The waqf was seen to also play a critical role in social and political life and in organising funds for the setting up of ...

In India, countrywide protests have erupted after the recent passage of Waqf (Amendment) Bill by Indian Parliament.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday firmly declared that the Waqf Act, 2025, will not be implemented in the ...

India's upper house Friday passed the controversial Waqf bill changing the way donated Muslim properties worth billions of ...

Congress MLA Irfan Hafeez on Wednesday termed the Waqf Amendment Act a state interference in the religious affairs of the Muslim community. He added that the demand for a discussion on the act in the ...

The history of Waqf in India dates back to the pre-colonial era when Islamic rulers and nobles often endowed properties for ...

In modern India, a succession of laws have placed waqfs under increasing government oversight. The Waqf Act of 1995 ...

Bangladesh’s Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has strongly condemned the passage of the bill, calling it another chapter in the ...

The Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha with 128 members voting in favour and 95 opposing it. It was passed in the Lok Sabha ...

The contentious bill later sailed through the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian parliament. Under the bill, the government is seeking to add non-Muslims to boards that manage Waqf land ...

Opposition parties and Muslim groups are challenging the legislation’s constitutional validity in the Supreme Court.

The Congress-led opposition firmly opposed the proposal, calling it unconstitutional and discriminatory against Muslims.