India's parliament passes a bill amending Muslim land endowments, sparking protests over concerns it undermines minority rights and could lead to property confiscation.

The Indian government on Wednesday presented a bill in parliament that plans sweeping changes in the management of vast tracts of land set aside solely for Muslim use, potentially stoking tensions ...

Critics of the bill amending laws which govern Muslim land endowments call it an attempt by Modi's BJP Hindu nationalist ...

After India's parliament passed a bill to reform hugely wealthy Muslim land-owning organisations, false rumours surfaced ...

They are important to India's 200 million Muslims as they are used for mosques ... changes in the new bill that have caused a row? For one, the new bill proposes changes to how a waqf property is ...

The term “waqf” refers to property ... The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), which represents Muslim interests on personal law matters, echoed these concerns. “The bill doesn ...

In modern India, a succession of laws have placed ... Disputed land will be assumed to be government property. Asaduddin ...

Waqf refers to personal property – movable or immovable – that is permanently donated by Muslims ... India’s secular constitution. Opposition Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi has said the ...

The bill would add non-Muslims to boards that manage waqf ... graveyards and orphanages. In India, waqf property is managed by semi-official boards, one for each state and federally run union ...

The bill would add non-Muslims to boards that manage waqf ... graveyards and orphanages. In India, waqf property is managed by semi-official boards, one for each state and federally run union ...