Islam
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Rajasthan dalit IAS officer embraces Islam crying victimisation
India | Dec 31, 2015, 11:36 PM ISTJaipur: A dalit IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre aspiring to become the state's chief Secretary today embraced Islam and applied for voluntary retirement alleging "victimisation" because of his caste after the incumbent top-most bureaucrat was
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Indian-origin Hindu couple launch Islamic airline
World | Dec 24, 2015, 10:44 AM ISTKualalampur: An ethnic Indian Hindu couple has launched Malaysia's first Islamic airline offering Shariah compliant services including prayers before take-off, no on-flight serving of alcohol or meals with pork and a strict dress code for
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Malaysia's first 'Sharia compliant' airline gets off the ground
World | Dec 22, 2015, 05:07 PM ISTIn a first for the country, a new airline that began operations on Sunday in Malaysia claims to be fully ‘Sharia compliant' and in line with the rules of Islam. Rayani Air, the Langkawi-based airline, had its
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Muslims live peacefully in India: Ted Cruz counters Donald Trump
World | Dec 17, 2015, 05:37 PM ISTWashington: As Republican presidential candidates engaged in fiery debate on the threat posed by radical Islam, top party aspirant Ted Cruz cited the example of India and said millions of Muslims live in peace there
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Teacher asks 13-year-old Muslim student if she has a bomb
World | Dec 14, 2015, 10:28 AM ISTAtlanta: The father of a Muslim middle school student says a teacher asked his daughter if she was carrying a bomb in her backpack.The school's principal has apologized for the incident, according to a spokeswoman.Abdirizak
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US case suggests growing interest of women in extremism
World | Dec 06, 2015, 11:50 PM ISTWashington: Islamic State group propaganda is resonating with a growing number of young women and teenagers, complicating U.S. counterterrorism efforts to identify and monitor supporters such as Tashfeen Malik, the 29-year-old mother suspected in the
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California massacre: Shooter's relative says she grew more religious
World | Dec 05, 2015, 07:15 PM ISTSan Bernardino, Calif.: In Pakistan, a relative of female shooter Tashfeen Malik says the woman apparently became a more zealous follower of the Muslim faith about three years ago.Hifza Batool tells The Associated Press on
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Women only fit to deliver children, says Kerala Sunni cleric
India | Nov 29, 2015, 07:43 AM ISTThiruvananthapuram: Kerala Sunni cleric Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliar has said that women can never equal men as 'they are fit only to deliver children'.Describing as 'un-Islamic' the concept of gender equality, he said that women
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A person killing innocents not Muslim: Aamir Khan
Hollywood | Nov 23, 2015, 11:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan today said violence in the name of religion is condemnable and he had a problem with people who killed innocents in the name of Islam.When asked about the recent
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Challenging times for Islamic world as terrorism grows: Naqvi
National | Nov 22, 2015, 01:38 PM ISTNew Delhi:The Islamic world is passing through challenging times due to growing radicalisation and misusing of its name by terror groups, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said, as he called for a united war against
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The forgotten secular and feminist fight in West Asia
World | Nov 21, 2015, 07:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: The world, it seems, is preoccupied with the Islamic State. The militant group has established a self-proclaimed caliphate in parts of Syria and Iraq, and media headlines are dominated by the US-led coalition's
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'Abduct women' and 'destroy churches', this is Islam: Iraqi cleric
World | Oct 23, 2015, 02:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ahmad al-Baghdadi, Iraqi ayatollah, has said that Islam and the rest of the world can never peacefully coexist.As reported in frontpagemag.com, during a recent televised interview, Ahmad al-Baghdadi, first debated defensive jihad saying
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Muslims living in Pak, B'desh are fundamentally Hindus: Pak scholar
World | Oct 05, 2015, 01:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: Pakistani lady scholar, Fauzia Syed, has stated that Muslims living in her country and Bangladesh are fundamentally Hindus and that in rare cases, they might be Buddhists, a report in indiatomorrow.co said.She said
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Bangladesh jihadist group includes Taslima Nasreen in global hit list of bloggers
India | Sep 25, 2015, 05:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Bangladeshi jihadist group Ansarullah has published, what it called, a 'global hitlist' of bloggers who have denigrated Islam, and vowed to take action against such writers.Prominent in the list is Bengali author
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Why non-Muslims are not allowed in Mecca: 5 possible reasons
World | Sep 24, 2015, 05:48 PM ISTMecca city has a great importance in Islam. It's a centre of pilgrimage and prayer where Muslims are free from the distractions of daily life.But do you know non-Muslims are strictly prohibited from entering the
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Muslim organisations pledge help for drought-hit farmers
India | Sep 23, 2015, 11:21 PM ISTMumbai: Ahead of the Bakri-Eid festivities, Muslim organisations today expressed solidarity with the drought-affected farmers in Marahtwada region of Maharashtra and pledged help for them.Social Education and Welfare Association (SEWA), which is helping the farmers,
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Jihad-al-Nikah or Sex Jihad: 10 Interesting facts
India | Sep 12, 2015, 12:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: Sex Jihad or Sexual Jihad -- also known as Jihad-al-Nikah -- is concept that refers to Islamic women offering themselves in sexual comfort roles to terrorists to empower Islamic rule.The concept of sex
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Hindu religion or culture was never under attack during Muslim rule in India: Book
India | Sep 12, 2015, 07:09 AM ISTWashington: At a time when religious discourse is coming under friction, a new book by a Stanford University historian has revealed a cultural alliance between Muslims and Hindus in early Sanskrit texts, a finding that
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No scope of change in triple talaq system: AIMPLB
India | Sep 03, 2015, 01:44 PM ISTLucknow: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Thursday said there was no scope of change in the triple talaq system and rejected the suggestion by some community outfits for building a consensus
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16 July, 622: The day Islamic calendar starts from
India | Jul 16, 2015, 01:14 PM ISTThe Islamic Calendar, which is based purely on lunar cycles, was first introduced in 638 CE by the close companion of the Prophet and the second Caliph, Umar ibn Al-KHaTTab (592-644 CE)The first day of