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Singles In Pakistan Defy Tradition, Meet Potential Partners At Matchmaking Event
Dozens of young singles gathered this week to meet potential marriage partners in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, the first attempt by a UK-based matrimonial app to help people find spouses in person in the conservative Islamic country.
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Muslim Couple, Engineers, Marry In Himachal Temple Run By Hindu Group
To give a message of religious harmony to the society, a Muslim couple was married according to the Islamic wedding rituals at a Hindu Temple premises in Rampur of Shimla district on Sunday.
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Islam In China Must Be Chinese In Orientation: President Xi Jinping
President Xi Jinping has asked officials to step up efforts to uphold the principle that Islam in China must be Chinese in orientation and religions in the country should adapt to the socialist society being pursued by the ruling party.
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"Mob Killings Don't Suit Civilised Society": PM Narendra Modi Calls For United Response
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today termed mob killings as a "wrong" and "condemnable" social problem that everybody should unite to rectify. "Such incidents do not suit civilised society. Nobody should support such actions by people, whoever they may be... We are committed to ensuring justice for everybody," he said in an exclusive interview with n...
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"Shah Is A Farsi Name": Historian's Dig At BJP's Renaming Spree
The BJP's name changing spree has drawn intense criticism from politicians as well as the civil society, many of whom have pointed out that the party leaders should change their own names before proceeding to rechristening cities. Even some of the BJP allies have ranged themselves against the party with similar suggestions. A minister from Uttar Pr...
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39 Held For Trying To Trigger Religious Animosity In Kerala
At least 39 suspected members of a little known Islamic outfit were arrested on Sunday at Vadakkekara in Ernakulam district on charges of attempting to trigger religious animosity in the society, the police said.
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Singapore Deports Indian Imam For Comments Against Jews, Christians
An Indian Imam living in Singapore will be repatriated for his remarks against Jews and Christians. Nalla Mohamed Abdul Jameel, 47, had pleaded guilty to a charge of promoting enmity between different religious groups and was fined Sg $4,000 ($2,860). The Singapore government said there was no room for such remarks in a multi-religious society and ...
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France President Francois Hollande Admits 'Problem With Islam'
President Francois Hollande speaks of "a problem with Islam" in French society, in excerpts published Wednesday of a book in which he also suggests that immigration needs to be curbed.
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RBI, Government Exploring Introduction Of Interest-Free Banking
Reserve Bank and the government are exploring introduction of interest-free banking, also known as Islamic Banking, to financially include sections of the society that remains excluded due to religious reasons.
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Opinion: No, Mehbooba Mufti, Islam Does Not Mean Terrorism
I dont grudge Mehbooba her newfound liberalism and ultra-nationalism. Also, I understand her compulsion as an ally of the BJP to equate Islam with terror.
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Decrying Anti-Muslim Bias, Barack Obama Pays First Visit To US Mosque
President Barack Obama paid his first visit to a US mosque on Wednesday, appealing for tolerance for America's millions of Muslims and calling to confront the bias and stereotyping that he says is on the rise amid tough talk on terrorism in the presidential campaign.
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Rajnath Singh Says Indian Family Values Acted As Deterrent To ISIS
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that global terror outfit ISIS has failed in its attempts to establish roots in India due to strong family values in the society which act as deterrent to radicalisation.
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The Neighbor At The Center Of A Federal Terror Investigation
In the days since his high school friend and former neighbor Syed Riswan Farook carried out a deadly attack in Southern California, Enrique Marquez has been thrust to the center of a massive federal terror investigation.
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California Muslims Condemn 'Horrific' Mass Shooting
California's Muslim community expressed its horror on Wednesday at the mass shooting that killed at least 14 in San Bernardino, after a local Muslim man was widely identified as a suspect.
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'No Culture of Girlfriend in an Islamic Society,' Says Pakistan's Top Court
Hearing a case of alleged harassment, Pakistan's Supreme Court today said that there was "no culture of girlfriend in an Islamic society".
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Singles In Pakistan Defy Tradition, Meet Potential Partners At Matchmaking Event
Dozens of young singles gathered this week to meet potential marriage partners in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, the first attempt by a UK-based matrimonial app to help people find spouses in person in the conservative Islamic country.
-
Muslim Couple, Engineers, Marry In Himachal Temple Run By Hindu Group
To give a message of religious harmony to the society, a Muslim couple was married according to the Islamic wedding rituals at a Hindu Temple premises in Rampur of Shimla district on Sunday.
-
Islam In China Must Be Chinese In Orientation: President Xi Jinping
President Xi Jinping has asked officials to step up efforts to uphold the principle that Islam in China must be Chinese in orientation and religions in the country should adapt to the socialist society being pursued by the ruling party.
-
"Mob Killings Don't Suit Civilised Society": PM Narendra Modi Calls For United Response
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today termed mob killings as a "wrong" and "condemnable" social problem that everybody should unite to rectify. "Such incidents do not suit civilised society. Nobody should support such actions by people, whoever they may be... We are committed to ensuring justice for everybody," he said in an exclusive interview with n...
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"Shah Is A Farsi Name": Historian's Dig At BJP's Renaming Spree
The BJP's name changing spree has drawn intense criticism from politicians as well as the civil society, many of whom have pointed out that the party leaders should change their own names before proceeding to rechristening cities. Even some of the BJP allies have ranged themselves against the party with similar suggestions. A minister from Uttar Pr...
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39 Held For Trying To Trigger Religious Animosity In Kerala
At least 39 suspected members of a little known Islamic outfit were arrested on Sunday at Vadakkekara in Ernakulam district on charges of attempting to trigger religious animosity in the society, the police said.
-
Singapore Deports Indian Imam For Comments Against Jews, Christians
An Indian Imam living in Singapore will be repatriated for his remarks against Jews and Christians. Nalla Mohamed Abdul Jameel, 47, had pleaded guilty to a charge of promoting enmity between different religious groups and was fined Sg $4,000 ($2,860). The Singapore government said there was no room for such remarks in a multi-religious society and ...
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France President Francois Hollande Admits 'Problem With Islam'
President Francois Hollande speaks of "a problem with Islam" in French society, in excerpts published Wednesday of a book in which he also suggests that immigration needs to be curbed.
-
RBI, Government Exploring Introduction Of Interest-Free Banking
Reserve Bank and the government are exploring introduction of interest-free banking, also known as Islamic Banking, to financially include sections of the society that remains excluded due to religious reasons.
-
Opinion: No, Mehbooba Mufti, Islam Does Not Mean Terrorism
I dont grudge Mehbooba her newfound liberalism and ultra-nationalism. Also, I understand her compulsion as an ally of the BJP to equate Islam with terror.
-
Decrying Anti-Muslim Bias, Barack Obama Pays First Visit To US Mosque
President Barack Obama paid his first visit to a US mosque on Wednesday, appealing for tolerance for America's millions of Muslims and calling to confront the bias and stereotyping that he says is on the rise amid tough talk on terrorism in the presidential campaign.
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Rajnath Singh Says Indian Family Values Acted As Deterrent To ISIS
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that global terror outfit ISIS has failed in its attempts to establish roots in India due to strong family values in the society which act as deterrent to radicalisation.
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The Neighbor At The Center Of A Federal Terror Investigation
In the days since his high school friend and former neighbor Syed Riswan Farook carried out a deadly attack in Southern California, Enrique Marquez has been thrust to the center of a massive federal terror investigation.
-
California Muslims Condemn 'Horrific' Mass Shooting
California's Muslim community expressed its horror on Wednesday at the mass shooting that killed at least 14 in San Bernardino, after a local Muslim man was widely identified as a suspect.
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'No Culture of Girlfriend in an Islamic Society,' Says Pakistan's Top Court
Hearing a case of alleged harassment, Pakistan's Supreme Court today said that there was "no culture of girlfriend in an Islamic society".
