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Police Scotland make hijab part of official uniform

There are currently six female Muslim officers working for Police Scotland - but none of them wear the hijab either on duty or outside the force.

Aug 24, 2016, 17:52 PM IST

Hate crime: Hijab-clad mother-daughter assaulted, called 'ISIS' in US

A hijab-clad mother-daughter duo was assaulted, spit at and called 'ISIS' by a woman here in an alleged hate crime incident, the latest in the US amid growing concerns over rising Islamophobic rhetoric.

Aug 16, 2016, 13:54 PM IST

Meet 13-year-old Muslim girl who wants to hoist tri-colour at Lal Chowk on August 15

A 13-year-old Muslim girl in Gujarat`s Ahmedabad city has vowed to unfurl the national flag at Srinagar`s Lal Chowk on Independence Day.

Aug 11, 2016, 09:17 AM IST

Hindu men vandalize Rawana idol in UP's Greater Noida, FIR filed

A criminal case has been registered against some Hindu holy men after they allegedly vandalized a Rawana idol in a temple here.

Aug 10, 2016, 20:42 PM IST

What happened when PM Modi's convoy got surrounded by hundreds of Muslim men in Bhabhar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday visited Bhabhar, Madhya Pradesh the birthplace and vilage of revolutionary leader Chandrashekhar Azad, thereby becoming the first ever Indian PM to visit the birth place of the late freedom fighter. 

Aug 10, 2016, 19:33 PM IST

New Darul Uloom fatwas: Wearing wig during namaz, shaving others' beards un-Islamic

Muslim seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has advised the Muslim to shun wigs while offering namaz and said that shaving or trimming one's beard is 'un-Islamic'.

Aug 09, 2016, 20:50 PM IST

UK man sentenced for 'offending' Muslims on police Facebook page

In an unusual case in the UK, an online troll was sentenced to 180 hours of unpaid work and a 12-month community order for posting "grossly offensive" anti-Muslim comments on a police Facebook page.

Aug 09, 2016, 20:02 PM IST

JuD chief Hafiz Saeed appeals all Muslim nations to boycott India over Kashmir issue

Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed attacked UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon over Kashmir issue.

Aug 08, 2016, 19:19 PM IST

Muslim woman fired for wearing hijab in US - Details of what happened with her

In a case of alleged discrimination in the US, a young Muslim woman was fired from her job at a dental clinic for wearing a hijab as her employer wanted to keep a "neutral environment" in office.

Aug 07, 2016, 16:34 PM IST

Belgium police attack: Man yelling 'Allahu Akbar!' wounds two police officers with machete

A machete-wielding man yelling "Allahu Akbar!" (God is greatest) injured two female police officers before being fatally shot in the Belgian city of Charleroi on Saturday, in what the prime minister said appeared to be a terrorist act.

Aug 07, 2016, 09:17 AM IST

Fatwa issued against Pokemon Go, Dargah Aala Hazrat says it may provoke people to enter holy places

Bareilly's religious shrine Dargah Aala Hazrat on Saturday issued a fatwa against the 'Pokemon Go' saying the trend spells danger for its players. 

Aug 06, 2016, 17:16 PM IST

Hindu doctor fatally shot dead in Pakistan's Karachi

A 56-year-old Hindu doctor has been fatally shot outside his clinic in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, in what is being described as a 'religiously motivated murder'.

Aug 06, 2016, 11:55 AM IST

MP: Two arrested for assaulting Muslim women over suspicion of carrying beef

Two women were on Wednesday arrested for their alleged involvement in beating two Muslim women at Mandsaur railway station on suspicion of carrying beef which later turned out to be calf meat, police said.

Aug 03, 2016, 16:47 PM IST

Karnataka: 13 more Sri Rama Sene activists held for raid at school over 'forced' Urdu, Arabic classes

Thirteen more Sri Rama Sene activists were on Tuesday arrested in connection with the 'raid' on a school here over alleged forcible teaching of Urdu and Arabic languages, taking the total of arrests in the case to 16, police said.

Aug 03, 2016, 00:03 AM IST

BIG CATCH! Bihar woman Yasmeen arrested from Delhi airport; was going to Kabul to join ISIS?

It seems, this is a big catch for police in connection with terrorism cases!

Aug 02, 2016, 13:39 PM IST

Trump has sacrificed nothing: father of Pak-origin US soldier

The father of a Pakistani- origin Muslim American soldier, who was killed in the Iraq war, on Friday lambasted Donald Trump for disrespecting minorities and "sowing division", saying the Republican presidential nominee has "sacrificed nothing" for the country.

Jul 29, 2016, 11:05 AM IST

Mandsaur Muslim women assault case: Four accused held as victims narrate tale of horror

A preliminary investigation later proved it was buffalo meat.

Jul 28, 2016, 20:10 PM IST

Turkey has intelligence cleric Gulen could flee United States: Minister

Turkey is receiving intelligence that the Muslim cleric it blames for orchestrating a coup attempt this month could flee his residence in the United States, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Thursday.

Jul 28, 2016, 15:18 PM IST

Italy expels imam who named daughter Jihad

Italian authorities have deported on national security grounds a radical Moroccan cleric who called one of his daughters Jihad.

Jul 27, 2016, 20:52 PM IST