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'Shahid Afridi told me to convert...': Danish Kaneria accuses former Pakistan skipper

NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan spinner, Danish Kaneria, has made startling revelations about his cricketing career, accusing former captain Shahid Afridi of persistently pressuring him to convert to Islam. Kaneria, who is the highest wicket-taking spinner in Pakistan's cricket history, opened up about the discrimination he faced during his playing days.

The Times of India

Generous tycoon who put Kilakarai at the centre of south Indian trade

The Hindu

BJP opposes Kerala govt. move to chronicle history of Islam in State

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State president K. Surendran has termed the government’s decision to chronicle the history of Islam in Kerala and broadcast it on an auxiliary website of the Tourism department brazen “minority appeasement”.

The Hindu

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Why Are College Kids Terrified?

Rikki Schlott and Greg Lukianoff discuss their new book, The Canceling of the American Mind.

Reason

Post-9/11 fears resurface for Chicago-area Arabs, Muslims in wake of war, rising hate crimes

Arab Americans worry about their safety amid the anger, fear and injustice they feel over Plainfield boy’s killing, threats toward Muslim schools and “harmful narratives” perpetuated by media and politicians: “We’ve seen this before.”

Chicago Sun-Times

State to create microsite on ‘Islam in Kerala’ to woo travellers

The State government will create a microsite on ‘Islam in Kerala’, a promotional digital production tracing the roots of Islam in Kerala.

The Hindu

Firing Professors Who Engage in Speech to Prevent Students from Being Offended—or from Fearing Discrimination by the Professors

A conversation with a colleague leads me to repost this item from 2016; I also made similar points in this 2017 post about a different controversy. It's of course far removed in some ways on the facts from the controversies we've been seeing recently. Some might argue, for instance, that…

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Hamas-Israeli conflict: what's at stake for Egypt

As the Israeli-Hamas crisis continues, a great deal of focus is shifting to Egypt. Egypt shares a border with both Israel and Gaza – the narrow strip of Palestinian territory which is currently under blockade following the violent attack against Israel by Hamas, a radical Islamist organisation that has controlled…

The Conversation

Between state and mosque: new book explores the turbulent history of Islamic politics in Mozambique

Mozambique is a multi-religious southern African nation with excellent relations between faiths. Relations between Muslims and the state have been good too. But the situation became more complicated in 2017 when a bloody jihadist insurgency broke out in the north. Eric Morier-Genoud has published extensively on politics and religion in…

The Conversation

Tens of thousands protest after Muslim prayers across Mideast over Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

Tens of thousands of Muslims are demonstrating across the Middle East in support of the Palestinians and to protest against the Israeli airstrikes pounding the Gaza Strip

The Independent UK

Hamas and its supporters are ‘beyond belief’

The current Israel-Hamas war will harm the Palestinian cause

The Hindu

Why Al-Aqsa remains a sensitive site in Palestine-Israel conflict

As a scholar of global Islam, I teach an introduction to Islam course and include a discussion about Al-Aqsa as part of the syllabus. That’s because Al-Aqsa has deep religious significance for Muslims around the world.

The Conversation

Civilians will pay price for biggest challenge to Israel since 1973

Inhabitants of Gaza now face the prospect of an Israeli ground offensive

The Guardian - UK

Historic Torah Scroll Displayed At Riyadh Book Fair In Israel-Saudi Détente

Rare 16th-century manuscript highlights growing ecumenicalism between former adversaries.

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Assassin’s Creed Mirage: What to know about the ‘Golden Age’ of Baghdad

The new video game offers a glimpse of Baghdad, once the capital of an empire and the centre of the Islamic world.

AAP

Contentious long-time grand mufti dies aged 82

Sheikh Taj El-Din Hilali has died after a controversial public life, which included his jailing in Egypt and comparing women to exposed meat.

The Independent UK

An atheist in northern Nigeria was arrested. Then the attacks against the others worsened

In parts of the world, religiously unaffiliated people are increasing in numbers, and can safely and publicly be an atheist or agnostic

The Times of India

'Shahnawaz converted his wife Basanti to Islam, studied mining engineering': Delhi Police's Special Cell on arrested ISIS terrorist

NEW DELHI: The Special Cell of Delhi Police on Monday said that the suspected ISIS terrorist Shahnawaz, who has been arrested, had converted his wife Basanti Patel to Islam adding.

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Multiple Suicide Attacks Shake Pakistan, Leaving Dozens Dead

Deadly suicide attacks rock Pakistan, leaving dozens dead and scores injured

WEKU

Dozens are dead after a blast in Pakistan at a rally celebrating birthday of prophet

A powerful bomb exploded near a mosque at a rally celebrating the birthday of Islam's Prophet Muhammad in Pakistan, killing at least 52 people and injuring dozens more, officials said.

France 24

Twin blasts near Pakistan mosques on religious holiday kill dozens

A blast at a religious gathering to mark the birthday of Prophet Mohammed killed at least 52 people in the western Balochistan province, said health and police officials. Hours later, another blast ripped through a mosque in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province further north, killing at least two people, according to…

The Independent UK

Explosion at rally celebrating birthday of Islam's prophet kills 21 people in southwest Pakistan

Police and a government official in Pakistan say a powerful bomb has exploded near a mosque at a rally celebrating the birthday of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad, killing at least 21 people and wounding more than 50 others

The Conversation

Why some Indians want to change the country's name to 'Bharat'

When India invited delegates attending the G20 summit in September 2023 to dinner with “the President of Bharat,” rather than “the President of India,” it may have looked to the world like a simple case of postcolonial course correction.

The Conversation

What is an abaya − and why does it cause such controversy in France? A scholar of European studies explains

Worn by some Muslim women, an abaya is a long, loose-fitting, robelike garment that covers the entire body, except for the face, hands and feet. Through the abaya, women can express their religious identity and dedication to following Islamic guidelines regarding modest attire.

The Conversation

Almost a decade ago, the Sunni jihadist network known as the Islamic State (IS) declared the formation of an Islamic Caliphate after they captured the Iraqi city of Mosul in June 2014.

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