By Joanna Slater and Niha Masih New Delhi, August 25, 2020: When Ahmed Ali arrived in India earlier this year, he was looking forward to a month of religious study with a little souvenir shopping on the side. His trip did not go as planned. Instead, Ali — a pharmacyContinue Reading
New Delhi, June 4, 2020: India’s Home Ministry on June 4 blacklisted 2,550 foreign members of an Islamic organization for violating visa rules. The ministry officials accused Tablighi Jamaat members from nearly 40 countries of staying in India during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown and indulging in missionary activities. The ministryContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, April 3, 2020: A recent news about six people dying of Covid-19 infection has sent an alarm across India. There were among thousands who had attended a meeting of the Islamic preachers’ organization known as Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi in March. Amid the 21-day nationwideContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 31, 2020: A Muslim center, blamed for adding to the spread of coronavirus in the country, says the criticism is misplaced as it has followed all government instructions to contain the pandemic. Several groups, including some Muslim organizations, have condemned the Tablighi JamaatContinue Reading