{"id":58019,"date":"2025-12-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/2025\/12\/29\/malaysian-islamic-council-warns-of-escalating-persecution-and-systematic-oppression-of-muslims-in-india\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T00:00:00","slug":"malaysian-islamic-council-warns-of-escalating-persecution-and-systematic-oppression-of-muslims-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/2025\/12\/29\/malaysian-islamic-council-warns-of-escalating-persecution-and-systematic-oppression-of-muslims-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysian Islamic Council Warns of Escalating Persecution and Systematic Oppression of Muslims in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#EE0000;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Malaysian<br \/>\nIslamic Council Warns of Escalating Persecution and Systematic Oppression of<br \/>\nMuslims in India<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:\n20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">The Malaysian<br \/>\nAssociation of Islamic Organizations (MAPIM), also known as the Malaysian<br \/>\nAdvisory Council of Islamic Organizations, expressed deep concern over what it<br \/>\ndescribed as the &#8220;rapid and alarming deterioration&#8221; of the situation<br \/>\nfor Muslims in India, amid rising Islamophobia, violence, and systematic<br \/>\npersecution.<\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#EE0000;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Systematic<br \/>\nSuppression of Muslims<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">In a press<br \/>\nstatement, the council warned of growing hate campaigns against Muslims in<br \/>\nseveral Indian states, emphasizing that recent developments indicate that<br \/>\nviolence and persecution are no longer isolated incidents but part of a<br \/>\nwidespread pattern fueled by extremist rhetoric, public incitement, and a lack<br \/>\nof legal accountability.<\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">The statement<br \/>\nreferred to a series of documented incidents since October 2025, including<br \/>\nattacks linked to the so-called &#8220;cow protection&#8221; initiatives carried<br \/>\nout by armed groups. Among these was an alleged assault targeting cattle<br \/>\ntransporters in Jalna, Maharashtra, where mobs reportedly acted with impunity,<br \/>\nusing claims of cattle slaughter to justify violence and public humiliation.<\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">The council also<br \/>\nhighlighted the normalization of hate speech in public gatherings, noting that<br \/>\ninflammatory speeches delivered at religious and community events label Muslims<br \/>\nas &#8220;terrorists&#8221; and openly call for economic boycotts, contributing to<br \/>\nan overall climate of fear and insecurity.<\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">MAPIM emphasized<br \/>\nthat economic marginalization has become a significant concern, pointing to<br \/>\ncampaigns portraying Muslim-owned businesses as &#8220;impure&#8221; or<br \/>\n&#8220;undesirable.&#8221; The council warned that such practices extend<br \/>\ndiscrimination into the everyday economic life of Muslims, citing the<br \/>\n&#8220;credit sticker&#8221; campaign during the Chhath Puja celebrations in New<br \/>\nDelhi as an example of persecution carried out through market pressure and<br \/>\nintimidation.<\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><b><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#EE0000;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">Warning<br \/>\nAgainst Impunity<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">The statement noted<br \/>\nthat a monthly database of crimes committed against Muslims reveals a recurring<br \/>\npattern across various regions of India, reflecting \u2013 according to the council<br \/>\n\u2013 an urgent need for serious international attention. MAPIM warned that continued<br \/>\ninaction risks entrenching a culture of impunity.<\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">The council called<br \/>\nfor immediate international action, urging the Office of the United Nations<br \/>\nHigh Commissioner for Human Rights to intensify monitoring of hate crimes and<br \/>\npersecution in India. It also appealed to special rapporteurs on freedom of<br \/>\nreligion, minority issues, racism, and extrajudicial executions to cooperate<br \/>\nwith Indian authorities.<\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">MAPIM further called<br \/>\non the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to hold an emergency consultative<br \/>\nmeeting and establish an independent fact-finding mechanism. It also urged<br \/>\nASEAN countries to raise the issue through regional and bilateral diplomatic<br \/>\nchannels and take principled stances to protect minorities and initiate<br \/>\ntransparent investigations into hate crimes.<\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">In closing, the<br \/>\nMalaysian Advisory Council of Islamic Organizations reaffirmed its full<br \/>\nsolidarity with Muslims in India, warning that &#8220;silence in the face of<br \/>\nsystematic discrimination constitutes complicity.&#8221;<\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%;\ndirection:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed\"><span dir=\"LTR\"><\/span><span dir=\"LTR\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><span dir=\"LTR\"><\/span><span dir=\"LTR\"><\/span>(Source:<br \/>\nNews Websites)<\/span><span lang=\"AR-QA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;\nline-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-bidi-language:AR-QA\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"AR-QA\" style=\"font-size:1.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-bidi-language:AR-QA\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"line-height:150%\"><b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000\">* \u0644\u0644\u0627\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0639 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u062c\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0627\u0645\u0644\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u062e\u0628\u0631 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/span><\/b><b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;\">\u060c<br \/>\n\u0627\u0636\u063a\u0637 (<u><span style=\"color:#EE0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/ar\/ContentDetails.aspx?ID=40730\" target=\"_blank\">\u0647\u0646\u0627<\/a><\/span><\/u>).<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malaysian Islamic Council Warns of Escalating Persecution and Systematic Oppression of Muslims in India<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":58503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[414],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-news-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58019\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}