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Shivraj Chouhan lauds Bohra community for propagating equality
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Sep 14 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday lauded the Dawoodi Bohra community, a sect within the Ismaili branch of Shia Muslims, for propagating a sense of equality and uplifting the poor.
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Myanmar Govt permits UN to probe Rohingya abuse
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 13 (ANI): The Myanmar Government granted permission to the United Nations inspection teams to assess dozens villages and townships in the country's Rakhine State, that were home to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims last year.
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UNHRC Special Rapporteur's report links inflammatory remarks by BJP leader
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 12 (ANI): E. Tendayi Achiume, the Special Rapporteur appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council, in her report on 'Contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia', has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India has been linked to
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Pune: Muslims Muk Morcha stages protest demanding reservation
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 09 (ANI): The 'Muslim Muk Morcha' carried out a protest in Pune on Sunday with a demand of reservation in education and jobs.
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US Congressmen urge Pak to stop persecution of ethnic, religious groups
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington, DC [USA], Sep 7 (ANI): Scores of South Asian experts, members of the US Senate and House of Representatives flocked Capitol Hill to urge Pakistan to stop the persecution of ethnic and religious groups.
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In Agra, Hindus, Muslims come together for Janmashtami celebration
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sep 4 (ANI): Setting an example of communal harmony, Hindus, and Muslims of Agra's Kheriya Mod locality come together to celebrate the festival of Janmashtami. This tradition of jointly celebrating the festival has been going on in this locality for about 15 yea
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Muslim identity at risk in China
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 01 (ANI): The Muslims in China, a majority of them based in Xinjiang- an autonomous territory in the northwest of the country, are losing their identity and are forced to renounce Islam.
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Probe Myanmar military leaders over Rohingya issue: UN
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], August 28 (ANI): The United Nations, in an independent investigation, has called for probe and prosecution of Myanmar military leaders for "genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes" against Rohingya Muslims.
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Majority of Muslims also want Ram temple in Ayodhya: UP deputy CM
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Tuesday clarified his previous statement on Ramjnamabhoomi dispute and said that even majority of Muslims want Ram temple to be built in Ayodhya.
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Muslims demand unfurling of tricolour at Dargah on disputed land
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 13 (ANI): A protest was taken out under the banner of Anjuman e Haideri, as part of which protestors demanded unfurling of the tricolour on Independence Day at Shah e Mardan Dargah, which is situated on disputed land.
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China denies holding Uighur Muslims captive
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Aug 13 (ANI): China has denied reports claiming that the country held a million Uighur Muslims captive in mass detention camps in Xinjiang province after a United Nations human rights panel expressed grave concerns over the issue.
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Bakri Eid to be celebrated on August 23
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 12 (ANI): The festival of Eid al-Adha will be celebrated across the country on August 23, the Jama Masjid said on Sunday.
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