Tag: Muslims
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Curfew reimposed in Kashmir on Muharram to prevent large gatherings
The Muharram processions stand banned in Kashmir since 1990 when the armed insurgency began.
September 10, 2019 -
SC to review if new triple talaq law ‘unconstitutional’, issues notice to Centre
After the Lower and the Upper House passed the Triple Talaq Bill, President Ram Nath Kovind on August 1, gave his go-ahead which made the practice of giving instant triple talaq a criminal offence.
August 23, 2019 -
Televangelist Zakir Naik might lose Malaysian residency after probe
Malaysia's former police chief Rahim Noor has urged the government to rescind his Permanent Resident (PR) status and return him to India.
August 19, 2019 -
Eid celebrated peacefully in J-K amid heavy security, over 10,000 people offered prayers, says Centre
In his speech to the nation on August 9 post the revocation of Article 370, PM Modi had assured that the people of the state would not face any trouble in celebrating Eid.
August 12, 2019 -
‘Hope it furthers spirit of peace’: PM, President, other leaders greet nation on Eid
Bakr Eid is celebrated in the remembrance of the sacrifice made by Prophet Ibrahim, who willingly accepted to sacrifice his son, Ishmael on the command of God.
August 12, 2019 -
UP: 15-year-old Muslim boy, set ablaze for ‘not chanting’ Jai Shri Ram, dies
However, the UP Police has denied the allegations by the boy's family and claimed that an eye witness had seen the teenager set himself ablaze.
July 30, 2019 -
Triple talaq bill passed in Lok Sabha amid Opposition walkout
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 that prohibits divorce by pronouncing talaq thrice in one go was passed with 303 votes in favour and 82 against.
July 26, 2019 -
‘Muslims have 50 wives, 1,050 children, possess animalistic tendency’: BJP MLA stirs row
Further on, Singh said that in 2024, India will be declared a 'Hindu Rashtra', when the RSS completes its 100 years.
July 15, 2019 -
Recurrent deceptions
East Bengalis never realised that Urdu would be the national language of their new homeland and their beloved Bengali would become the language of their backyard. Jinnah had indeed sold them a mad dream that ended up dividing the Indian ummah into three. If only the Qaid had let them be, an undivided India would be today 40 per cent Muslim with the Prime Minister being always a momin. This was the biggest deception.
July 2, 2019 -
BJP, RSS spreading hatred against Muslims, says Asaduddin Owaisi on Jharkhand lynching
Incidents of mob lynching aren't going to stop because BJP and RSS have increased the sense of hatred against Muslims, said Owaisi.
June 24, 2019 -
Kerala Muslim institute head gets ‘death threats’ for banning face veils on campuses
Earlier in 2014, Ghafoor had courted controversy when he said that the 'Naqab' or veil, used by Muslim women to cover their faces, is 'un-Islamic'.
May 4, 2019 -
Burqa ban already in Ravana’s Lanka, why not in India: Shiv Sena questions PM Modi
'If such religious practices or traditions interfere with national security, then it must be ended immediately, and Modi will have to do it now,' the Sena said.
May 1, 2019 -
Maneka Gandhi gets show-cause notice for asking Muslims to vote for her ‘in return for jobs’
Sultanpur's District Magistrate issued the notice after the Election Commission took cognisance of the matter and asked Gandhi to explain her remarks.
April 13, 2019 -
It’s give and take, vote for me or don’t expect help: Maneka Gandhi to Muslims in Sultanpur
Addressing a Muslim rally in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur from where she is contesting the Lok Sabha elections 2019, Gandhi claimed that she will win with or without the support from Muslims.
April 12, 2019 -
Mike Pompeo attacks China for its ‘shameful hypocrisy’ on treatment of Muslims
China denies the accounts of mass detention, saying it is running educational training centres as part of a fight against Islamic extremism in the northwestern region of Xinjiang.
March 28, 2019 -
NZ to hold national remembrance for Christchurch next Friday
New Zealand will hold a national remembrance service on March 29 for the victims of the Christchurch mosque massacre and their families, the prime minister's office announced on Sunday.
March 24, 2019 -
China in a ‘league of its own’: US slams Beijing over human rights violations
In his opening remarks, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listed countries like Iran, South Sudan and Nicaragua, in addition to China, as some of the worst abusers of human rights.
March 14, 2019