Muslim girl threatened for teaching yoga, sharing stage with Swami Ramdev
India | Nov 09, 2017, 11:08 PM ISTRafiya Naaz's house was even stoned by unidentified miscreants here following which she approached the police seeking security.
Rafiya Naaz's house was even stoned by unidentified miscreants here following which she approached the police seeking security.
Since 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.
Addressing 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.
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.
Facebook crossed the two billion mark for its monthly active users (MAUs) which is more than the number of people that follow Islam.
Muslim women said Supreme Court judgement that declared the practice of divorce through triple talaq has given them new hope.
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.
“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
“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.
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.
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.
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".
Maurya’s this remark prompted the All India Muslim Women's Personal Law Board (AIMWPLB) to demand his resignation.
Speaking at an event here, the PM also made and appeal to the Muslim community to come forward to protect women’s rights.
The Xinjiang government claims the names were banned because of their religious connotation, which can "exaggerate religious fervour", Efe news reported.
A recent study has revealed that news exposure can lead to greater anger towards Muslims.
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’.
Pakistan has warned against linking Islam with terrorism in the name of the global fight against terror.
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’.
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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