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The All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board and the All India Shia Personal Law Board today welcomed the Supreme Court judgement on triple talaq, terming it as a victory of Islam and Muslim women in the country. The decision, they said, has given new hope to Muslim women. "The Supreme Court decision is historic, it is the victory of women in the country. But more than that, it is the victory of Islam," said President of the All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board Shaista Amber, who has ...

The Bombay High Court on Monday asked Shia Muslim community members who organise the Muharram procession to give a commitment to the Mumbai Police that they would not allow minor children to undergo self flagellation (matam). This year, Muharram is scheduled ...

Shia Ismaili Muslims join with partners of the AKDN in celebrating His Highness's endeavour to promote peace and progress. Tweet -- Tomorrow, on 11 July 2017, His Highness the Aga Khan will mark his Diamond Jubilee, or 60th year as the 49th hereditary Imam ...

At least four members of a family of ethnic Hazaras, part of the Shia Muslim minority, were killed and another was injured on Wednesday in Pakistan's Mastung area, officials said.The attack took place around 6.30 a.m. when unidentified assailants opened fire ...

The Supreme Court, in a landmark verdict on August 22, 2017, struck down the practice of triple talaq. A constitutional bench of five judges, belonging to different faiths — Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism and Zoroastrianism — ruled by a 3:2 ...

With Swine Flu epidemic taking 66 lives in Uttar Pradesh so far, the Muslim clerics have issued a health advisory to community members: ‘Greet but don’t embrace and hug’ this Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid), falling on September 2017, to protect each ...

As the Uttar Pradesh government directed the madrasas (Islamic Seminaries) to celebrate Independence Day by unfurling the tricolour and recital of National Anthem, sharp differences have emerged among the Muslim clerics on the issue. While a section of the ...

[India], August 13 (ANI): Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev on Sunday came out in support of Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Sadiq over the Babri dispute, saying that the matter should be resolved peacefully. While speaking at World Peace and Harmony conclave, Ramdev said, ...

After the Shia Waqf Board told the Supreme Court that a mosque can be built at a distance, the court on Friday has commenced the cross-appeals hearing in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case, to look for an amicable settlement of the dispute.MC Dhingra, the lawyer appearing for Shia Waqf Board in the Ayodhya case, while speaking to ANI, said that the Shia Board has decided to leave the one-third land allotted to them, to avoid problems for both the religious denominations, in regard to ...