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Jairam's demand for Rahul Gandhi's apology to muslims his personal opinion: Congress

New Delhi, Nov 17 (ANI): Even as Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said that Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi needed to apologise to the Muslim community for his remarks that Muslim youth were wooed by Pakistan's ISI, the Congress on Sunday sidelined itself from the remark saying it was his personal opinion.

Nov 17, 2013

Pan-Muslim body greeted by protests in Myanmar

Myanmar Buddhist monks led rallies against the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Friday as delegates from the Muslim body toured western Rakhine state, where religious violence has torn communities asunder. Duration: 00:24

Nov 15, 2013

Shiite Ashura rituals in the streets of Kabul

Afghan Shiite Muslim devotees participated on Thursday in ritual self-flagellation ahead of Ashura commemorations at a mosque in Kabul. Duration: 00:45

Nov 15, 2013

Congress garnered votes by instilling fear in Muslims, BJP will instill confidence: Rajnath

Khandwa, Nov 13 (ANI): Addressing a rally in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh on Wednesday tried to woo Muslim voters. He said that the Congress party has garnered votes by instilling fear in the minds of Muslims, but the BJP will instill confidence in them.

Nov 13, 2013

Myanmar Buddhist monks rally against visit by Muslim body

Around 300 Buddhist monks marched through Yangon Tuesday in protest at a looming visit by delegates from the world's top Islamic body to Myanmar, which has been rattled by several bouts of anti-Muslim violence. Duration: 00:30

Nov 12, 2013

Now Digvijay shares dais with controversial Muslim Cleric, AAP unfazed

New Delhi, Nov 10 (ANI): Congress General Secretary, Digvijay Singh was recently seen sharing dais with controversial Muslim Cleric, Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan in Sambhal, reacting to which the AAP was surprisingly unfazed. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal had earlier come under attack from the BJP and Congress for meeting Tauqeer in Bareilly and was accused of playing the 'communal card' ahead of the Delhi polls.

Nov 10, 2013

Congress accuses Kejriwal for meeting Muslim cleric

New Delhi, Nov 09 (ANI): After Arvind Kejriwal sought support for his Aam Aadmi Party from controversial Muslim cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza, Congress Spokesperson Meem Afzal accused him of playing communal card. He asked what urged him to go to a Muslim cleric being from the ideologies of RSS and BJP. Maulana Tauqeer Raza is the same cleric who issued a fatwa against Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen some years ago.

Nov 9, 2013

Rahul Gandhi targeting Muslim youth without evidence: BJP after his reply to EC

New Delhi, Nov 08 (ANI): After Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday sent his response to the Election Commission's notice on his speeches negating the allegations, BJP Spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Gandhi is targeting Muslim youth without any evidence. He questioned him if Gandhi had any proof on ISI approaching Muslim youths in Muzaffarnagar. Prasad also appealed the Election Commission to take serious note of the issue.

Nov 8, 2013

Kamala Khan: Marvel Comics Introduces Muslim Girl as Superhero

Marvel Comics make space for diversity by introducing a superhero in the form of a Muslim girl called Kamala Khan.

Nov 7, 2013

Marvel announces comic with new Muslim superhero

Marvel Comics introduce a new superhero, 16-year-old Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American Muslim teenager living in Jersey City, New Jersey. The character's story will launch early next year. Duration: 00:37

Nov 7, 2013

Elderly Sufi in Cyprus preaches love to counter radicalism

Nestled at the end of a street in the Cypriot village of Lefke is a house to which an elderly Sufi Muslim sage draws disciples with a message of love to counter the radical face of Islam. Duration: 02:50

Nov 6, 2013

Tehrik-E-Taliban Pakistan [TTP] vows to kill shias in Gilgit Baltistan , authorities indifferent

Gilgit Baltistan, Nov 05: Tehreek e Taliban has issued an open warning to target Shia Community in Gilgit Baltistan, but the government is indifferent to threats made, and danger posed. and is taking no steps to secure the safety of minority Muslim sect there. Militants are also warning up to repeat banno type jail break in gilgit baltistan, and people are living in constant fear.

Nov 5, 2013

Turkish PM defends government to ban coed dorms

Turkey's conservative Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday defended a plan to do away with mixed-sex dorms which has sparked an uproar in the mainly Muslim but staunchly secular country. Duration: 00:38

Nov 5, 2013

Muslim Veils are 'kind of a bag', Says UK Minister

A former interior minister in the cabinet of UK Prime Minister David Cameron stirred up another controversy regarding Islamic scarfs on Sunday, when he advised the government to ban Muslim women from wearing a veil in British courts while giving a statement.

Nov 4, 2013

Russian nationalists stage anti-migrant march in Moscow

About 10,000 Russian ultra-nationalists marched across Moscow on Monday in an annual show of anger against the presence of Muslim migrants that witnessed dozens of arrests. Duration: 01:17