Hyderabad, Sept. 18 -- August 2022 bore witness to a series of atrocities against Muslims with demolitions in Assam at the forefront. The spread of communalism has tightened its tentacles even as India entered her 76th year of Independence.

This article is a part ofSiasat.com'smonthly hate-crime tracker which chronicles atrocities against Muslims in India.

August 1: 'Har Har Shambhu', sung by Farmani Naaz is a Hindu devotional song on Kanwar Yatra. It ran into a controversy with its anti-Muslim lyrics. A Deoband cleric termed it as "un-Islamic" and "haram" (forbidden). However, the singer defended herself by stating 'artistic freedom'. Naaz is a resident of Muzaffarnagar, Uttra Pradesh.

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