Islam
- India
Hijab row: Will try to win hearts of “misguided” Muslim girl students: Edu Minister
Bengaluru: With the Karnataka High Court upholding the state government’s decision on restrictions on hijab inside classrooms, the Primary and Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh on Tuesday said we will try…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Raif Badawi released but serves 10-year travel ban
Freed blogger Raif Badawi will be serving a 10- year travel ban, officials in Saudi Arabia said. The blogger was arrested in 2012 on charges of “insulting Islam” and recently released on…
- India
BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj demands law against hijab
Unnao (Uttar Pradesh): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Unnao, Sakshi Maharaj, on Wednesday demanded a law to ban the wearing of hijab across the country. He also slammed the Opposition for…
- Television News
Bigg Boss 11’s Mehjabi Siddiqui quits showbiz to follow religious path, ‘Will always wear hijab’
Mumbai: Actress Mehjabi Siddiqui, who participated in Salman Khan-hosted Bigg Boss 11, recently announced that she has quit entertainment industry. Taking to Instagram, she said that she is leaving the glamorous world…
- Featured News
Hijab issue in India is not going to be resolved as there is no political will to end it
Wafa Sultana Exactly ten years ago, members of Karnataka Komu Sauharda Vedike (translated : Karnataka Communal Harmony Association) and I, stood in front of the taluk office in Udupi questioning unconstitutional objections…
- Middle East
Iran’s top leader calls for countermeasures against Western media
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said the Iranian media should take on the “absolute and immediate duty” to confront what he called the Western media’s invasion. Khamenei made…
- World
Taliban’s former captive who converted to Islam longs to return to Afghanistan
Timothy Weeks, now Jibra’il Omar, an Australian teacher, in Afghanistan, was kidnapped by the Taliban in 2016 while returning from work with his colleague Kevin. They were long-time captives under the Taliban…
- Sports
Muslim women should follow Islam, not ‘Hislam’, says former wife of boxing legend Muhammad Ali
Johannesburg: Khalila Camacho Ali, former wife of legendary world boxing champion Muhammad Ali, has advised Muslim women to follow the principles laid down in Islam for how they should live and work,…
- Bollywood
Netizen says ‘acting is haram’; Ali Fazal responds
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Ali Fazal recently wrapped up the shoot for his latest Hollywood movie “Kandahar”. He was shooting for the action-thriller in Saudi Arabia. Post the shoot wrap, Fazal went for…
- Opinions
No enthusiasm in India for ‘World Hijab Day’
Syed Ali Mujtaba There is little enthusiasm in India to celebrate ‘World Hijab Day’ that falls on February 1, each year. Hijab is a headscarf that covers the hairs, neck, and upper…