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Iraq: Protesters storm Swedish Embassy in Baghdad over Quran burning
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday and set part of it on fire after a Quran was burnt during a protest in Sweden, CNN reported.
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Pakistan: Catholic church leaders demand protection after threats from ban
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Several Catholic Church leaders in Pakistan have demanded protection after banned group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi threats in the wake of the Quran burning incident in Sweden, last week which has sparked protests in several countries, Vatican News reported.
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Swedish parliament appealed to dismiss misconceptions about Islam
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In the letter, the Senate chairman appealed to the Riksdag -- the Swedish parliament -- to underscore the importance of interfaith harmony and dispel misconceptions about Islam.
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Pak govt announces countrywide protests over Holy Quran desecration on Jul
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The decision was made during a meeting that Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif presided over to talk about the problem of the Holy Quran's defilement in Sweden.
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'Quran burning doesn't reflect views of Swedish government'
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Swedish government condemned the burning of the holy Quran outside the Stockholm Central Mosque on Sunday and called it an "Islamophobic act", according to Khaama Press.
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Kashmiri Hafiz-e-Quran girl qualifies NEET, embodies excellence
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Baseerah Mehraj, a Hafiz-e-Quran girl from the Noorbagh area in Srinagar District, achieved a remarkable feat by qualifying for the NEET 2023 exam emphasized on both worldly and religious education for women as they are the ones who go on to raise and nurture future generations.
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Meet Baserah Mehraj: NEET qualifier and Hafiz-e-Quran from J-K's Srinagar
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Baserah's journey of success began in 2019 when she completed the memorization of the Holy Qur'an at a local Madrasa. Undeterred by the rigorous demands of this achievement, she continued her academic studies, culminating in her outstanding performance in the NEET 2023 examination.
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Deoband, Nadwa misinterpreted Quran, strengthened casteism in Islam: Dalit
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The chief speaker of the webinar, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University, Lucknow Dr Masood Falahi, while addressing the webinar highlighted the ideology behind the establishment of Deoband Seminary.
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Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar unveils federal budget for FY 2023-24
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pakistan's National Assembly (NA) session began with the recitation of the Holy Quran followed by the national anthem. The country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was also in attendance.
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China's monitoring tactics of Uyghurs are disturbing: Report
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to the latest Al Jazeera report by Erin Hale published on May 4, 2023, which cites a Human Rights Watch (HRW) forensic investigation reveals that Chinese authorities have monitored the phones of the ethnic minority Uyghur for the presence of 50,000 known multimedia files that were
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Pakistan: Human rights body welcomes grant of post-arrest bail to victims
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Both were charged with blasphemy under 295B of PPC for allegedly burning the papers containing Quranic verses on April 15 in a school where Musarrat Bibi was working as a peon and Muhammad Sarmad was working as a gardener, HRFP said in the press release.
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China tags Uyghurs as "violent extremists" for possession of the Quran
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Even owning a copy of the Quran can result in a police probe against the person, according to the 50,000 multimedia files that are used as a guide to flag information as encouraging extremism.
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