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‘Widows should remain at home and pray’: Muslim cleric from pro-CPI(M) Sunni faction in Kerala over viral video of a woman’s Manali trip

Jinit Jain - 21 February, 2025

A prominent Muslim cleric in Kerala took offence at a Muslim widow enjoying her vacation trip to Manali with her daughters.

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Pakistan: Death toll in ongoing Shia-Sunni clashes in Kurram reaches 130, violence continues on 11th day despite ceasefire agreement

ANI - 1 December, 2024

The death toll in ongoing tribal clashes in Pakistan's Kurram district has risen to 130, with at least six more fatalities and eight more injuries reported on Sunday

World

Pakistan: Two days after attack on passenger vehicles killed dozens of Shias, fresh sectarian violence in Kurram leaves 15 dead

ANI - 23 November, 2024

Police in Kurram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan said that at least 15 people have been killed and at least 25 people injured in fresh sectarian clashes

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Pakistan: Shias and Sunnis kill each other over land dispute, more than 37 dead so far

OpIndia Staff - 28 September, 2024

The Kurram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan has a long history of violent clashes between the two sects of Islam.

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Ujjain: Muslims protest Afsar Khan over a social media post depicting namazis praying during Muharram as pigs

OpIndia Staff - 8 July, 2024

A Muslim youth uploaded an online post depicting namazis praying during Muharram as pigs, seemingly to mock the Shia community, a sect within the Muslim community that chiefly observes the festival.

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Pakistan to decide on banning social media for a week during Muharram so that Shias and Sunnis don’t read abuses thrown at each other

OpIndia Staff - 6 July, 2024

Earlier in February, the Shehbaz Sharif government had shut down X after the Election Commission of Pakistan raised allegations of tampering with general election results.

Opinions

Oil and Islam: What made Saudi Arabia course correct to become ‘moderate’, and why ‘old school’ Islamists in Indian subcontinent are upset with Crown...

Gopal Tiwari - 15 September, 2023

The transformation of Saudi Arabia under the leadership of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is a profound shift from its conservative past to a more modern and economically diversified nation. This transformation, marked by social and economic reforms, has sparked both global attention and internal opposition

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Clashes erupt between Shia and Sunni Muslims during Muharram in Varanasi, Islamists raise ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans, pelt stones

OpIndia Staff - 29 July, 2023

Muslims belonging to the Shia and the Sunni community clashed with each other during a Tazia procession on the occasion of Muharram in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

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Sunni leader slams pledge, taken during Kerala govt’s ‘gender campaign’, to give equal property rights to women, calls it violation of Muslim rights, Quran

OpIndia Staff - 3 December, 2022

Cleric of Kerala's influential Muslim body 'Samastha' voiced his opinion against a vow which was administered to Kudumbashree volunteers stating that Muslim women shall have equal legal rights to their father's estate

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