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  Muslim Convert In Australia Given 40 Lashes For Drinking Alcohol

  World | July 21, 2011 13:16 IST

  Sydney, July 21: A second Muslim man has been charged in connection with an attack on a recent convert to Islam who was allegedly whipped 40 times as a religious punishment for drinking alcohol.Wassim Fayad,

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  France Bans The Burqa

  World | April 11, 2011 10:47 IST

  Paris, Apr 11 : France—home to Europe's biggest Muslim population—today officially banned women from wearing full-face veils in public places Other European countries have drawn up bans on the burqa and the niqab but France

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  Veena Malik Is A Threat To Islam, Say Pak Religious Leaders

  World | December 14, 2010 16:29 IST

  Islamabad: In a recent television show, ex-'Bigg Boss' contestant Ali Saleem aka Begum Nawazish Ali had to bend backwards to defend himself and his colleague Veena who was accused of being a threat to Islam.

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  Obama Regrets Distortion Of Islam To Justify Violence

  India | November 07, 2010 17:39 IST

  Mumbai, Nov.7 (PTI) US President Barack Obama today regretted that the "great religion" of Islam has been distorted by a few extremists to justify violence towards innocent people and called for isolating these elements.Obama also

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  Why I Became A Muslim, Writes Tony Blair's Sister-in-Law

  World | October 31, 2010 16:07 IST

  Former British prime minister Tony Blair's sister-in-law Lauren Booth writes why she loves Islam.  These are excerpts from Daily Mail, London: It is the most peculiar journey of my life. The carriage is warm and my

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  Tauba! Tony Blair's Sister Says, She Has Converted To Islam

  World | October 25, 2010 13:38 IST

  Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's sister-in-law Lauren Booth has converted to Islam, the Daily Mail, London reported.The former prime minister is also a religious convert – he became a Roman Catholic after leaving office

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  Disputed Structure Built Against The Tenets Of Islam: Judge

  India | October 01, 2010 7:53 IST

  Lucknow, Sep 30: Holding that the entire disputed site in Ayodhya is the birth place of Lord Ram, Justice Dharam Veer Sharma of the Allahabad High Court on Friday  said that the "place of birth

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  US Not At War With Peace Loving Islam, Says Obama

  World | September 11, 2010 9:42 IST

  On the eve of the ninth anniversary of the 9/11, President Barack Obama said that America is not at war with Islam, but against "a handful of tiny minority" who have distorted the preachings of

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  UAE Bans Facebook Page For Insult To Islam

  World | March 19, 2010 20:54 IST

  A row has erupted in the Middle East after officials banned a Facebook user in Abu Dhabi for breaking the law after they “insulted” Islam by claiming to be Allah, reports The Daily Telegraph, London.