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Violent Crowd Clashes With UK Police After Young Girls Killed
A large crowd of anti-Muslim protesters clashed with police on Tuesday in a northern English town where three girls were stabbed to death and five other children critically wounded during an attack on a Taylor Swift-themed event on Monday.
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Saudi Seeks Religious Reset As Clerical Power Wanes
Muezzins issuing high-decibel calls to prayer have long been part of Saudi identity, but a crackdown on mosque loudspeakers is among contentious reforms seeking to shake off the Muslim kingdom's austere image.
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No Haj For Indians This Year After Saudi Arabia's Request Amidst COVID-19
The government has decided that Muslims from India will not travel to Saudi Arabia for Haj 2020 after the kingdom conveyed that pilgrims should not be sent this year in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday.
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Saudi Arabia Labels Feminism, Homosexuality, Atheism As "Extremist Ideas"
A promotional video published by Saudi Arabia's state security agency categorises feminism, homosexuality and atheism as extremist ideas, even as the conservative Muslim kingdom seeks to promote tolerance and attract foreigners.
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In Break From Past, Saudi Lets Foreign Men And Women Share Hotel Rooms
Saudi Arabia is allowing foreign men and women to rent hotel rooms together without proving they are related, after the conservative Muslim kingdom launched a new tourist visa regime to attract holidaymakers.
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Change Comes To Islam's Birthplace, And The World Watches Warily
The world's 1.8 billion Muslims look to one country above all others.
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UK Police Arrest Man For "Punish A Muslim Day" Letters
The unnamed 35-year-old from Lincoln in northeast England was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of sending letters conveying a threatening message and of sending a hoax noxious substance. He was taken to a police station for questioning
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Saudi Jet Makes Emergency Landing; On Video, Trail Of Flame Along Runway
The Saudia aircraft was travelling from the Muslim holy city of Medina to Dhaka with 151 people on board, but had to be diverted to Jeddah late Monday after it suffered a malfunction in the hydraulic system, the kingdom's Aviation Investigation Bureau said.
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'Punish A Muslim Day' Generates Anger, Fear And Solidarity In Britain
The letters arrived in March. Sent anonymously to multiple communities, the letters with words in bold at the top declared that Tuesday, April 3, would become "Punish a Muslim day" in the United Kingdom.
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Long Robes Not Necessary Attire For Saudi Women, Says Senior Cleric
Saudi women need not wear the abaya - the loose-fitting, full-length robes symbolic of religious faith - a senior member of the top Muslim clerical body said, another indication of the Kingdom's efforts towards modernisation.
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Saudi Crown Prince Calls Iran Leader 'New Hitler': Report
Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince called the Supreme Leader of Iran "the new Hitler of the Middle East" in an interview with the New York Times published on Thursday, sharply escalating the war of words between the arch-rivals.
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Woman Named To Head Sports Federation In Saudi First
A princess has been named to head a Saudi multi-sports federation, in a first for women in the conservative Muslim kingdom where men dominate all sports, an official said Saturday.
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Trump's Feud With Sadiq Khan, London's First Muslim Mayor
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, the first Muslim to lead the United Kingdom's most populous city, is used to political opponents taking potshots at his faith.
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UK Clerics Refuse Funeral Prayers To 'Indefensible' London Attackers
Over 130 Islamic leaders and clerics across the United Kingdom have issued a public statement condemning the recent terror attack in London and further, refused to perform the last rites of the attackers. The clerics also called on others to do so and stated that the attackers' "indefensible actions" were completely at odds with the teachings of Is...
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Ramadan Special 2017: 6 Amazing Dessert Shops to Try This Ramadan
Delhi which has been a capital for several Muslim kingdoms in the past, has successfully adopted those flavours on its platter.
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Violent Crowd Clashes With UK Police After Young Girls Killed
A large crowd of anti-Muslim protesters clashed with police on Tuesday in a northern English town where three girls were stabbed to death and five other children critically wounded during an attack on a Taylor Swift-themed event on Monday.
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Saudi Seeks Religious Reset As Clerical Power Wanes
Muezzins issuing high-decibel calls to prayer have long been part of Saudi identity, but a crackdown on mosque loudspeakers is among contentious reforms seeking to shake off the Muslim kingdom's austere image.
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No Haj For Indians This Year After Saudi Arabia's Request Amidst COVID-19
The government has decided that Muslims from India will not travel to Saudi Arabia for Haj 2020 after the kingdom conveyed that pilgrims should not be sent this year in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday.
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Saudi Arabia Labels Feminism, Homosexuality, Atheism As "Extremist Ideas"
A promotional video published by Saudi Arabia's state security agency categorises feminism, homosexuality and atheism as extremist ideas, even as the conservative Muslim kingdom seeks to promote tolerance and attract foreigners.
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In Break From Past, Saudi Lets Foreign Men And Women Share Hotel Rooms
Saudi Arabia is allowing foreign men and women to rent hotel rooms together without proving they are related, after the conservative Muslim kingdom launched a new tourist visa regime to attract holidaymakers.
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Change Comes To Islam's Birthplace, And The World Watches Warily
The world's 1.8 billion Muslims look to one country above all others.
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UK Police Arrest Man For "Punish A Muslim Day" Letters
The unnamed 35-year-old from Lincoln in northeast England was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of sending letters conveying a threatening message and of sending a hoax noxious substance. He was taken to a police station for questioning
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Saudi Jet Makes Emergency Landing; On Video, Trail Of Flame Along Runway
The Saudia aircraft was travelling from the Muslim holy city of Medina to Dhaka with 151 people on board, but had to be diverted to Jeddah late Monday after it suffered a malfunction in the hydraulic system, the kingdom's Aviation Investigation Bureau said.
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'Punish A Muslim Day' Generates Anger, Fear And Solidarity In Britain
The letters arrived in March. Sent anonymously to multiple communities, the letters with words in bold at the top declared that Tuesday, April 3, would become "Punish a Muslim day" in the United Kingdom.
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Long Robes Not Necessary Attire For Saudi Women, Says Senior Cleric
Saudi women need not wear the abaya - the loose-fitting, full-length robes symbolic of religious faith - a senior member of the top Muslim clerical body said, another indication of the Kingdom's efforts towards modernisation.
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Saudi Crown Prince Calls Iran Leader 'New Hitler': Report
Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince called the Supreme Leader of Iran "the new Hitler of the Middle East" in an interview with the New York Times published on Thursday, sharply escalating the war of words between the arch-rivals.
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Woman Named To Head Sports Federation In Saudi First
A princess has been named to head a Saudi multi-sports federation, in a first for women in the conservative Muslim kingdom where men dominate all sports, an official said Saturday.
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Trump's Feud With Sadiq Khan, London's First Muslim Mayor
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, the first Muslim to lead the United Kingdom's most populous city, is used to political opponents taking potshots at his faith.
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UK Clerics Refuse Funeral Prayers To 'Indefensible' London Attackers
Over 130 Islamic leaders and clerics across the United Kingdom have issued a public statement condemning the recent terror attack in London and further, refused to perform the last rites of the attackers. The clerics also called on others to do so and stated that the attackers' "indefensible actions" were completely at odds with the teachings of Is...
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Ramadan Special 2017: 6 Amazing Dessert Shops to Try This Ramadan
Delhi which has been a capital for several Muslim kingdoms in the past, has successfully adopted those flavours on its platter.
