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Bihar Sharif 2023

Relief and rehabilitation stories from Bihar Sharif 2023 by Miles2Smile.

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Bihar Sharif 2023

Stitching Hope Again Bihar Sharif 2023

Stitching Hope Again

The communal flames devoured everything that Jamil and his son had built together During the Ram Navami Violence of March 31, 2023, in Biharsharif, Nalanda, the tailoring shop of Jamil was looted &

15 May 2024 1 view
Imteyaz’s new lease on life Bihar Sharif 2023

Imteyaz’s new lease on life

This is the story of Biharsharif carnage, which took place on March 31, 2023, during the Ramanavami procession, orchestrated by the Hindu militant group Bajrang Dal and its allies. The group had obtai

15 May 2024 1 view
Restoring Taslim’s Poultry Shop Bihar Sharif 2023

Restoring Taslim’s Poultry Shop

Taslim had been selling chicken from a small wooden kiosk for the past 3-years in Gagan Diwan area — a Muslim neighborhood on the Southern end of Bihar’s Sasaram city. The business had been pass

15 May 2024 1 view
Najmul and His tea Shop Bihar Sharif 2023

Najmul and His tea Shop

Najmul Afrin, a hardworking man in his early forties, ran a humble tea-stall in the bustling Gagan Diwan area near the graveyard. He had spent years serving both his local customers and passersby, wi

15 May 2024 1 view
Iqbal & his cycle-repair-shop Bihar Sharif 2023

Iqbal & his cycle-repair-shop

The story of Muhammad Iqbal from Gagan Diwan is a similar tragedy that echoes the experiences of many others caught in the carnage.  It was March 31, 2023, a day that started with peaceful cel

13 May 2024 1 view