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Islamic Scholar Sentenced To 56 Years Of Imprisonment For Sexual Assault Of Minor
An elderly man was convicted and sentenced by a Kerala court to a cumulative of 56 years imprisonment for repeated aggravated sexual assault of a minor boy who went to the convict for Islamic classes.
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Aligarh Muslim University Drops 2 Islamic Scholars' Works From Syllabus Over "Objectionable Content"
The Aligarh Muslim University has removed the works of 20th century Islamic authors Abul Ala al-Maududi and Sayyid Qutub from the syllabus of Islamic Studies Department following claims that the content was objectionable.
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Islamic Scholars To Decide Role Of Women In Afghanistan, Says Taliban
A senior Taliban leader has said that the role of women in Afghanistan, including their right to work and education and how they should dress, would ultimately be decided by a council of Islamic scholars.
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Prominent Islamic Scholar, Facing Rape Charges, Hospitalised In France
Prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who was remanded in custody in France on rape charges earlier in the month, has been hospitalised due to multiple sclerosis, his support group said Saturday.
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Haj Stampede: Prominent Indian Scholar Reported Missing
A prominent Indian Islamic scholar, who was in Mina to perform Haj, has been reported missing since the deadly stampede broke out, the worst incident in 25 years to strike the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia that had claimed the lives of at least 45 Indians.
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Bombay court allows Muslim scholar to hold meetings
The Bombay High Court has granted conditional permission to Pakistani-born Canadian Islamic scholar Maulana Tahirul Qadri to hold public meetings in the city, an official said Thursday. Justice VM Kanade and Justice PD Kode directed that the maulana must restrict his speeches only to spiritual and religious matters and not digress to any other cont...
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Militants kill top Islamic scholar in Pakistan
Militants on Saturday shot dead prominent religious scholar and Swat Islamic University Vice-Chancellor Farooq Khan and his aide in Pakistan's troubled northwest, police and witnesses said.The attack was carried out by three men armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles.The gunmen came to the clinic of Khan, who was a psychiatrist, in Mardan city, loca...
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Cleric paid the price for being Muslim?
After more than a day at Delhi's Tihar jail, and intense humiliation, Nurul Huda, an Islamic scholar is now a free man. After the Home Ministry intervened, Huda, who was offloaded from an Emirates flight has had non-bailable charges against him dropped. A fellow passenger on the flight felt Huda, who is bearded and was wearing a skull cap was a pot...
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Arab scholars condemn 26/11 attacks, back India
Islamic scholars and clergymen, mainly from the Arab world, on Sunday endorsed support to India's fight against terrorism.
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Islamic Scholar Sentenced To 56 Years Of Imprisonment For Sexual Assault Of Minor
An elderly man was convicted and sentenced by a Kerala court to a cumulative of 56 years imprisonment for repeated aggravated sexual assault of a minor boy who went to the convict for Islamic classes.
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Aligarh Muslim University Drops 2 Islamic Scholars' Works From Syllabus Over "Objectionable Content"
The Aligarh Muslim University has removed the works of 20th century Islamic authors Abul Ala al-Maududi and Sayyid Qutub from the syllabus of Islamic Studies Department following claims that the content was objectionable.
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Islamic Scholars To Decide Role Of Women In Afghanistan, Says Taliban
A senior Taliban leader has said that the role of women in Afghanistan, including their right to work and education and how they should dress, would ultimately be decided by a council of Islamic scholars.
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Prominent Islamic Scholar, Facing Rape Charges, Hospitalised In France
Prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who was remanded in custody in France on rape charges earlier in the month, has been hospitalised due to multiple sclerosis, his support group said Saturday.
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Haj Stampede: Prominent Indian Scholar Reported Missing
A prominent Indian Islamic scholar, who was in Mina to perform Haj, has been reported missing since the deadly stampede broke out, the worst incident in 25 years to strike the annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia that had claimed the lives of at least 45 Indians.
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Bombay court allows Muslim scholar to hold meetings
The Bombay High Court has granted conditional permission to Pakistani-born Canadian Islamic scholar Maulana Tahirul Qadri to hold public meetings in the city, an official said Thursday. Justice VM Kanade and Justice PD Kode directed that the maulana must restrict his speeches only to spiritual and religious matters and not digress to any other cont...
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Militants kill top Islamic scholar in Pakistan
Militants on Saturday shot dead prominent religious scholar and Swat Islamic University Vice-Chancellor Farooq Khan and his aide in Pakistan's troubled northwest, police and witnesses said.The attack was carried out by three men armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles.The gunmen came to the clinic of Khan, who was a psychiatrist, in Mardan city, loca...
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Cleric paid the price for being Muslim?
After more than a day at Delhi's Tihar jail, and intense humiliation, Nurul Huda, an Islamic scholar is now a free man. After the Home Ministry intervened, Huda, who was offloaded from an Emirates flight has had non-bailable charges against him dropped. A fellow passenger on the flight felt Huda, who is bearded and was wearing a skull cap was a pot...
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Arab scholars condemn 26/11 attacks, back India
Islamic scholars and clergymen, mainly from the Arab world, on Sunday endorsed support to India's fight against terrorism.
