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Riots break out in Leicester amid tensions between Muslims and Hindus

INTERNATIONAL It's late afternoon, and silence has replaced the hustle and bustle in the restaurants and clothes shops on Leicester's celebrated Golden Mile along Belgrave Road. Premises that would typically be full of customers riffling through saris and buying Indian desserts are now nearly empty, with old Diwali signs and portraits of the late Queen Elizabeth II fading on shop windows. Outside, roads normally congested with traffic are almost deserted. […]

today24 September 2022

International

UK: Renewed inter-religious violence breaks out between Muslim, Hindu communities in Leicester

INTERNATIONAL Local community leaders called for calm after a renewed disturbance among young men from sections of the Muslim and Hindu residents in Leicester, in the English East Midlands, despite a strong police presence in the area. The latest incident broke out on Saturday and into Sunday, with police responding to hold back violent crowds that flared up after "an unplanned protest", the BBC reported. It was unclear what sparked the protest. Ricketts family […]

today19 September 2022

International News

New Delhi hit by worst violence in decades: What you need to know

New Delhi is reeling from days of violence, described as some of the worst the Indian capital has suffered in decades. Dozens of people have been killed and more than 200 were wounded since the unrest began on Sunday in largely Muslim-populated areas in northeast Delhi. Protests against a new citizenship law, which critics describe as divisive, discriminatory and running counter to the country's secular constitution, erupted in December and were […]

today28 February 2020

International News

At least 25 killed as violence in India escalates

The death toll in the worst religious violence to hit India's capital in decades has risen to at least 25, according to a health official. The violence was triggered after Muslims protesting against a discriminatory citizenship law were attacked. Nearly 200 people have been injured during four days of violence in Muslim-populated areas of northeast Delhi, with police accused of looking the other way as a mob on Sunday went […]

today26 February 2020

International News

India: Nationwide protests to demand justice for rape victims

Thousands of Indians have taken to the streets to join nationwide protests against continuing sexual assaults of women and girls, including that of an eight-year-old girl who was gang-raped and brutally murdered inside a temple in Jammu area of Indian-administered Kashmir. "Punish the guilty" was the rallying cry on Sunday in New Delhi, Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram, Bangalore and other cities, according to India's NDTV. "Small little girls are being raped every […]

today16 April 2018

International News

India outrage spreads over rape of eight-year-old girl

The brutal gang rape and murder of an eight-year old girl has sparked outrage and anger across India. The body of Asifa Bano, who belonged to a Muslim nomadic tribe, was found in a forest on 17 January near Kathua city of Indian-administered Kashmir. The story made headlines this week when Hindu right-wing groups protested over the arrest of eight Hindu men. The case has become a religious flashpoint in […]

today13 April 2018

International News

Muslim man hacked, burned to death in India

A Muslim man was hacked and burned to death in India's western state of Rajasthan in a suspected hate crime. The half-burned body of the victim was found by the police on Thursday morning on a street in Rajsamand, over 300km away from the state capital Jaipur. A resident of Rajsamand has been charged with murder. According to the police, the victim has been identified as 48-year-old Mohammed Afrazul, who […]

today8 December 2017

VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.

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