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Travels of a political pilgrim: Separatism and integration in the time of Uttar Pradesh elections
Tufail Ahmad •With Uttar Pradesh in the thick of a tumultuous election it is necessary to decode the mind of its Muslim community - its anxieties, aspirations & impulses.
Indian Muslims bitterly divided over Zakir Naik but it is still a healthy sign
Sreemoy Talukdar •The Naik debate will rage on, but the biggest positive to have emerged from it is that there are certain signs — feeble still — of an increasing acceptability of the fact that inherent radicalism poses far bigger threat to Islam than any foreign faith or idea can ever do.
Deoband calls female foeticide 'un-Islamic', issues fatwa
•Darul Uloom of Deoband, the largest seminary in India, has issued a fatwa (edict) against female foeticide, calling the act unlawful and against Islam.
NIA arrests 24-yr-old ISIS suspect from Bhopal
Fp Archives •The youth, identified as Azhar Iqbal, was the 16th person to be arrested in connection with a case registered in Delhi under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act by the agency on 9 December last year, a senior police officer said.
Hoist tricolour on Independence Day: Deoband to Muslim households, madrasas
Fp Archives •India’s largest Islamic seminary Darul Uloom, Deoband has asked Muslims to hoist the national flag on their houses and other establishments on Independence Day and has appealed the members of Muslim community to celebrate the national day with spirit of patriotism.
Reciting mantras during Pranayam and Surya Namaskar un-Islamic, says Darul Uloom
Fp Archives •Islamic seminary Darul Uloom on Friday said that reciting mantras during 'Pranayam' and 'Surya Namaskar' is "un-Islamic" but refused to issue fatwa against it.
Darul Ulum issues fatwa against running beauty parlours
Fp Archives •The fatwa was issued in response to a question posed before the Darul Uloom asking whether the profession of running beauty parlours by Muslim women is justified by the law according to the Shariat.