According to my pathetic map, I should have been close to the royal palace. But nothing in Casablanca’s bustling Mers Sultan quarter, where trams rumble past shoe stores and cafes, looked remotely palatial. I tried one street, then the next. Finally, I approached some teenage girls in jeans and head scarves downing Diet Cokes outside…
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has reiterated its opposition to the gathering demand for reclamation of thousands of mosques allegedly built after demolition of temples.RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale has made it clear that Sangh was against the idea. Giving the background of RSS’s support for the movement started by “sadhus and sants” for…
NEW DELHI: The 45-day Maha Kumbh that ended on Wednesday saw a first-of-its-kind declaration by the Uttar Pradesh govt, in which it resolved to support all religious centres, including temples, mosques and faith-based organisations, in the state to turn green by adopting multiple environment friendly measures.The govt’s commitments under the ‘Mahakumbh Declaration on Climate Change’…
एआईएमआईएम के अध्यक्ष असदुद्दीन ओवैसी ने शनिवार (4 जनवरी, 2025) को कहा कि प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की ओर से अजमेर दरगाह पर चादर भेजे जाने से कोई फायदा नहीं है और सरकार को मौजूदा मस्जिदों या दरगाहों को लेकर अदालतों में दायर किए जा रहे दावों को रोकने के लिए कदम उठाने चाहिए. असदुद्दीन ओवैसी…
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir directed the police to ban the use of loudspeakers in mosques for broadcasting the azaan (Islamic call to prayer). As part of the policy, police have been instructed to confiscate loudspeaker equipment and fine mosques found violating the directive. In a post on X, Gvir claimed that the…
NEW DELHI: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has raised alarm over a surge in claims against mosques and dargahs being entertained in courts across India, urging Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to take suo motu action.The board said that such cases undermine the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, which…