New Delhi: Salman Rushdie has written a memoir based on the time he spent hiding while under a fatwa that sentenced him to death in 1989. "For the first time he heard the word fatwa. His crime? To have written a novel called The Satanic Verses, which was accused of being 'against Islam, the Prophet and the Quran'," says his website. His novel 'The Satanic Verses' was accused by the...
02:15 PM, Apr 25, 2012
BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said has criticised Salman Rushdie for making comments on the Indian political situation. ...
11:10 AM, Mar 18, 2012
New Delhi: Two months after he was forced to skip a literary fest in Jaipur, controversial writer Salman Rushdie on Saturday night attended a function in New Delhi amid tight security. The controversial author of 'The Satanic Verses', which was banned in India owing to protest from a section of Muslims, attended the 'India Today Conclave' at Taj Palace attended by a select group invitees. He spoke at a session...
09:07 PM, Mar 17, 2012
Balrampur: Attacking the Samajwadi Party, BJP leader Uma Bharti said on Sunday that fatwas on religious lines for votes was dangerous for country's politics. Addressing an election rally in Balrampur, she alleged sensing their imminent defeat in the UP Assembly election, the SP and the Congress had resorted to communal politics. The Congress was talking about religion-based quota while the SP was getting fatwas issued from Muslim religious leaders, Bharti...
10:46 PM, Jan 29, 2012
Bhopal: As Madhya Pradesh government tries to create a world record on Thursday with thousands of students performing the yogic 'Surya Namaskar' exercise, Muslim leaders have equated it with idol worship and issued a fatwa against it. Leaders of the minority community have termed the move as un-Islamic and equated it with idol-worship, which is prohibited in Islam. They also issued a fatwa in this regard on Tuesday which was...
04:06 PM, Jan 11, 2012
Dubai: A special fatwa issued by a religious body here has permitted smokers to use nicotine patches during the month of Ramadan to deal with withdrawal symptoms, saying it does not violate the observance of fasting. The Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department (IACAD) here issues list of fatwas daily to help Muslims observe their fast in the right manner during Ramadan. "Nicotine patches, which can help smokers to deal...
11:37 AM, Aug 03, 2011
Akhtar says he doesn't know who sent him the e-mail. He said he's received threats via SMS earlier. ...
02:38 PM, May 15, 2010
Country's foremost Islamic seminary denies it asked Muslim women not to work along with men. ...
11:09 AM, May 13, 2010
On
Face The Nation , CNN-IBN speaks to Islamic scholars and women's rights activists on the issue. ...
11:27 PM, May 12, 2010
A fatwa has been issued against the Pakistani cricketer by the Shahi Imam of the Tipu Sultan mosque in Kolkata. ...
05:41 PM, Apr 06, 2010
Tahir ul-Qadri has promoted peace and interfaith dialogue for 30 years. ...
10:38 PM, Mar 02, 2010
At Jama Masjid, Betul Bazar - the Imam and others joined the
Vande Mataram rally. ...
11:20 PM, Nov 09, 2009
Minority Affairs Minister says seminary raking up non-issue. ...
03:54 PM, Nov 05, 2009
Ulemas argue that to bow before mother or nation is un-Islamic. ...
07:46 AM, Nov 04, 2009
Party objects to Congress leaders attending seminary's function. ...
06:35 PM, Nov 03, 2009
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