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Slide Anti-Muslim INDIA HUMAN RIGHTS MONITOR Hindu extremists threaten Muslim children, force them to chant “Jai Sri Ram” In Bihar’s Banka, a group of Hindu extremists harassed Muslim children who were on their way to a madrasa and forced them to chant the Hindu supremacist warcry “Jai Sri Ram.” The men also threatened and assaulted the children. Read More keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_right Slide demolished the house INDIA HUMAN RIGHTS MONITOR Hindu extremists threaten Muslim children, force them to chant “Jai Sri Ram” The forest department carried out the bulldozer action, calling the houses illegal encroachments on forest land. However, residents claim that only Muslim settlements were demolished, while properties belonging to members of other communities remained untouched.
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Slide PRESS RELEASE IAMC welcomes Rutgers University’s affirmation that caste falls under protected class categories In a statement released on January 13, the university pledged to “communicate through appropriate venues, including the Office of Employment Equity website, to make clear that current university policy covers potential caste-based discrimination.” Read More keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_right Slide Babri Masjid OP-ED India’s Mosques Are Under Siege. The Destruction of the Babri Masjid Explains Why Thirty-two years ago, on December 6, 1992, mobs descended on the Babri Masjid in the northern Indian city of Ayodhya, destroyed the 600-year-old structure brick by brick, and provoking riots in which more than 2,000 people, predominantly Muslims, were killed. Read More keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_right Slide REPORT New Survey Finds Widespread Reports of Islamophobic Discrimination Against Indian American Muslims by Hindu Nationalist Peers In the spring of 2024, the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) and ReThink Media conducted a community survey of 950 Indian American Muslims to assess their perceptions of Hindu nationalism and its impact on their lives in the United States. 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 Slide Modi condemned IMPORTANT STORY ModiSpeak: Manifesto for a Hindu Nation The 2024 national elections braked India’s slide into authoritarianism but did not halt it. The Narendra Modi-led Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured 240 of 543 parliamentary seats even as, diminished by voter pushback, the BJP lost 63 seats. 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.

Alliances and Relationships

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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