Cheating in football is sin: Saudi scholars
May 10th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, May 10 (IANS) Football players who fool referees to score goals or to obtain penalties or fouls are committing a sin, two Saudi religious scholars have said."Cheating is deceiving ... Read more...
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Milad celebrated with gaiety in Hyderabad
February 5th, 2012 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Milad-un-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed, was celebrated Sunday with gaiety and fervor in Hyderabad and other parts of Andhra Pradesh.Meetings, rallies, feeding of the ... Read more...
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Seminary asks Muslims to avoid ostentation on Mawlid
February 3rd, 2012 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 3 (IANS) A leading Islamic seminary in Hyderabad has issued a fatwa asking Muslims to desist from un-Islamic practices like playing music, singing and dancing on Milad-un-Nabi, the ... Read more...
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Iran hails US withdrawal from Iraq
January 2nd, 2012 - 9:08 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 2 (IANS) Iran has welcomed withdrawal of the US forces' from Iraq, describing it a "great success and political and security achievement" of Iraqis.The exit of US ... Read more...
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Pakistan seeks global help to repatriate three million Afghans
October 29th, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Perth, Oct 29 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Saturday urged the world community to help shift around three million Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan back to their ... Read more...
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Taliban hub to host peace meet
October 20th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 20 (IANS) A peace conference will be held in the Pakistani city of Quetta, a known Taliban hub, with a view to promote religious harmony.
Interior Minister Rehman ... Read more...
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Gilani vows to quell Karachi violence
August 22nd, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday said that tough action will be taken against people involved in the violence in Karachi. At least 80 ... Read more...
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Clerics in UAE call for austere life
August 4th, 2011 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 3 (IANS/WAM) Religious scholars in UAE have called on worshippers to abstain from extravagance and be contented with what they have.During their sermons in mosques, the clerics ... Read more...
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Pakistani Muslim scholars to preach peace
August 2nd, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) An independent think tank in Pakistan plans to rope in prominent Muslim scholars for a programme to promote peace and religious harmony in the country saddled ... Read more...
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Ramzan begins in Hyderabad
August 1st, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 1 (IANS) The Muslim holy month of fasting Ramzan began in Hyderabad and the rest of Andhra Pradesh with the sighting of the moon Monday.Ruwait-e-Hilal or moon sighting ... Read more...
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Afghan Taliban urged to renounce violence
June 30th, 2011 - 4:26 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Religious scholars from across Afghanistan have urged the Taliban to stop violence and join the peace process during a meeting to discuss their role ... Read more...
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Shun violence or quit: Waziristan clerics to foreign terrorists
June 21st, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) Condemning "various forms" of terrorism in North Waziristan, an assembly of clerics in the volatile area blamed foreign fighters for the problem and said they ... 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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Anna Hazare to address people’s rally in Lucknow
April 28th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 28 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare is expected to address a people's rally here May 1, organisers said Thursday, asserting that the programme will go ahead even in ... Read more...
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Parts of the Bible written by ‘people pretending to be apostles’
March 27th, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 27 (ANI): Was the Bible forged? Yes, according to an American New Testament scholar.Bart D Ehrman has claimed that several New Testament books were actually written by people who ... Read more...
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“Pakistanis committing the mother of all blasphemies by keeping silent”
March 4th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 4(ANI): Most Pakistanis are committing the blasphemy of keeping silent as the country's mullahs and muftis have managed in a very short span of time "to blur the line between ... Read more...
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Gilani hints at pardon by victims’ family to murder-accused US official as solution
February 17th, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 17(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has hinted at a pardon by the victims' family to double murder-accused US official Raymond Davis.Speaking to a convention of religious ... Read more...
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I have not praised Modi: Deoband Islamic seminary chief (Lead)
January 21st, 2011 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Prominent Islamic seminary Darul Uloom's newly elected vice chancellor Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi Friday denied praising Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying that he had been ... Read more...
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Committee to probe abuse of blasphemy law in Pakistan
January 16th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan 16(ANI): A ten-member committee will be formed to look into the cases pertaining to the misuse of Pakistan's blasphemy law, former federal minister Haji Hanif Tayyab has said.Tayyab told reporters ... Read more...
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Whole nation will besiege Pak Parliament if Taseer’s assassin given death sentence: ST
January 10th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Jan 10 (ANI): Sunni Tehreek (ST) activists have warned that the entire nation will besiege Pakistan's Parliament House if Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, the assassin of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer, ... Read more...
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Death of a liberal: Pakistan’s decline continues (Comment)
January 8th, 2011 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
By Amulya Ganguli
The Islamic fanaticism nurtured by powerful sections of the Pakistani establishment has begun devouring the country itself. The original purpose of encouraging and using such psychotic elements against India ... Read more...
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Salman Taseer’s assassinator finds “fans” on Facebook
January 6th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 6(ANI): Hundreds of Facebook users have welcomed liberal Pakistani politician Salman Taseer's killing as a strike against reformers of the country's tight blasphemy laws.The Punjab governor was shot on ... Read more...
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Malaysian schools to have sex education
December 17th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 17 (ANI): The Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (Ikim) has agreed with the Government's proposal to introduce sex education as a subject in schools.Ikim director-general Datuk Nik Mustapha Nik ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks cable says US wanted moderate Pak Imams in UK
December 14th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 14 (ANI): The latest leaked US diplomatic cable reveals that the United States was mulling to import moderate Pakistani Imams in UK to take control over rising extremism in Britain.The ... Read more...
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99 clerics banned from entering Sindh during Muharram
December 6th, 2010 - 5:49 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Dec 6(ANI): Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfikar Mirza has directed the provincial police to implement the ban imposed on the entry of 99 clerics, belonging to different schools of thought, into ... Read more...
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Iran funding Afghan religious-political leaders, Taliban militants: WikiLeaks
December 3rd, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Dec 3 (ANI): Secret cables released by the whistleblower website 'WikiLeaks' have revealed that Iran is financing a number of Afghan religious and political leaders, grooming Afghan religious scholars, training ... Read more...
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Terrorists planning attacks on foreigners in Pak
November 27th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Nov 27 (ANI): Terrorists are planning to target foreigners, specially United States, British and Saudi citizens present in Pakistan, law enforcement agencies have said in their report sent to the authorities ... Read more...
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Now, a declaration ‘justifying’ killing Musharraf for his unpardonable crimes
October 24th, 2010 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI
Quetta, Oct 24 (ANI): Pakistani political leaders and religious scholars have made a unanimous declaration justifying the call for former military ruler Pervez Musharraf's murder for his allegedly unpardonable crimes.The theme ... Read more...
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Dr Aafia’s sentencing leads to surge in anti-US sentiments among Pakistanis
September 25th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 25 (ANI): Anti-US sentiments among Pakistani citizens belonging to different walks of life reportedly intensified following the 86-year imprisonment awarded to Dr Aafia Sidiqui by a US court.According to ... Read more...
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Shiv Sainiks will maintain peace post-Ayodhya verdict: Uddhav
September 21st, 2010 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) Days after the Muslim community urged restraint after the judgment on the Babri Mosque title suit is announced Sep 24, Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray Tuesday ... Read more...
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Muslims appeal for peace — post Ayodhya verdict
September 17th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 17 (IANS) Muslim intellectuals and religious scholars Friday urged the Muslim community to maintain peace after the judicial gives its ruling on the Babri mosque title suit Sep 24.
Addressing mediapersons ... Read more...
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Pak religious clerics form global council to counter anti-Islam conspiracies
August 31st, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Aug 31(ANI): Prominent religious clerics in Pakistan have formed 'The World United Ulema and Mashaikh Council' (WUUMC) to counter anti-Islam conspiracies and tackle them at national and international forums.WUUMC Chairman Maulana ... Read more...
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Saudi chain removes female cashiers following protests
August 26th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, Aug 26 (DPA) One of Saudi Arabia's largest supermarket chains has reversed a decision to employ female cashiers, in a religious dispute which saw the king issue a reprimand Thursday ... Read more...
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Ramadan begins with the sighting of moon
August 11th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 11 (IANS) The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began here and in other parts of Andhra Pradesh with the sighting of the moon Wednesday.
The moon sighting committee comprising religious scholars ... Read more...
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Family planning still taboo in Pakistan
July 12th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 12 (IANS) Unplanned pregnancies are on the rise in Pakistan with the number of abortions coming up to 900,000 cases every year, even as the majority of Pakistani people ... Read more...
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