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Eid Under Siege: Why India's 200 Million Muslims Are Afraid to Pray in Public

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 Click the link below: Eid Under Siege: Why India's 200 Million Muslims Are Afraid to Pray in Public 2,956 views May 28, 2026 #EidAlAdha #IndianMuslims #UttarPradesh In the world's largest democracy, millions of Muslims are spending Eid in fear — not celebration. Across Uttar Pradesh and BJP-governed states, Muslims are being barred from praying in public spaces, threatened with arrests, demolitions, and police action for simply laying down a prayer mat. Right-wing Hindu groups are demanding a nationwide ban on public namaz. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has warned of "another method" if Muslims don't comply. Homes have been bulldozed. Licences cancelled. Cases filed. Meanwhile, Hindu religious processions receive full state protection. As 200 million Indian Muslims navigate Eid with fear instead of joy, a disturbing question emerges — in the world's largest democracy, are all citizens truly equal? Watch this explosive ground report. #EidAlAdha #India...
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Bengali Muslims in India face persecution and displacement amid citizenship disputes

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  This month in India, political violence erupted in the eastern state of West Bengal after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party won key elections amid allegations of voter suppression targeting Muslims. Zeba Warsi reports with support from the Unity Productions Foundation on families that are now fighting to prove they belong in the only country they’ve ever known. Geoff Bennett: Earlier this month, political violence erupted in Eastern India after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party won key elections amid allegations of voter suppression targeting Muslims. That campaign was marked by allegations of anti-Muslim hate speech, calls for violence, and a controversial citizenship crackdown targeting Muslims in the Indian border states of Assam and West Bengal. Producer Zeba Warsi reports from Assam on families now fighting to prove they belong in the only country they have ever known. Zeba Warsi: In this remote village in Northeast India, three generations of one family could soon bec...
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