Muslim cleric held in Pakistan blasphemy case
September 2nd, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 2 (IANS) A Muslim cleric has been arrested in Pakistan for allegedly putting some pages of the Quran among burnt papers to strengthen a case of blasphemy against ... Read more...
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Hindus join Muslims in celebrating Eid in Odisha
August 20th, 2012 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Aug 20 (IANS) It was a day of peace and brotherhood Monday as Hindus in many parts of Odisha joined in Eid celebrations across the state.Hindu families visited the ... Read more...
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Spread awareness about polio: Minister to Bengal religious leaders
June 16th, 2012 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Tourism Sultan Ahmed has appealed to West Bengal's community leaders to cut across faith lines and come together to raise awareness ... Read more...
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Akhilesh seeks PM’s intervention in journalist Kazmi’s case
April 15th, 2012 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 14 (IANS) Other than a long list of 'expectations' that his government had from the union government, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Saturday broached the subject ... Read more...
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Official cites terror threat to justify targeting Americans
March 6th, 2012 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 6 (IANS/EFE) Attorney General Eric Holder cited the threat from Al Qaeda Monday as he offered the Obama administration's first detailed public defense of its claim that the ... Read more...
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Thousands flee after clashes between Nigerian security forces and militants
December 29th, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by BNO News
DAMATURU, NIGERIA (BNO NEWS) -- Heavy clashes between militant Islamists and Nigerian security forces have displaced tens of thousands of people in Damaturu city, an official said on Thursday.Heavy gun battles between ... Read more...
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Santa Claus is dishonest, says Turkish imam
December 29th, 2011 - 9:45 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Muslim cleric in Turkey has issued a warning to people from the community about Santa Claus, who he described as a "dishonest" person as ... Read more...
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Mamata leads candle light vigil for AMRI victims
December 13th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) People cutting across religious and social barriers led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday took out a candlelight march to pay tribute to ... Read more...
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Divide in NDA on Modi: Congress
September 20th, 2011 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Congress spokesperson Renuka Chowdhury Monday used Hindi limericks and phrases to deride Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's 56-hour fast, and said there was a ... Read more...
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Cleric questions Modi’s pro-Muslim claim
September 19th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Sep 19 (IANS) A Muslim cleric who had offered a skull cap to fasting Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, which he politely refused, Monday said the act had ... Read more...
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BSP legislator booked for accident
September 10th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 10 (IANS) A Bahujan Samaj Party (BJP) legislator was Saturday booked along with three members of his family for knocking down a Muslim cleric with his car ... Read more...
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Muslim cleric slams Anna’s campaign
August 23rd, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) Anna Hazare is a "fake Gandhi", a top Muslim cleric of West Bengal said Tuesday while slamming the activist's demand for a stronger anti-corruption bill."Why ... Read more...
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Sitting in haunted room? Not a ghost of a chance, say cops
August 20th, 2011 - 9:26 am ICT by IANS
Deoria (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 20 (IANS) Police personnel here fight armed bandits and notorious gangsters but they just don't seem to have the spirit to occupy a room at a ... Read more...
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Muslim cleric shot dead in Russia
June 14th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Muslim cleric of a village mosque in Russia was found shot dead Tuesday morning, officials said.Kurbanov, the imam of the mosque in Dagestan region ... Read more...
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Brit Muslim cleric warns royal wedding ‘prime target’ of al-Qaeda, aspiring ‘jihadis’
April 26th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 26 (ANI): A British Muslim cleric has warned that the upcoming royal wedding is a prime target for al-Qaeda operatives, and aspiring 'jihadis'.The cleric, Anjem Choudary, who plans to ... Read more...
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‘London Taliban’ sharia law to target women and homosexuals
April 18th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 18 (ANI): Women who do not wear headscarves are being threatened with violence and even death by Islamic extremist group Taliban, in a bid to impose sharia law in ... Read more...
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American jihadist sentenced to 25 yrs over ‘South Park’, Facebook death threats
February 25th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Zachary Chesser, an American Muslim convert and college dropout, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to three charges, including threatening the ... Read more...
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Body of girl raped, whipped to be exhumed
February 7th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 7 (IANS) The body of a teenaged girl who was raped and whipped more than 100 times following a fatwa by a Muslim cleric last month is to be exhumed, ... Read more...
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US launched anti-extremist campaign in UK to reverse radicalisation: WikiLeaks
February 4th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 4(ANI): The United States had launched a secret campaign to reverse the radicalisation of young Islamists in Britain, according to classified US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks.The campaign followed secret ... Read more...
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Four arrested after 14-year-old girl ‘lashed to death’ in Bangladesh
February 3rd, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by ANI
Dhaka, Feb 3(ANI): Four people, including a Muslim cleric, have been arrested in Bangladesh in connection with the death of a 14-year-old girl who was publicly lashed.Hena Begum's was accused of having ... Read more...
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Three Moroccans arrested on terrorism charges in southern Italy
February 1st, 2011 - 3:03 am ICT by BNO News
CATANZARO, ITALY (BNO NEWS) -- Three Moroccans on Monday were arrested for alleged involvement in training terrorists in southern Italy, the ANSA news agency reported.Three citizens of Morocco, including a Muslim cleric, ... Read more...
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Pak Punjab Governor’s assassination points to religious extremists’ mounting power
January 5th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan 5(ANI): Pakistan Punjab Governor Salman Taseer's assassination has come out as an act that violently highlights religious extremists' tightening grip on the country.According to the Washington Post, Taseer was a ... Read more...
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Muslim cleric jailed for molesting 15-yr-old girl
November 22nd, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 22 (ANI): A Muslim cleric in Portsmouth was imprisoned for a year after sexually assaulting a young girl who he was supposed to be teaching the Qur'an.Hafiz Rahman, 67, was ... Read more...
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Omar Bakri Mohammad convicted on terrorism charges
November 12th, 2010 - 10:03 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beirut, Nov 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Omar Bakri Mohammad - the radical Muslim with a Lebanese and Syrian descent has been sentenced to life in prison in absentia by military court in Lebanon. ... Read more...
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Yemen-based American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki releases West hate video online
October 25th, 2010 - 11:46 am ICT by ANI
New York, Oct. 25 (ANI): Yemeni security forces have reportedly launched a manhunt for Al Qaeda operatives in southern Shabwa province after U.S.-born Muslim cleric, who is believed to be hiding in ... Read more...
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Be sympathetic to Kashmiris’ grievances, urges Muslim cleric
October 23rd, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 23 (IANS) A prominent Indian Muslim cleric has urged the Indian government to be serious about resolving the Kashmir issue and take a "sympathetic view" of the Kashmiris' grievances, a ... Read more...
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Imam’s beard shaved off in Britain: Report
October 17th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 17 (IANS) A Muslim cleric who allegedly sexually abused young boys was held down and had his beard shaved off after he was arrested in Britain, a media report said.Mohammed ... Read more...
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Rape not possible in marriage: Muslim cleric
October 14th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 14 (IANS) There cannot be rape within marriage, a Muslim cleric in Britain has ruled. A key Muslim leader in the country promptly denounced the views as "misguided" and "inappropriate"."In ... Read more...
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17 years on, one convicted in Muslim cleric’s murder
September 29th, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 29 (IANS) Seventeen years after a Muslim cleric was murdered, a court here Wednesday found the main accused guilty but let off eight others for lack of evidence that ... Read more...
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Mushrooming extremist websites emerging biggest global terror threat: Interpol Chief
September 22nd, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 22 (ANI): Interpol Chief Ronald Noble has warned that the rising number of extremist websites have made the recruitment process much easier for the al-Qaeda, which according to him, is ... Read more...
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Indonesian hardline Muslim cleric arrested
August 9th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 9 (DPA) Indonesian police Monday arrested Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, the alleged spiritual leader of terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, his lawyer and police officials said.
Lawyer Achmad Michdan said the ... Read more...
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Tourists ignore media reports about possible terrorist attack in
June 20th, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
Petalingjaya (Malyasia) June 20 (ANI): Media reports about theKek Lok Si and Batu Caves temples being targeted by terrorists,has not deterred the number of tourists visiting these spots."I believe the ... Read more...
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Afghan peace cleric Rahman Gul shot dead in Kunar
May 18th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Chapa Dara (Afghanistan), May 18 (ANI): A prominent Afghan Muslim cleric was shot dead along with two of his family members in the country's restive Kunar province on Sunday.According to the BBC, ... Read more...
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CPI-M condemns “illegal detention” of Muslim cleric
May 15th, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Saturday condemned "the illegal detention and arrest" of Maulana Noor-ul-Huda, a respected cleric from Deoband who was deplaned from an Emirates ... Read more...
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Failed Times Square bomber was 26/11 mastermind’s childhood friend: Officials
May 7th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 7 (ANI): Sources close to the investigations concerning confessed Times Square bomb plotter Faisal Shahzad have revealed that he has claimed that he was childhood friends with one of ... Read more...
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