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Slide Modi PRESS RELEASE IAMC calls for protection of Rutgers’ right to hold academic event criticizing Hindu supremacist ideology The Indian American Muslim Council today called for the protection of all organizers, academics, and students involved in Rutgers University’s October 27 event, “Hindutva in America: A Threat to Equality and Religious Pluralism.” Read More keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_right Slide OPED RELIGION NEWS: An ethnic cleansing of Muslims is happening right now in India's Assam state In India’s northeastern state of Assam, a brutal campaign of displacement is underway. Thousands of families, mostly Bengali-origin Muslims, have been stripped of their homes, their communities and their place in the only country they have ever known. Read More keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_right Slide BLOG Rafi Ahmed Kidwai: Architect of Change and Pillar of India’s Independence
In 1919, the British enacted the Rowlatt Act, a draconian set of laws aimed at stamping out growing calls for Indian independence by cracking down on press freedoms, enabling wanton arrests, and allowing prisoners to be tried without due process.

Read More keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_right Slide REPORT Transnational Repression: Modi Regime’s Targeting of Critics in the United States The report documents how Indian consulates and state-aligned actors have employed at least 9 of the 11 tactics recognized by the FBI as forms of TNR—including harassment, intimidation, surveillance, and threats to family members back home. Read More keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_right Slide AN IAMC INITIATIVE The Omar Khalidi Scholars Program (OKSP) This program invites students from diverse academic and professional backgrounds, currently enrolled in American universities, to contribute to meaningful research and advocacy initiatives aimed at safeguarding the rights and freedoms of marginalized and minority communities in India and the US. Read More keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_right Slide IAMC Interviews INTERVIEW GOOD MEN PROJECT: Safa Ahmed on Discrimination Against Indian-American Muslims Around 2,000 people were brutally slaughtered, raped, and mutilated. It was a horrific bloodbath, and this was labelled retaliatory violence by Hindu militant groups against Muslims who were accused of a crime they did not commit. Read More keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_right

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IAMC is the largest US-based advocacy organization of Indian American Muslims. It was registered in Washington, D.C. in 2002 as a tax-exempt non-profit. It has chapters across the country with thousands of members.

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To promote the common values of pluralism, tolerance, and respect for human rights that form the basis of the world’s two largest secular democracies – the United States and India.

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To work towards increasing inter-faith and inter-community understanding in the United States, with particular focus on the Indian Diaspora with a view to safeguard individuals and societal institutions from infiltration by divisive and hate-filled ideologies.

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This week’s #IndiaHumanRightsMonitor roundup by #iamcnews Story #1 Muslim Youth Lynched Muslim Beaten, Fatally Injured While Filming Video on Diwali A 22-year-old Muslim man, Salman, was brutally beaten on Diwali night in Delhi while filming a video. The scrap dealer was attacked in a violent altercation that police initially called a “group dispute.” He died two days later. Story #2 Pickup Driver Lynched in Saharanpur 42-Year-Old Hamid Beaten to Death After Minor Road Dispute In Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur, Hamid, a 42-year-old farmer and pickup truck driver, was beaten to death following a minor vehicle collision. After his pickup brushed against a car, the occupants tracked him down, dragged him out, and assaulted him. Hamid died from his injuries, leaving behind two young children. Story #3 Muslim Buffalo Trader Killed Shahrukh Beaten to Death in Khandwa Over Market Rivalry In Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, a young Muslim trader named Shahrukh was beaten to death with sticks and rods by three men identified as Shyam Soni, Ankit Panwar, Akash, along with another accomplice. The attackers reportedly lured him to a secluded area on the pretext of showing livestock, enraged that his higher bids in buffalo deals affected their profits. Story #4 Masjid Vandalized in Bihar Quran Torn, Property Damaged by Hindu Extremist Mob In Vaishali, Bihar, a group of Hindu extremist men stormed a local masjid, vandalizing property and tearing pages of the Quran. The attack has triggered outrage among local residents, who demand accountability and better protection of Muslim religious sites. Story #6 Cow Vigilante Assaults Driver Hindu Militants Force Apology on Camera in Maharashtra In Satara, Maharashtra, a Hindu extremist cow vigilante from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad stopped a cattle transport vehicle and assaulted the Muslim driver with a slipper. He then forced the driver to apologize for transporting cattle on camera. Story #7 Muslim Girls Denied Entry for Wearing Burqa Students Barred From Diwali Fair in Meerut College At a college in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, two Muslim students were denied entry to a campus Diwali fair for wearing burqas. The students, who had registered to host a jewellery stall, were told to remove their burqas to participate. The college cited “institutional dress code rules,” prompting outrage on social media over anti-Muslim discrimination in educational spaces. Story #8 Dalit Men Humiliated, Forced to Lick or Drink Urine RSS Worker Accused in Lucknow; 3 Arrested in Bhind In Lucknow, an elderly Dalit man was forced to lick urine by a member of the Hindu paramilitary group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh after being subjected to casteist abuse. In a separate incident in Bhind, Madhya Pradesh, a 25-year-old Dalit man was beaten and forced to drink urine, leading to three arrests.
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