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Nothing Defeats like Defeat: Liberals thought they were using Islamic extremism to retain power, they received a rude shock

K Bhattacharjee - 31 December, 2019

In the aftermath of a defeat, people are prone to making mistakes that could trap them in a vicious cycle of defeat. A similar pattern is unfolding before our eyes with the anti-CAA protests

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Malaysian university question paper refers to radical Islamist preacher Zakir Naik as ‘icon of Islamic world’, asks why he is not allowed to preach

OpIndia Staff - 30 December, 2019

Malaysian university initiates probe after controversy over its question referring to Zakir Naik as ‘icon of Islamic world’

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Tamil Nadu: Dalit villagers deny media reports of converting to Islam after wall collapse incident which left 17 dead

OpIndia Staff - 30 December, 2019

Days after media had reported that 3,000 Dalits in Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu, converted to Islam, the villagers have denied these reports.

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Aligarh: Jamia Urdu registrar and OSD accused of threatening to kill an employee if he does not convert to Islam, case registered

OpIndia Staff - 30 December, 2019

Kamal Singh, who works as gardener supervisor at Jamia Urdu Aligarh, has accused the educational institute's registrar and officer on special duty (OSD) of trying to forcefully convert his religion to Islam.

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Pakistanis accuse Twitter user of blasphemy for questioning polygamy of the Prophet, call for her public execution

OpIndia Staff - 29 December, 2019

Pakistani Twitter users are tagging PM Imran Khan asking for execution of a woman accusing her of blasphemy

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Rajasthan: Muslims burn Ajmer Dargah Diwan’s effigies after he asked them not to fear CAA, Sarwar Chisty demands act be repealed

OpIndia Staff - 28 December, 2019

Muslims, including the Khadims of Ajmer Dargah, joined the rally against CAA

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China plans to rewrite Quran and the Bible, Islamic organisation in Malaysia threatens China to ‘not cross the redline’

OpIndia Staff - 26 December, 2019

The Communist government of China has decided to rewrite the Bible and the Quran to fit socialist values.

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Mangaluru anti-CAA riots: Bricks brought in trucks to hurl at police, Kerala link suspected, Police receive over 1000 CCTV footages from public

OpIndia Staff - 25 December, 2019

Over 1000 CCTV footages have been given to Mangaluru police to help them identify anti-CAA rioters

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After ignoring China on Uyghur issue, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation expresses ‘concern’ over CAA, SC judgement on Ram Mandir

OpIndia Staff - 25 December, 2019

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said it was "closely" watching the recent developments in India, including Parliament passing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the verdict in the Ayodhya case.

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