Islam
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Music, movies, women drivers: How Crown Prince is changing Saudi Arabia
World | Oct 29, 2017, 02:34 PM ISTSince catapulting to power with the support of his father, the king, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has pushed forth changes that could usher in a new era for one of the United States' most important allies.
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Condemn issuing of fatwa by religious leaders on social media: Pak Minister
World | Oct 06, 2017, 11:31 PM ISTAddressing the National Assembly, Pakistan Interior Minister, Ahsan Iqbal rejected edicts by religious men in favour of jihad after a growing trend of hate speeches and materials available on internet.
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Austrian full-face veil ban comes into force
World | Oct 01, 2017, 03:48 PM ISTFrance 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
Aug 28, 2017, 08:08 PM ISTFacebook 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 | Aug 22, 2017, 05:09 PM ISTMuslim 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 | Aug 16, 2017, 10:47 AM ISTReligious 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 | Jul 27, 2017, 11:40 AM 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 | Jul 22, 2017, 12:18 PM 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 | Jul 19, 2017, 01:36 PM ISTA 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, 11:47 PM ISTTriple 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, 09:50 PM ISTAttorney 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
National | Apr 29, 2017, 02:10 PM ISTMaurya’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
National | Apr 29, 2017, 06:33 PM ISTSpeaking 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 | Apr 25, 2017, 01:50 PM ISTThe 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 | Apr 13, 2017, 01:23 PM ISTA 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 | Mar 30, 2017, 02:00 PM ISTA 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 | Feb 15, 2017, 12:50 PM ISTPakistan 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
National | Jan 07, 2017, 07:41 PM ISTAhead 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 | Dec 23, 2016, 11:13 AM ISTUS 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
National | Dec 20, 2016, 11:54 AM ISTBharatiya 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’.