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Sansad Watch Ep 38: How does India deal with blasphemy?

After Nupur Sharma’s derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad on a Times Now show sparked an uproar, at home and abroad, the BJP leader was booked by the police in Maharashtra under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code. In the recent past, Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami and standup comedian…

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How will the Prophet remarks row affect India-GCC ties?

Insulting remarks against the Prophet by India’s ruling party officials cause a diplomatic backlash in the Muslim world.

Al Jazeera

Saudi Arabia Lifts All Covid-Related Restrictions

Saudi Arabia announced on Monday the lifting of all restrictions related to the coronavirus. Masks will still be required at Islam's holiest sites in Makkah and Madinah, where pilgrims gather for worship, according to the new rules. Organizers of events and festivals can continue to require masks if they wish.

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Patriotism, optimism and striding ahead: the often overlooked story of Muslim Britain

A new poll shows the challenges from Islamophobia and discrimination still remain, but also a growing confidence, says Miqdaad Versi, public affairs spokesman for the Muslim Council of Britain

The Guardian - UK

Indian Muslim groups urge followers to shun protests over anti-Islam comments

Leaders of prominent Islamic groups and mosques in India appealed to fellow Muslims on Monday to suspend plans for protests against derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad made by two members of the ruling Hindu-nationalist party.

Reuters

‘We exist but it is not a life’: Afghan women face bleak prospects under Taliban

In Kabul, women talk about losing their jobs and being forced to wear a burqa, while others fear starvation

The Guardian - UK

The Lady of Heaven: ‘Blasphemous’ British film banned in Morocco

Country’s Supreme Ulema Council said film was a ‘flagrant falsification of the established facts’ of Islam

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Taliban arrests Afghani fashion model for 'insulting' Islam

The Taliban have arrested a popular Afghani fashion model and three of his colleagues, accusing them of disrespecting Islam and the Quran, according to videos released by Afghanistan's new rulers.

The Times of India

Indian officials step up arrests, demolish houses to stop unrest over anti-Islam remarks

Authorities in India's Uttar Pradesh state have demolished the homes of several people accused of involvement in riots last week triggered by derogatory remarks made by ruling party figures about Islam's Prophet Mohammad, officials said on Sunday.

Reuters

Film bans are less about offence, more ‘community leaders’ showing who’s boss

Pulling The Lady of Heaven from cinemas is a win for self-appointed gatekeepers of Islam

The Guardian - UK

Hafta letters: India-China discussion, Rahul Gandhi’s 'incompetence' , gangs in Punjab

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Boycott TV debates that insult 'Islam': All India Muslim Personal Law Board

LUCKNOW: All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Friday issued an appeal to community leaders and intellectuals to stay away from the debates of TV channels which aim to ridicule and make mockery of Islam and Muslims.

The Times of India

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Prophet comments: Why the diplomatic storm should bother India

In this episode of Worldview, we discuss whether the protests in the Islamic world over comments in India will impact India’s ties with the Gulf region and beyond.

The Hindu

Protest march in Thiruvananthapuram against ‘insult to Islam’

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Don’t go on TV debates meant to mock Muslims, Personal Law Board asks Muslim talking heads

Following the uproar, in India and abroad, over now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has asked Muslims to not participate in news debates which are intended to mock Islam and Muslims.

The Independent UK

Anger erupts in Bangladesh, India over comments about Islam

Thousands of people have marched in Bangladesh’s capital and in parts of India to urge Muslim-majority nations to cut ties with India and boycott its products unless it punishes two governing party officials for comments deemed derogatory to Islam’s Prophet Muhammad

Al Jazeera

South Asia protests over prophet remarks by India’s BJP officials

Thousands of Muslims in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan rally over derogatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad by BJP members.

Al Jazeera

Analysis: Islamophobia is the norm in Modi’s India

Islamophobic comments by two BJP staffers that recently caused a diplomatic storm should not be seen as an anomaly.

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Thousands of Pakistanis protest against India over remarks denigrating the Prophet

Demonstrators from the Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Party scuffle with police as they try to march toward the Indian Embassy in Islamabad.

The Independent UK

Bleak, hidden and uninviting: It’s time to improve women’s prayer spaces in UK mosques

Having grown up feeling isolated from her local mosque, Saman Javed speaks to other Muslim women about their experiences and examines how the worship space came to be dominated by men

The Independent UK

Pakistanis rally to denounce India over remarks about Islam

Thousands of Islamists have rallied in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, urging Muslim countries to cut diplomatic ties with New Delhi over remarks by two officials from India's ruling party that were derogatory to the Prophet Muhammad

The Hindu

Vicious domestic politics, foreign policy shocks

The ready set of templates India has used to push back the West has been blunted in the West Asian backlash

The Hindu

Owaisi lashes out at Al Qaeda

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Taliban arrest Afghan fashion model, say he 'insulted' Islam

The Taliban have detained a popular Afghan fashion model and three of his colleagues, accusing them of disrespecting Islam and the Quran, the Muslim holy book

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What Thomas Partey has done amid injury return as Arsenal star plots Champions League redemption

Thomas Partey has decided to change his name following his decision to convert to Islam

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