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  Malaysia's first 'Sharia compliant' airline gets off the ground

  World | December 22, 2015 17:07 IST

  In 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 | December 17, 2015 17:37 IST

  Washington: 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 | December 14, 2015 10:28 IST

  Atlanta: 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 | December 06, 2015 23:50 IST

  Washington: 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 | December 05, 2015 19:15 IST

  San 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 | November 29, 2015 7:43 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: 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 | November 23, 2015 23:14 IST

  New 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

  Politics | November 22, 2015 13:38 IST

  New 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 | November 21, 2015 19:53 IST

  New 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 | October 23, 2015 14:56 IST

  New 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 | October 05, 2015 13:29 IST

  New 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 | September 25, 2015 17:05 IST

  New 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 | September 24, 2015 17:48 IST

  Mecca 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 | September 23, 2015 23:21 IST

  Mumbai: 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 | September 12, 2015 12:40 IST

  New 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 | September 12, 2015 7:09 IST

  Washington: 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 | September 03, 2015 13:44 IST

  Lucknow: 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 | July 16, 2015 13:14 IST

  The 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

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  PM Modi holds talks with Uzbek Prez; terror, Afghanistan discussed

  World | July 06, 2015 21:32 IST

  Tashkent: On his first visit to Central Asian countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held talks with Uzbek President Islam Karimov on key bilateral and regional issues including the situation in Afghanistan as the two

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  In pics: Barack Obama hosts annual Ramadan dinner at White House

  World | June 23, 2015 8:46 IST

  Washington: US President Barack Obama said Monday that Americans stand united in rejecting the targeting of any religious or ethnic group as he marked Islam's holy month of Ramadan.Obama opened the White House to Muslim