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28 Pakistani Pilgrims Killed After Bus Overturns, Catches Fire In Iran
At least 28 Pakistani pilgrims travelling to Iraq for a Shiite Muslim ritual were killed as their bus crashed in central Iran, state media reported early Wednesday.
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Ittehad-e-Millat Council, UP's Regional Political Outfit, Extends Support To Congress
Ittehad-e-Millat Council, a regional political party of Uttar Pradesh seen as having considerable influence over Muslims of the Barelvi sect, on Monday extended its support to the Congress in all the five poll-bound states.
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Muharram 2020: Know The Significance, 12 Islamic Months And Their Meaning
Muharram 2020: It was on this day that Prophet Muhammad went from Mecca to Medina. Both Shia and Sunni Muslims mourn on Muharram as the Prophet's grandson Hussain Ibn Ali died on this day. Many also observe partial fast as part of the mourning. Muslims belonging to the Shia sect often wear black clothes on Muharram.
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"Won't Gag The Press": Top Court On Muslim Body's Plea On COVID-19 News
The Supreme Court today said it will not pass any order that would lead to a "gag" on the media, after a Muslim organisation sought to stop sections of the media from allegedly giving a communal colour to reportage on COVID-19 cases linked to an event held by an Islamic sect in Delhi's Nizamuddin.
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BS Yediyurappa Meets Muslim MLAs On COVID-19 Cases Linked To Sect Event
The harassment of health workers in Bengaluru allegedly after an announcement was made from a neighbourhood mosque has raised concerns about the safety of those on the frontline in the war against COVID-19.
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In UP, Shia, Sunni Muslims Stand Shoulder To Shoulder For Eid Prayers
Bakrid was celebrated with fervour and enthusiasm across the country today. The highlight of the celebrations in Uttar Pradesh, however, were the joint prayers offered by the Shia and Sunni sects in Lucknow. Shia and Sunni Muslims stood shoulder to shoulder and offered joint namaz led by a Sunni imam at the Shia Imambara in the morning.
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Gunmen Kill 5 Shiites Muslims In Pakistan's Karachi
Pakistani police say gunmen have opened fire on a congregation of a minority Shiite sect, killing five people and wounding two.
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Battle Within Tiny Indian Muslim Sect On Circumcising Girls
When Bilqis talks about having circumcised her daughter, she goes back and forth on how she feels - sometimes within the same sentence.
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5 Facts About Sunnis And Shiites That Help Makes Sense Of The Saudi-Iran Crisis
The execution of Shiite cleric Nimr Baqr al-Nimr by Saudi Arabia has sparked a furor in the Middle East along sectarian lines. In Iran, the regional Shiite superpower, the Sunni embassy was ransacked and burned. The Saudi kingdom and a number of its Sunni allies have cut or downgraded diplomatic relations with Tehran. In a number of Sunni-majority ...
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Indonesian Islamic Minority Protests Mosque Closure, Fears Growing Intolerance
Members of an Indonesian minority Islamic sect protested today against the forced closure of one of their mosques amid concerns over rising religious intolerance in a country which is home to world's largest Muslim population.
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Saudi Arabia's Clerics Condemn Islamic State But Preach Intolerance
When Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh described Islamic State and al Qaeda as "kharijites" last month, he was casting them as the ultimate heretics of Muslim history, a sect that caused the faith's first and most traumatic schism.
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Persecuted Pakistani Muslim Minority Seek Refuge in China
Fleeing discrimination and violence, members of a Muslim sect have abandoned their homes in Pakistan to find an unlikely refuge in China.
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Al Qaeda leader urges restraint in first 'guidelines for jihad'
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has issued his first specific guidelines for jihad, urging restraint in attacking other Muslim sects and non-Muslims and in starting conflicts in countries where jihadis might find a safe base to promote their ideas.
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30 dead in Lebanon Sunni-Alawite clashes
Firefights in northern Lebanon between Sunni Muslims and Alawites -- the Shiite offshoot sect to which Syrian President Bashar al-Assad belongs -- have killed 30 people, a security source said on Saturday.
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One killed in sectarian clash in Lucknow
A man was killed and more than a dozen people were injured in a clash between members of the Shia and Sunni sects in Lucknow on Wednesday night, police said.
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28 Pakistani Pilgrims Killed After Bus Overturns, Catches Fire In Iran
At least 28 Pakistani pilgrims travelling to Iraq for a Shiite Muslim ritual were killed as their bus crashed in central Iran, state media reported early Wednesday.
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Ittehad-e-Millat Council, UP's Regional Political Outfit, Extends Support To Congress
Ittehad-e-Millat Council, a regional political party of Uttar Pradesh seen as having considerable influence over Muslims of the Barelvi sect, on Monday extended its support to the Congress in all the five poll-bound states.
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Muharram 2020: Know The Significance, 12 Islamic Months And Their Meaning
Muharram 2020: It was on this day that Prophet Muhammad went from Mecca to Medina. Both Shia and Sunni Muslims mourn on Muharram as the Prophet's grandson Hussain Ibn Ali died on this day. Many also observe partial fast as part of the mourning. Muslims belonging to the Shia sect often wear black clothes on Muharram.
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"Won't Gag The Press": Top Court On Muslim Body's Plea On COVID-19 News
The Supreme Court today said it will not pass any order that would lead to a "gag" on the media, after a Muslim organisation sought to stop sections of the media from allegedly giving a communal colour to reportage on COVID-19 cases linked to an event held by an Islamic sect in Delhi's Nizamuddin.
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BS Yediyurappa Meets Muslim MLAs On COVID-19 Cases Linked To Sect Event
The harassment of health workers in Bengaluru allegedly after an announcement was made from a neighbourhood mosque has raised concerns about the safety of those on the frontline in the war against COVID-19.
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In UP, Shia, Sunni Muslims Stand Shoulder To Shoulder For Eid Prayers
Bakrid was celebrated with fervour and enthusiasm across the country today. The highlight of the celebrations in Uttar Pradesh, however, were the joint prayers offered by the Shia and Sunni sects in Lucknow. Shia and Sunni Muslims stood shoulder to shoulder and offered joint namaz led by a Sunni imam at the Shia Imambara in the morning.
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Gunmen Kill 5 Shiites Muslims In Pakistan's Karachi
Pakistani police say gunmen have opened fire on a congregation of a minority Shiite sect, killing five people and wounding two.
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Battle Within Tiny Indian Muslim Sect On Circumcising Girls
When Bilqis talks about having circumcised her daughter, she goes back and forth on how she feels - sometimes within the same sentence.
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5 Facts About Sunnis And Shiites That Help Makes Sense Of The Saudi-Iran Crisis
The execution of Shiite cleric Nimr Baqr al-Nimr by Saudi Arabia has sparked a furor in the Middle East along sectarian lines. In Iran, the regional Shiite superpower, the Sunni embassy was ransacked and burned. The Saudi kingdom and a number of its Sunni allies have cut or downgraded diplomatic relations with Tehran. In a number of Sunni-majority ...
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Indonesian Islamic Minority Protests Mosque Closure, Fears Growing Intolerance
Members of an Indonesian minority Islamic sect protested today against the forced closure of one of their mosques amid concerns over rising religious intolerance in a country which is home to world's largest Muslim population.
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Saudi Arabia's Clerics Condemn Islamic State But Preach Intolerance
When Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh described Islamic State and al Qaeda as "kharijites" last month, he was casting them as the ultimate heretics of Muslim history, a sect that caused the faith's first and most traumatic schism.
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Persecuted Pakistani Muslim Minority Seek Refuge in China
Fleeing discrimination and violence, members of a Muslim sect have abandoned their homes in Pakistan to find an unlikely refuge in China.
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Al Qaeda leader urges restraint in first 'guidelines for jihad'
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has issued his first specific guidelines for jihad, urging restraint in attacking other Muslim sects and non-Muslims and in starting conflicts in countries where jihadis might find a safe base to promote their ideas.
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30 dead in Lebanon Sunni-Alawite clashes
Firefights in northern Lebanon between Sunni Muslims and Alawites -- the Shiite offshoot sect to which Syrian President Bashar al-Assad belongs -- have killed 30 people, a security source said on Saturday.
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One killed in sectarian clash in Lucknow
A man was killed and more than a dozen people were injured in a clash between members of the Shia and Sunni sects in Lucknow on Wednesday night, police said.
