India

Ravi Shankar appeals to Muslim groups on 'Vishwaroopam' row

Deccan Herald 29 January 2013

Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar today asked the Muslim community not to protest against Vishwaroopam, saying "movies are meant for entertainment and the best thing is to

 

US Mumbai attacks plotter given 35 years

Legalbrief 28 January 2013

A US man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for his key role in plotting the deadly Mumbai attacks in 2008. A BBC News report notes that David Coleman Headley (52) was

 

Muslim scholars challenge Salman Rushdie to debate on Islam

Times of India 28 January 2013
By Mohammed Wajihuddin

MUMBAI: A group of scholars who are also members of the powerful All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has invited controversial author Salman Rushdie to debate on Islam

 

David Headley: India for US Mumbai attacker's extradition

BBC News 28 January 2013

India has said it will continue to press for extradition of David Coleman Headley, a US man sentenced to 35 years in prison for his key role in plotting the deadly Mumbai

 

Muslim cop goes to Supreme Court to save beard

Times of India 23 January 2013
By Dhananjay Mahapatra

NEW DELHI: Does growing flowing beard by a religious Muslim policeman clash with his professional requirement? The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine the issue and

 

13/7 Mumbai blast suspect arrested from Darbhanga

Times of India 22 January 2013
By Deeptiman Tiwary

NEW DELHI: Alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Danish Ansari, suspected to have played a role in the 13/7 blasts in Mumbai, was on Monday arrested by the National

 

Pakistani cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri’s links to Sufis in India run deep

Times of India 18 January 2013
By Shoeb Khan

The man on the Pakistani centrestage, Tahir-ul-Qadri, may have divided the civil society opinion in his country, but he has many well-wishers across the border in Rajasthan.

 

Non-Muslims want equal funeral rights in Turkey

Hurriyet Daily News 17 January 2013
By vercihan ziflioglu

Non-Muslim communities in Turkey have asked for municipal and state services at their funerals similar to the services given to the country’s Muslim citizens. Municipalities

 

Protest in Delhi to protect cultural heritage in Saudi Arabia

TwoCircles.net 17 January 2013

In a clear message to the Government of Saudi Arabia, several Muslims in India today demanded here that the Saudi regime must sign a treaty with all the governments of the

 

Muslim panchayat bans use of cellphones by girls

Times of India 11 January 2013

After the khaps in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, a Muslim community panchayat in Rajasthan on Thursday banned girls from using cellphones and also from dancing and singing at

 

Candidate claims Islam to blame for misogyny in India

Yass Tribune 8 January 2013
By Adrian Van Der Byl

Dear Editor, Gary Johns writes in The Australian (January 1), entitled "Like India we must end misogyny” about the rape of a 23-year-old student in India, but focuses on

 

Restaurant bill sparks Hindu-Muslim riots in India

Pakistan Daily Times 8 January 2013

A row over an unpaid restaurant bill in a western Indian city escalated into a riot between Hindus and Muslims that left four people dead and 175 injured, police said on

 

India and Pakistan in border clash

Irish Times 7 January 2013

A Pakistani soldier was killed and another injured in a gunfight between Indian and Pakistani troops in Kashmir today, a disputed incident that could heighten tensions between

 

Hindu girls still targeted for rape in Pakistan: world remains silent

People of Shambala 6 January 2013
By Angel Millar

The raping of Hindu women and girls “has almost become a trend in Sindh province,” in south Pakistan, claims the Daily Bhaksar. Since the beginning of December, at least two Hindu girls, one aged six and the other 14, have been attacked and raped. The six-year-old victim was allegedly kidnapped and raped by Hashim Magiro, the owner of a gambling den near the girl’s home in the Umerkot district of Sindh.

 

Muslims to witness RSS ‘ekatrikaran’ programme

Times of India 3 January 2013

INDORE: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh seems to have taken a step to reach out to Muslims by allowing 100 Muslims from different parts of the country to witness its

 

Indian student brutally attacked in Germany, assailants cut off his tongue for refusing to convert

India Today 2 January 2013

A 24-year Indian student in Bonn was brutally attacked by Islamic extremists who slashed his tongue when he refused to convert, German police said Thursday. The Indian

 

Op-Ed: The Indian Gang Rape-Murder Just Scratched the Surface

Arutz Sheva 2 January 2013
By Prof. Phyllis Chesler

On leave from writing for A7 in order to finish her new book, the apalling murder-rape in India impelled the author to write this incisive and horrifying article about what

 

Top Hindu priest advises women to wear Muslim veil to avoid rape

ummid.com 2 January 2013

Thanjavoor: The pontiff of Madurai mutt, Arunagirinatha Sri Gnanasambanda Desika Paramacharya Swamigal, popularly known as Madurai Adheenam, has appealed to women to impose

 

Around 2% of LIC employees are Muslims

TwoCircles.net 7 December 2012

New Delhi: There are a total of 2,684 Muslim employees working for Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) according to Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena in a

 

Tight security at India holy site 20 years after riots

Radio Netherlands 7 December 2012

Indian security forces on Thursday flooded the northern town of Ayodhya where a mosque was demolished by Hindu zealots 20 years ago in a move that unleashed a wave of deadly

 
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