Islam
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Embracing Islam will be real home coming: Asaduddin Owaisi
National | Jan 04, 2015, 11:53 AM ISTHyderabad: Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that Islam is the 'real home' of all religions in the world and hence the real 'home coming' will be when people of other religions embrace it.The
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Conversion to Islam solely for marriage not valid: Allahabad High Court
India | Dec 19, 2014, 04:15 PM ISTAllahabad: In a significant judgement, the Allahabad High Court has ruled that the religious conversion of girls “without their faith and belief in Islam” and “solely for the purpose of marriage” to Muslim boys could
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Cameroon vows to wipe out Boko Haram after hostages' release
World | Oct 14, 2014, 10:22 AM ISTYaounde: Cameroon's President Paul Biya today vowed his government would go after the Islamist group Boko Haram "until it's totally wiped out".He made the promise as he received 10 Chinese and 17 Cameroonians freed last
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Indian carried father on his shoulders to Haj pilgrimage
India | Oct 08, 2014, 09:46 PM ISTDubai: An Indian man carried his 80-year-old father on his shoulders throughout the Haj rituals instead of using a wheelchair because he found it better and comfortable, a news report has revealed.Mohammed Rasheed, who is
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Know about 'Love Jihad' and the concept of 'Jihad'
India | Oct 27, 2014, 10:22 AM ISTNew Delhi: ‘Jihad' is an Islamic term. The literal meaning of this word, in Arabic, is struggle but oftenly it is translated as ‘holy war'. A person who follows the principles of ‘Jihad' is commonly
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Shooter Tara Sahdev victim of 'Love Jihad'?
India | Aug 26, 2014, 12:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: In yet another shocking incident of 'Love Jihad' reported from Ranchi, national level shooter Tara Sahdev accused her husband Rakibul Hasab alias Ranjit of torturing her because she refused to convert into Islam.
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Congress, SP flay Mohan Bhagwat, say Sangh should stop fooling people
National | Aug 18, 2014, 02:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today came under attack from political parties including Congress and Samajwadi Party for his controversial remarks that India is a Hindu nation and Hindutva is its identity. Coming down
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Inzamam blocked Misbah's return to the squad as he would never toe his brand of Islam
Cricket | Feb 18, 2014, 07:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: Misbah Ul-Haq, the captain of Pakistan Cricket team, was never wanted by the then captain Inzamamul Haq who had a complex that he was more educated than him and that he might not
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When Mohammad Ali, the boxing legend, refused to pick up the Gun
Other Sports | Oct 29, 2013, 06:47 AM ISTNew Delhi: He was born Cassius Clay, but is known as Muhammad Ali, a name he adopted after converting to Islam.Mohammad Ali had refused to take part in the Vietnam War. 'War is against the
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Know about Syria's 'Sex Jihad'
World | Sep 26, 2013, 01:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: First of all we must know the true meaning of the word Jihad before we go further in knowing this latest and unique form of so-called Jihad. Jihad is an Arabic word which
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Pak Hindu family, fearing forced conversion to Islam, migrates to India
India | Aug 14, 2013, 11:03 AM ISTAttari-Wagah border, Amritsar: A Pakistani Hindu couple Anil Kumar and Poonam migrated to India on Tusday leaving behind their business and family members at the mercy of Islamic fundamentalists.The couple reached Wagah border and vowed
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Malaysian High Court rules conversion of Hindu girl to Islam null and void
World | Jul 28, 2013, 07:49 AM ISTKuala Lumpur, Jul 28: After winning a tough legal battle to nullify the conversion of her three Hindu children to Islam, an ethnic Indian in Malaysia has started contempt proceedings against her estranged husband for
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Ramadan: Some important facts
India | Jul 21, 2013, 11:34 AM ISTNew Delhi: The auspicious month of Ramadan is going on all over India. Ramadan is an Arabic word which is derived from the root word ramida or ar-ramad, refers to scorching heat or dryness. Here
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Kareena has not converted to Islam, says mother-in-law Sharmila
Bollywood | Dec 10, 2012, 01:17 PM ISTMumbai: Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan's mother Sharmila Tagore has confirmed that her daughter-in-law Kareena Kapoor Khan has not converted to Islam, but she is the Begum of Pataudi.In an interview given to a newspaper,
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Muslim ulema demands Kareena should accept Islam
Bollywood | Oct 16, 2012, 09:57 AM ISTMumbai, Oct 16: Maulana Hafeez Nadeem Siddiqui, president of Jamiatul Ulema of Maharashtra today said, Tuesday's wedding between Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor cannot be termed as “shaadi”, and not even “nikaah” (marriage).The Maulana
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India likely to ban blasphemous film on Islam as anti-US protests spread
India | Sep 13, 2012, 08:52 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 13: India is likely to ban on Internet a controversial film deemed offensive to Islam that has sparked anti-US protests. The home ministry has forwarded a request of the Jammu and Kashmir
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Ansar Burney to sue Maya Khan after Hindu boy was converted to Islam live on TV
World | Jul 28, 2012, 04:23 PM ISTIslamabad, July 28: Pakistan's noted human rights activist Ansar Burney, has said that he would sue TV anchor Maya Khan and ARY Digital for carrying out a live religious conversion on television by using his
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MLA Rumi Nath who converted to Islam, married Facebook boyfriend, faces bigamy charge
India | Jun 06, 2012, 06:25 PM ISTKarimganj (Assam), June 6: Congress MLA Rumi Nath's first husband has filed a case in Silchar against her and her second husband accusing them of bigamy, illicit relationship as well as theft.Rakesh Singh, an Uttar
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Nikah With Non-Muslim Girl Without Conversion Illegal, Decrees Deoband
India | Apr 01, 2012, 07:14 PM ISTMuzaffarnagar, Apr 1: Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has disapproved a proposed love marriage between a Muslim boy and a non-Muslim girl as per Hindu tradition, saying Islam does not allow such a union
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Pak Minister Admits, Hindus Being Forcibly Converted To Islam
World | Mar 24, 2012, 03:51 PM ISTIslamabad, Mar 24: The Pakistani minister responsible for the welfare of religious minorities has called for stronger legislation to protect them from forced conversions, alleging that 100 non-Muslim women, mostly Hindus, were forced to convert