “For the…
245 picked up by top companies at Muslim job fair in Mira Road
19-Oct-2015
dna correspondent @dna At least 1,000 job seekers got the opportunity to meet 45 well-known companies or employers at a mega-job fair held in a Church by a Muslim organisation in Mira Road on Saturday. The fair was successful in providing on-the-spot job offers to 245 aspirants. Organised by Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) in…
Meet the Hindu who lets Muslims use his shop as a mosque, for free
17-Oct-2015
October 16, 2015 18:12 IST ‘Kalesaab could have easily earned Rs 1 lakh per month as rent from this place but he gave it to Muslims for free. Secularism in India is alive only because of people like him.’ Bajrang Bali housing society is a rather unusual name for a building that houses a mosque…
Hindus, Muslims come together across India against a backdrop of religious intolerance
15-Oct-2015
In a spate of small but heart-warming incidents across the country, Muslims and Hindus are coming together to set examples of communal harmony. By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Published:October 15, 2015 2:05 pm There certainly is unity in diversity when it comes to India. At a time when the literary world is…
Muslim youth at Lucknow University fast on first day of Navratri
15-Oct-2015
Isha Jain,TNN | Oct 15, 2015, 01.06 AM IST LUCKNOW: At a time when reports about religious intolerance are dominating the headlines, two Muslim youth of Lucknow University set a unique example of communal harmony. Sahaduddin Ahmed alias Sameer, a close relative of Pram Vir Chakra winner Abdul Hamid and his friend Abdul Kalim observed…
Sunshine story: Hindu merchant opens heart (and shop) to Muslim brothers
14-Oct-2015
By Saurabh Vaktania |Posted 14-Oct-2015 Forgoing Rs 1 lakh in rent for a 2,500-sq-ft space in Dharavi, Hindu trader offers it to Muslim namaazis after mosque in his neighbourhood is demolished for redevelopment While the lynching incident in Dadri brought simmering communal tension into national focus, closer home in Dharavi, a 53-year-old businessman has set…
Muslim woman collects Rs 2 from villagers, rebuilds a ruined temple
14-Oct-2015
Oct 14, 2015, Agencies: Three years ago, a Muslim woman named Sughra Bi discovered a temple near her house in Indra Colony of Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur district. The temple was in ruins and no one was aware of it. Sughra Bi decided to rebuild it and today, the temple has become a source of inter-religious…
VHP fails to polarise garba and break… – Spirit of Amdavad
14-Oct-2015
Oct 14 2015 : Mirror (Ahmedabad) Vishal Patadiya TWEETS @VishalMirror Top clubs in city unanimously take stand to allow people of all faiths to enjoy the garba on their premises With the spectre of religious intolerance looming over the nine nights of garba, clubs across the city have unanimously taken a stand to prevent fringe…