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Tunisia's Muslims Turn To AI To Save Age-Old Islamic Texts
In an unassuming house on the Tunisian island of Djerba, Said al-Barouni embarked on a mission to safeguard his Muslim community's little-known heritage, using technology and AI to save age-old religious manuscripts.
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Archaeologists Discover a Hidden Ancient Language Dating Back 3,000 Years
In Turkiye, a clandestine text emerges from ancient clay tablets dating back to the Hittite Empire in the second millennium BCE.
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Hindu Scriptures To Be Taught In Madhya Pradesh Schools: Chief Minister
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said Hindu religious scriptures will be taught to students in government schools and issued a warning to those trying to insult these revered texts, saying their acts will not be tolerated
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9-Year-Old Boy Arrested For Sacrilege In Punjab: Cops
A nine-year-old boy was apprehended on Friday on the charge of desecrating a religious text in a village here, police said.
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'Sacrilege' Case, Police Firing That Drove Amarinder-Sidhu Feud: 5 Points
The desecration of a Sikh religious text in Punjab's Faridkot in 2015, and subsequent police firing that killed two people, is one of the issues driving the feud between ex-Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Navjot Sidhu.
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Punjab Special Investigation Team Arrests Six People In 2015 Sacrilege Case
Six people have been arrested by the SIT probing the incidents of the desecration of a religious text in Punjab's Faridkot in 2015, an official said on Saturday.
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Akali Dal Chief Asks Congress To Share Evidence Over Sacrilege Cases
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday asked Congress leaders to share the proof, if they have any, on the "planning and execution" of the alleged acts of the desecration of a religious text in the state's Faridkot in 2015.
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Top Court Referred To Ain-i-Akbari, Travelogues, Reports In Ayodhya Case
The Supreme Court referred to books on subjects as diverse as history, culture, archaeology and religion in languages as varied as Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, Persian, Turkish, French and English in its judgment on the Ayodhya land dispute, but exercised caution in making deductions saying there were "dangers" in interpreting history.
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Senior Punjab Cop Arrested Over Firing On Anti-Sacrilege Agitators
The special investigation team (SIT) on Monday arrested Inspector General Paramraj Singh Umranangal, who was commanding the police force when they allegedly opened fire on people protesting against desecration of religious texts in Punjab in 2015, citing "sufficient evidence" against him.
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Punjab Cabinet Approves Life Sentence For Sacrilege Of Religious Texts
The Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday decided to bring an amendment to Indian Penal Code (IPC) to make sacrilege of all religious text punishable with life imprisonment.
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Court In Madhya Pradesh Nullifies Triple Talaq For Not Following Norms
A family court has nullified the Triple Talaq given by a man to his wife saying that due procedure, as prescribed in Muslim religious texts, was not followed. Additional principal judge Omprakash Sharma on March 9 observed that the procedure adopted by Tousif Sheikh to divorce his wife was "illegal" and "ineffective" and nullified the same.
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Religious Texts To Be Included In Haryana School Curriculum
Texts from the holy books of various religions will be incorporated in the curriculum of government schools in Haryana from this month, a minister said today.
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Punjab Orders Probe Into Alleged Desecration of Holy Book As 2 Die in Clashes
After two people were killed and several others injured in clashes in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has ordered a judicial probe into the alleged desecration of the religious text of the Sikhs at a village in Faridkot.
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Vatican issues first text co-written by two popes
The Vatican on Friday issued an unprecedented religious text co-written by Pope Francis and his predecessor Benedict XVI in which the two popes said faith should serve the "common good" but restated their opposition to gay marriage.
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Pakistani Shi'ites receive death threat text messages
Pakistani Shi'ites, targeted in three explosions which killed 16 people on Wednesday, are now receiving death threat text messages on cellphones ahead of a key event in their religious calendar that has been tainted by violence in the past.
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Tunisia's Muslims Turn To AI To Save Age-Old Islamic Texts
In an unassuming house on the Tunisian island of Djerba, Said al-Barouni embarked on a mission to safeguard his Muslim community's little-known heritage, using technology and AI to save age-old religious manuscripts.
-
Archaeologists Discover a Hidden Ancient Language Dating Back 3,000 Years
In Turkiye, a clandestine text emerges from ancient clay tablets dating back to the Hittite Empire in the second millennium BCE.
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Hindu Scriptures To Be Taught In Madhya Pradesh Schools: Chief Minister
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said Hindu religious scriptures will be taught to students in government schools and issued a warning to those trying to insult these revered texts, saying their acts will not be tolerated
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9-Year-Old Boy Arrested For Sacrilege In Punjab: Cops
A nine-year-old boy was apprehended on Friday on the charge of desecrating a religious text in a village here, police said.
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'Sacrilege' Case, Police Firing That Drove Amarinder-Sidhu Feud: 5 Points
The desecration of a Sikh religious text in Punjab's Faridkot in 2015, and subsequent police firing that killed two people, is one of the issues driving the feud between ex-Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Navjot Sidhu.
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Punjab Special Investigation Team Arrests Six People In 2015 Sacrilege Case
Six people have been arrested by the SIT probing the incidents of the desecration of a religious text in Punjab's Faridkot in 2015, an official said on Saturday.
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Akali Dal Chief Asks Congress To Share Evidence Over Sacrilege Cases
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday asked Congress leaders to share the proof, if they have any, on the "planning and execution" of the alleged acts of the desecration of a religious text in the state's Faridkot in 2015.
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Top Court Referred To Ain-i-Akbari, Travelogues, Reports In Ayodhya Case
The Supreme Court referred to books on subjects as diverse as history, culture, archaeology and religion in languages as varied as Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, Persian, Turkish, French and English in its judgment on the Ayodhya land dispute, but exercised caution in making deductions saying there were "dangers" in interpreting history.
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Senior Punjab Cop Arrested Over Firing On Anti-Sacrilege Agitators
The special investigation team (SIT) on Monday arrested Inspector General Paramraj Singh Umranangal, who was commanding the police force when they allegedly opened fire on people protesting against desecration of religious texts in Punjab in 2015, citing "sufficient evidence" against him.
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Punjab Cabinet Approves Life Sentence For Sacrilege Of Religious Texts
The Punjab Cabinet on Tuesday decided to bring an amendment to Indian Penal Code (IPC) to make sacrilege of all religious text punishable with life imprisonment.
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Court In Madhya Pradesh Nullifies Triple Talaq For Not Following Norms
A family court has nullified the Triple Talaq given by a man to his wife saying that due procedure, as prescribed in Muslim religious texts, was not followed. Additional principal judge Omprakash Sharma on March 9 observed that the procedure adopted by Tousif Sheikh to divorce his wife was "illegal" and "ineffective" and nullified the same.
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Religious Texts To Be Included In Haryana School Curriculum
Texts from the holy books of various religions will be incorporated in the curriculum of government schools in Haryana from this month, a minister said today.
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Punjab Orders Probe Into Alleged Desecration of Holy Book As 2 Die in Clashes
After two people were killed and several others injured in clashes in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has ordered a judicial probe into the alleged desecration of the religious text of the Sikhs at a village in Faridkot.
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Vatican issues first text co-written by two popes
The Vatican on Friday issued an unprecedented religious text co-written by Pope Francis and his predecessor Benedict XVI in which the two popes said faith should serve the "common good" but restated their opposition to gay marriage.
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Pakistani Shi'ites receive death threat text messages
Pakistani Shi'ites, targeted in three explosions which killed 16 people on Wednesday, are now receiving death threat text messages on cellphones ahead of a key event in their religious calendar that has been tainted by violence in the past.
