Tyranny is the first step towards a tyrant’s demise!
– Author
Islam and India, even with a 1000 years long relationship, are still struggling to co-exist. Is India the right word to use here, or Hinduism, we will let you decide!
But first, we know that Islam in India began through invasions and invaders are always resented. That hatred has survived even in the modern age and is the main reason for the uprisings against the Muslims.
Let us deliberate on the current situation in India that has resulted in major criticism from the international world. Specifically, because of its unjustified, cruel, and anti-human progressions against the local Muslim community.
This tyranny includes the burning of Mosques and the Quran, the two most sacred things to Muslims. North of it, we find the genocide of Muslims that has been going on for decades in Kashmir.
The result, “Modi’s India has no space for Muslims” and similar slogans start pouring out on screens.
Here’s the future of Muslims in India as we see it!
The Hindu vs. Muslim dilemma!
Muslims form the second largest ethnic group in India and have been in the power for more than 1000 years. The balance of power shifted towards Muslims throughout Indian history from Mongols, native Indians, and many other invading parties only to lose to the British East India Company in 1857.
Being ruled by the Muslims in the land that had previously been ruled by Hindus gave birth to an ideology that would eventually lead to the partition of the Indian sub-continent.
What is the main problem between Hindus and Muslims in India?
Communal violence is the biggest problem between Hindus and Muslims. Every day hundreds of people sacrifice their lives in the name of religion. But in reality, it is just illiteracy that is provoking them to criticize one another’s religious rituals by using weapons in the flow of their emotions.
Which is the best state in India for Muslims?
Uttar Pradesh has apprehended the best state for Indian Muslims to live by. Because among all states of India, Uttar Pradesh is the only state where Muslims are in majority approximately 38,483,967 as per the census report.
Which conflict is going on between India and Pakistan?
One of the greatest unrest and long-running conflict between India and Muslims is the Kashmir dispute. Other than the Kashmir dispute, terrorism over the borders is also the biggest issue that is needed to sort out.
Why do communal riots happen in India?
The issue of religious violence has been flourishing right after the British Empire. In the name of religion, people commit assassinations blindly. And virtually, there is great bloodshed throughout history and contemporarily.
Genocide of Muslims in India
As far as impending refugee crises of Muslims in India are concerned, similarly, the genocide of Muslims is also significant. Various forecasters have depicted there is a big chance of this occurrence taking presently on in the upcoming days. But here is a piece of evidence that delineates the looming bloodletting of Muslims in India on a big scale.
For sure, it was a systematic proceeding that was virtually started in 2017 against Rohingya Muslims by the parallel policies of Narendra Modi and Myanmar’s government. Gregory Stanton’s prophecy regarding Muslim violence in India has emerged.
However, as evidence, you can see the worst happenings with Muslims for their entire eradication from India such as advice by Indian religious figures to pick up weapons and take action against Muslim minorities, setting their homes on fire, and demolishing their life resources as well.
It is such a huge massacre warning that ensures the abolishment of Muslim individuals and their territories.
Hate speech, violence, and lynching against Muslims are on the rise in India. According to Muslims, they have been suffering from oppressive attacks since the time of PM Narendra Modi and his BJP empowerment in 2014. Whilst BJP defies to tyrannize the Muslim communities presiding over the outlawing of Islam in India.
Without any doubt, anti-Muslim victimization is at its peak point. Now here the question arises of whether this violence could lead to genocides? Concerning Gregory Stanton’s words; “we are warning that genocide could very well happen in India”.
Yet, genocide is all about the intention to destroy in part or whole, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. Genocide is not a sudden occurring event, rather it is an agenda with a pre-planning process.
News of religious riots has been pouring in from many places in India such as; Jahangirpur, Uttrakhand, Gujrat, Karnataka, and many others. These are the current examples of communal riots but if we look into the history, there has been a big chain of events as a trend for the last several years.
This general trend depicts where people are increasingly getting more hateful of religion. Minister of state for home affairs, Nityanand Rai informed the parliament, that during the period from 2016 to 2020, there were about 3400 communal/religious riots.
A pattern is emerging from these riots. A mob carries weapons and swords and takes out a rally. Then some will abuse others’ religion, especially that of Muslims and some will throw stones at each other by claiming that outsiders were brought for rioting.
Moreover, some political and religious figures would give hate speeches later to ignite their emotions.
Here the question is that why is it happening? Who is responsible and what are the solutions?
In this violence, if a Hindu kills a Muslim, he just sees whether he is a Muslim or Hindu, nothing else more. The major reason behind this is their herd mentality which leads them to pick up the weapons to show their maintenance.
Nevertheless, religious conflicts between Indians and Muslims are from the starting day of the partition of the subcontinent. Barbaric riots of Indians tried their best to eradicate Muslims and Islam by setting Quran, and mosques to fire. Resultantly, on a large scale, sectarian controversy and bloodshed spread overall.
Kashmir Crisis
After the British Empire, 550 princely states were free to choose their independence or join any other nation. But unfortunately, the Indian prince ruled the princely state of ‘Kashmir’ and it lead to the occupation of the Indian government. Since the people there are mostly Muslims, Islam in India took a hit!
The very first Kashmir conflict between Muslims and Indians started in 1947 at the time of the partition of India. Islam in InAnd Indians revoked article 370. Presently, at the hands of the Indian army, Muslims of Kashmir are losing their lives and resources along with their human rights to live.
Furthermore, atrocity by the Indian government and Indian Army is crushing the right of speech and that of movement of Kashmiri people day by day by inflicting a curfew there. People are living intimidating and miserable life with blockage of all communication.
Hence, this dispute could only be solved bilaterally or by other peaceful means.
Conclusion
It is quite easy to talk about Islam in India, however, the list of disputes is quite long, and it is even difficult to devise solutions. No solution can solve the Indian-Muslim conflicts until and unless the mutual distrust issue is resolved between the two nations.
However, religious, ethnic, political, economic, and refugee crises need an acknowledgement excluding emotions for the purpose to generalize practical solutions for the betterment of both states.
For many Palestinians released from Israeli prisons, returning home does not mean the end of detention. Eventually, Israeli soldiers can return at night, intelligence officers can demand another fake interrogation, and families have little assurance that their loved ones will remain at home. Former prisoners in the occupied West Bank describe lives organized around the possibility of being arrested again and again.
Their accounts reveal an extremely disturbing contradiction due to heinous Israeli plans to torture Palestinians. Israel’s military and security services continue to illegally arrest or summon some of the same people they arrested before. Thus, the consequences extend far beyond the time spent in custody, affecting innocent Palestinian families, employment, and the most ordinary aspects of daily life.
Six Rearrests After a Prisoner Exchange
For instance, Ahmed Abed, a 43-year-old Palestinian whose name was changed for his safety, was released in January 2025 after spending 22 years in an Israeli prison. Since then, he says Israeli forces have arrested him six times and summoned him for questioning on five occasions.
In an authentic publication, Abed also described repeated home raids, threats, and being marched blindfolded and handcuffed by Israeli forces. He said that he was beaten and denied food and water during detention by the ISF.
In fact, his family now prepares for another possible raid whenever Israeli soldiers enter the area. Even relatives and neighbors have become anxious about attracting military attention.
Not just this, but the disruption extends into his professional life. Despite earning university qualifications while imprisoned, he says employers have avoided hiring him because of his repeated arrests. He relies on irregular work and has reduced contact with relatives, fearing that his presence might expose them to further questioning.
Ultimately, his experience illustrates how repeated detention can restrict a person’s freedom without keeping them continuously behind bars.
When Israeli Raids Tear Families Apart
In Tulkarm, another Palestinian family experienced how freedom can end without warning by Israel.
An individual, Bakr Khreiwesh, returned home during an October 2025 prisoner exchange. However, Israeli intelligence agencies repeatedly summoned him afterward.
He also said that the Israeli officers threatened the family’s landlord, forcing them to leave their rented accommodation.
On August 21, 2026, Israeli soldiers raided their home and arrested Khreiwesh again. He was subsequently placed under an absurd “administrative detention”, which allows imprisonment without an ordinary criminal trial.
More than 80 former prisoners released through exchange agreements had experienced rearrest, harassment, or interrogation.
The consequences reach several areas of family life, including:
Employment: Repeated detentions can eventually cost Palestinians their jobs and leave families without stable incomes.
Family security: Children and relatives experience frightening home raids, illegal searches, and prolonged uncertainty.
Housing: Threats, financial hardship, and imprisonment make it extremely difficult to maintain secure accommodation.
Social relationships: Former detainees avoid gatherings and public activities to reduce the risk of further confrontation.
Even when these Israeli detentions last only a few hours, families can live with their consequences for decades.
Nearly 26,000 Arrests Across the Occupied West Bank
The experiences of released Palestinian prisoners are unfolding amid extensive Israeli military operations throughout the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
According to credible reports, more than 26,000 illegal arrest incidents were made between October 2023 and October 2026. The figure includes Palestinians subsequently released and arrested repeatedly, rather than representing the number currently imprisoned.
Israeli forces conduct illegal operations in homes, villages, towns and refugee camps, while Palestinians also face detention at military checkpoints.
Some people are questioned for hours before being released, while others are held for longer periods or transferred into the Israeli prison system.
In fact, the continuing arrest campaigns are creating a widespread atmosphere of fear.
For former Palestinian prisoners, even attending family gatherings, travelling to work, or participating in community activities can become a source of extreme anxiety.
Administrative Detention: Imprisonment Without Criminal Charges
Israel’s extensive and illegal use of “administrative detention” adds another dimension to the ongoing genocide.
Under this system, the Israeli military can imprison Palestinians without filing any criminal charges or conducting a conventional trial. Detention orders can be renewed, while detainees and their lawyers are denied access to any evidence.
In November, Amnesty International reported that more than 3,101 Palestinians were being held under administrative detention as of October 2026.
Moreover, it also highlighted the arrest of Palestinian farmers and community organizers, including Ghassan Najjar, who had faced repeated threats connected to his peaceful activism in the occupied West Bank.
On the other hand, Israel maintains that administrative detention is a preventive measure intended to address security threats, while the reality is far different and more apparent. However, global human-rights organizations have largely criticized its extensive use and the difficulties innocent Palestinians face in challenging detention orders.
Under Article 78of the Fourth Geneva Convention, imprisonment in occupied territory must be justified by imperative security reasons and accompanied by safeguards, including the right to appeal and periodic review.
Therefore, repeated short-term arrests and administrative detention are illegal practices. Undoubtedly, both raise serious human-rights concerns when Palestinian’s face detention without meaningful safeguards or clear, justified grounds.
Unfortunately, children grow up witnessing Israeli soldiers enter their homes. Families lose income when relatives are repeatedly detained.
Israeli military and intelligence authorities are responsible for these genocidal arrests, raids, and detention decisions. Their conduct deserves scrutiny not only during imprisonment but also when Palestinians have formally regained their freedom.
Unfortunately, Gaza’s first major winter storm has flooded tens of thousands of already-shattered tents, leaving displaced Palestinian families struggling to find dry shelter. During the first week of November, heavy rain swept through crowded camps, soaking mattresses, blankets, and clothes while innocent children sheltered from cold winds under leaking roofs. For families who have already lost their homes to Israeli bombardment, even a temporary escape from the rain has become extremely difficult.
The damage is not confined to the camps. Buildings weakened by previous strikes by Israel are also at risk of collapse. Moreover, Gaza’s already devastated drainage network cannot carry away floodwater effectively. The storm has exposed another layer of the Israeli genocide that humanitarian agencies had warned about for weeks.
Tens of Thousands of Tents Flooded Within Hours
Around 70,000 tents were flooded within just 12 hours on November 7. Gaza’s Civil Defence teams received more than 1,500 emergency calls in 10 hours, as water rose by 30 to 40 centimeters at several displacement sites.
The flooding affected numerous camps in Gaza City, Deir el-Balah and Khan Younis. Families had to use buckets and sand to keep water out, but fragile tents offered little protection against the wind and rain. Three houses collapsed, while other accounts described injuries from falling walls.
For example, at al-Mina camp in northern Gaza, a woman, Rana Adnan Hmeida, described trying to keep her two-month-old daughter warm after rain soaked the family’s blankets and clothing. Her experience shows how quickly a storm can strip an already genocide-displaced household of its few remaining essentials.
Genocide-Damaged Buildings Offer No Safe Escape
A tent may be flooded, but returning to a damaged apartment is not necessarily safer. Israeli relentless bombardment has left thousands of buildings with unstable walls, exposed ceilings and weakened structures.
For instance, in Nuseirat, 54-year-old Nasser al-Hajj has continued living in an apartment damaged by a heinous Israeli strike in September 2025. According to the condition of her apartment, debris from upper floors left an opening in the ceiling, and an engineer also warned that the building remained critically unsafe. But there was no other option for her except to live there. So, during the storm, he moved his children to a neighbor’s home as debris fell.
The UN’s Octoberassessment estimated that approximately 44,000 people were living in more than 2,300 structurally unsafe buildings. More than 4,000 damaged buildings were assessed as potentially requiring partial or complete demolition due to the genocide.
For many residents, the choice remains between a shelter that leaks and a home that may collapse in no time, either by the storm or by Israel’s continuous bombardment.
Gaza’s Destroyed Drainage Network Deepens the Crisis
Rainfall becomes extremely dangerous when there is nowhere for the water to go. Reports reveal that more than 15 kilometers of stormwater drains and 212 kilometers of sewage networks have been greatly damaged by Israeli bombardment.
The remaining drainage system could manage no more than about 20% of rainwater under favorable conditions. Though crews have been clearing blocked channels, shortages of fuel, machinery and spare parts have limited their work.
Eventually, floodwater can mix with waste in overcrowded camps, adding sanitation risks to the immediate problem of shelter. The destruction of roads and service vehicles also makes it harder for emergency responders to reach families or remove standing water.
A Winter Disaster Humanitarian Agencies Saw Coming
In October, UN humanitarian teams estimated that 950,000 displaced Palestinians were living at sites with medium-to-high flood risk, including more than 400,000 people at high risk.
Moreover, they also identified 294,250 families requiring winter shelter assistance, as available supplies could offer partial help to just 18%.
Days before the flooding, a November 5 UN OCHAreport listed urgent needs for 121,000 tents, 561,000 tarpaulins and 1.7 million mattresses. This is because stocks inside Gaza included only about 2,800 tents and fewer than 5,000 mattresses.
UN agencies cited funding shortages, procurement delays and strict Israeli restrictions on entry and approvals as major obstacles.
Mzemo previously warned about Gaza’s winter shelter crisis. The flooded camps now show what those warnings meant for families on the ground.
Families Need Protection Beyond Temporary Tents
Children, older residents, people with disabilities, and those already ill face particular life risks when bedding stays wet and sanitation breaks down. Replacing soaked tents will help families survive this storm, but tents cannot replace secure homes, functioning sewage systems, or rebuilding their lives.
Ultimately, Gaza’s winter emergency will persist unless displaced people can move out of danger and the infrastructure that protects ordinary civilian life is restored. This can happen when Israel eventually drops its heinous plans to wipe out the people of Gaza and Palestine.
For a Palestinian family in Hebron, the distance between home and safety can now be an Israeli military checkpoint. Since October 23, Israeli troops have illegally sealed neighborhoods, ordered evacuations, and conducted raids across the occupied West Bank city.
By the end of October 2026, more than 3000 residents have been displaced, while thousands have lost access to their homes over an alleged attack they did not commit.
How Hebron’s October Lockdown Began
On October 23, two Israeli soldiers died at a checkpoint near Hebron. Israeli forces launched an extensive operation, imposing road closures and searching homes.
Israel covers this genocidal operation by describing it as a targeted effort, but in reality, it is actually targeted at innocent Palestinians. The residents are not being provided with exit routes to completely cut them off from the world.
The restrictions reached considerably further than the suspects’ homes. Residents of Ein Deir Bahah and Jildah were instructed through loudspeakers to evacuate. Soldiers also took over vacated houses for military use. By October 29, nearly every main entrance to Hebron remained closed, with limited exceptions for essential supplies and municipal vehicles.
On October 31, credible reports described renewed military restrictions in Ein Deir Bahah, deepening uncertainty over when families could return.
Thousands Displaced, Homes and Businesses Demolished
The latest UN humanitarianassessment recorded displacement from an area covering roughly 350 dunums. Most families had to seek shelter with relatives, while the number remaining inside closed neighborhoods remains unclear. Temporary shelter, however, offers little certainty about work, belongings or the possibility of returning home.
In Farsh al Hawa, Israeli authorities demolished an inhabited three-storey building, more than five commercial structures and a water cistern, citing permit violations and security concerns. The demolitions directly displaced a family of seven, including three children, while affecting another 51 people. Some destroyed premises supported families’ livelihoods. Water tanks, vehicles and goods were also reportedly damaged or confiscated.
Ultimately, a Gaza-like situation is being created in Hebron by the Israeli military.
Hebron Was Already a City Divided by Checkpoints
The latest operation was imposed on a city with decades of restrictions. Under the 1997 Hebron Protocol, roughly 80% of Hebron, known as H1, came under Palestinian Authority administration. However, Israel retains control over H2 and much of H1 as well.
An April 2026 UN survey counted 101 movement obstacles in H2, including illegal Israeli checkpoints and road barriers. Access to some neighborhoods has long depended on residency registration and restricted hours. The surroundings of the Ibrahimi Mosque, central to Hebron’s religious heritage, have likewise been shaped by these divisions.
UN Raises the Alarm Over Collective Punishment
UN human rights chief Volker Türk called for this illegal operation to end on October 26, warning that sweeping measures appeared punitive and raised concerns about disproportionate force. Threats to clear entire neighborhoods also raised concerns about ethnic cleansing. Although his warning was not a court verdict, it demanded urgent scrutiny.
In fact, international humanitarian law prohibits collective punishment. Civilians cannot be penalized simply because other people committed an attack.
Moreover, the wider West Bank context is troubling. UN monitors recorded 397 settler attacks causing casualties or property damage during October 2026, the highest monthly total since their records began in 2006.
The International Court of Justice’s July 2024 advisory opinion also found Israel’s continued presence in occupied Palestinian territory unlawful.
For Hebron’s Families, Return Is the Real Test
Israel wants to illegally grab all the Palestinian land, as it has been doing since the Nakba.
Reopening Israeli checkpoints will not instantly restore the lost days of schooling, interrupted treatment, or ruined Palestinian businesses. Displaced families need safe access to their homes with peace and tranquility.
Hebron’s latest ordeal shows how an absurd Israeli operation described as temporary can place an entire community’s ordinary life on hold. Palestinian civilians deserve safety, freedom of movement, and dignity. Their rights cannot be made conditional on the next Israeli military announcement.
