Tag: Islam
Jinnah considered Islam progressive: Dr Martin Lau
LAHORE: Jinnah was of the view that two sovereign states should be named Hindustan and Pakistan but to his utter surprise Hindustan was named...
Pakistan’s curriculum should not be secular: Hafiz Saeed
LAHORE: Jamatud Dawa (JuD) Ameer Hafiz Muhammad Saeed on Tuesday while terming Pakistan an ideological state said that the country’s curriculum should not be secular.
Addressing...
Egypt’s Grand Mufti says concerted efforts needed to eradicate terrorism
ISLAMABAD: Stressing the need for disseminating the message of Islam through character and education, Grand Mufti of Egypt Dr Shawki Ibrahim Abdel Karim Allam...
Islam is religion of peace, security: Egyptian Grand Mufti
ISLAMABAD: Egyptian Grand Mufti Shawki Ibrahim said that Islam is a religion of peace and security that emphasises on the well-being of humanity.
He said...
Islam does not belong to Germany, new interior minister says
BERLIN: New Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said Islam did not belong to Germany, in an interview published on Friday, setting him on a collision...
Respect to women, protection of women’s rights part of religion: Shehbaz
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that respect to women and protection of their rights was an important part of Islamic injunctions...
Fazlur Rehman says west trying to eradicate Islam
PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman Wednesday said that the West is pursuing an agenda of eradicating Islam, calling for institutions to...
Malaysian rapper, Namewee held for hurting Islam
KUALA LUMPUR: A rapper in Muslim majority Malaysia was arrested for allegedly insulting Islam with a Lunar New Year video that features dancers wearing...
Malaysian rapper held for ‘insulting’ Islam
A rapper in Muslim majority Malaysia was arrested on Thursday for allegedly insulting Islam with a Lunar New Year video that features dancers...
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Junior: an artist exploring intersection of Islam, sexuality...
SAN FRANCISCO: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Junior is the grandson and namesake of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the founder of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). After leading...
Saudi cleric calls Valentine’s Day a ‘positive event not linked to...
RIYADH: A prominent Saudi cleric endorsed Valentine’s Day, long forbidden in the kingdom, calling it a “positive social event” that was not linked to...
‘Paigham-i-Pakistan’ fatwa endorses call for countering terrorism
President says according to Islamic teachings, extremism, bloodshed, suicide-bombing were categorised as spreading evil on earth
Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal says terrorism has no...
Implementation of Islamic principles ensure formation of welfare society: Zubair
KARACHI: The Sindh governor Muhammad Zubair on Thursday said that Islam is a code of life and the implementation of Islamic principles ensure the formation...
Islam being manipulated for political gains: Khursheed Shah
SUKKUR: Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah has said political objectives are being achieved in the name of Islam which is...
Hindu man hacks Muslim labourer to death, burns his body in...
Police in western India have arrested a Hindu man they say brutally killed a Muslim labourer in an apparent religious attack.
Press Trust of India...
Selfies, videos banned at Islam’s two holiest sites
The Saudi Arabian government has banned pilgrims from taking photos and videos using any devices for any purpose at Makkah's Grand Mosque and Masjid-i-Nabvi...
‘Secular laws at odds with Islam’: French MPs pledge implementation of...
PARIS: On November 10, Muslims laid their prayer mats on a road in the northern Parisian suburb of Clichy-la-Garenne. They were met with a...
