News tagged with 'muslim'. Found 203 tagged news.

Malaysian fatwa agency forbids Yoga for Muslims

Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | 1 day ago

The fatwa, announced by the National Fatwa Agency on Saturday, deems Yoga incorporates physical movements, musical sounds, singings and adorations that are not inline with Islamic teachings. The agency said that the fatwa was not legally binding and that...

Tags: muslim, malaysia, Malaysian Islamic, religion, banned, Malaysia Islamic, Muslims, National Fatwa Council, islamic body, practicing yoga

Jewish settlement in Hebron bans rioting youths

Hebron :: Palestine | 2 days ago

We are making great efforts to put an end to recent events and I hope we will succeed," Noam Arnon, spokesperson for the Jewish settlement in Hebron said on Friday ahead of the reading of the 'Chayei Sarah' weekly portion (lit. 'The Life of Sarah,' Genesis...

Tags: Israeli Supreme Court, West Bank, Hebron, Palestinians, bank city, Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, Mahmud Abbas, israelis soldiers, Muslim

'Punish India police for torture'

Hyderabad :: India | 5 days ago

Police in India's Andhra Pradesh state must be punished for torturing Muslims detained after last year's bomb blasts in Hyderabad city, a rights group says. About 100 Muslim men were detained for questioning, but 21 of them were released later. The state...

Tags: muslim, India, india, terror attacks, bomb blasts, Andhra Pradesh, Indian, Hyderabad

French court overturns Muslim marriage annulment

Douai :: France | 6 days ago

The controversial case pitted France's secular values against the traditions of its growing immigrant communities. The couple married in 2006 but the husband quickly sought an annulment after discovering on their wedding night that his bride had lied...

Tags: French, appeals court, Muslim, court overturned, marriage annulment, marriage, muslim couple

Foreign policy to woo minorities

New Delhi :: India | 7 days ago

The Congress is trying to woo Muslim voters through its foreign policy. The UPA government’s three-year-long love-fest with George Bush and the United States has alienated Muslim voters. So the party is now bent on course correction, to send out the right...

Tags: Muslim, muslim voters, Egyptian, Hosni Mubarak Monday, Mohammad Hosni Mubarak, India, mubarak arrived, New Delhi, economic ties

Police, anti-poll protesters clash in north Kashmir

Srīnagar :: India | 7 days ago

A small group of protesters came out in the town to dissuade voters from casting their votes...Reports from the town said there was tension when the police arrested two of the protesting youth and now the locals were demanding their release. In the neighbouring...

Tags: kashmir, muslim, Indian Kashmir, New Delhi, kashmir voting

A Muslim PM For India?

New Delhi :: India | 8 days ago

Posted by muslimindia

Obama's success calls for introspection on how we treat minorities By DIPANKAR GUPTA   15/11/2008       Muslim India After the victory of Barack Obama, democracy has again raised its head with considerable swagger. It...

Tags: Fear psychosis, Hindus, minorities, Muslim, Politics

Report shows 'dearth' of Muslim police chiefs

London :: United Kingdom | 9 days ago

There is a "dearth" of high-ranking Muslim police officers and they are "largely absent" from specialist units like counter-terrorism, a report said today. Progress in diversity in forces is also too slow and urgent changes are needed to rectify the...

Tags: muslims, muslims police, Muslim

Bosnias turn

Brussels :: Belgium | 9 days ago

Miroslav Lajcak, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, has for long been warning of the raging political instability in the country. Photo: Reuters The year 2008 has seen a lot of drama in the Balkans. The secession of Kosovo from Serbia, and...

Tags: Bosnia, Herzegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnias, Muslim

New poll exec vows changes

Manila :: Philippines | 15 days ago

The newest member of the Commission on Elections, Armando Velasco, took his oath of office on Saturday, vowing to improve the welfare of election officers nationwide, a promise coming from someone who “rose through the ranks.” In an interview at the Comelec...

Tags: Comelec, Muslim