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Authorities in Tajikistan are putting the squeeze on organizations and companies controlled by the Aga Khan, the Europe-based philanthropist deemed by the Shia Ismailis of the country’s eastern Pamirs region as leader.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would set up a bench to hear a batch of pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions of the state, and added one of
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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has claimed that there was a “foreign conspiracy hatched by the United States” to topple his government through the opposition’s no-confidence motion.
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Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 81 people, most of them pro-democracy activists in what is now known as the largest known mass execution carried out in a single day in the modern history of conservative Arab kingdom.
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The killing of an Indian student in Ukraine on Tuesday has heightened fears of families of more than 100 Kashmiri students still stuck in war ravaged Ukraine.
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The Karnataka government on Tuesday told the High Court that there is no restriction on wearing Hijab in India with reasonable restrictions subject to institutional discipline.
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Girl students in many parts of Karnataka were denied entry into their respective educational institutions on Saturday as they arrived in hijabs, despite a court order, as the issue showed no signs of abating.
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Voting for 59 assembly constituencies spread across 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh will take place on Sunday in the third phase of the polls. Campaigning for the third phase of the state elections ended on Friday.
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The Karnataka government on Friday contended before the High Court that the hijab is not an essential religious practice of Islam and preventing its use did not violate Article 25 of the Indian Constitution.
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A special court on Friday sentenced to death 38 members of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts, which claimed 56 lives and left over 200 injured.
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Hitting out at the Opposition for making attempts to break Punjab, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday alleged that their agenda is the same as Pakistan's agenda.
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A 76-year-old devotee from Chennai, who died recently, made a donation of ₹ 9.2 crore to the ancient hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara near Tirupati.Her sister handed over documents of immovable property to the TTD Board.
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China is rolling out new rules on religious activity on the internet amid an ongoing crackdown on churches, mosquesand other institutions by the officially atheist Communist Party.
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The share of Pakistan-based Islamic banks in global Shariah-compliant banking assets stands at a meagre 1%, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday.
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Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders has cancelled the planned caricatures contest following "death threats and concerns other people could be put at risk".
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Myanmar's military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with "genocidal intent" and the commander-in-chief and five generals should be prosecuted for orchestrating.
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Israa al-Ghomgham, 29, was arrested along with her husband Moussa al-Hashem in December 2015 for their roles in organising anti-government protests in eastern Qatif province in the.
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Thousands of cleaners are busy separating plastic from other rubbish as more than two million Muslims wrap up a pilgrimage to Makkah that presents a huge environmental challenge for Saudi.
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I grew up in a lower-middle-class family in old Dhaka. No, we never went hungry or suffered serious economic hardship. But we never enjoyed any luxuries in life either. On my second day.
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Saudi security forces have reportedly arrested Sheikh Saleh al-Talib, a prominent imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, as Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s crackdown.
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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US policy is to stoke wars among Muslims, urging unity in his message to Hajj pilgrims who began marking the climax of the annual event Monday.
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A sea of worshippers scaled the rocky hill southeast of the holy city of Mecca for a day of prayers and reflection where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammed delivered his final sermon.
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The head of the Egyptian Hajj delegation, Major General Amr Lutfy, announced on Thursday that 118 pilgrims from Egypt had been struck by an unknown "poisoning" epidemic in their hotel.
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Baker al-Zidaneen refused to face off against Sagi Muki last week at the Budapest 2018 Grand Prix in the under 81kg category, Zidaneen's brother Bilal told The New Arab's Arabic-language service.
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