Egypt to launch TV channel with fully-veiled women
July 12th, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, July 12 (IANS/AKI) A new satellite TV channel managed completely by women donning the niqab or the full veil will begin broadcast in Egypt July 20, the first day ... Read more...
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Woman steals flowers from schoolboy’s grave, sparks outrage
December 7th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 7 (IANS) A veiled woman caught on a CCTV camera stealing flowers from an 11-year-old boy's graveyard has sparked a public outrage here.His family had installed the camera ... Read more...
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Agra blast: Search on now for veiled woman ‘patient’
September 19th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Sep 19 (IANS) Investigators probing the blast at a private hospital here that injured at least four people are now on the trail of a mysterious veil-clad woman "patient", ... Read more...
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Vatican investigates Virgin Mary miracles, appearances
March 19th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 19 (ANI): It has emerged that the Vatican has begun an investigation into miracles and appearances of the Virgin Mary at the famous Medjugorje shrine in Bosnia.The Vatican said ... Read more...
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Cairo clubs witnessing backlash against hijab
February 27th, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo, Feb. 27 (ANI): In what is being seen as a backlash against hijab, nightclubs in Cairo are refusing to allow Hijab-wearing women in.Yasmine al-Mehairy, 29, didn't really want to enter a ... Read more...
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US Muslim woman appointed adviser to Obama
April 27th, 2009 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 27 (IANS) The US administration has appointed a Muslim woman as adviser to its interfaith advisory board, a media report said Monday.
Dalia Mogahed, an Egyptian-born American, Sunday addressed the senate ... Read more...
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Ramadan gift leads to transfer of Kerala government staffers
September 9th, 2008 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kottayam (Kerala), Sep 9 (IANS) Two employees of the state-run Kerala State Cooperative Consumers Federation Limited (Consumerfed) have been transferred after a veiled woman pretended to be a Muslim and lined ... Read more...
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