Man punches nurse for removing wife’s burqa
December 23rd, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 23 (IANS) A muslim in France has been jailed after he punched a nurse who tried to remove his wife's veil during childbirth.Nassim Mimoune, 24, had already been ... Read more...
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Veena never left India: Manager
December 18th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 18 (IANS) Pakistani actress Veena Malik was reported to have gone missing. While a Pakistani website said she had returned home, her manager denied this, saying she is ... Read more...
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Veena Malik plays sex worker
October 21st, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 21 (IANS) After all the controversies in "Bigg Boss 4" and shooting an item song, Pakistani model Veena Malik has bagged the biographical role of a sex worker.Veena ... Read more...
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Salman is Preity’s first guest on SRK’s show
August 30th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) What a coincidence! Shah Rukh Khan's not-so-good-friend and rival Salman Khan will be the first guest on "Up, Close and Personal With PZ", SRK's ... Read more...
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Search women in burqa without exception: Pakistani daily
August 13th, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 13 (IANS) Women wearing burqa "need to be searched without exception", said a leading Pakistani daily after a woman suicide bomber blew herself up in Peshawar city.An editorial ... Read more...
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Locarno, where independent Indian filmmakers rise and shine
August 9th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Locarno (Switzerland), Aug 9 (IANS) As many as 12 independent filmmakers are in the spotlight at the 64th Locarno International Film Festival. From networking to meeting co-producers to having access ... Read more...
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Chinese man held in Pakistan
August 8th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) A man, who was wearing a burqa when he was arrested last month in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, is a Chinese national, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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Facebook game with Arab heroes who fight extremism
July 15th, 2011 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
London, July 15 (IANS) A computer game with Arab super heroes has been launched on Facebook. The creator hopes to create a positive image for children who could be ... Read more...
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Exporting terror led to internal warfare: Pakistan daily (Lead)
June 27th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) Exporting jehad to other countries, especially in South Asia, has triggered internal warfare in Pakistan, the Daily Times said Monday.Alleging that "most terror networks operating ... Read more...
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Exporting terror has caused internal warfare: Pakistan daily
June 27th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) Exporting jihad to other countries in the world, especially in the South Asian region, has led to internal warfare, said a Pakistani daily as it ... Read more...
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Anti-Islamic Dutch MP seeks Muslim immigration ban
May 9th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 9 (IANS) Europe's openly anti-Islamic parliamentarian, Dutch MP Geert Wilders, riled many Canadians Sunday when he said Canada should ban immigration from Muslim nations.Wilders, who is here to ... Read more...
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Pakistani women bust stereotypes - with business
May 5th, 2011 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 5 (IANS) Silently suffering behind a burqa, reduced to an inferior gender in a conservative society and confined to an anonymous existence....women from Pakistan are breaking many such ... Read more...
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Boycott French goods over burqa ban, says group
April 13th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, April 13 (IANS) An Aligarh-based NGO has urged Indians to boycott French goods to protest the ban on the burqa in France.The Forum for Muslim Studies and Analysis ... Read more...
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France detains two women as burqa ban takes effect
April 12th, 2011 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
London, April 11 (IANS) Two Muslim women were arrested in Paris Monday for wearing face veils or burqa as France moves to enforce a ban on full face coverings, ... Read more...
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Veena Malik to boost adrenaline at Mohali semifinal
March 30th, 2011 - 1:33 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) If all goes well, Pakistan's hottest export to India Veena Malik will be seen at Mohali Wednesday with soulmate Ashmit Patel by her side cheering for ... Read more...
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Supermodel Gisele censored for the Middle East H&M
March 23rd, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Mar 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen’s ad campaign for H&M has been altered for Dubai. The original image seemed too explicit for the Muslim nation.The image which revealed ... Read more...
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Woman fakes suicide by killing 80-year-old beggar
March 19th, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh), March 19 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a young woman in Uttar Pradesh strangled an 80-year-old female beggar in her home, set the body on fire and ... Read more...
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Can the burqa coexist with the bikini?
March 19th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Does the burqa symbolise oppression? And the bikini signify liberation? Giving a different viewpoint, laced with humour, experts at a discussion here spoke about how ... Read more...
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Bareilly mayor detained during Mayawati’s visit
March 2nd, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh), March 2 (IANS) Bareilly Mayor Supriya Aron was allegedly detained in her house by police Wednesday in a bid to prevent her from meeting Uttar Pradesh Chief ... Read more...
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Veena Malik’s censure shows Pak society’s “double standards”: Editorial
January 23rd, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 23(ANI): The conservative censure faced by Pakistani actress Veena Malik for cavorting with a Hindu man during her stint on an Indian reality TV show depicts the Pakistani society's 'double ... Read more...
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Mother of two enrols in class 1 with her kids
January 17th, 2011 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 17 (IANS) A 25-year-old woman in Pakistan enrolled in class 1 with her two children - in fulfilment of her lifelong dream to be educated.Asma, a resident of Daudkhel in ... Read more...
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Pakistani Taliban set up all-women suicide bombers wing
December 29th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) Pakistani Taliban have established an all-women wing of suicide bombers to carry out terror missions across the country, dramatically revealed a 12-year-old girl who managed to escape ... Read more...
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‘Unprepared’ Pak confronts challenge of fighting burqa-clad suicide bombers
December 27th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 27(ANI): Pakistan's security officials and experts have called for a review of security arrangements across the country to be prepared for future burqa-clad suicide bombers.It comes after a suicide ... Read more...
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Suicide attack in Pakistan affront to humanity: Obama (Lead)
December 26th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 26 (IANS) US President Barack Obama condemned Saturday's suicide attack in northwestern Pakistan in which 44 people were killed, saying the terror strike is "an affront to humanity"."I strongly ... Read more...
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Female suicide bomber kills 44 in Pakistan (Fifth Lead)
December 25th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 25 (IANS/DPA) A female suicide bomber wearing a burqa exploded herself in a crowd receiving food at a UN distribution centre in Pakistan's tribal region Saturday killing 44 people, ... Read more...
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Turin official asks school board to ban burqa-wearing mothers
November 25th, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 25 (IANS/AKI) A government official in industrial northern Italian city of Turin has asked the local school board to stop fully-veiled women from picking up their children at school because ... Read more...
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Bigg Boss 4: Sara Hides Behind Burqa, Misses All The Fun
November 11th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): An elaborate ceremony is being organized for Sara Khan and Ali Merchant’s marriage in the Bigg Boss house. Starting from the 'mehendi' ceremony, every house-mate is in full ... Read more...
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Wrong to see Muslim women who cover hair or body as a threat, says Cherie Blair
November 5th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 5 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife, Cherie, has backed Muslim women who wear 'burqas', saying that it was wrong to see those who cover their hair or ... Read more...
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Now, Shiv Sena objects to mosque loudspeakers
October 20th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) Stung by the proceedings initiated for violating decibel limits during the Shiv Sena Dussehra rally here Sunday, the party Wednesday hit back asking why action was not being ... Read more...
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Shiv Sena demands ban on burqa
October 19th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Tuesday demanded a ban on burqa, calling the Muslim veil a threat to security interests.In an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamna, the party said Turkey ... Read more...
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Italy set to be next European country to ban burka for ’security reasons’
October 8th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Rome, Oct 8 (ANI): Italy is all set to become the next country in Europe to ban the burka ' for 'security reasons,' after the government presented a draft proposal to the ... Read more...
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Moderate Muslims slam Brit Islamic schools for forcing girl students to wear burka
October 3rd, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 3 (ANI): Hundreds of girls are reportedly being forced by Islamic schools in Britain to wear the veil in a move, which has been heavily criticised by the mainstream Muslims.Three ... Read more...
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France on high alert after warnings of possible terrorist attacks
September 28th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Sep 28(ANI): France is reportedly on a high alert following repeated intelligence warnings that terrorists may be planning to carry out attacks in the country.The French Interior Ministry had said that ... Read more...
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Oz Muslims condemn moves to ban burka in country
September 20th, 2010 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sept 29 (ANI): Hundreds of Muslim women rallied in Lakemba to oppose moves to ban the burka in Australia and claimed that Islamic values are superior to 'flawed' Western secular values.Fautmeh ... Read more...
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Kerala girl defies threats, wears jeans - not burqa
September 18th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanu George
Kasargode (Kerala), Sep 18 (IANS) An aeronautical engineer by qualification and preparing for the civil services exam, a 23-year-old Muslim girl here refuses to wear the burqa and often sports ... Read more...
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