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Fatwa Against Tamil Actor-Politician Vijay Over Controversial Iftar Party
All India Muslim Jamaat president Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi has issued a fatwa against Tamil Nadu's actor-turned-politician Vijay, the President of the Tamil Nadu Vijay Karthik (TVK) party.
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Why Salman Rushdie Is Trending And The Controversy Behind The 36-Year Ban Of The Satanic Verses
The novel was banned in 1988 for content deemed offensive to Islam, and its publication led to global unrest, including violent attacks and a fatwa against Rushdie.
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Salman Rushdie Attacked: 5 Facts About The Controversial Author
Author Salman Rushdie, whose controversial writings made him the target of a fatwa, was stabbed on stage at an event on Friday in New York.
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Salman Rushdie Attacked: What Authors Wrote On Twitter
Salman Rushdie, the British author, was today attacked on stage during an event in New York. The author's controversial writings made him the target of a fatwa that forced him to move to the US.
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New Book Shows How Margaret Thatcher Protected Salman Rushdie In 1989
The latest biography of Margaret Thatcher sheds new light on the role played by the former British Prime Minister in protecting Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie after a fatwa was issued by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989 over the release of his controversial book 'The Satanic Verses''.
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Sacked After Attack On Urdu Daily, Kolkata's Fatwa Cleric Refuses To Go
Kolkata's Imam Noorur Barkati -- known for his controversial fatwas or religious decrees and closeness to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee -- was sacked from his post at the Tipu Sultan Mosque today.
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Attack On Kolkata's Urdu Daily For Criticising 'Fatwa' Cleric
A gang of around 20 men -- allegedly led by the son of a controversial Kolkata Imam who was recently in the eye of a storm over his use of a red beacon -- tried to storm the office of an Urdu newspaper yesterday to protest against its editorials and articles critical of the cleric.
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Sonu Nigam Urges Government To Act Against Those Who Issue Fatwas
Singer Sonu Nigam's tweets against the use of loudspeakers for the azaan in mosques sparked a huge controversy last month
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Sonu Nigam Insists He'll Shave His Head, Says It's 'Symbolic'
Sonu Nigam addressed the media on the controversy over his tweets and said: "You have to fight the fanatics, you can't just hide and comment from Twitter"
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Sonu Nigam Says He'll Shave His Head, Tweets 'Keep 10 Lakhs Ready, Maulvi'
Sonu Nigam announced that he will shave his head in the afternoon, in response to a fatwa allegedly issued by a Muslim cleric in West Bengal
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Fatwa Against Tamil Actor-Politician Vijay Over Controversial Iftar Party
All India Muslim Jamaat president Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi has issued a fatwa against Tamil Nadu's actor-turned-politician Vijay, the President of the Tamil Nadu Vijay Karthik (TVK) party.
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Why Salman Rushdie Is Trending And The Controversy Behind The 36-Year Ban Of The Satanic Verses
The novel was banned in 1988 for content deemed offensive to Islam, and its publication led to global unrest, including violent attacks and a fatwa against Rushdie.
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Salman Rushdie Attacked: 5 Facts About The Controversial Author
Author Salman Rushdie, whose controversial writings made him the target of a fatwa, was stabbed on stage at an event on Friday in New York.
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Salman Rushdie Attacked: What Authors Wrote On Twitter
Salman Rushdie, the British author, was today attacked on stage during an event in New York. The author's controversial writings made him the target of a fatwa that forced him to move to the US.
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New Book Shows How Margaret Thatcher Protected Salman Rushdie In 1989
The latest biography of Margaret Thatcher sheds new light on the role played by the former British Prime Minister in protecting Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie after a fatwa was issued by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989 over the release of his controversial book 'The Satanic Verses''.
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Sacked After Attack On Urdu Daily, Kolkata's Fatwa Cleric Refuses To Go
Kolkata's Imam Noorur Barkati -- known for his controversial fatwas or religious decrees and closeness to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee -- was sacked from his post at the Tipu Sultan Mosque today.
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Attack On Kolkata's Urdu Daily For Criticising 'Fatwa' Cleric
A gang of around 20 men -- allegedly led by the son of a controversial Kolkata Imam who was recently in the eye of a storm over his use of a red beacon -- tried to storm the office of an Urdu newspaper yesterday to protest against its editorials and articles critical of the cleric.
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Sonu Nigam Urges Government To Act Against Those Who Issue Fatwas
Singer Sonu Nigam's tweets against the use of loudspeakers for the azaan in mosques sparked a huge controversy last month
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Sonu Nigam Insists He'll Shave His Head, Says It's 'Symbolic'
Sonu Nigam addressed the media on the controversy over his tweets and said: "You have to fight the fanatics, you can't just hide and comment from Twitter"
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Sonu Nigam Says He'll Shave His Head, Tweets 'Keep 10 Lakhs Ready, Maulvi'
Sonu Nigam announced that he will shave his head in the afternoon, in response to a fatwa allegedly issued by a Muslim cleric in West Bengal
