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  Austrian full-face veil ban comes into force

  World | October 01, 2017 15:48 IST

  France and Belgium introduced a burka ban in 2011 and a similar measure is currently going through the Dutch parliament. The UK does not ban the niqab or burka.

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  Facebook has more monthly active users than any religion except Christianity

  August 28, 2017 20:08 IST

  Facebook crossed the two billion mark for its monthly active users (MAUs) which is more than the number of people that follow Islam.

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  VIDEO: Petitioner, Muslim women hail SC verdict on triple talaq, call it 'victory of Islam, Constitution'

  India | August 22, 2017 17:09 IST

  Muslim women said Supreme Court judgement that declared the practice of divorce through triple talaq has given them new hope.

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  Religious freedom under attack in Pakistan: US

  World | August 16, 2017 10:47 IST

  Religious freedom is under attack in Pakistan where minorities like Sikhs, Christians and Hindus remained concerned over government's "inadequate" action to address forced conversions to Islam.

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  Terrorists killing innocent people in name of ‘Islam’ are not Muslims: Iraqi minister

  India | July 27, 2017 11:40 IST

  “There is a group of terrorists and they raise slogans in the name of Islam. But they are not Muslims as they are killing (innocent people). They kill women and children. This is not true Islam,” al-Jaafari said

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  ‘Convert to Islam within 6 months else your arm, leg will be chopped off': Kerala author gets threat letter

  India | July 22, 2017 12:18 IST

  “Like T J Joseph, your right arm will be cut off...your left leg too. You are given six months to convert to Islam. If you do not embrace Islam, we will inflict Allah’s punishment on you,” the letter said.

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  Saudi woman in miniskirt video arrested after public outcry

  World | July 19, 2017 13:36 IST

  A Saudi woman has been arrested for defying the kingdom’s strict dress code by walking around in a miniskirt and crop top in a video that sparked public outrage.

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  Triple talaq not integral to Islam, is intra-community tussle: Centre to SC

  India | May 17, 2017 23:47 IST

  Triple talaq is neither integral to Islam nor a majority versus minority issue but rather an intra-community tussle between Muslim men and deprived women.

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  Centre has to prove triple talaq not essential in Islam: SC

  India | May 15, 2017 21:50 IST

  Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said that all the three forms of divorce among the Muslim community – talaq-e-biddat, talaq hasan and talaq ahsan, were "unilateral" and "extra-judicial".

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  Muslims choose triple talaq to satisfy their ‘lust’: UP minister Swami Prasad Maurya

  Politics | April 29, 2017 14:10 IST

  Maurya’s this remark prompted the All India Muslim Women's Personal Law Board (AIMWPLB) to demand his resignation.

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  Triple talaq should not be seen from political prism, says Modi

  Politics | April 29, 2017 18:33 IST

  Speaking at an event here, the PM also made and appeal to the Muslim community to come forward to protect women’s rights.

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  China bans Muslim names for babies in Xinjiang

  World | April 25, 2017 13:50 IST

  The Xinjiang government claims the names were banned because of their religious connotation, which can "exaggerate religious fervour", Efe news reported.

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  Media coverage actually fuels Islamophobia

  Books & Culture | April 13, 2017 13:23 IST

  A recent study has revealed that news exposure can lead to greater anger towards Muslims.

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  Will acquit you if you embrace Islam: Pak public prosecutor tells 42 Christians accused of murder

  World | March 30, 2017 14:00 IST

  A public prosecutor in Lahore has asked 42 Christians, facing trial in an anti-terrorism court over lynching of two men, that he ‘can guarantee their acquittal’ if they renounce their faith and ‘embrace Islam’.

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  Don’t link Islam with terrorism, says Pakistan

  World | February 15, 2017 12:50 IST

  Pakistan has warned against linking Islam with terrorism in the name of the global fight against terror.

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  Sakshi Maharaj booked for controversial ‘population growth' remark

  Politics | January 07, 2017 19:41 IST

  Ahead of the crucial Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, BJP MP from Unnao, Sakshi Maharaj has stirred a controversy with his statement that ‘increase in population was due to people who have four wives and 40 children’.

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  Berlin attack affirms my proposal to ban Muslims: Donald Trump

  World | December 23, 2016 11:13 IST

  US President-elect Donald Trump has said that the deadly truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin proved that he was correct to propose barring Muslims from entering the US.

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  BJP a ‘patriotic party’, so Muslims will never vote for it: BJP MP Parvesh Verma stirs controversy

  Politics | December 20, 2016 11:54 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from West Delhi Parvesh Verma has stoked a row with his controversial remark that ‘Muslims don't and never will vote for the saffron party as it is a patriotic party’.

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  Man needs to have sex when wife is unwell: Congress leader justifies polygamy in Islam

  Politics | October 21, 2016 15:47 IST

  Karnataka Congress leader Ibrahim Kodijal has justified polygamy in Islam saying “it is necessary for a man to satisfy his sexual desires” and that it stops the husband from visiting sex workers when one of

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  Muslim women will not tolerate interference in Sharia, says All Indian Muslim Personal Law Board

  India | October 20, 2016 7:37 IST

  In the backdrop of ongoing debate over change in Muslim personal law, women members of All Indian Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Wednesday said that Muslim women are safe and secure in Sharia law and that they will not tolerate any interferenc