New Delhi, April 3 – The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) strongly opposed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) initiatives in Uttarakhand and Gujarat on Friday, describing them as constitutionally flawed, legally untenable, and violations of religious freedom and civil liberties.Speaking...
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Srinagar, March 31 – An organization of Islamic scholars and clerics on Tuesday criticized a legislator from the ruling National Conference (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir for his statement on a proposal to ban the sale of liquor in the Union Territory (UT).Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, spokesperson of...
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Srinagar, March 31 A religious group here on Tuesday criticized National Conference MLA Hasnain Masoodi for defending the sale of liquor in Jammu and Kashmir for revenue purposes."Such remarks are deeply unfortunate, given the clear Islamic prohibitions on intoxicants, and they are...
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United Nations, March 20: India has dismissed a report by an expert on minority issues as "factually incorrect" and displaying "hostility" towards the country.Gaurav Kumar Thakur, a counsellor at India's UN Mission in Geneva, said India rejects the assertions of Nicolas Levrat, the special...
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Beed, March 19 A man has been arrested along with four of his relatives in the Beed district for allegedly divorcing his wife using the prohibited "triple talaq" or "talaq-e-biddat" method, a police official said on Thursday.The Ashti police station official said Gulam Rasul Ibrahim Shaikh, a...
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Lucknow, February 23 – Prominent Muslim clerics in India have strongly condemned the Taliban's new penal code in Afghanistan, which reportedly legalizes domestic violence, calling it a blatant misuse of religion and a violation of Islamic principles. The law, which allows husbands to beat their...
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New Delhi, February 23 – The Taliban’s new domestic violence code, which allows women to be beaten as long as their bones do not break, has sparked widespread outrage in India. Critics describe it as an “attack on basic human dignity” and a chilling reminder of the dangers when power and...
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