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Not clerics, only govt can declare 'jehad', 'fatwa': Pak minister

Only the government has the right to declare 'jihad' and 'fatwa' and no one else can, Pakistan's Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has said.

Oct 07, 2017, 09:24 AM IST

42 clerics in Assam issue fatwa against 16-year-old singer Nahid Afreen

42 clerics in Assam have issued a fatwa against upcoming singer Nahid Afreen asking her to stop performing in public.

Mar 15, 2017, 10:17 AM IST

Iran's new parliament has more women than clerics

The outcome saw them outnumber their conservative rivals many hardliners lost seats for the first time since 2004 and capped a remarkable comeback for reformists after years of isolation.

May 01, 2016, 16:21 PM IST