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'Woman is a delicate flower, they're responsible for?childbearing...': Iran Supreme Leader
World | December 19, 2024 13:57 ISTKhamenei's depiction of women as "flowers" feels disingenuous. While the statement appears to honour women's dignity and contributions, the reality for women in Iran is one of repression and severe restrictions.
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Pakistan doctor accused of blasphemy killed in ‘fake encounter’ by police: Sindh home minister
World | September 26, 2024 23:34 ISTDr. Shahnawaz Kunbhar, a medical doctor accused of sharing blasphemous posts on social media, was shot and killed on September 19 during an alleged gun battle with police in the Mirpurkhas area of Sindh province.
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Pakistan: 23 arrested for lynching, hanging man in public on allegations of Quran desecration
World | June 23, 2024 23:52 ISTIn the second case of blasphemy-related death, a tourist was lynched and hanged in public by an enraged mob in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on allegations of Quran desecration. The mob also set fire to the Madyan police station and a vehicle and dragged Mohammad Ismail, 40, through the town.
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Pakistan: Violent mob kills man for desecrating Quran, 2nd incident of blasphemy killing in a month
World | June 21, 2024 12:03 ISTA man was fatally attacked by an enraged mob over allegations of desecrating the Holy Quran in the picturesque Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northwest Pakistan. This was the second such incident in a month.
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Pakistan 'blasphemy': Mob burns down houses and beats a Christian over alleged desecration of Quran
World | May 26, 2024 11:33 ISTHundreds of Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the pages of Islam's holy book, ransacking and burning his house and beating him before police officers rescued the man and his father.
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'No greater book in world than Quran, should be included in NCERT: SP MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq
Uttar Pradesh | November 26, 2023 9:08 ISTSamajwadi Party MP from Sambhal, Shafiqur Rahman Barq, has once again made headlines with his statement. He expressed that the Quran Sharif is the greatest book in the world and should be included in the NCERT.
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Sweden: Woman detained for interrupting Quran-burning protest by activist
World | August 19, 2023 8:25 ISTThe woman sprayed an anti-Islam activist with a fire extinguisher as he staged a Quran-burning protest. A video of the incident showed the woman running to Salwan Momika and spraying white powder towards him. She was then intercepted by plainclothes police officers who led her away.
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Quran row: Denmark to make desecration of religious books illegal, says foreign minister
World | July 31, 2023 9:43 ISTWhile maintaining the importance of freedom of expression, Denmark's government strongly condemned the incident, saying they don't represent Danish values.
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Sweden Quran burning: Angry mob storm into Swedish embassy in Baghdad | VIDEO
World | July 20, 2023 8:55 ISTThe videos showed demonstrators at the diplomatic post waving flags and signs showing the influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada Sadr.
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Pakistan govt announces countrywide protests over 'desecration of Holy Quran' in Sweden
World | July 05, 2023 8:39 ISTThe Pakistani government also stated that it would convene a joint session of the Pakistani parliament on July 6 to develop a national policy on the topic and represent public opinion through the parliamentary process.
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Allahabad High Court on Prabhas' Adipurush controversy: 'Should not touch the Quran or Bible...'
June 29, 2023 11:30 ISTAdipurush controversy: The Lucknow bench of the high court, which was hearing a petition seeking a ban on the film, asked why such movies are made on the Ramayana, Quran or Bible when they disturb religious feelings.
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College student in Kashmir wins hearts, handwrites the Quran
India | April 02, 2023 10:16 ISTSalima attributes her passion for writing the Holy Book to the religious atmosphere in her home and her family’s emphasis on studying and mastering the Holy Quran.
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Young Kashmiri girl handwrites Holy Quran in four months after memorising it
Trending | March 24, 2023 13:01 ISTSalima, a little girl from Kashmir, wrote the Holy Quran in such beautiful handwriting that it looks like it was written by a computer.
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Cong distances itself from Shivraj Patil's comment on Bhagavad Gita, 'Jihad'
India | October 21, 2022 23:41 ISTParty General Secretary Jairam Ramesh while citing Nehru said that the comments by Patil were unacceptable.
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Apple removes Quran app in China after request from officials
India | October 15, 2021 19:54 ISTQuran Majeed is available across the world on the App Store, and has nearly 150,000 reviews. However, Apple removed the app at the request of Chinese officials, allegedly for hosting illegal religious texts, the company said.
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Hindu artisans carve Quran verses on a mosque gate in Meerut
News | July 19, 2021 18:35 ISTThese three men are Vinod, Pappu and Dharamveer. They have been tirelessly working to finish the task of restoring the Shahi Jama Mosque in Meerut city.
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SC dismisses former Shia Waqf Board chairman Waseem Rizvi's plea seeking removal of 26 verses from
India | April 12, 2021 14:31 ISTSenior Advocate RK Raizada, appearing for Rizvi, told the court that his client was confining the prayer to the regulation of Madrassa education.
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'Want to bring uniformity': Himanta Biswa Sarma on closure of Madrasas in Assam
News | October 14, 2020 22:10 ISTAssam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state-run madrasas will either be converted into regular schools or they will be shut down, after teachers are transferred to schools.
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'Quran' cannot be taught at the cost of govt money: Himanta Sarma on madrassas shut down in Assam
India | October 14, 2020 9:04 ISTAssam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that if the state government is bearing the cost of teaching the Quran in madrassas, then Bible and Bhagavad Gita should also be taught by the government.
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25 ton-Quran to be auctioned at container terminal in Kochi
India | January 10, 2020 19:58 IST?A consignment of the Holy Quran weighing 25 tonnes sent from Saudi Arabia six months ago is going to be auctioned at the International Transshipment Container Terminal here after the importer, a College in Malappuram, expressed inability to pay the Rs 8 lakh customs duty, official sources said.
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