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1 week, 6 days ago

Centre must ensure safe return of people: Mamata on Bangladesh turmoil

Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged the Centre to act and ensure the safe return of people from Bangladesh amid tension over alleged atrocities on Hindus and other minorities. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed concerns over the prevailing tense situation in Bangladesh Banerjee, who is on a two-day visit to Digha, a beach destination …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Sambhal Violence: Muslim Religious Leaders Appeal Community To Offer Friday Prayers In Neighbouring Mosques

ABP News

Days after violence in Sambhal, Muslim religious leaders and Imams of Mosques have appealed to the people to pray in their neighbouring mosques and maintain peace. Hazrat Maulana Aftab Hussain Warsi, the Imam of Shahi Jama Masjid, urged people not to pay attention to rumours and called people to maintain peace and harmony in the city. Apart from Hussain Warsi, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Get Friday speeches vetted: Waqf Board head

New Indian Express

RAIPUR: In what is decidedly the first such directive anywhere in the country, the Chhattisgarh State Waqf Board in the BJP-ruled state issued a circular to the Mutawallis of all mosques asking them to get the sermons they deliver every Friday afternoon before the prayer vetted by it. So, I have instructed all Mutawallis to apprise the Waqf Board regarding …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Amsterdam mosques condemn recent violent incidents in the city

NL Times

Several mosques in Amsterdam will condemn the recent violent incidents in the city. "More than 80 percent" of the supporters of the El Oumma mosque are said to be unhappy with the violence surrounding Ajax's Europa League match against Maccabi Tel Aviv. The mosque umbrella organization Milli Görüş stated that nothing special will happen in the affiliated places of worship …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Morocco limits preaching about war in the Middle East that invokes jihad

Associated Press

RABAT, Morocco — Politicians and activists in Morocco are questioning limitations imposed on preachers regarding what they may say about war in the Middle East during sermons. Regardless of the extent to which they have focused on the Israel-Hamas war, Morocco’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs has said that such subject matter is permitted. “Jihad,” which means struggle or effort in …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Delhi Waqf Board Imams say not receiving salary

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: Imams with the Delhi Waqf Board have alleged that they are not receiving salaries despite the central government allocating funds and demanded thorough investigations. Since the Aam Aadmi Party government came to power, and its MLA Amanatullah Khan became the chairman of the Waqf board, we are facing repeated delays in the disbursement of salaries,” Qari Gyasur Hassan, …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mewat: Once a region with mixed identities, now marred by communal tensions

Firstpost

The extreme orthodoxy that one witnesses in this region encompassing parts of the modern-day states of Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh in northwestern India is often attributed to the Tablighi Jamaat, which was born in Mewat in 1927 To most people, Gurugram is a metropolis. The news that was factually correct was that a religious procession did trigger violence in …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Imams in Uzbekistan Asked to Stay off Social Media

The Diplomat

On May 27, imams working at mosques in Uzbekistan were reportedly warned against going on social media platforms and engaging with any content. The assistant chief imam of Tashkent city, Ergash Rustamov, sent an audio message on Telegram to regional chief imams, instructing them to monitor the social media activities of the imams under their purview. Most controversial social media …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Change in Political Dynamics Could Swing Minority Votes in TG

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Voters from the minority community, who comprise nearly 13 per cent of the Telangana state electorate, will play a key role in determining the winners in the Lok Sabha elections. In the Assembly elections in November 2023, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi made a public appeal to Muslim voters to support the BRS in constituencies where the AIMIM was not …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

In Michigan, a Ramadan like no other as Muslims grapple with Gaza’s siege

Al Jazeera

So numerous were the cars parked in the parking lot at the United Michigan Muslim Association in the Detroit suburb of Beverly Hills that they spilled over into the Taco Bell lot almost every night during Ramadan. The imam here, Mohamed Almasmari, said this Ramadan is “exceptional”, almost doubling the size of the previous year’s crowd for nightly tarawih prayers, …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Minorities likely to support TMC in Bengal during LS Polls

New Indian Express

KOLKATA: Minorities in West Bengal, constituting nearly thirty per cent of the electorate, are likely to vote for the TMC to halt BJP's advance, despite the presence of a secular alternative in the form of Left-Congress alliance, community leaders said. According to minority leaders, Muslims in West Bengal, pivotal in several Lok Sabha seats, are inclined towards the Mamata Banerjee-led …

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9 months ago

HC issues notice to Delhi govt on plea against consolidated fund for salaries to Imams of Waqf Board

India TV News

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a notice on a plea challenging the Delhi government to utilise the consolidated fund of the national capital to release the salaries and honorarium to Imams and Muezzins of Delhi Waqf Board and Non-Waqf Boards. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora sought the …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

‘No empty words’: Muslim Canadians use Ramadan to urge Gaza action

Al Jazeera

Muslim groups say Canadian MPs won’t be allowed to speak to congregants this Ramadan unless they act to end Gaza war. The prime minister wished Muslim Canadians a happy Ramadan in a statement on Sunday, acknowledging that the holy month comes at a “particularly challenging time” due to the situation unfolding in Gaza. Muslims have been in Canada since the …

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10 months ago

Delhi High Court Calls For Meeting To Resolve Issue Of Non-Payment Of Salaries Of Delhi Waqf Board's Imams, Muazzins Since May 2022

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has ordered for conduct of a meeting to resolve the issue of non-payment of salaries since May 2022 to the Imams, Muazzins and Muftis at the mosques registered with the Delhi Waqf Board.Justice Sachin Datta directed the Chief Executive Officer or Administrator of the Delhi Waqf Board and the Delhi Government's Principal Secretary of Finance Department …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Curfew in Haldwani locality after communal tension over demolition of madrasa

Hindustan Times

HALDWANI/DEHRADUN: Curfew was imposed and an order to shoot rioters was issued on Thursday in the Banbhulpura area of Haldwani town in Uttarakhand following communal tension that erupted over the demolition of a madrasa and an “underground mosque-like structure”, people familiar with the matter said. A protest against the demolition of a madrasa in Banbhulpura area of Haldwani turned violent, …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Prayers held for snow in Kashmir as dry spell ruins local economy

The Hindu

Hundreds attended special prayers on Friday in the Valley to pray for an end to a prolonged dry spell in Kashmir and unusually high temperatures during the day. The special prayers, locally known as ‘Istisqa’, were organised at the Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid in Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid after Friday prayers. The spokesman said weather conditions in Kashmir and severe drought …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Muslims gather at mosques for first Friday prayers since Israel-Hamas war started

Associated Press

In Muslim communities across the world, worshippers gathered at mosques for their first Friday prayers since Hamas militants attacked Israel, igniting the ongoing war, Some imams issued fiery calls of support for the Palestinians. “It’s imperative to avoid provocations, or even clashes toward communities of different religions and beliefs, so that we can live in peace and harmony in France,” …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Mamata Banerjee’s Bid to Woo Minorities Ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha Election

The Hindu

Published : Sep 04, 2023 15:51 IST - 7 MINS READ As the 2024 Lok Sabha elections approach, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, one of the principal opponents of the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre, has shown once again that she has no qualms about playing the religion card while taking on the saffron party. Mamata Banerjee, …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Mamata Banerjee hikes monthly allowance of Muslim clerics and Hindu priests

India TV News

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a hike of Rs 500 in the monthly allowance of Muslim clerics as well as Hindu priests on Monday. While addressing a conference of imams and muezzins in Kolkata's Netaji Indoor stadium, Banerjee announced a hike of Rs 500 in the monthly allowance of Muslims Imams and Hindu priests. Banerjee, who has been …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Rs 130 Cr released for welfare of minorities in TS

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The state government on Tuesday released Rs 130 crore for the Rs 1 lakh financial aid scheme for minorities. The decision was taken at a meeting held by finance minister T. Harish Rao with AIMIM floor leader in Legislative Assembly Akbaruddin Owaisi at Secretariat. Harish Rao said selection and distribution of beneficiaries would be based on the population proportion …

1 year, 5 months ago

Officials file more charges, but not hate crimes, against man accused of attacking Muslim lawmaker

The Independent

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1 year, 9 months ago

Council ruckus over honorarium to pastors, imams

Deccan Chronicle

VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council witnessed a ruckus on Friday over the provision for monthly honorarium to pastors, imams and Mouzams in the name of promoting religious harmony. They wanted to know whether the state government was providing monthly honorariums to pastors, imams and mouzams in the state. Deputy chief minister for minority affairs, Amzad Basha Shaik Behari, replied …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Places of Worship Converted into Private Tenements by Priests, Imams & Rights Claimed in Illegal Manner: HC

News 18

The Delhi High Court has expressed concern over conversion of public places of worship into private tenements after which rights are sought to be claimed over the property by priests, pandits, imams, caretakers and their families in an illegal and unauthorised manner. “In some cases, this court has also noticed that the said places of worship are extended beyond the …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Shiite pilgrims march through Baghdad surrounded by security

The Independent

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Centre must ensure safe return of people: Mamata on Bangladesh turmoil

Sambhal Violence: Muslim Religious Leaders Appeal Community To Offer Friday Prayers In Neighbouring Mosques

Get Friday speeches vetted: Waqf Board head

Amsterdam mosques condemn recent violent incidents in the city

Morocco limits preaching about war in the Middle East that invokes jihad

Delhi Waqf Board Imams say not receiving salary

Mewat: Once a region with mixed identities, now marred by communal tensions

Imams in Uzbekistan Asked to Stay off Social Media

Change in Political Dynamics Could Swing Minority Votes in TG

In Michigan, a Ramadan like no other as Muslims grapple with Gaza’s siege

Minorities likely to support TMC in Bengal during LS Polls

HC issues notice to Delhi govt on plea against consolidated fund for salaries to Imams of Waqf Board

‘No empty words’: Muslim Canadians use Ramadan to urge Gaza action

Delhi High Court Calls For Meeting To Resolve Issue Of Non-Payment Of Salaries Of Delhi Waqf Board's Imams, Muazzins Since May 2022

Curfew in Haldwani locality after communal tension over demolition of madrasa

Prayers held for snow in Kashmir as dry spell ruins local economy

Muslims gather at mosques for first Friday prayers since Israel-Hamas war started

Mamata Banerjee’s Bid to Woo Minorities Ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha Election

Mamata Banerjee hikes monthly allowance of Muslim clerics and Hindu priests

Rs 130 Cr released for welfare of minorities in TS

Officials file more charges, but not hate crimes, against man accused of attacking Muslim lawmaker

Council ruckus over honorarium to pastors, imams

Places of Worship Converted into Private Tenements by Priests, Imams & Rights Claimed in Illegal Manner: HC

Shiite pilgrims march through Baghdad surrounded by security