Islamic Cleric
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'Forced to have sex with each other': Malaysia Police rescue 402 children from Islamic welfare homes
World | Sep 12, 2024, 10:37 AM ISTChildren were sexually abused not only by the caretakers but were also forced to do the same to each other at the facilities, the Inspector-General of Police said in a televised news conference.
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Islamic cleric issues 'fatwa' asking Muslims to get tested for COVID-19
India | Apr 02, 2020, 09:17 PM ISTA leading Islamic cleric on Thursday issued a fatwa (religious edict) asking Muslims to get tested for coronavirus if they show symptoms of the disease and undergo treatment. "It is not permissible to hide it (disease). If people do not get their treatment and tests done...it is absolutely against Sharia law,"
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Islamic cleric in Peshawar hails Charlie Hebdo attackers
World | Jan 13, 2015, 06:30 PM ISTPeshawar: A local Islamic cleric Maulana Pir Mohammad Chishti with a few dozens of supporters on Tuesday paid tributes to the two Kouachi brothers who carried out the heinous carnage at the office of French
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Abu Hamza makes first court appearance in US
World | Oct 07, 2012, 06:08 PM ISTNew York, Oct 7: Hours after he was extradited from the UK to face terrorism charges and a possible life sentence, one-eyed radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri made his first appearance in a US
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Islamic Cleric Bans Women From Touching Bananas
World | Dec 07, 2011, 11:09 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 7: An unnamed Islamic cleric based in Europe has issued a ban on women touching fruits and vegetables resembling the male sexual organ to avoid "sexual thoughts". The Egyptian news website Bikya