Curbs continue in Srinagar’s old city after shrine fire
June 29th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 29 (IANS) Curfew-like restrictions continued in the old city areas of Srinagar for the fourth consecutive day Friday in the wake of tension after fire gutted the revered ... Read more...
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Srinagar old city restrictions enter third day
June 28th, 2012 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 28 (IANS) For the third day Thursday, the authorities continued restrictions in six areas in the old quarters of this Jammu and Kashmir capital to maintain law and ... Read more...
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Criticism of fatwa on priests ‘unfortunate’: Kashmir Mufti
February 2nd, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 2 (IANS) While not naming separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, Kashmir's grand Mufti Thursday said it was "unfortunate and intriguing" that some Muslims had criticised the fatwa seeking ... Read more...
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Expel three Christian priests: Kashmir Sharia court
January 19th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 19 (IANS) A Sharia court Thursday issued a decree seeking expulsion of three Christian priests from Jammu and Kashmir and monitoring of the activities of Christian missionary schools ... Read more...
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Saudi law allows only women clerks in lingerie shops
January 5th, 2012 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, Jan 5 (IANS/AKI) Saudi Arabia has passed a new law that would allow only women salesclerks in lingerie shops.Wednesday was the final day for cosmetic and intimate clothing stores ... Read more...
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Saudi media law amended to protect religious figures
May 1st, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by ANI
Riyadh, May 30(ANI): In what is seen as a move to protect senior figures in religious establishment and other senior public officials amid growing media and internet criticism, the Saudi monarch King ... Read more...
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No room for terrorism in Islam: Saudi Arab Grand Mufti
November 16th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Arafat, Nov 16 (ANI): Islam is based on justice and equity, and does not admit terrorism, extremism or injustice, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arab, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh, has said.Delivering the ... Read more...
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Pak clerics’ refusal to issue ‘fatwas’ against terror raise sinister conspiracy theories
October 27th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 27 (ANI): With fatwas (legal pronouncements in Islam) playing an important role in Muslim countries, it is questionable why most prominent clerics and muftis in Pakistan refuse to issue them ... Read more...
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Now, an X Factor show to select best young Malaysian mullah
June 26th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by ANI
Malaysia, June 26 (ANI): A Malaysian version of the TV show X Factor has forsaken the world of pop music to conduct a search for an inspiring religious leader.The concept is ... Read more...
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Sania will be Malik’s second wife, says Ayesha’s father (Lead)
March 31st, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 31 (IANS) Will Indian tennis star Sania Mirza be the second wife of Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik? Yes, if one believes the father of a girl who claims to ... Read more...
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Grand Mufti urges Muslim women to enter politics
March 10th, 2010 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) A top Islamic cleric Wednesday welcomed the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha, describing it as "a great step towards women's empowerment".
"This is ... Read more...
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Stone pelting is un-Islamic: Kashmiri cleric
March 10th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Terming stone pelting as a form of protest un-Islamic, the Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir, Maulana Bashir-ud-Din, Wednesday said such violent practices were against the ... Read more...
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Saudi Mufti’s anti-terror message timely: Indian Muslim leaders
November 27th, 2009 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Muslim leaders in India Friday welcomed the "timely message" by Saudi grand mufti asking Muslims not to support terrorism and urging them to unite against suicide ... Read more...
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Obama meets religious leaders in Istanbul
April 7th, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, April 7 (DPA) US President Barack Obama met religious leaders in Istanbul Tuesday on the second day of his visit to Turkey where he has attempted to repair frayed ties ... Read more...
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Kashmiri religious leaders condemn Israeli attacks in Gaza
January 15th, 2009 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 15 (IANS) Kashmiri Islamic scholars and leaders Thursday condemned the continuing brutalities against Palestinian people by Israel. "We appeal to the Muslim world and also to other civilised nations to ... Read more...
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Militants have no connection with Islam: Saudi Arabia’’s Grand Mufti
December 8th, 2008 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Arafat, Dec 8 (ANI): Saudi Arabia''s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh has said that militants have no link with Islam.
Calling for Muslims to unite in the face of terrorism, ... Read more...
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Unprecedented Catholic-Muslim talks urge religious freedom
November 7th, 2008 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Nov 7 (DPA) Top Muslim and Roman Catholic clerics and scholars have said in a declaration that the slogan of "love of God and love of neighbour" is also intended as ... Read more...
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Lebanon’s rival Muslim groups sign reconciliation agreement
September 9th, 2008 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beirut, Sep 9 (DPA) Sunni and Shia rivals in northern Lebanon signed a reconciliation accord aimed at restoring state control to the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanese media reported Tuesday.For two ... Read more...
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