A 23-year old transwoman from Iraq was killed by her brother on what authorities and advocacy groups are calling a case of honor killing. Doski Azad, a transwoman who came out to her family and left home over five years ago, worked as a makeup artist in Dohuk city center, in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
On January 29, a gathering of Sadhus, a holy person in Hinduism, passed a resolution that calls for Prime Minister Modi’s Indian government and the government of Uttar Pradesh to declare India a Hindu Rashtra (Hindu State). The group also laid out other demands, including capital punishment for religious conversions and the release of Yati Narasinghanand Saraswati and Waseem Rizvi.
A Christian school in Brisbane, Australia, has received complaints due to enrolment contracts sent on January 28 that openly criticize homosexuality and impose conservative religious views.
On January 17, two Muslim men were brutally attacked in Gadag, Karnataka, India. The men were on their way to a barbershop when they were ambushed by a group of 10 to 12 Hindu nationalists.
On January 12, Dr. Gregory Stanton, founder of Genocide Watch, warned that genocide against Indian Muslims is imminent and will likely unfold if nothing is done. Dr. Stanton also predicted the Rwandan genocide more than two decades ago.
Dr. Stranton announced his prediction during the congressional briefing hosted by the Indian American Muslims Council and Amnesty International. He explained that early signs and processes are already happening.
On Monday, January 17th, six students were denied entry into their classroom for wearing the hijab. The incident happened at the Government Women's PU college in Udupi, Karnataka, India. A Twitter post showing the six girls outside their classroom is going viral.
On January 12, 2022, India’s Supreme Court announced it will petition to seek the prosecution of several Hindu leaders for allegedly making highly inflamed speeches against Muslims at a closed-door meeting back in December.
On January 5, 2022, Muslim clerics in the Jama Masjid in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, India, issued a fatwa (a ruling on a point of Islamic law given by a recognized authority) against playing music at weddings or any marriage function.
On December 29, 2021, Aneesh Jasy, a well-known Tamil Ex-Muslim Atheist with a large social media following, was arrested by police in Coimbatore, in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu, for Facebook posts where he criticized Islam.
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