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Opinion | 14 Years On, The Arab Spring Morphs Into An Islamic Winter
All that one can safely say at this stage about the impact of the Arab Spring phenomenon is that it has shown a harsh mirror to the various stakeholders and made them aware of the limits of their respective powers.
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38 Killed, Dozen Injured In Latest Attack On Shia Muslims In Pakistan
At least 38 people have died in Pakistan's restive northwest province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa after gunmen fired indiscriminately in two separate incidents of sectarian violence targeting Shia Muslims.
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Eid Milad-Un Nabi 2023: When And Why Is The Festival Celebrated
Eid Milad-un-Nabi is celebrated on different days by the Shia and the Sunni sects.
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Muharram 2020: Know The Significance, 12 Islamic Months And Their Meaning
Muharram 2020: It was on this day that Prophet Muhammad went from Mecca to Medina. Both Shia and Sunni Muslims mourn on Muharram as the Prophet's grandson Hussain Ibn Ali died on this day. Many also observe partial fast as part of the mourning. Muslims belonging to the Shia sect often wear black clothes on Muharram.
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UP Shia, Sunni Boards Ask People Not To Visit Graveyards On Shab-E-Barat
Muslim clerics have asked people in Uttar Pradesh not to visit graveyards on the forthcoming occasion of Shab-e-Barat in view of the lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
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What UP Shia Board Claims It Would Do If It Got 5 Acre Land In Ayodhya
The Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board on Wednesday said that had the 5 acres of land allotted for the Sunni Central Waqf Board been given to them, they would have constructed a Ram temple in Ayodhya.
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Give Us Ayodhya Plot For Hospital If Sunni Board Rejects It: Shia Board
The Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board Wednesday said it would ask the government to give it the five-acre plot that the Supreme Court ordered should be allotted for building a mosque, if the Shia board rejects the offer.
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Muharram 2019: 10 Things To Know About The Day Of Ashura
Muharram is a period of intense grief and mourning for Shia Muslims. The mourners congregate at a mosque for sorrowful poetic recitations. Some Shia Muslims observe the mourning with blood donation. Sunni Muslims commemorate the day through voluntary fasting. While fasting during the month of Ramadan became obligatory, the fast of Ashura was made n...
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Muslims Are Ram's Descendants, Should Help Build Temple: Giriraj Singh
A few days after right-wing ideologue Mohan Bhagwat claimed that all Indians are Hindu by identity, Union Minister Giriraj Singh today asked Muslims to help construct a Ram temple in Ayodhya because they are "descendants of Lord Ram and not Mughal Emperor Babur".
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In UP, Shia, Sunni Muslims Stand Shoulder To Shoulder For Eid Prayers
Bakrid was celebrated with fervour and enthusiasm across the country today. The highlight of the celebrations in Uttar Pradesh, however, were the joint prayers offered by the Shia and Sunni sects in Lucknow. Shia and Sunni Muslims stood shoulder to shoulder and offered joint namaz led by a Sunni imam at the Shia Imambara in the morning.
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Opinion | 14 Years On, The Arab Spring Morphs Into An Islamic Winter
All that one can safely say at this stage about the impact of the Arab Spring phenomenon is that it has shown a harsh mirror to the various stakeholders and made them aware of the limits of their respective powers.
-
38 Killed, Dozen Injured In Latest Attack On Shia Muslims In Pakistan
At least 38 people have died in Pakistan's restive northwest province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa after gunmen fired indiscriminately in two separate incidents of sectarian violence targeting Shia Muslims.
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Eid Milad-Un Nabi 2023: When And Why Is The Festival Celebrated
Eid Milad-un-Nabi is celebrated on different days by the Shia and the Sunni sects.
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Muharram 2020: Know The Significance, 12 Islamic Months And Their Meaning
Muharram 2020: It was on this day that Prophet Muhammad went from Mecca to Medina. Both Shia and Sunni Muslims mourn on Muharram as the Prophet's grandson Hussain Ibn Ali died on this day. Many also observe partial fast as part of the mourning. Muslims belonging to the Shia sect often wear black clothes on Muharram.
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UP Shia, Sunni Boards Ask People Not To Visit Graveyards On Shab-E-Barat
Muslim clerics have asked people in Uttar Pradesh not to visit graveyards on the forthcoming occasion of Shab-e-Barat in view of the lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
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What UP Shia Board Claims It Would Do If It Got 5 Acre Land In Ayodhya
The Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board on Wednesday said that had the 5 acres of land allotted for the Sunni Central Waqf Board been given to them, they would have constructed a Ram temple in Ayodhya.
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Give Us Ayodhya Plot For Hospital If Sunni Board Rejects It: Shia Board
The Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board Wednesday said it would ask the government to give it the five-acre plot that the Supreme Court ordered should be allotted for building a mosque, if the Shia board rejects the offer.
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Muharram 2019: 10 Things To Know About The Day Of Ashura
Muharram is a period of intense grief and mourning for Shia Muslims. The mourners congregate at a mosque for sorrowful poetic recitations. Some Shia Muslims observe the mourning with blood donation. Sunni Muslims commemorate the day through voluntary fasting. While fasting during the month of Ramadan became obligatory, the fast of Ashura was made n...
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Muslims Are Ram's Descendants, Should Help Build Temple: Giriraj Singh
A few days after right-wing ideologue Mohan Bhagwat claimed that all Indians are Hindu by identity, Union Minister Giriraj Singh today asked Muslims to help construct a Ram temple in Ayodhya because they are "descendants of Lord Ram and not Mughal Emperor Babur".
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In UP, Shia, Sunni Muslims Stand Shoulder To Shoulder For Eid Prayers
Bakrid was celebrated with fervour and enthusiasm across the country today. The highlight of the celebrations in Uttar Pradesh, however, were the joint prayers offered by the Shia and Sunni sects in Lucknow. Shia and Sunni Muslims stood shoulder to shoulder and offered joint namaz led by a Sunni imam at the Shia Imambara in the morning.
