Hanan Zaffar

‘How is this not apartheid?’: Muslims in India denounce hijab ban

A ban on religious clothing in schools in the southern Indian state of Karnataka has sparked outrage and protests across the country.

How a fisherman-run radio station in south India is changing lives

Community-run Kadal Osai FM has helped inform inhabitants of Pamban, a small island in Tamil Nadu, and raise social and environmental awareness in the process.

How India’s ‘Robinhood Army’ helps feed the impoverished

Utilising surplus food from eateries, the volunteer-run organisation has served more than 85 million meals to the needy in India and across the world.

What will the exodus of migrant labour mean for Kashmir’s economy?

Amidst the targeted killings of minorities and non-locals in Kashmir, a mass exodus of labourers raises questions about a brewing economic crisis with key sectors in the valley set to face labour shortages.

Afghan refugees in India face an uncertain future

Unable to return to Afghanistan or gain Indian citizenship, Afghans remain stuck in a precarious state of limbo.

How a VR project reconnects Indo-Pak partition survivors with their homes

Project Dastaan uses digital experiences to create a virtual homecoming for the survivors of the Subcontinent's bloody partition in 1947.

How Haryana became India's Olympian state

More than 30 percent of India's individual medals in its Olympic history have been bagged by sportspersons from the state, making it the athletic epicentre of the country despite a lack of resources.

500 days and counting: Foreign Muslim missionaries still stranded in India

Though the media and BJP government vilified members of the Tablighi Jamaat movement as Covid-19 super spreaders, Indian courts observed they were used as 'scapegoats'.

India’s draconian ‘anti-terror’ law faces democratic pushback

In recent years, the Modi government has repeatedly used the UAPA against rights activists, students and journalists critical of the state. Now, some are challenging the law's constitutionality.

Ayodhya verdict: 'I represent the people who are not prepared to surrender'

TRT World speaks to Zafaryab Jilani who represented Muslim parties in the recently concluded high profile Babri Masjid case that has split India's Hindus and Muslims.