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People pray spaced apart to help curb the spread of the coronavirus during a Friday prayer at the Al Barkah Grand Mosque in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia. Muslims i...

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People offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at a residence, during the ongoing nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, in Guwahati.

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People offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at Burah Jama Masjid, during the ongoing nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, in Guwahati.

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Stranded madrasa students board a special train to reach Purnia in Bihar at Lalgarh Junction, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Bikaner.

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A Muslim family offers Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at their home, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Chennai.

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A homeless man eats Kheer, a sweet dish distributed by a Muslim man on Eid al-Fitr in Ahmedabad.

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Muslim boys greet each other after offering Eid al-Fitr prayers at historical Khairudeen Jama Masjid during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Amritsar.

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A Muslim man offers Eid-al-Fitr prayers at his home, amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Ajmer.

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A policeman clicks selfie with Muslim boys after they offered Eid al-Fitr prayers at historical Khairudeen Jama Masjid during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Amritsar.

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A Muslim man offers Eid al-Fitr prayers at historical Khairudeen Jama Masjid during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Amritsar.

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A Muslim man, wearing face mask, offers Eid-al-Fitr prayers at Moti Masjid amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Bhopal.

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Members of a Muslim family offer Eid-al-Fitr prayers at their home, amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Jalandhar

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Members of an extended Muslim family offer Eid-al-Fitr prayers on the roof of a house, amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, at Bolpur in Birbhum district, West Bengal.

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Policemen keep vigil outside of the closed Jama Masjid on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr festival, amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in Prayagraj.

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Muslims walk in a market area after offering Eid al-Fitr prayers during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Kolkata.

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People greet each other after offering Eid al-Fitr prayers during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Kolkata.

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A Muslim man offers Eid-al-Fitr prayers amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Kolkata.

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Muslims buy garlands from a shop on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Chikmagalur.

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Muslim community members offer Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at a graveyard amid ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in old Delhi.

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A Muslim man in the half closed shop during Eid al-Fitr near the Jama Masjid at New Delhi.

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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)

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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
Amid Mounting Anger Against CAA, A Political Alternative Is Taking Shape In Assam

The CAA has opened an old wound in Assam where the people who identify themselves as indigenous have been demanding deportation of all “illegal immigrants”, irrespective of religion.

Jan 15, 2020

| Sadiq Naqvi
Shards Of A Broken Dream

Once repression and injustice drove Muslims towards the State. This couldn’t last, of course, with the ruling system, in every avatar, punishing Muslims for being Muslim.

Dec 25, 2019

| Omair Ahmad