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Slide PRESS RELEASE Indian Americans Hold Solidarity Protests Across Five U.S. Cities in Support of India's Student Movement Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) chapters in Washington DC, Boston, Dallas, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Chicago organized solidarity protests over the weekend of July 24-26 in support of India's student-led movement demanding accountability for examination fraud and fixing country’s broken education system. Read More keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_right Slide OPED Silence as citizenship: The burden of being a ‘Good Muslim’ in India Indian Muslim are expected to be compliant, even as they are denied the ordinary exercise of rights enjoyed by other citizens. Indian Muslims are often told that their survival depends on being exceptional. Not exceptional in achievement or contribution, but exceptional in political quietude. Read More keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_right Slide BLOG Why India Should Remember Abdul Qaiyum Ansari When the Khilafat Movement emerged in British India in 1919, a 14-year-old boy from the eastern Indian state of Bihar answered its call and joined the country’s struggle for independence. From that young age, he remained actively involved in nearly every major movement against British colonial rule. That boy was Abdul Qaiyum Ansari. Read More keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_right Slide PODCAST Tom Verde on India’s iconic Muslim queens Many Muslim women have carved out their place in the crowded landscape of Indian history. One of them was Razia Sultan, the only female queen of the Delhi Sultanate, who broke the rules of pardah, who defied the will of an established elite to cater to the people. Read More keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_right Slide REPORT House Resolution 69 and Label of “Hinduphobia” On January 24, 2025, Representative Shri Thanedar (D-MI 13) introduced House Resolution 69 titled “Celebrating Hindu Americans, condemning attacks on Hindu places of worship, Hinduphobia, and anti-Hindu bigotry.” 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

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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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Pluralism, Tolerance and Respect

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.

Interfaith and Inter-community Understanding

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.

Education and Awareness

To provide a platform for increasing education and awareness about issues of interest to the Indian community in the United States.

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To build alliances and relationships with all individuals and groups who share our basic values, in order to work together for achieving the above objectives.

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To provide a responsible voice for the Indian Muslim Diaspora in the United States in their quest for all of the above objectives.

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Story #1 Baton Charges, Tear Gas and Mass Detentions as Tens of Thousands Demand Education Minister's Resignation Police Crackdown on Student Protesters Leaves Dozens Injured Tens of thousands of student protesters demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak scandal were met with pellet guns, baton charges, tear gas, internet shutdowns, and mass detentions, leaving hundreds hospitalized. In Bihar's Jehanabad, police fired 20 to 30 rounds in the air as protests intensified. In Delhi, police used lathi charges and tear gas against protesters minutes before Pradhan was forced to resign. Story #2 Hundreds Arrested, Muslims Disproportionately Targeted in Protest Crackdown Students Jailed for Creating WhatsApp Groups, Solidarity with Political Prisoners Over 400 people were arrested amid police crackdowns in Bihar against students protesting the NEET paper leak. In West Bengal, 10 of 11 arrested over the protests were Muslim. In Assam, three Muslim students were jailed for creating a WhatsApp group to organize a protest despite having sought police permission. A Muslim lawyer was arrested at a Guwahati protest site and jailed for 14 days. In Goa, two youth were arrested for expressing support for Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam during the protests. In Uttar Pradesh, the family of a Muslim man volunteering at the Jantar Mantar protest was detained. Story #3 Authorities Order Demolition of 38 Buildings at Mohammad Ali Jauhar University Students Launch Sit-In as Futures Put at Stake Officials in Uttar Pradesh ordered the demolition of 38 out of 40 buildings at Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, alleging they were constructed without approved building plans. Students launched a sit-in protest, saying their futures were at stake. Opposition leaders called the move "perverse," urging authorities not to destroy a functioning educational institution. Story #4 Muslim Men Paraded, Beaten During Police Reconstruction Exercise in Gujarat Complaint Filed Alleging Violation of Supreme Court Guidelines In Surat, Gujarat, four Muslim men were beaten with sticks, forced to walk barefoot through a crowd, dragged by their hair, and paraded in handcuffs during a police reconstruction exercise despite not being convicted of any offence. Story #5 Muslim Men Assaulted Over "Love Jihad" Allegations Across Multiple States Victims Tied with Dog Leash, Beaten in Hotel Rooms, Attacked in Homes In Haridwar, Uttarakhand, Hindu extremists entered a woman's home, assaulted the Muslim man present, and tied him to a pole with a dog leash. In Ghaziabad and Mathura, mobs assaulted Muslim men for being in interfaith relationships. In Indore, Hindu militants from the Bajrang Dal detained and assaulted two Muslim men, accusing them of funding "love jihad." Story #6 Demolition Drives Continue to Target Muslim Religious Structures Shrines Demolished in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh In Delhi, authorities demolished a shrine as part of a road-widening project under heavy security deployment. In Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, authorities demolished another shrine, alleging the structures were illegal encroachments. Story #7 Christian Prayer Meetings Disrupted, Muslims Harassed Over Prayers Mobs Demand Identity Documents of Worshippers In Mumbai, Hindu militants from the VHP attempted to disrupt a Christian prayer meeting at a hotel, demanding the names and identity documents of attendees. In Rishikesh, Hindu extremists raided a private residence where individuals were offering Friday prayers, accused them of praying "illegally," and demanded their identity documents. Story #8 Muslim Vendors Harassed, Evicted in Assam Hindu Extremists Accompany Police to Expel Street Vendors In Guwahati, Assam, members of an ethnic Hindu supremacist group, accompanied by police, carried out a campaign to evict Muslim street vendors from a market, warning them not to return or set up their stalls again.
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