Muslims

Hathras Controversy: AMU To Extend Tenure Of "Terminated" Doctors

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 22, 2020

The Aligarh Muslim University has agreed to extend the tenure of two Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College doctors, whose services were allegedly "terminated" for their remarks in connection with the case of alleged gang-rape and death of a Dalit woman in Hathras.

Saad al-Hariri Renamed Lebanon PM A Year After Stepping Down Amid Protests

World News | Reuters | Thursday October 22, 2020

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun designated Sunni Muslim politician Saad al-Hariri as prime minister on Thursday to form a new government to tackle the worst crisis since the country's 1975-1990 civil war.

Nawaz Sharif's Brother Shehbaz Sharif Sent To Jail In Money Laundering Case

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 20, 2020

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif was sent to jail on Tuesday in a money laundering case.

After Nawaz Sharif's Daughter's Fiery Speech, Her Husband ''Arrested''

World News | ANI | Monday October 19, 2020

Police has "arrested" Safdar Awan, the husband of Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, from the hotel they were staying in Karachi, hours after the PML-N vice-president lashed out at Prime Minister Imran Khan and the PTI government at second power show of 11-party opposition alliance People''s Democratic Movement (PDM) which was ...

"Something Close" To Genocide In China's Xinjiang: US Security Adviser

World News | Reuters | Saturday October 17, 2020

The U.S. national security adviser said on Friday that China was perpetrating "something close to" a genocide with its treatment of Muslims in its Xinjiang region.

Court Seeks Centre's Reply On Plea Against Punishment For Triple Talaq Pronouncement

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 16, 2020

The Delhi High Court has sought the Centre's reply on a plea seeking to declare as unconstitutional the provision penalising a Muslim husband for pronouncing ''talaq'' upon his wife.

"Disbanded Muslim Regiment A Lie": Veterans Write To PM, President

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Sreenivasan Jain; Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday October 15, 2020

A widely circulated social media post denigrating India's Muslim soldiers may adversely affect the armed forces' morale, besides fuelling communal hatred in the country, a group of 120 retired officers have warned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind.

Imran Khan Government "Would Go Home" Before January, Says Maryam Nawaz

World News | ANI | Tuesday October 13, 2020

Pakistani Muslim League (Nawaz) [PML(N)] vice president Maryam Nawaz on Monday said that the Prime Minister Imran Khan Government "would go home" before January days before the opposition holds its first power show in a campaign to oust the incumbent government.

BJP's Progressive Policies Drew Me: Triple Talaq Activist On Joining Party

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 11, 2020

Shayara Bano, who was the first to move the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of triple talaq, on Sunday said it was the BJP''s progressive approach towards Muslim women that had motivated her to join the party.

Influential Pak Cleric Shot Dead In Karachi: Reports

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 11, 2020

An influential Pakistani Sunni Muslim cleric was shot dead along with his driver by unidentified attackers in Karachi city, according to media reports.

"Shameful Truth": Rahul Gandhi Slams Yogi Adityanath Over Hathras Case

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Sunday October 11, 2020

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who had visited Hathras in Uttar Pradesh last week amid outrage over the alleged gang rape of a 20-year-old woman, this morning attacked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a tweet. The brutal torture of the 20-year-old Dalit woman has triggered nationwide outrage; she died at a hospital in Delhi last month.

Aligarh Muslim University Reschedules Admission Test, Tests Start On November 1

Education | Edited by Mridusmita Deka | Friday October 9, 2020

AMU Entrance Test: Aligarh Muslim University will conduct the entrance tests for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the university from November 1.

Netflix Indicted by Texas Grand Jury Over French Film Cuties

Reuters | Wednesday October 7, 2020

Netflix has been indicted in the conservative southern US state of Texas for screening the French film "Cuties," which has been accused of hypersexualising young girls and depicting children in a lewd manner.

Ministerial Panel Advised Changes In Sudarshan TV Programme: Top Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday October 5, 2020

A ministerial committee has advised changes in the hugely controversial "UPSC Jihad" programme of private channel Sudarshan News TV, the Supreme Court said today. The changes apply to telecast of further episodes of the programme, which showed episodes on Muslims "infiltrating government services".

Mecca Reopens For Limited "Umrah" Pilgrimage

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday October 4, 2020

Mask-clad Muslims circled Islam's holiest site along socially distanced paths on Sunday, as Saudi authorities partially resumed the year-round umrah pilgrimage amid extensive health precautions after seven-month coronavirus hiatus.