The 15 Muslim families in Nanda Nagar fled after they were attacked by neighbours. Ahamad Hasan decided to return.
![Ahamad Hasan was once the only dry-cleaner in the remote town of Nanda Nagar in northern India, visited by Hindu and Muslim customers alike. Now, he waits for hours for people to come by [Jawaher Al-Naimi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/hasan4-1744287572.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The 15 Muslim families in Nanda Nagar fled after they were attacked by neighbours. Ahamad Hasan decided to return.
![Ahamad Hasan was once the only dry-cleaner in the remote town of Nanda Nagar in northern India, visited by Hindu and Muslim customers alike. Now, he waits for hours for people to come by [Jawaher Al-Naimi/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/hasan4-1744287572.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
India, the first non-Arab country to recognise the PLO, is now seen closer to Israel and its biggest benefactor, the US.

Video released by Manesar two days before violence in Nuh is believed to be the trigger, but he is yet to be arrested.

Hindu far-right groups call for northern Haryana state residents to boycott Muslim shops.
![Tensions are high after mobs torched Muslim-owned shops, a mosque, and killed an imam in northern Haryana state [Vinay Gupta/EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/11631286-1691828216.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)