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Eid Milad-un-Nabi Celebrations: History and traditions in the Sufi and Barelvi communitiesMuslims following the Sufi or Barelvi school of thought are celebrating Eid Milad-un-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad. This ...
Saudi Arabia for first time marks its founding, downplaying conservative rootsThe government lined up events that include musical performances on Saudi modern history, fireworks, drone shows and sound effects, with 3,...
Saudi Arabia seeks religious reset as clerical power wanesChipping away at a key pillar of its Islamic identity, the government last month ordered that mosque loudspeakers limit their volume to one...
Saudi Arabia's 32-year-old Prince Mohammed bin Salman discards royal balancing act for one-man ruleCrown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s planned shakeup of the economy will rely heavily on his ability to break the power of the clergy.
Here's how schools of faith, mobiles are radicalising KashmirThe traditionally moderate school followed by the majority in Kashmir is being replaced by the Saudi-imported Salafism or Wahhabism.
Zakir Naik: Boy with a stammer who became a provocative preacherCurrently in Mecca, the 50-year-old Zakir Naik is under media glare after it came to light that two of the killers of the Dhaka massacre we...
Administration of US President Barack Obama praises Indian MuslimsThe US has been successful in engaging with India on tracking money used by radical groups to penetrate into the country, the Obama Adminis...
'Tsunami of money' from Saudi Arabia funding 24,000 Pakistan madrassasSenator Chris Murphy said Pakistan is the best example of where money coming from Saudi Arabia is funnelled to religious schools that nurtu...
France to Syria: Journey of a western jihadiAn online profile of one of the men in a video posted by IS after mass shootings and suicide bombings in Paris shows how hard it is to pred...
ET GBS: Democracy makes India more robust than China, says Nassim Nicholas Taleb'We never say, he is a failure as a soldier - we say he died as a soldier & is a hero. Why don’t we give the same recognition to entreprene...
Barack Obama’s anti-IS partners have dubious track records in combating jihadistsDeep-seated sectarian and regional power rivalries in the Middle East present myriad stumbling blocks in the monumental new endeavour.
Pro-ISIS stir a disturbing trend in Valley: SeparatistsThe Valley's Shia population, too, expressed unease. "We fear this may put our lives at risk since the ISIS leader is targeting the Shias."