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Rampur man Aslam Beg arranges cremation of his Hindu rakhi sister
Aslam Beg paid for Yashodha Devi's last rites at Garhmukteshwar after a 15-year bond across faiths.
Aslam Beg, a Muslim man from Moondha Pandey village near Rampur in Uttar Pradesh, arranged the cremation of his Hindu rakhi sister Yashodha Devi in October 2014. The widow died of illness on the day he was due to visit her for Bhai Dooj. Her relatives planned the cremation locally, but Aslam took the body to Garhmukteshwar and paid all costs. Her last rites were held on the Ganga bank. He had earlier arranged a house for her family.
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Basirhat Hindus and Muslims prepare Durga Puja together after 2017 unrest
Two months after communal violence, Muslim residents joined puja committees and built pandals in Basirhat.
Hindus and Muslims in Basirhat, North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, worked together on Durga Puja in September 2017, two months after communal violence hit the area in July. Some Muslim families sat on the Pragati Sangha puja committee. In Trimoni, one of the worst-hit areas, nearly 50 labourers, mostly Muslim, built the Prantik Club pandal. Muslim boatmen carry idols for immersion in the Ichamati river, and Muslim volunteers help manage crowds.
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Pandaveswar residents of all faiths build Ram Janaki temple together
Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians near Asansol pooled money and material for the village temple.
Residents of Pandaveswar village near Asansol in West Bengal opened a Ram Janaki temple in April 2019, built with help from Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians. Villagers raised funds through a crowd-sourced drive, giving cash, bricks, marble, cement and tiles. Muslim residents gave 10,000 bricks, a community leader said. Villagers said no government funds were used. More than 5,000 people attended the opening, where Muslim residents handed out sweets to devotees.
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Hindus and Muslims play Holi together at Dewa Sharif in Barabanki
The dargah of Haji Waris Ali Shah is described as the only Sufi shrine in India where Holi is played.
Hindus and Muslims played Holi together at Dewa Sharif, the dargah of 19th-century Sufi saint Haji Waris Ali Shah in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, in March 2023. The shrine is described as the only Sufi shrine in the country where Holi is played. A procession starts at Qaumi Ekta Dwar in the morning and reaches the mausoleum around noon. People throw flower petals, abeer and gulal. The tradition is believed to be over a century old.
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Sania Ahmad Hasan’s post on Jamia Nagar neighbours during Navratri goes viral
Her Facebook post described Hindu and Muslim neighbours in Delhi adjusting for each other's worship.
Sania Ahmad Hasan, a resident of Jamia Nagar in Delhi, wrote a Facebook post about how Hindu and Muslim neighbours respect each other during Navratri, and it was widely shared. She wrote that nearby temples pause their devotional music during the azaan. She added that Muslim meat shops in the area cover their stalls with a black curtain for the nine nights, out of respect for neighbours who fast. The post drew over 3,900 likes.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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