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Pakistan issues fatwa signed by 1,800 Islamic scholars against use of violence for religious purposes
Wracked by terrorism, extremism and sectarianism, Pakistan government on Tuesday issued a fatwa signed by over 1,800 Islamic scholars from different schools of thought against the use of violence, including suicide bombings, for religious purposes.
India
Global Islamism, jihadism and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, my defence lawyer
If you have been perplexed during past three years as to why Muslims from India and other nations are radicalised in favour of the Islamic State, Maulana Azad's speech gives a clear insight into the historical Muslim mind.
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Mullah Omar's family refuses to give pledge of allegiance, does not endorse new Taliban leader
The family of late Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has not backed his announced successor, it said on Sunday.