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There are concerns in the Muslim community that the proposed changes in the Waqf law will erode their rights." class=" lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></a></div><div class="label the-nation"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/policy-waqf-amendment-bill-2024-muslim-property-rights-modi-government-reforms-minority-institutions-controversy/article68814788.ece">WAQF AMENDMENT—THE LEDE </a></div><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/policy-waqf-amendment-bill-2024-muslim-property-rights-modi-government-reforms-minority-institutions-controversy/article68814788.ece" title="Updated: November 13, 2024 13:46 IST Published: November 13, 2024 08:46 IST"> Propriety, not just property: The Waqf debate </a></h3><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/policy-waqf-amendment-bill-2024-muslim-property-rights-modi-government-reforms-minority-institutions-controversy/article68814788.ece"> Since the impacts of the amendments will go far beyond legal changes, the government must balance reforms with the rights of the Muslim community. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/Shaikh--Mujibur-Rehman-24443/" class="person-name lnk">Shaikh Mujibur Rehman</a></div></div></div></div><div class="col-xl-3 col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-12 after-border-right tab-no-side-border"><div class="read-book tab-no-border-bottom"><div class="book mx-auto"><div class="book-img medium"><img src="https://assetsfl.thehindu.com/theme/images/fl-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/khkzt9/article68859269.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/FL%20Cover_29Nov2024.jpg" data-original="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/khkzt9/article68859269.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/FL%20Cover_29Nov2024.jpg" alt="" data-device-variant= "FREE~FREE~FREE~FREE" class="picture lazy" width="100%" height="100%" /></div><a href="/online-subscription/"><button class="basic-btn subscribe">Subscribe</button></a></div><a class="small-link" href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/magazine/issue/vol41-23"><span class="text">READ EBOOK<span class="slider"></span></span></a></div></div><div class="col-xl-3 col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-12 after-border-right"><div class="element tab-no-border-bottom"><div class=" picture "><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/waqf-amendment-bill-impact-indian-muslims-reforms-consultative-process-othering-backwardness/article68849163.ece" ><img src="https://assetsfl.thehindu.com/theme/images/fl-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/uxiqz5/article68859371.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/jama%20masjid%20delhi.jpg" data-original="https://fl-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/uxiqz5/article68859371.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/jama%20masjid%20delhi.jpg" data-device-variant="LANDSCAPE~LANDSCAPE~LANDSCAPE~LANDSCAPE" alt="People at the Jama Masjid mosque in Old Delhi, India." title="People at the Jama Masjid mosque in Old Delhi, India." class=" lazy" width="100%" height="100%"/></a></div><div class="label the-nation"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/waqf-amendment-bill-impact-indian-muslims-reforms-consultative-process-othering-backwardness/article68849163.ece">WAQF AMENDMENT</a></div><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/waqf-amendment-bill-impact-indian-muslims-reforms-consultative-process-othering-backwardness/article68849163.ece" title="Updated: November 13, 2024 13:46 IST Published: November 12, 2024 22:01 IST"> Editor’s Note: Putting Muslims in their place? </a></h3><div class="sub-text"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/waqf-amendment-bill-impact-indian-muslims-reforms-consultative-process-othering-backwardness/article68849163.ece"> Behind the façade of Waqf reforms lies a sinister and systematic campaign to further marginalise the country’s largest minority. </a></div><div class="by-line"><div class="author-name"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/profile/author/Vaishna-Roy-16745/" class="person-name lnk">Vaishna Roy</a></div></div></div></div><div class="col-xl-3 col-lg-3 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-12"><div class="element"><div class="label the-nation"><a href="https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/waqf-amendment-bill-2024-pros-cons-contradicts-bjp-one-nation-one-law-principle/article68832649.ece">WAQF AMENDMENT</a></div><h3 class="title" ><a href=" https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/waqf-amendment-bill-2024-pros-cons-contradicts-bjp-one-nation-one-law-principle/article68832649.ece" title="Updated: November 13, 2024 13:47 IST Published: November 13, 2024 08:06 IST"> Who really benefits from the Waqf Amendment Bill? 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