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Protestors storm Baghdad presidential palace as Al Sadr quits politics
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 29 (ANI): Chaos erupted in Iraq's capital Baghdad soon after Iraqi Shi'ite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr announced of quitting politics on Monday with thousands of his followers stormed Iraq's presidential palace resulting in the death of two persons.
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Muslim cleric in India condemns abduction, forced conversion of Sikh girl
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 23 (ANI): A Muslim cleric in India has condemned the abduction, forceful conversion and marriage of a Sikh girl in the Buner district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Taliban cleric Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani killed in blast in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): Taliban cleric Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani was killed in a blast which occured in Afghanistan's Kabul on Thursday, local media reported.
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Deoband cleric calls out YouTuber Farmani Naaz for singing Shiv bhajan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Deoband (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 1 (ANI): YouTube singer Farmani Naaz, who also participated in 'Indian Idol' a few years ago, has been criticised by a Deoband-based Muslim cleric over her rendition of 'Har Har Shambhu', a song praising the Hindu deity Shiva.
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Interfaith conference: Muslim clerics call for ban on PFI, say no space fo
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Muslim clerics unanimously supported the demand for a ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI) at the interfaith conference organised by the All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council (AISSC) here on Saturday and called for steps against any misuse of social media
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Protesters storm Iraqi Parliament in support of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 28 (ANI): Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators, mostly supporters of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday stormed the heavily fortified parliament building in Baghdad to protest against the nomination for prime minister by rival Iran-backed parties.
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Eight-member Pakistani Ulema delegation visits Kabul to hold talks with TT
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], July 26 (ANI): An eight-member delegation of Pakistani ulema, led by a Pakistani cleric Mufti Taqi Usman, reached Kabul on Monday in a bid to persuade Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to further extend their ceasefire with Islamabad.
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Ajmer Dargah Cleric Gauhar Chishti to be produced in court today
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], July 15 (ANI): Ajmer Dargah Khadim Gauhar Chishti, who was absconding after raising objectionable slogans against Nupur Sharma, will be produced in court early Friday morning.
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Ajmer Dargah Cleric Gauhar Chishti, who raised slogans against Nupur Sharm
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], July 15 (ANI): Ajmer Dargah Khadim Gauhar Chishti, who was absconding after raising objectionable slogans against Nupur Sharma, was held in Telangana's Hyderabad on Thursday.
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Maharashtra: Four held for killing Muslim cleric in Nashik
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], July 14 (ANI): Maharashtra police on Thursday arrested four people for allegedly killing a Muslim cleric in Nashik, said the police.
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'Was only answering to Nupur Sharma's questions', Ajmer Dargah cleric's so
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], July 14 (ANI): After his derogatory remarks on Hindu gods and beliefs, the son of Ajmer Sharif Dargah Khadim Sayed Sarwar Chishti's son, Syed Aadil Chishti, has issued an apology stating that he didn't intend to hurt anyone's religious belief or sentiments.
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VHP demands arrest of Ajmer Dargah cleric's son for mocking Hindu gods
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Days after Sayed Sarwar Chishti, the Khadim of the Ajmer Sharif Dargah, kicked up a row with his provocative remarks, his son Syed Aadil Chishti made highly objectionable and derogatory statements against Hindu gods.
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