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Kerala love jihad case: Hadiya says 'I want freedom', Supreme Court asks her to resume studies

Shafin Jahan had challenged the Kerala High Court order of May nullifying his marriage with Hadiya.

Nov 27, 2017, 16:36 PM IST

Hadiya says no one forced her to convert to Islam, father's lawyer denies to accept remark

While Hadiya on Saturday said that she was not forced to convert to Islam, her father's lawyer is denying to accept her statement on face value.

Nov 26, 2017, 16:28 PM IST

Is it love or terror? How love jihad probe was conducted in Kerala

Over the past 28 months, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has picked up dozens of interfaith couples in the southern state of Kerala to question them about their marriages.

Nov 26, 2017, 13:57 PM IST

'I am a Muslim, no one forced me to convert to Islam,' says Kerala 'love jihad victim' Hadiya

Hadiya will be produced before the Supreme Court in connection with the Kerela 'love jihad' case on November 27.

Nov 25, 2017, 17:02 PM IST

Bill to scrap minimum age for marriage of Muslim girls stirs outrage in Iraq

A proposal in Iraq's Parliament to scrap the minimum age for Muslim girls to marry has stirred outrage among critics who view it as a licence "to rape children".

Nov 23, 2017, 09:30 AM IST

Husband forces ex-model to convert to Islam, marries another woman

A former model based in Mumbai has alleged that her Muslim husband assaulted her and forced to convert to Islam.

Nov 18, 2017, 09:19 AM IST

Muslims, by and large, not opposing Ram temple in Ayodhya: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar is in Ayodhya to mediate and resolve the Ram Temple dispute.

Nov 16, 2017, 16:56 PM IST

Pakistan minister demands non-Muslim guards for his protection

Provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has reportedly been facing threats since he said during an interview that there were only minor differences between Muslims and Ahmadis.

Nov 14, 2017, 16:23 PM IST

AMU sanskrit professor's talaq to wife on WhatsApp: 'Is this how educated people act,' ask woman activists

Several women activists lashed out at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) professor who recently gave triple talaq to his wife via WhatsApp and text message, despite Supreme Court declaring the practice illegal. 

Nov 13, 2017, 09:39 AM IST

Zakir Naik's permanent residency hints at top-level support for hardline Islam in Malaysia

When Zakir Naik emerged from a prominent Malaysian mosque last month fans swarmed about him, seeking selfies with the Indian Muslim televangelist whose hardline views have sparked a criminal investigation back in his home country.

Nov 02, 2017, 17:07 PM IST

Bangladesh eyes sterilisation to curb population in overcrowded Rohingya camps

Bangladesh is planning to introduce voluntary sterilisation in its overcrowded Rohingya camps, where nearly a million refugees are fighting for space, after efforts to encourage birth control faile

Oct 28, 2017, 09:43 AM IST

What is it to be a Muslim in UK? White woman wears burqa for a week to find out

What is it to be a Muslim in the UK amid rising cases of Islamophobia?

Oct 24, 2017, 09:49 AM IST

26 killed in latest central Africa clashes: United Nations

At least 26 people were killed during clashes in a southeast region of the Central African Republic where the government has struggled to assert its authority, the UN's peacekeeping force in the country said on Friday. 

Oct 21, 2017, 05:57 AM IST

Rajasthan: Police hunt men accused of killing Muslim folk singer

Indian police said Thursday they were still hunting for two men suspected of murdering a Muslim folk singer because his performance angered a Hindu priest, sparking communal tensions.

Oct 12, 2017, 23:26 PM IST

200 Muslims flee Rajasthan village after singer allegedly killed over a song

Trouble erupted in Dantal village near the India-Pakistan border on September 27, when a Hindu priest accused folk singer Ahmad Khan of making mistakes while reciting hymns

Oct 11, 2017, 13:18 PM IST

Kerala love-jihad case: Women say they were lured, brainwashed, converted to Islam

The National Investigation Agency (NIA), that is probing 90 cases of inter-faith marriages in Kerala, received testimonies from two women who have claimed to have been lured and converted to Islam. 

Oct 11, 2017, 08:05 AM IST

Drop Muslim and Hindu from names of BHU, AMU, recommends UGC panel

Centrally funded universities are secular institutions but such words related to religion in their names do not reflect that character, a UGC panel member said.

Oct 09, 2017, 13:06 PM IST

Women above 45 years may not need a male relative for Haj anymore

The Centre has also decided to abolish the subsidy for Haj pilgrims in accordance with a Supreme Court order. 

Oct 08, 2017, 08:18 AM IST

Kerala woman who converted to Islam claims 'Muslim friends misguided her'

From a woman clad in hijab in July to appearing with a bindi and kumkum on her forehead now, she said that she was told that 'it was stupid to worship a stone, an idol."

Sep 23, 2017, 14:21 PM IST