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Iraq expels Swedish envoy following Quran desecration in Stockholm
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Iraq has expelled the Swedish ambassador following massive protests in Baghdad by angry Iraq protesters over the burning of the Quran in Sweden, reported Al Jazeera.
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Pakistan: Catholic church leaders demand protection after threats from ban
Updated : 2 years, 11 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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China's monitoring tactics of Uyghurs are disturbing: Report
Updated : 3 years 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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China tags Uyghurs as "violent extremists" for possession of the Quran
Updated : 3 years 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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Pakistan: HRFP condemns blasphemy charges against Musarrat Bibi, Muhammad
Updated : 3 years ago IST
It is alleged that the two burned pages of the Quran in the school where Musarrat Bibi was working as a peon and Muhammad Sarmad was working as a gardener.
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Protests intensify in Pakistan against MP Chitrali's remarks
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
On March 28, Chitrali kicked a row of a heated parliamentary debate about the practice of many Pakistani universities to reward credits to the students who were able to memorise the Quran or the Bible. He distinguished between the Quran and other religious texts.
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Malaysian Muslim Youth Representatives visit Dalai Lama, discuss issues of
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On Twitter, Muhammad Faisal said ABIM also gifted the Dalai Lama with an English translation of the Quran and a copy of the "Islam and Buddhist Eco-Dialogue" book, the Star reported.
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Why Erdogan, infuriating the West, blocks Sweden's and Finland's NATO bid?
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Last week Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once again infuriated the West with his statement that he would block Sweden's NATO bid, saying that the reason for this decision was a protest in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm on Saturday, at which Swedish and Danish far-right gro
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'Hurtful and despicable': Pak PM Sharif condemns 'burning' of Quran in Swe
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday criticised the alleged burning of the Quran during a protest outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm, Pakistan-based news organisation, The News International, reported adding that he termed the incident extremely hurtful and despicable.
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Stockholm protests anger Turkey, cancel Sweden's minister meeting
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Notably, a protest in Stockholm erupted on Saturday against Turkey and Sweden's bid to join NATO, including the burning of a copy of the Quran, sharply heightened tensions with Turkey at a time when the Nordic country needs Ankara's backing to gain entry to the military alliance.
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"Unacceptable": Congress distances itself from Patil's recent 'jihad' comm
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): After a political row erupted over the former Union Home Minister and Congress veteran Shivraj Patil's controversial remark that the concept of 'jihad' finds mention not only in the Quran but in the Bhagwad Gita and in Christianity as well, the Congress o
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Ex-Congress minister Shivraj Patil draws link between 'Jihad' and Gita
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): Former Union home minister and Congress veteran Shivraj Patil has stoked controversy with his recent claim that the concept of 'jihad' finds mention not only in the Quran but in the Bhagwad Gita and in Christianity as well.
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