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  Quran misinterpreted by Muslim men to have more than one wife: Gujarat HC

  India | November 06, 2015 8:34 IST

  Ahmedabad: In a strongly-worded order, the Gujarat High Court has said the Quran, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God, was being misinterpreted by Muslim men to have more than one wife.The High

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  Tension grips Jammu town over alleged desecration of Quran

  India | October 23, 2015 12:01 IST

  Jammu: Tension gripped the hilly Bhaderwah town in Jammu region on Friday over allegations that miscreants desecrated the Quran.Shops, public transport, businesses and educational institutions remained closed in the town of Kishtwar district after Muslims

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  Eating cow meat "crime": Ramdev

  India | September 17, 2015 23:21 IST

  New Delhi: Consuming cow meat in the name of scriptures such as Quran and Bible is an act of crime and amounts to "violence", yoga teacher Ramdev today said, demanding it be declared as the

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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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  Quran says beef bad for health: Gujarat govt poster

  India | September 08, 2015 11:12 IST

  Ahmedabad:  The Gujarat government has stalled billboards with pictures of Chief Minister AnandiBen Patel and the Islamic symbol of the crescent moon and star with a message claiming to be a verse from the Quran

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  15 staggering facts about Saudi Arabia

  World | January 08, 2016 11:17 IST

  New Delhi: The legal system of Saudi Arabia is based on Sharia, Islamic law derived from the Quran, and thus discrimination against women here still continues.The Saudi law solely adheres to Holy Quran -- which

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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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  10 unknown facts of holy month of Ramzan

  India | June 18, 2015 15:00 IST

  Eid( Eid-Al-Fitar), also famous as Mithi-Eid, is the most important festivals of Muslims. The countdown for the festival has started with advent of the sacred month of Ramzan. The devotees observe day long fast or

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  170 pushups, ruthless beating of 10-yr-old, on failing to read 'Quran'

  India | March 22, 2015 13:53 IST

  New Delhi: A 10-year-old boy was made to do 170 push ups by a maulvi in a local ‘madarsa' in city of Bareilly because the child was unable to recite a chapter of ‘Quran', the

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  Christian couple burnt alive in Pakistan for alleged blasphemy

  World | November 04, 2014 19:13 IST

  Lahore: In a gruesome incident, a Christian couple was today thrashed and burnt alive by a group of angry Muslims in Pakistan's Punjab province for allegedly desecrating the Quran.The horrific crime was reported from the

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  Let Muslims carry 'Quran' in one hand and 'computer' in the other, Modi tells Rajat Sharma in 'Aap Ki Adalat'

  Politics | April 15, 2014 12:22 IST

  New Delhi: In a spirited defence of his decision not to wear skull cap offered by an Imam, Narendra Modi , BJP's prime ministerial candidate, has clearly said that wearing skull cap has nothing to

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  Mamata gets a silver-coated Quran from Pak Cricket Board

  Cricket | January 11, 2013 20:41 IST

  Kolkata, Jan 11:  Amid simmering tension at the LoC, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today got a pleasant surprise from across the border with the Pakistan Cricket Board sending a silver-coated Quran.  ‘Overwhelmed' by

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  Man torched for desecrating Quran in Pakistan

  World | December 22, 2012 17:32 IST

  Islamabad, Dec 22: A man detained for allegedly desecrating the Quran in Pakistan's Sindh province was lynched by a mob that stormed into a police station Friday, police said. His body was later torched.Over 1,000

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  Boy sets record by reciting Quraan in 12 hrs

  India | July 06, 2012 13:42 IST

  Bhopal, Jul 6:  A 12-year old student from Ahmednagar in Maharashtra has set a record of its kind by reciting the entire holy ‘Quraan' in 12 hours without glancing at the holy book.Hafiz Mohammad Zabihullah,

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  Pakistanis kill man accused of insulting Quran

  World | July 04, 2012 19:40 IST

  Islamabad, Jul 4: A Pakistani police official says thousands of people beat a man to death, then burned his corpse after he was accused of desecrating Islam's holy book.Local officer Mohammed Azhar Gujar said Wednesday

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  New Libyan Government Sworn In

  World | November 25, 2011 8:46 IST

  Tripoli, Libya, Nov 25: Libya's transitional leaders swore on a Quran to uphold the ideals of the revolution that toppled Moammar Gadhafi as they took their oaths of office Thursday, another key step in the

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  Fatwa Against Female Foeticide

  India | April 20, 2011 13:05 IST

  Lucknow, Apr 20 : An Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Firangi Mahal has issued a decree (fatwa) terming female foeticide as forbidden for Muslims.The fatwa was issued by a four-member panel of the Darul Uloom Firangi

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  US Expresses Dismay Over Attacks On School, Churches In India

  India | September 13, 2010 18:41 IST

  New Delhi: The US is dismayed to see reports of a school and a church in Kashmir and Punjab having been attacked by rioters following news of a misguided individual desecrating the Holy Quran, an

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  US Issues Global Travel Alert Amid Quran Row

  World | September 10, 2010 15:21 IST

   Washington : The US has issued a global travel alert asking its citizens to exercise caution in the wake of a Florida pastor's plan to burn copies of Quran on the anniversary of the 9/11