Fatwas

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  Muslim Body Issues Fatwa Against Cutting Trees, Burning Crops

  In a rare 'green' gesture, an Islamic seminary in Lucknow has issued a fatwa (an edict by a recognised religious authority on a point of Islamic law) asking people not to cut trees and burn crops as part of initiatives to curb global warming.

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  Child Rights Body Seeks Police Case Against Darul Uloom Deoband Over Fatwa

  The apex child rights body NCPCR has issued directive to the Uttar Pradesh government to register an FIR and take legal action against Darul Uloom Deoband, a renowned Islamic educational institution, following the discovery of alleged objectionable c

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  Fatwa Against Islamic Cleric For Attending Ram Mandir Consecration Ceremony

  A fatwa has allegedly been issued against All India Imam Organization chief Dr Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi after he attended the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of Ram Lalla at Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22.

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  Actor Jimmy Shergill Reacts After User Compares Him To 'The Last Of Us' Star Pedro Pascal

  While a few people thought the actor reminded them of Pedro Pascal, others said that Mr Shergill was a performer to whom no one can compare.

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  "Rushdie Now No More Than Living Dead": Iran Foundation Rewards Attacker

  An Iranian foundation has praised the man who attacked novelist Salman Rushdie last year, leaving him severely injured, and said it will reward him with 1,000 square metres of agricultural land, state TV reported on Tuesday

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  Fatwas Being Used As Political Weapon: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan

  Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Sunday alleged that 'fatwas' or Islamic religious edicts were being used as a political weapon.

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  Salman Rushdie Attacker In Video From Jail: "I Don't Like Him Very Much"

  The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie said he respected Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini but would not say if he was inspired by a fatwa issued by the former Iranian leader.

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  How Attack On Salman Rushdie Shows Enduring Impact of Fatwas

  The 1989 fatwa imposed by Iran's late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Salman Rushdie for his novel "the Satanic Verses" has haunted many liberal novelists and thinkers whose writings were also seen as insulting to Islam and the Prophet Mohammad.

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  The Enduring Impact Of Fatwas

  The 1989 fatwa imposed by Iran's late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on Salman Rushdie for his novel "the Satanic Verses" has haunted many liberal novelists whose writings were seen as insulting to Islam.

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  Salman Rushdie On Ventilator After Stabbing, Attacker Identified: 10 Facts

  Author Salman Rushdie, who spent years in hiding after an Iranian fatwa ordered his killing, was on a ventilator and could lose an eye following a stabbing attack at a literary event in New York state on Friday.

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  Novelist Salman Rushdie In Surgery After Being Attacked On Stage

  British author Salman Rushdie, whose writings have made him the target of Iranian death threats, underwent emergency surgery Friday after an assailant stabbed him in the neck at a literary event in New York state.

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  The 33-Year-Old Fatwa Against Salman Rushdie

  Friday's knife attack on Salman Rushdie comes more than 33 years after the fatwa against him by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in which he sentenced him to death.

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  Salman Rushdie's Writings Made Him Target Of Iranian Death Threats

  British author Salman Rushdie, whose writings made him the target of Iranian death threats that forced him into hiding, was attacked on stage Friday in western New York state.

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  Salman Rushdie Attacked: 5 Facts About The Controversial Author

  Author Salman Rushdie, whose controversial writings made him the target of a fatwa, was stabbed on stage at an event on Friday in New York.

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  Salman Rushdie Attacked: What Authors Wrote On Twitter

  Salman Rushdie, the British author, was today attacked on stage during an event in New York. The author's controversial writings made him the target of a fatwa that forced him to move to the US.