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Delhi · 15 Jan 2022

Muslim neighbours turn back mob to protect Hindus in Mustafabad

Residents of a Muslim-majority Delhi locality stood up for Hindu neighbours during the February 2020 violence.

Muslim residents of Mustafabad in northeast Delhi confronted a mob and sent it back when it came to attack Hindu families in their neighbourhood in February 2020. The New Indian Express reported the incident in a video report released on 27 February 2020, as violence spread across parts of northeast Delhi. The Hindu households live in an area where Muslims are the majority. Their neighbours chose to stand between them and the crowd.

Read full story at The New Indian Express

Unsung Heroes

Delhi · 15 Jan 2022

Manju Mausi says she was ready to die for Muslim neighbour

A Hindu woman in Delhi protected her Muslim neighbour during the 2020 riots and spoke to Mojo Story about it.

A Hindu woman known as Manju Mausi protected her Muslim neighbour during the 2020 riots in northeast Delhi, and later spoke about it to the news platform Mojo Story. In the video interview, she says she was prepared to die while helping him, because that was better than living in fear. She chose to stand by her neighbour while violence spread through parts of northeast Delhi, even though it put her own safety at risk.

Read full story at Mojo Story

Unsung Heroes

Uttarakhand · 15 Jan 2022

Sikh police officer Gagandeep Singh shields Muslim youth from mob

Sub-inspector Gagandeep Singh used his own body to protect a 24-year-old man from a crowd near a temple in Ramnagar.

Sub-inspector Gagandeep Singh of Uttarakhand Police protected a 24-year-old Muslim man named Irfan from a mob near a temple in Ramnagar on 22 May 2018. Singh, 28, was on duty at Ganga Dussehra when the crowd attacked Irfan, who had come to meet a Hindu woman. Singh shielded him with his body and led him away, while a woman officer took her out by another exit. A video of the incident spread widely, and police announced a reward for Singh.

Read full story at Gulf News

Harmony

Delhi · 15 Jan 2022

Muslim family says Hindu neighbours hid them for two days in Delhi

A Muslim man told NDTV how Hindu neighbours sheltered his family at home during the February 2020 violence.

A Muslim man in Delhi told NDTV in February 2020 that his Hindu neighbours hid him and his family inside their own house for two days while riots broke out in parts of northeast Delhi. In the video report, released on 27 February 2020, he describes how the neighbours kept the family safe from rioters until the danger had passed. The family said the neighbours saved their lives.

Read full story at NDTV

Harmony

Delhi · 15 Jan 2022

Hindus guard a mosque and Muslims protect a temple in Noor-e-Ilahi

Residents of a northeast Delhi locality protected each other's places of worship during the February 2020 violence.

Hindu and Muslim residents of Noor-e-Ilahi in northeast Delhi protected each other's places of worship during the violence of February 2020, ABP News reported in a ground report released on 29 February 2020. In the area, Muslims gathered around a temple to keep it safe, while Hindus stood guard at a mosque against attackers. The video, tagged with the name Mandir Masjid Marg, shows how residents of the locality worked together to keep both sites from being damaged.

Read full story at ABP News

Unsung Heroes

Delhi · 15 Jan 2022

Hindu neighbour Sanjiv saved Mujibur Rehman during Delhi riots

Sanjiv risked his life when his Muslim neighbour's house was attacked and set on fire in February 2020.

Sanjiv, a Hindu resident of northeast Delhi, saved his Muslim neighbour Mujibur Rehman when Rehman's house was attacked and set on fire during the riots of February 2020. Mojo Story tracked Sanjiv down after an earlier report on Rehman and released his interview on 27 February 2020. The reporting team spent a full day searching for him. In the video, Sanjiv broke down and said he had since received death threats for saving a life.

Read full story at Mojo Story

Festivals Together

Andhra Pradesh · 15 Jan 2022

Muslims seek blessings for Ugadi at Devuni Kadapa temple in Andhra

Muslim families visit a Lord Venkateswara temple in Kadapa district at Ugadi, following a centuries-old local belief.

Muslims visit the Devuni Kadapa temple in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh to seek blessings at Ugadi, The News Minute reported in April 2016. The temple, about 120 km from Tirupati, has Lord Venkateswara as its presiding deity. Local Muslims refer to the deity as their son-in-law. This comes from a belief that Lord Balaji married Bibi Nancharamma, a Muslim woman, in 1311 AD. Many local Muslim families mark the Telugu new year with a visit.

Read full story at The News Minute

Harmony

Punjab · 15 Jan 2022

Malerkotla Muslim families donate grain for Golden Temple langar

Households in Muslim-majority villages near Malerkotla sent grain to Amritsar after an appeal during the 2020 lockdown.

Muslim families from villages in and around Malerkotla in Punjab donated grain to the Golden Temple in Amritsar in 2020 to keep its langar running during the COVID-19 lockdown. The effort followed the temple's appeal for grain for its free kitchen. Dr Nasir Akhtar of the Sikh-Muslim Affinity Foundation helped organise it. Each household gave about five kg, and around 35 tonnes was collected over 35 days. Volunteers then delivered the grain to Amritsar.

Read full story at The Tribune

Harmony

Delhi · 15 Jan 2022

Muslim residents protect Hindu neighbours and temple in Mustafabad

A Mojo Story ground report from Mustafabad shows residents of a Muslim-majority area keeping Hindu families and a temple safe.

Muslim residents of Mustafabad in northeast Delhi protected their Hindu neighbours and a local temple during the violence in the area in 2020, according to a ground report by Mojo Story. Mustafabad is a Muslim-majority locality, and Hindu families also live there alongside their Muslim neighbours. The video shows residents describing how they kept watch over the Hindu households and the temple during those days.

Read full story at Mojo Story

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