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Slide forced conversion INDIA HUMAN RIGHTS MONITOR Muslim scholars sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of forced conversion A court in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow sentenced 12 people, including prominent Islamic scholars Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui and Umar Gautam, to life imprisonment, accusing them of being involved in forcibly converting non-Muslims to Islam. Read More keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_right Slide Hindu festival INDIA HUMAN RIGHTS MONITOR 27 Muslims arrested after anti-Muslim violence during Hindu festival in Gujarat Police in BJP-ruled Gujarat’s Surat have arrested 27 Muslims after Hindu extremist mobs unleashed anti-Muslim violence during a Hindu festival, leading to attacks on Muslim-owned shops, vehicles, and a mosque. Read More keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_right Slide Press Freedom OP-ED AL JAZEERA: India’s Social Media Crackdown; Broader Implications for Journalism In recent months, social media giant X (formerly Twitter) has blocked the accounts of several U.S.-based human rights organizations at the behest of the Indian government. Read More keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_right Slide Modi PRESS RELEASE IAMC Condemns Violent Disruption by Hindu Nationalists at Montreal Event on Hindutva IAMC strongly condemns the recent violent disruption by Hindu supremacist groups aimed at intimidating and silencing the organizers and participants of an event discussing Hindutva fascism in Montreal, Canada. Read More keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_right Slide REPORT So Many Targets: Contextualizing Modern Indian Transnational Repression Against the Sikh Community So Many Targets includes a definition of transnational repression, and an overview of events—both historical and since 2023—driving Indian transnational repression against the Sikh diaspora. Read More keyboard_arrow_left keyboard_arrow_right Slide IAMC Interviews INTERVIEW Radio Islam International: Safa Ahmed on human rights and religious freedoms in India In this live interview, Safa Ahmed talks to Radio Islam International about deteriorating human rights and religious freedoms in India, as well as calls from US civil society and religious freedom experts to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC). 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.

Responsible Voice

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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