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Date, History, And Significance Of Muharram -- All You Need To Know
Muharram is the first month in the Hijri calendar that marks the beginning of the new year for the Muslim community. It is considered the second holiest month in the Islamic calendar after Ramadan.
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Conviction Overturned, 2 Jailed For Malcolm X Killing To Get $36 Million
The two men whose convictions for the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X were overturned last year will receive $36 million from the city and state of New York, their lawyer confirmed Sunday night.
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Islamic New Year 2021: Date, Significance And What Remains Open During Muharram
The month of Muharram, which marks the beginning of the new Islamic Year, is the second holiest month for the Muslim community. Mohammad, considered to be the last Prophet sent to mankind, called Muharram the "the sacred month of Allah".
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Islamic New Year 2021: Date, History And Its Significance
Considered the second holiest month after Ramzan, Muharram -- also known as Muharram-ul-Haram -- is the first month of the Islamic Year or the Hijri calendar.
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Hero Electric Raises Rs. 220 Crore Growth Capital, Aims To Sell 1 Million Units Every Year
The fresh investment comes from Gulf Islamic Investments (GII) and OAKS and will be used directed towards expanding production capacity, consolidating market position, investing in future technology and reaching out to new markets.
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ISIS Is Making A Comeback In Iraq A Year After Baghdad Declared Victory
The Islamic State is creeping back into parts of central Iraq just seven months after the government declared victory in the war against the group, embarking on a wave of kidnappings, assassinations and bombings that have raised fears a new cycle of insurgency is starting again.
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Donald Trump Slams Iran Government In Nowruz Holiday Message
US President Donald Trump sent greetings on Monday to Iranians celebrating the New Year's holiday known as Nowruz, but used the message to attack Iran's government, particularly its powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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UP Government Reduces Holidays Allotted To Madrassas In New Calendar
The BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government has reduced the number of holidays allotted to state-recognised madrassas in the calendar for the year 2018, drawing flak from Islamic institutions.
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"Premature": Interpol Snubs India On Red Corner Notice For Zakir Naik
In a setback to Indian efforts to get controversial televangelist Zakir Naik, Interpol has cancelled New Delhi's request for a red-corner notice against him that could have restricted his international travel. Interpol also told police agencies in different countries to remove information relating to the preacher from its database that it, or India...
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ISIS Stole US-Supplied Rockets Weeks After Arrival In Mideast: Report
The Islamic State may stand alone in its brutality in Iraq and Syria, where it orchestrated civilian massacres and suicide bombings and salted people's homes with thousands of improvised explosives. But a new report, three years in the making, describes the group as shrewd manufacturing and logistical planners who moved weapons, munitions and bombm...
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New York Suspect Planned Attack Year Ago, Said Proud Of What He Had Done
Federal authorities on Wednesday charged the 29-year-old Uzbek immigrant they say plowed a rented truck into people walking and cycling on a New York City bike path - killing eight - with providing support to a terrorist organization, alleging that he was inspired by the Islamic State to inflict mayhem and chose Halloween because he figured there w...
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Prosecutors Reveal Thwarted Plot To Bomb Times Square, New York Subway
Federal authorities revealed Friday they had arrested and charged three men in connection with a 2016 plot to carry out bombings and shootings in crowded areas of New York City, then kept the court case under seal for more than a year as investigators worked the case.
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Happy Baisakhi 2017: History And Celebration In India
Happy Baisakhi 2017: Also known as Vaisakhi, Vaishakhi, or Vasakhi is a historical and religious festival in Sikhism. It is usually celebrated on April 13 every year. Vaisakhi marks the Sikh New Year and commemorates the formation of Khalsa panth of warriors under Guru Gobind Singh in 1699. It is also a spring harvest festival for the Sikhs. Vaisak...
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As 700 Die Over New Year, Clerics Take Charge In Denouncing Rash Driving In Iran
Some 700 people were killed over the Persian new year on roads in Iran, which are among the deadliest in the world despite Islamic leaders declaring bad driving a sin.
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Istanbul Nightclub Attacker Says Was Directed By Islamic State: Report
An Uzbek gunman who killed 39 people in Istanbul's Reina nightclub on New Year's Day told police he had changed his target at the last minute to avoid heavy security and acted on direct orders from Islamic State in Syria, a newspaper said on Wednesday.
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Date, History, And Significance Of Muharram -- All You Need To Know
Muharram is the first month in the Hijri calendar that marks the beginning of the new year for the Muslim community. It is considered the second holiest month in the Islamic calendar after Ramadan.
-
Conviction Overturned, 2 Jailed For Malcolm X Killing To Get $36 Million
The two men whose convictions for the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X were overturned last year will receive $36 million from the city and state of New York, their lawyer confirmed Sunday night.
-
Islamic New Year 2021: Date, Significance And What Remains Open During Muharram
The month of Muharram, which marks the beginning of the new Islamic Year, is the second holiest month for the Muslim community. Mohammad, considered to be the last Prophet sent to mankind, called Muharram the "the sacred month of Allah".
-
Islamic New Year 2021: Date, History And Its Significance
Considered the second holiest month after Ramzan, Muharram -- also known as Muharram-ul-Haram -- is the first month of the Islamic Year or the Hijri calendar.
-
Hero Electric Raises Rs. 220 Crore Growth Capital, Aims To Sell 1 Million Units Every Year
The fresh investment comes from Gulf Islamic Investments (GII) and OAKS and will be used directed towards expanding production capacity, consolidating market position, investing in future technology and reaching out to new markets.
-
ISIS Is Making A Comeback In Iraq A Year After Baghdad Declared Victory
The Islamic State is creeping back into parts of central Iraq just seven months after the government declared victory in the war against the group, embarking on a wave of kidnappings, assassinations and bombings that have raised fears a new cycle of insurgency is starting again.
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Donald Trump Slams Iran Government In Nowruz Holiday Message
US President Donald Trump sent greetings on Monday to Iranians celebrating the New Year's holiday known as Nowruz, but used the message to attack Iran's government, particularly its powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
-
UP Government Reduces Holidays Allotted To Madrassas In New Calendar
The BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government has reduced the number of holidays allotted to state-recognised madrassas in the calendar for the year 2018, drawing flak from Islamic institutions.
-
"Premature": Interpol Snubs India On Red Corner Notice For Zakir Naik
In a setback to Indian efforts to get controversial televangelist Zakir Naik, Interpol has cancelled New Delhi's request for a red-corner notice against him that could have restricted his international travel. Interpol also told police agencies in different countries to remove information relating to the preacher from its database that it, or India...
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ISIS Stole US-Supplied Rockets Weeks After Arrival In Mideast: Report
The Islamic State may stand alone in its brutality in Iraq and Syria, where it orchestrated civilian massacres and suicide bombings and salted people's homes with thousands of improvised explosives. But a new report, three years in the making, describes the group as shrewd manufacturing and logistical planners who moved weapons, munitions and bombm...
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New York Suspect Planned Attack Year Ago, Said Proud Of What He Had Done
Federal authorities on Wednesday charged the 29-year-old Uzbek immigrant they say plowed a rented truck into people walking and cycling on a New York City bike path - killing eight - with providing support to a terrorist organization, alleging that he was inspired by the Islamic State to inflict mayhem and chose Halloween because he figured there w...
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Prosecutors Reveal Thwarted Plot To Bomb Times Square, New York Subway
Federal authorities revealed Friday they had arrested and charged three men in connection with a 2016 plot to carry out bombings and shootings in crowded areas of New York City, then kept the court case under seal for more than a year as investigators worked the case.
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Happy Baisakhi 2017: History And Celebration In India
Happy Baisakhi 2017: Also known as Vaisakhi, Vaishakhi, or Vasakhi is a historical and religious festival in Sikhism. It is usually celebrated on April 13 every year. Vaisakhi marks the Sikh New Year and commemorates the formation of Khalsa panth of warriors under Guru Gobind Singh in 1699. It is also a spring harvest festival for the Sikhs. Vaisak...
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As 700 Die Over New Year, Clerics Take Charge In Denouncing Rash Driving In Iran
Some 700 people were killed over the Persian new year on roads in Iran, which are among the deadliest in the world despite Islamic leaders declaring bad driving a sin.
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Istanbul Nightclub Attacker Says Was Directed By Islamic State: Report
An Uzbek gunman who killed 39 people in Istanbul's Reina nightclub on New Year's Day told police he had changed his target at the last minute to avoid heavy security and acted on direct orders from Islamic State in Syria, a newspaper said on Wednesday.
